3rd Independent Spirit Awards
The 1987 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1987, were announced on February 11, 1988. The ceremony was held at Rosalie's 385 North restaurant in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Buck Henry.
Nominees and winners
Best Feature
Best First Feature
Best Director
- Jonathan Demme – Swimming to Cambodia
- Tim Hunter – River's Edge
- Jim McBride – The Big Easy
- John Sayles – Matewan
Best Male Lead
- Spalding Gray – Swimming to Cambodia
- Terry O'Quinn – The Stepfather
- Mickey Rourke – Barfly
- James Woods – Best Seller
Best Female Lead
- Lillian Gish – The Whales of August
- Debra Sandlund – Tough Guys Don't Dance
- Louise Smith – Working Girls
- Joanne Woodward – The Glass Menagerie
Best Supporting Male
- Wings Hauser – Tough Guys Don't Dance
- James Earl Jones – Matewan
- Vincent Price – The Whales of August
- David Strathairn – Matewan
Best Supporting Female
- Karen Allen – The Glass Menagerie
- Kathy Baker – Street Smart
- Martha Plimpton – Shy People
- Ann Sothern – The Whales of August
Best Screenplay
- Anna – Agnieszka Holland
- The Dead – Tony Huston
- Matewan – John Sayles
- Swimming to Cambodia – Spalding Gray
Best Cinematography
- Barfly – Robby Müller
- The Dead – Fred Murphy
- Slam Dance – Amir Mokri
- Tough Guys Don't Dance – John Bailey
Best Foreign Film
- Au Revoir les Enfants • France/West Germany
- Hope and Glory • UK
- Prick Up Your Ears • UK
- Tampopo • Japan
References
- "Morning Report: Movies". Los Angeles Times. 1988-02-15. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- "Independent Feature Project Bestows Its Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 1988-04-11. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- "Independence days". Variety. 2005-02-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
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