8th Independent Spirit Awards

The eighth award of the Independent Spirit Awards took place on 27 March 1993.

Summary

Robert Altman's bitter satire on Hollywood, The Player, was the best film, but otherwise nominated for any other award. Quentin Tarantino's first feature film Reservoir Dogs on the other hand got three nominations, but was defeated in competition for Best Director (Carl Franklin won ) and the best debut film. Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant received three nominations, but it will only lead actor Harvey Keitel. Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth ballad taxi driver received the camera price, but no other nominations. The for the second time for the best foreign film nominee Neil Jordan won for The Crying Game and as pointed heavyweights of world cinema such as Nikita Mikhalkov and Zhang Yimou on the courts.

Winners and nominees

Best Picture

The Player - David Brown, Michael Tolkin, Nick Wechsler

Best Debut Film

Water Dance - Neal Jimenez, Michael Steinberg, Gale Anne Hurd, Marie Cantin, Guy Riedel

Best Actor

Harvey Keitel - Bad Lieutenant

Best Actress

Fairuza Balk - Gas Food Lodging

Best Supporting Actor

Steve Buscemi - Reservoir Dogs

Best Supporting Actress

Alfre Woodard - Passion Fish

Best Director

Carl Franklin - One False Move

Best Screenplay

Neal Jimenez - Water Dance

Best Camera

Frederick Elmes - Night on Earth

Best Original Score

Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks - The Movie ( Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me)

Best Foreign Language Film

The Crying Game - Neil Jordan

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• Independent Spirit Awards
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