2nd Independent Spirit Awards

The 1986 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1986, were announced on March 28, 1987. The ceremony was held at Rosalie's 385 North restaurant in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Buck Henry.

Nominees and winners

Best Feature

Platoon

• Blue Velvet
• Down by Law
• On Valentine's Day
• Salvador
• Stand by Me

Best First Feature

She's Gotta Have It

• Belizaire the Cajun
• A Great Wall
• Hoosiers
• True Stories

Best Director

Oliver Stone – Platoon

• Jim Jarmusch – Down by Law
• David Lynch – Blue Velvet
• Rob Reiner – Stand by Me
• Oliver Stone – Salvador

Best Male Lead

James Woods – Salvador

• Roberto Benigni – Down by Law
• Willem Dafoe – Platoon
• Dennis Hopper – Blue Velvet
• Victor Love – Native Son

Best Female Lead

Isabella Rossellini – Blue Velvet

• Elpidia Carrillo – Salvador
• Patricia Charbonneau – Desert Hearts
• Laura Dern – Blue Velvet
• Tracy Camilla Johns – She's Gotta Have It

Best Screenplay

Platoon – Oliver Stone

• Blue Velvet – David Lynch
• A Great Wall – Peter Wang and Shirley Sun
• Salvador – Oliver Stone and Richard Boyle
• Stand by Me – Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans

Best Cinematography

Platoon – Robert Richardson

• Blue Velvet – Frederick Elmes
• Down by Law – Robby Müller
• Salvador – Robert Richardson
• True Stories – Edward Lachman

Special Distinction Award

A Room with a View

• 28 Up
• Men...
• Mona Lisa
• My Beautiful Laundrette

References

• "Spirit Awards: Year Of Film Independents". Los Angeles Times. 1987-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-13. 
• "Independence days". Variety. 2005-02-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13. 

External links

• 1986 Spirit Awards at IMDb