3rd Independent Spirit Awards

3rd Independent Spirit Awards
3rd Independent Spirit Awards
Date	February 11, 1988
Site	Los Angeles, California; U.S.
Hosted by	Buck Henry
Highlights
Best Film	River's Edge
Most awards	The Dead (2); River's Edge (2)
Most nominations	Matewan (6)
	← 2nd; Independent Spirit Awards; 4th →;

3rd Independent Spirit Awards
3rd Independent Spirit Awards
Date	February 11, 1988
Site	Los Angeles, California; U.S.
Hosted by	Buck Henry
Highlights
Best Film	River's Edge
Most awards	The Dead (2); River's Edge (2)
Most nominations	Matewan (6)
	← 2nd; Independent Spirit Awards; 4th →;

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The 3rd Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1987, were announced on February 11, 1988. The ceremony was hosted by Buck Henry and was held at 385 North, a restaurant in Los Angeles.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Winners and nominees

Best Feature	Best Director
River's Edge The Big Easy The Dead Matewan Swimming to Cambodia Tough Guys Don't Dance	John Huston – The Dead Jonathan Demme – Swimming to Cambodia Tim Hunter – River's Edge Jim McBride – The Big Easy John Sayles – Matewan
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
Dennis Quaid – The Big Easy Spalding Gray – Swimming to Cambodia Terry O'Quinn – The Stepfather Mickey Rourke – Barfly James Woods – Best Seller	Sally Kirkland – Anna Lillian Gish – The Whales of August Debra Sandlund – Tough Guys Don't Dance Louise Smith – Working Girls Joanne Woodward – The Glass Menagerie
Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female
Morgan Freeman – Street Smart Wings Hauser – Tough Guys Don't Dance James Earl Jones – Matewan Vincent Price – The Whales of August David Strathairn – Matewan	Anjelica Huston – The Dead Karen Allen – The Glass Menagerie Kathy Baker – Street Smart Martha Plimpton – Shy People Ann Sothern – The Whales of August
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
River's Edge – Neal Jimenez Anna – Agnieszka Holland The Dead – Tony Huston Matewan – John Sayles Swimming to Cambodia – Spalding Gray	Matewan – Haskell Wexler Barfly – Robby Müller The Dead – Fred Murphy Slam Dance – Amir Mokri Tough Guys Don't Dance – John Bailey
Best First Feature	Best International Film
Dirty Dancing – Emile Ardolino Anna – Yurek Bogayevicz Hollywood Shuffle – Robert Townsend Siesta – Mary Lambert Waiting for the Moon – Jill Godmilow	My Life as a Dog • Sweden Au revoir les enfants • France / West Germany Hope and Glory • United Kingdom Prick Up Your Ears • United Kingdom Tampopo • Japan

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
6	Matewan
5	The Dead
4	Swimming to Cambodia
4	Tough Guys Don't Dance
3	Anna
	The Big Easy
	River's Edge
	The Whales of August
2	Barfly
	The Glass Menagerie
	Street Smart

Films that won multiple awards
Awards	Film
2	The Dead
2	River's Edge

References

^ "385 North, Los Angeles (CLOSED)". ChefDB. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Voland, John (February 15, 1988). "MOVIES - Feb. 15, 1988". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
^ "375 N La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048". LoopNet. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Collins, Keith (February 24, 2005). "Independence days". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ "River's Edge (1986) Awards & Festivals". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Reichl, Ruth (December 25, 1987). "385 North Turns to the Southwest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Lindsey, Robert (August 18, 1985). "California Grows Her Own Cuisine". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Burros, Marian (July 4, 1984). "In Los Angeles, High-Style Restaurant Fare". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Voland, John (April 11, 1988). "Independent Feature Project Bestows Its Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Andrews, Colman (December 6, 1987). "Can Rosalie's Succeed Where 385 North Fell on Its Souffle?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

External links

1987 Spirit Awards at IMDb
Official ceremony on YouTube

The 3rd Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1987, were announced on February 11, 1988. The ceremony was hosted by Buck Henry and was held at 385 North, a restaurant in Los Angeles.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Winners and nominees

