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1st Independent Spirit Awards

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Date
  
22 March 1986

Other ceremonies
  
1987

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.

Contents

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

    1st Independent Spirit Awards Wikipedia
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