
	Independent Spirit Award
	...Best Director
	...Best Screenplay
	...Best Cinematography
	...Best Feature
	...Best Male Lead
	...Best Female Lead
	Special Distinction Award



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Independent Spirit Awards: 1986

Independent Spirit Award

Best Director


Winners:
	After Hours (1985) - Martin Scorsese Blood Simple. (1984) - Joel Coen
Other Nominees:
	Smooth Talk (1985) - Joyce Chopra Trip to Bountiful, The (1985) - Peter Masterson (I)

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Trip to Bountiful, The (1985) - Horton Foote
Other Nominees:
	After Hours (1985) - Joseph Minion Blood Simple. (1984) - Joel Coen; Ethan Coen Smooth Talk (1985) - Tom Cole (I)

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Trouble in Mind (1985) - Toyomichi Kurita
Other Nominees:
	After Hours (1985) - Michael Ballhaus (I) Blood Simple. (1984) - Barry Sonnenfeld Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985) - Michael G. Chin

Best Feature


Winner:
	After Hours (1985) - Robert F. Colesberry; Griffin Dunne; Amy Robinson
Other Nominees:
	Blood Simple. (1984) - Ethan Coen Smooth Talk (1985) - Martin Rosen (I) Trip to Bountiful, The (1985) - Sterling Van Wagenen; Horton Foote

Best Male Lead


Winner:
	Blood Simple. (1984) - M. Emmet Walsh
Other Nominees:
	Crossover Dreams (1985) - Rubén Blades Smooth Talk (1985) - Treat Williams Wildrose (1984) - Tom Bower (I)

Best Female Lead


Winner:
	Trip to Bountiful, The (1985) - Geraldine Page
Other Nominees:
	After Hours (1985) - Rosanna Arquette Smooth Talk (1985) - Laura Dern Trouble in Mind (1985) - Lori Singer

Special Distinction Award


Winner:
	Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Other Nominees:
	Dreamchild (1985) Hit, The (1984) Ran (1985)