Unlike the Golden Globes and Oscars, the Independent Spirit Awards recognized the fact that women directed some of 2019’s finest films. The winners at Saturday’s ceremony included Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” and Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart.” The former took home the night’s top honor, Best Feature, and the latter snagged the award for Best First Feature.

Based on an actual lie, “The Farewell” is inspired by Wang’s own experiences and tells the story of a family who decides to lie to their matriarch about her terminal cancer diagnosis.

“Wang’s win for ‘The Farewell’ signals only the second time a female solo director has picked up the Best Feature honor, since 2003 when Sofia Coppola won for ‘Lost in Translation,’ and Valerie Faris shared a win in that category with co-director Jonathan Dayton for ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ in 2006,” Deadline details.

“I just have to say that we don’t have to encourage women, there are lots of women making films and who want to make films, and who are in film school,” Wang emphasized in her acceptance speech. “So shadowing great film programs are great but really what women need is the job. Just give them the frickin’ job, give them the money, because unfortunately in America, we’re not going to have a lifelong career in government-funded films, so just give the women the job.”

Up next for Wang is “The Expatriates,” an original Amazon series about a close-knit expat community in Hong Kong exec produced by Nicole Kidman. She’s also set to write and direct sci-fi feature “Children of the New World.”

“Booksmart” tells the story of overachieving BFFs (Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever) who, on the eve of their high school graduation, vow to cram four years of fun into one night.

“This year’s been so amazing for female directors and I’m so proud to be a part of this movement,” Wilde said backstage. “There are so many of us, and many of us are here tonight … There are so many women who are ready to tell their stories. I was so lucky that Annapurna recognized me … that’s what we need more of, producers who say, ‘I dare you to go for it and I encourage and empower you.’ This movie is really in the spirit of Amy Heckerling and Nora Ephron, so I really hope we can follow their legacy and inspire more female directors to direct.”

Wilde’s upcoming slate includes “Don’t Worry, Darling,” a psychological thriller set in the 1950s, and an untitled holiday comedy.

A title co-directed by a woman also claimed the prize for Best Documentary Feature. Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar’s “American Factory,” a look inside what happens when a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in Ohio, won the Spirit Award — as well as an Oscar on Sunday.

Check out all of the women winners at the Spirit Awards below. List adapted from Deadline.

BEST FEATURE – The Farewell

BEST FIRST FEATURE – Booksmart

BEST FEMALE LEAD – Renee Zellweger, Judy

BEST DOCUMENTARY – American Factory, directors Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE – Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY – See You Yesterday, Fredrica Bailey, Stefon Bristol

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – Marriage Story
Noah Baumbach, Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler, Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Merritt Wever

PRODUCERS AWARD — Mollye Asher

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD Nadia Shihab, director of Jabboland

THE BONNIE AWARD – Kelly Reichardt