2nd Independent Spirit Awards

2nd Independent Spirit Awards
2nd Independent Spirit Awards
Date	March 28, 1987
Site	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted by	Buck Henry
Highlights
Best Film	Platoon
Most awards	Platoon (4)
Most nominations	Blue Velvet (6); Salvador (6)

The 2nd Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1986, were announced on March 28, 1987.^[1]^[2] The ceremony was hosted by Buck Henry and was held at 385 North, a restaurant in Los Angeles.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[2]

Winners and nominees

Best Feature	Best Director
Platoon Blue Velvet Down by Law On Valentine's Day Salvador Stand by Me	Oliver Stone – Platoon Jim Jarmusch – Down by Law David Lynch – Blue Velvet Rob Reiner – Stand by Me Oliver Stone – Salvador
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
James Woods – Salvador Roberto Benigni – Down by Law Willem Dafoe – Platoon Dennis Hopper – Blue Velvet Victor Love – Native Son	Isabella Rossellini – Blue Velvet Elpidia Carrillo – Salvador Patricia Charbonneau – Desert Hearts Laura Dern – Blue Velvet Tracy Camilla Johns – She's Gotta Have It
Best Screenplay	Best First Feature
Platoon – Oliver Stone Blue Velvet – David Lynch A Great Wall – Peter Wang and Shirley Sun Salvador – Oliver Stone and Richard Boyle Stand by Me – Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans	She's Gotta Have It – Spike Lee Belizaire the Cajun A Great Wall Hoosiers - David Anspaugh True Stories - David Byrne
Best Cinematography
Platoon – Robert Richardson Blue Velvet – Frederick Elmes Down by Law – Robby Müller Salvador – Robert Richardson True Stories – Edward Lachman

Films that won multiple awards
Awards	Film
4	Platoon

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↑ Andrews, Colman (December 6, 1987). "Can Rosalie's Succeed Where 385 North Fell on Its Souffle?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
↑ Reichl, Ruth (December 25, 1987). "385 North Turns to the Southwest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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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 New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series John Cassavetes Award Robert Altman Award
Retired categories	Best Male Lead Best Female Lead Best Supporting Male Best Supporting Female Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Ceremonies	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the following year)