8th Independent Spirit Awards explained

Number:	8
Award:	Independent Spirit Awards
Date:	March 27, 1993
Site:	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Host:	Buck Henry
Best Film:	The Player
Most Wins:	The Waterdance (2)
Most Nominations:	Gas Food Lodging (5) One False Move (5)
Last:	7th
Next:	9th

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]}

Nominees and winners

Best Feature	Best Director
The Player Bad Lieutenant Gas Food Lodging Mississippi Masala One False Move	Carl Franklin  - One False Move Allison Anders  - Gas Food Lodging Abel Ferrara  - Bad Lieutenant Tom Kalin  - Swoon Quentin Tarantino  - Reservoir Dogs
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
Harvey Keitel  - Bad Lieutenant Craig Chester  - Swoon Laurence Fishburne  - Deep Cover Peter Greene  - Laws of Gravity Michael Rapaport  - Zebrahead	Fairuza Balk  - Gas Food Lodging Edie Falco  - Laws of Gravity Catherine Keener  - Johnny Suede Sheryl Lee  - Cynda Williams  - One False Move
Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female
Steve Buscemi  - Reservoir Dogs William Forsythe  - The Waterdance Jeff Goldblum  - Deep Cover Wesley Snipes  - The Waterdance David Strathairn  - Passion Fish	Alfre Woodard  - Passion Fish Brooke Adams  - Gas Food Lodging Sara Gilbert  - Poison Ivy Karen Sillas  - Simple Men Danitra Vance  - Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Best Screenplay	Best First Feature
The Waterdance  - Neal Jimenez Gas Food Lodging  - Allison Anders Light Sleeper  - Paul Schrader A Midnight Clear  - Keith Gordon One False Move  - Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson	The Waterdance  - Neal Jimenez and Michael Steinberg Laws of Gravity My New Gun Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino Swoon
Best Cinematography	Best Original Score
Night on Earth  - Frederick Elmes All the Vermeers in New York  - Jon Jost Laws of Gravity  - Jean de Segonzac Light Sleeper  - Edward Lachman Swoon  - Ellen Kuras	- Angelo Badalamenti All the Vermeers in New York  - Jon A. English One False Move  - Terry Plumeri, Peter Haycock and Derek Holt The Tune  - Maureen McElheron Zebrahead  - Taj Mahal
Best International Film
The Crying Game • UK Close to Eden • Soviet Union Danzón • Mexico/Spain Howards End • UK Raise the Red Lantern • China/Hong Kong/Taiwan

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
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

Films that won multiple awards

External links

• 1992 Spirit Awards at IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spirited show for New Line. 1993-01-18. Variety. 2023-05-11.
2. Web site: 'Lodging,' 'False Move' Top Independent Nominees. 1993-01-19. Los Angeles Times. 2012-08-15.
3. Web site: An Irreverent Celebration of the Independent Spirit. 1993-03-26. Los Angeles Times. 2012-08-15.
4. Web site: Independent Spirit Awards Lives Up to Its Name. 1993-03-29. Los Angeles Times. 2012-08-15.
5. Web site: Independence days. 2005-02-24. Variety. 2014-03-13.
6. Web site: Independent Spirit Awards Lives Up to Its Name : Movies: Irreverent, annual alternative awards program names 'The Player' as best of 1992.. 1993-03-29. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2020-01-20.
7. Web site: History . Film Independent.