6th Independent Spirit Awards
Appearance
6th Independent Spirit Awards | |
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Date | March 23, 1991 |
Site | The Beverly Hilton Los Angeles, California U.S. |
Hosted by | Buck Henry |
Highlights | |
Best Film | The Grifters |
Most awards | To Sleep with Anger (4) |
Most nominations | House Party (7) To Sleep with Anger (7) |
The 6th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1990, were announced on March 23, 1991 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The nominations were announced on January 20, 1991. It was hosted by Buck Henry.[1][2][3]
Winners and nominees
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Best Feature | Best Director |
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The Grifters | Charles Burnett – To Sleep with Anger |
Best Male Lead | Best Female Lead |
Danny Glover – To Sleep with Anger | Anjelica Huston – The Grifters
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Best Supporting Male | Best Supporting Female |
Bruce Davison – Longtime Companion | Sheryl Lee Ralph – To Sleep with Anger |
Best Screenplay | Best First Feature |
To Sleep with Anger – Charles Burnett | Metropolitan – Whit Stillman
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Best Cinematography | Best Foreign Film |
Wild at Heart – Frederick Elmes | Sweetie • Australia |
Films with multiple nominations and awards
[edit]Films that received multiple nominations
[edit]Nominations | Film |
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7 | House Party |
To Sleep with Anger | |
6 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer |
The Plot Against Harry | |
4 | Pump Up the Volume |
3 | Metropolitan |
2 | The Grifters |
Wild at Heart |
Films that won multiple awards
[edit]Awards | Film |
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4 | To Sleep with Anger |
2 | The Grifters |
Special awards
[edit]Friend of Independents Award
[edit]- Eastman Kodak Co.
- Sovereign Pictures, Inc.
Special Distinction Award
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Collins, Keith (February 25, 2005). "Independence days". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ Variety Staff (January 20, 1991). "'Sleep with Anger' Enjoys Indie Noms". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ Fox, David J. (March 25, 1991). "Prelude to the Oscars : Awards: The nominees and other party-goers had another race to contend with--going from a publicists' luncheon to a Scorsese tribute to the independent filmmakers awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.