6th Independent Spirit Awards
The 6th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1990, were announced on March 23, 1991[1] at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Buck Henry.[2]
Nominees and winners
Best Feature
Best First Feature
- House Party
- Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy
- The Natural History of Parking Lots
- Twister
Best Director
Charles Burnett – To Sleep with Anger
- Reginald Hudlin – House Party
- John McNaughton – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
- Allan Moyle – Pump Up the Volume
- Michael Roemer – The Plot Against Harry
Best Male Lead
Danny Glover – To Sleep with Anger
- Martin Priest – The Plot Against Harry
- Christopher Reid – House Party
- Michael Rooker – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
- Christian Slater – Pump Up the Volume
Best Female Lead
Anjelica Huston – The Grifters
- Mary Alice – To Sleep with Anger
- Eszter Balint – Bail Jumper
- Carolyn Farina – Metropolitan
- Joanne Woodward – Mr. and Mrs. Bridge
Best Supporting Male
Bruce Davison – Longtime Companion
- Willem Dafoe – Wild at Heart
- Robin Harris – House Party
- Ben Lang – The Plot Against Harry
- Tom Towles – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Best Supporting Female
Sheryl Lee Ralph – To Sleep with Anger
- Tracy Arnold – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
- Ethel Ayler – To Sleep with Anger
- Tisha Campbell – House Party
- A.J. Johnson – House Party
Best Screenplay
To Sleep with Anger – Charles Burnett
- Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer – John McNaughton and Richard Fire
- Metropolitan – Whit Stillman
- The Plot Against Harry – Michael Roemer
- Pump Up the Volume – Allan Moyle
Best Cinematography
Wild at Heart – Frederick Elmes
- House Party – Peter Deming
- King of New York – Bojan Bazelli
- Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive – Amir Mokri
- The Plot Against Harry – Robert M. Young
Best Foreign Film
- Black Rain • Japan
- A City of Sadness • Taiwan
- The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover • France/The Netherlands/UK
- Freeze, Die, Come to Life • Soviet Union
Friend of Independents Award
- Eastman Kodak Co.
- Sovereign Pictures, Inc.
John Cassavetes Award
Special Distinction Award
References
- ^ "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. 1991-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ^ "Independence days". Variety. 2005-02-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13.