1st Independent Spirit Awards explained

Number:	1
Award:	Independent Spirit Awards
Date:	March 22, 1986
Site:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Host:	Peter Coyote Jeanne Lucas
Best Film:	After Hours
Most Wins:	After Hours (2) Blood Simple (2) The Trip to Bountiful (2)
Most Nominations:	After Hours (5) Blood Simple (5) Smooth Talk (5)
Next:	2nd

The 1st Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1985, were announced on March 22, 1986. The ceremony^{[1] [2]} was hosted by Peter Coyote and Jeanne Lucas. It was held at 385 North, a restaurant in Los Angeles.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Winners and nominees

Best Feature	Best Director
After Hours^[9] Blood Simple Smooth Talk The Trip to Bountiful	Joel Coen  - Blood Simple^[10] Martin Scorsese  - After Hours Joyce Chopra  - Smooth Talk Peter Masterson  - The Trip to Bountiful
Best Actor	Best Actress
M. Emmet Walsh  - Blood Simple Rubén Blades  - Crossover Dreams Tom Bower  - Wildrose Treat Williams  - Smooth Talk	Geraldine Page  - The Trip to Bountiful^[11] Rosanna Arquette  - After Hours Laura Dern  - Smooth Talk Lori Singer  - Trouble in Mind
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
The Trip to Bountiful  - Horton Foote After Hours  - Joseph Minion Blood Simple  - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Smooth Talk  - Tom Cole	Trouble in Mind  - Toyomichi Kurita After Hours  - Michael Ballhaus Blood Simple  - Barry Sonnenfeld  - Michael Chin
Best International Film
Kiss of the Spider Woman Dreamchild The Hit Ran

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations!Nominations!Film

5	After Hours
	Blood Simple
	Smooth Talk
4	The Trip to Bountiful
2	Trouble Mind

Films that won multiple awards!Awards!Film

2	After Hours
	Blood Simple
	The Trip to Bountiful

Special Distinction Award

David Puttnam

See also

• 58th Academy Awards

External links

• 1985 Spirit Awards at IMDb
• 1st Independent Spirit Awards ceremony on YouTube
• 36 Years of Nominees and Winners at Film Independent

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fox . David J. . March 27, 1992 . The Little Award Show That Could : Film: Since it started in the '80s, the Independent Spirit Awards, sort of an offbeat Oscar, has gained big-name supporters. Saturday's ceremony is sold out. . . en-US.
2. Web site: April 7, 2020 . First Spirit Awards ceremony ever hosted by Peter Coyote - full show (1986) . . YouTube.
3. Web site: Lindsey . Robert . August 18, 1985 . California Grows Her Own Cuisine . The New York Times.
4. News: Burros . Marian . July 4, 1984 . In Los Angeles, High-Style Restaurant Fare . .
5. News: December 6, 1987 . Can Rosalie’s Succeed Where 385 North Fell on Its Soufflé? . Los Angeles Times .
6. Web site: December 25, 1987 . 385 North Turns to the Southwest . Los Angeles Times.
7. Web site: 375 N La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048 . LoopNet.com.
8. Web site: 385 North . chefdb.com.
9. Web site: March 12, 1986 . Awards . . . Everybody Wants To Get In The Act . March 13, 2014 . Los Angeles Times.
10. Web site: Film Independent Spirit Awards - A Brief History - Playlist . 12 June 2017 . Film Independent.
11. Web site: Collins . Keith . February 24, 2005 . Independence days . March 13, 2014 . Variety.