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

River's Edge

• The Big Easy
• The Dead
• Matewan
• Swimming to Cambodia
• Tough Guys Don't Dance

Best First Feature

Dirty Dancing

• Anna
• Hollywood Shuffle
• Siesta
• Waiting for the Moon

Best Director

John Huston – The Dead

• Jonathan Demme – Swimming to Cambodia
• Tim Hunter – River's Edge
• Jim McBride – The Big Easy
• John Sayles – Matewan

Best Male Lead

Dennis Quaid – The Big Easy

• Spalding Gray – Swimming to Cambodia
• Terry O'Quinn – The Stepfather
• Mickey Rourke – Barfly
• James Woods – Best Seller

Best Female Lead

Sally Kirkland – Anna

• 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

Morgan Freeman – Street Smart

• Wings Hauser – Tough Guys Don't Dance
• James Earl Jones – Matewan
• Vincent Price – The Whales of August
• David Strathairn – Matewan

Best Supporting Female

Anjelica Huston – The Dead

• Karen Allen – The Glass Menagerie
• Kathy Baker – Street Smart
• Martha Plimpton – Shy People
• Ann Sothern – The Whales of August

Best Screenplay

River's Edge – Neal Jimenez

• Anna – Agnieszka Holland
• The Dead – Tony Huston
• Matewan – John Sayles
• Swimming to Cambodia – Spalding Gray

Best Cinematography

Matewan – Haskell Wexler

• Barfly – Robby Müller
• The Dead – Fred Murphy
• Slam Dance – Amir Mokri
• Tough Guys Don't Dance – John Bailey

Best Foreign Film

My Life as a Dog • Sweden

• 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.

External links

• 1987 Spirit Awards at IMDb