1st Independent Spirit Awards

The 1985 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1985, were announced on March 22, 1986. The ceremony was held at Rosalie's 385 North restaurant in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Peter Coyote.

Nominees and winners

Best Feature

After Hours

• Blood Simple
• Smooth Talk
• The Trip to Bountiful

Best Director

Joel Coen – Blood Simple
Martin Scorsese – After Hours

• Joyce Chopra – Smooth Talk
• Peter Masterson – The Trip to Bountiful

Best Male Lead

M. Emmet Walsh – Blood Simple

• Rubén Blades – Crossover Dreams
• Tom Bower – Wildrose
• Treat Williams – Smooth Talk

Best Female Lead

Geraldine Page – The Trip to Bountiful

• Rosanna Arquette – After Hours
• Laura Dern – Smooth Talk
• Lori Singer – Trouble in Mind

Best Screenplay

The Trip to Bountiful – Horton Foote

• After Hours – Joseph Minion
• Blood Simple – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
• Smooth Talk – Tom Cole

Best Cinematography

Trouble in Mind – Toyomichi Kurita

• After Hours – Michael Ballhaus
• Blood Simple – Barry Sonnenfeld
• Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart – Michael Chin

Special Distinction Award

Kiss of the Spider Woman

• Dreamchild
• The Hit
• Ran

References

• "Awards . . . Everybody Wants To Get In The Act". Los Angeles Times. 1986-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-13. 
• "Independents Get Share Of Awards". Los Angeles Daily News. 1986-04-01. Retrieved 2014-03-13. 
• "Independence days". Variety. 2005-02-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13. 

External links

• 1985 Spirit Awards at IMDb