6th Independent Spirit Awards

The 6th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1990, were announced on March 23, 1991[1] at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Buck Henry.[2]

6th Independent Spirit Awards
Date	March 23, 1991
Site	Beverly Hilton Hotel Los Angeles, California U.S.
Hosted by	Buck Henry
Highlights
Best Film	The Grifters
Most awards	To Sleep with Anger (4)
Most nominations	House Party (7) To Sleep with Anger (7)

Winners and nominees

Charles Burnett, Best Director & Best Screenplay winner

Danny Glover, Best Male Lead winner

Anjelica Huston, Best Female Lead winner

Bruce Davison, Best Supporting Male winner

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Best Supporting Female winner

Best Feature	Best Director
The Grifters Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer The Plot Against Harry Pump Up the Volume To Sleep with Anger	Charles Burnett – To Sleep with Anger Reginald Hudlin – House Party John McNaughton – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Allan Moyle – Pump Up the Volume Michael Roemer – The Plot Against Harry
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
Danny Glover – To Sleep with Anger Martin Priest – The Plot Against Harry Christopher Reid – House Party Michael Rooker – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Christian Slater – Pump Up the Volume	Anjelica Huston – The Grifters Mary Alice – To Sleep with Anger Eszter Balint – Bail Jumper Carolyn Farina – Metropolitan Joanne Woodward – Mr. and Mrs. Bridge
Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female
Bruce Davison – Longtime Companion Willem Dafoe – Wild at Heart Robin Harris – House Party Ben Lang – The Plot Against Harry Tom Towles – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer	Sheryl Lee Ralph – To Sleep with Anger Tracy Arnold – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Ethel Ayler – To Sleep with Anger Tisha Campbell – House Party A.J. Johnson – House Party
Best Screenplay	Best First Feature
To Sleep with Anger – Charles Burnett Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer – John McNaughton and Richard Fire Metropolitan – Whit Stillman The Plot Against Harry – Michael Roemer Pump Up the Volume – Allan Moyle	Metropolitan House Party Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy The Natural History of Parking Lots Twister
Best Cinematography	Best International Film
Wild at Heart – Frederick Elmes House Party – Peter Deming King of New York – Bojan Bazelli Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive – Amir Mokri The Plot Against Harry – Robert M. Young	Sweetie • Australia Black Rain • Japan A City of Sadness • Taiwan The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover • France/The Netherlands/UK Freeze, Die, Come to Life • Soviet Union

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
7	House Party
	To Sleep with Anger
6	Henry: The Portrait of a Serial Killer
	The Plot Against Harry
4	Pump Up the Volume
3	Metropolitan
2	The Grifters
2	Wild at Heart

Films that won multiple awards

Awards	Film
4	To Sleep with Anger
2	The Grifters

Special awards

Friend of Independents Award

• Eastman Kodak Co.
• Sovereign Pictures, Inc.

John Cassavetes Award

• Jon Jost
• Edward R. Pressman

Special Distinction Award

• Kevin Costner and Jim Wilson – Dances with Wolves

References

1. "Prelude to the Oscars : Awards: The nominees and other party-goers had another race to contend with--going from a publicists' luncheon to a Scorsese tribute to the independent filmmakers awards". Los Angeles Times. 1991-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
2. "Independence days". Variety. 2005-02-24. Retrieved 2014-03-13.

External links

• 1990 Spirit Awards at IMDb