8th Independent Spirit Awards | |
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Date | March 27, 1993 |
Site | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Hosted by | Buck Henry |
Highlights | |
Best Film | The Player |
Most awards | The Waterdance (2) |
Most nominations | Gas Food Lodging (5) One False Move (5) |
The 8th Independent Spirit Awards , honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1992, were announced on March 27, 1993. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was hosted by Buck Henry and was the first ceremony held under a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. [5] [6] [7]
Best Feature | Best Director |
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The Player | Carl Franklin – One False Move |
Best Male Lead | Best Female Lead |
Harvey Keitel – Bad Lieutenant | Fairuza Balk – Gas Food Lodging |
Best Supporting Male | Best Supporting Female |
Steve Buscemi – Reservoir Dogs | Alfre Woodard – Passion Fish |
Best Screenplay | Best First Feature |
The Waterdance – Neal Jimenez | The Waterdance – Neal Jimenez and Michael Steinberg |
Best Cinematography | Best Original Score |
Night on Earth – Frederick Elmes | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me – Angelo Badalamenti
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Best International Film | |
The Crying Game • UK
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Nominations | Film |
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5 | Gas Food Lodging |
One False Move | |
4 | Laws of Gravity |
Swoon | |
The Waterdance | |
3 | Bad Lieutenant |
Reservoir Dogs | |
2 | All the Vermeers in New York |
Deep Cover | |
Light Sleeper | |
Passion Fish | |
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | |
Zebrahead |
Awards | Film |
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2 | The Waterdance |
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