The 4th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1988, were announced on March 25, 1989[1] at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Buck Henry.[2]
| 4th Independent Spirit Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 25, 1989 |
| Site | Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Los Angeles, California U.S. |
| Hosted by | Buck Henry |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Stand and Deliver |
| Most awards | Stand and Deliver (6) |
| Most nominations | Stand and Deliver (7) |
Winners and nominees edit
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| Best Feature | Best Director |
|---|---|
| Stand and Deliver | Ramón Menéndez – Stand and Deliver
|
| Best Male Lead | Best Female Lead |
| Edward James Olmos – Stand and Deliver | Jodie Foster – Five Corners |
| Best Supporting Male | Best Supporting Female |
| Lou Diamond Phillips – Stand and Deliver | Rosana De Soto – Stand and Deliver |
| Best Screenplay | Best First Feature |
Stand and Deliver – Ramón Menéndez and Tom Musca
|
Mystic Pizza |
| Best Cinematography | Best Foreign Film |
The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Sven Nykvist
|
Wings of Desire • West Germany |
Films with multiple nominations and awards edit
Films that received multiple nominations edit
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 7 | Stand and Deliver |
| 6 | Hairspray |
| 5 | Patti Rocks |
| 3 | Five Corners |
| The Moderns | |
| The Prince of Pennsylvania | |
| Talk Radio | |
| The Wash | |
| 2 | Mystic Pizza |
| The Thin Blue Line | |
| Torch Song Trilogy |
Films that won multiple awards edit
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Stand and Deliver |
Special awards edit
Friends of Independence Award edit
- The National Coalition of Independent Public Broadcasting Producers
References edit
- ^ "'Stand and Deliver' Leads With 7 Spirit Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 1989-01-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ^ "Independence days". Variety. 2005-02-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13.