Best Feature	Best Director
River's Edge The Big Easy The Dead Matewan Swimming to Cambodia Tough Guys Don't Dance	John Huston – The Dead Jonathan Demme – Swimming to Cambodia Tim Hunter – River's Edge Jim McBride – The Big Easy John Sayles – Matewan
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
Dennis Quaid – The Big Easy Spalding Gray – Swimming to Cambodia Terry O'Quinn – The Stepfather Mickey Rourke – Barfly James Woods – Best Seller	Sally Kirkland – Anna Lillian Gish – The Whales of August Debra Sandlund – Tough Guys Don't Dance Louise Smith – Working Girls Joanne Woodward – The Glass Menagerie
Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female
Morgan Freeman – Street Smart Wings Hauser – Tough Guys Don't Dance James Earl Jones – Matewan Vincent Price – The Whales of August David Strathairn – Matewan	Anjelica Huston – The Dead Karen Allen – The Glass Menagerie Kathy Baker – Street Smart Martha Plimpton – Shy People Ann Sothern – The Whales of August
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
River's Edge – Neal Jimenez Anna – Agnieszka Holland The Dead – Tony Huston Matewan – John Sayles Swimming to Cambodia – Spalding Gray	Matewan – Haskell Wexler Barfly – Robby Müller The Dead – Fred Murphy Slam Dance – Amir Mokri Tough Guys Don't Dance – John Bailey
Best First Feature	Best International Film
Dirty Dancing – Emile Ardolino Anna – Yurek Bogayevicz Hollywood Shuffle – Robert Townsend Siesta – Mary Lambert Waiting for the Moon – Jill Godmilow	My Life as a Dog • Sweden Au revoir les enfants • France / West Germany Hope and Glory • United Kingdom Prick Up Your Ears • United Kingdom Tampopo • Japan

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
6	Matewan
5	The Dead
4	Swimming to Cambodia
4	Tough Guys Don't Dance
3	Anna
	The Big Easy
	River's Edge
	The Whales of August
2	Barfly
	The Glass Menagerie
	Street Smart

Films that won multiple awards
Awards	Film
2	The Dead
2	River's Edge

References

^ "385 North, Los Angeles (CLOSED)". ChefDB. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Voland, John (February 15, 1988). "MOVIES - Feb. 15, 1988". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
^ "375 N La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048". LoopNet. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Collins, Keith (February 24, 2005). "Independence days". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ "River's Edge (1986) Awards & Festivals". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Reichl, Ruth (December 25, 1987). "385 North Turns to the Southwest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Lindsey, Robert (August 18, 1985). "California Grows Her Own Cuisine". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Burros, Marian (July 4, 1984). "In Los Angeles, High-Style Restaurant Fare". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Voland, John (April 11, 1988). "Independent Feature Project Bestows Its Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
^ Andrews, Colman (December 6, 1987). "Can Rosalie's Succeed Where 385 North Fell on Its Souffle?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

External links

1987 Spirit Awards at IMDb
Official ceremony on YouTube

[1] "385 North, Los Angeles (CLOSED)". ChefDB. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[LAT-2] Voland, John (February 15, 1988). "MOVIES - Feb. 15, 1988". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

[3] "375 N La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048". LoopNet. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[4] Collins, Keith (February 24, 2005). "Independence days". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[5] "River's Edge (1986) Awards & Festivals". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[6] Reichl, Ruth (December 25, 1987). "385 North Turns to the Southwest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[7] Lindsey, Robert (August 18, 1985). "California Grows Her Own Cuisine". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[8] Burros, Marian (July 4, 1984). "In Los Angeles, High-Style Restaurant Fare". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[9] Voland, John (April 11, 1988). "Independent Feature Project Bestows Its Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[10] Andrews, Colman (December 6, 1987). "Can Rosalie's Succeed Where 385 North Fell on Its Souffle?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[1] "385 North, Los Angeles (CLOSED)". ChefDB. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[LAT-2] Voland, John (February 15, 1988). "MOVIES - Feb. 15, 1988". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

[3] "375 N La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048". LoopNet. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[4] Collins, Keith (February 24, 2005). "Independence days". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[5] "River's Edge (1986) Awards & Festivals". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[6] Reichl, Ruth (December 25, 1987). "385 North Turns to the Southwest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[7] Lindsey, Robert (August 18, 1985). "California Grows Her Own Cuisine". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[8] Burros, Marian (July 4, 1984). "In Los Angeles, High-Style Restaurant Fare". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[9] Voland, John (April 11, 1988). "Independent Feature Project Bestows Its Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

[10] Andrews, Colman (December 6, 1987). "Can Rosalie's Succeed Where 385 North Fell on Its Souffle?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

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v t e Independent Spirit Awards
Current categories	Best Film Best Director Best Lead Performance Best Supporting Performance Best Breakthrough Performance Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Documentary Feature Best First Feature Best International Film Best Screenplay Best First Screenplay Best New Scripted Series Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series John Cassavetes Award Robert Altman Award
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