The 2nd Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1986, were announced on March 28, 1987. The ceremony was hosted by Buck Henry and was held at 385 North, a restaurant in Los Angeles.
Winners and nominees
{| class="wikitable" !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 StoneBlue 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 |- !colspan="2" |Best Cinematography |- |colspan="2" |Platoon – Robert RichardsonBlue Velvet – Frederick Elmes Down by Law – Robby Müller Salvador – Robert Richardson True Stories – Edward Lachman
Films with multiple nominations and awards +Films that received multiple nominationsNominationsFilm6Blue VelvetSalvador5Platoon3Down by LawStand by Me2She's Gotta Have ItTrue Stories +Films that won multiple awardsAwardsFilm4Platoon
Special awards
Special Distinction AwardA Room with a View 28 Up Men... Mona Lisa My Beautiful Laundrette
References
External links 1986 Spirit Awards at IMDb