Independent Spirit Awards 1989
The fourth Independent Spirit Awards ceremony took place in 1989.
Summary
The clear winner of the award ceremony was Ramón Menéndez 's school drama Stand and Deliver with six awards. Only in the Best Actress ( Jodie Foster in Five Corners (Five Corners) ) and camera ( Sven Nykvist for The Unbearable Lightness of Being (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) ) were able to prevail other films. So used John Waters ' shrill comedy Hairspray six nominations nothing, there was no price. Ramón Menéndez prevailed as the best director against strong competition from the two-time award winner Oliver Stone . Best debut film was Pizza Pizza - A Slice of Heaven (Mystic Pizza) , the then newcomer Julia Roberts was nominated for best leading actress in this film. James Woods was nominated for best actor for the third time, but could not prevail against Edward James Olmos in Stand and Deliver . The best foreign film was a German production, Wim Wenders ' poetic parable Der Himmel über Berlin . He won against German competition: Percy Adlon .
Winners and nominees
Best movie
- The Randall Adams Case (The Thin Blue Line) - Mark Lipson
- Hairspray - Rachel Talalay
- The Cuckoo's Egg (Torch Song Trilogy) - Howard Gottfried
- Patti Rocks - Sex Is Fun (Patti Rocks) - Gregory M. Cummins , Gwen Field
Best debut film
Pizza Pizza - A Slice of Heaven (Mystic Pizza) - Director: Donald Petrie ; Production: Mark Levinson , Scott M. Rosenfelt
- Border Radio - Grenzstation (Border Radio) - Directors: Allison Anders , Dean Lent , Kurt Voss ; Production: Marcus DeLeon
- The Chocolate War - Directed by Keith Gordon ; Production: Jonathan D. Krane
- The Prince of Pennsylvania (The Prince of Pennsylvania) - Director: Ron Nyswaner ; Production: Joan Fishman , Kenny Orent
- The Wash - Directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno ; Production: Calvin Skaggs
Best Actor
Edward James Olmos - Stand and Deliver
- Eric Bogosian - Talk Radio
- Harvey Fierstein - Das Kuckucksei (Torch Song Trilogy)
- Chris Mulkey - Patti Rocks - Sex Is Fun (Patti Rocks)
- James Woods - The Price of Success (The Boost)
Best main actress
Jodie Foster - Penguins in the Bronx (Five Corners)
- Ricki Lane - Hairspray
- Nobu McCarthy - The Wash
- Julia Roberts - Pizza Pizza - A Slice of Heaven (Mystic Pizza)
- Meg Ryan - Promised Land (Promised Land)
Best supporting actor
Lou Diamond Phillips - Stand and Deliver
- Ernest Borgnine - Brooklyn Kid (Spike of Bensonhurst)
- Divine - Hairspray
- John Lone - The Moderns
- John Turturro - Penguins in the Bronx (Five Corners)
The best supporting actress
Rosanna DeSoto - Stand and Deliver
- Bonnie Bedelia - The Prince of Pennsylvania (The Prince of Pennsylvania)
- Deborah Harry - Hairspray
- Amy Madigan - The Prince of Pennsylvania (The Prince of Pennsylvania)
- Patti Yasutake - The Wash
Best director
Ramón Menéndez - Stand and Deliver
- David Burton Morris - Patti Rocks - Sex Is Fun (Patti Rocks)
- Errol Morris - The Case of Randall Adams (The Thin Blue Line)
- Oliver Stone - Talk Radio
- John Waters - Hairspray
Best script
Ramón Menéndez - Stand and Deliver
- John Bradshaw , Alan Rudolph - The Moderns
- David Burton Morris , Chris Mulkey , John Jenkins , Karen Landry - Patti Rocks - Sex is Fun (Patti Rocks)
- John Patrick Shanley - Penguins in the Bronx (Five Corners)
- John Waters - Hairspray
Best camera
Sven Nykvist - The Unbearable Lightness of Being (The Unbearable Lightness of Being)
- Gregory M. Cummins - Patti Rocks - Sex Is Fun (Patti Rocks)
- Toyomichi Kurita - The Moderns
- Robert Richardson - Talk Radio
- Tom Richmond - Stand and Deliver
Best foreign film
The sky over Berlin - Wim Wenders
- Riot in Kenya (The Kitchen Toto) - Harry Hook
- Yeelen - Souleymane Cissé
- Out of Rosenheim - Percy Adlon
- Two Worlds (A World Apart) - Chris Menges