6th Independent Spirit Awards


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

Winners and nominees

Best FeatureBest Director
The Grifters
Charles Burnett - To Sleep with Anger
  • Reginald Hudlin - House Party
  • John McNaughton - '
  • Allan Moyle - Pump Up the Volume
  • Michael Roemer - The Plot Against Harry
    • Best Male LeadBest Female Lead
    Danny Glover - To Sleep with Anger
  • Martin Priest - The Plot Against Harry
  • Christopher Reid - House Party
  • Michael Rooker - '
  • 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 MaleBest Supporting Female
    Bruce Davison - Longtime Companion
  • Willem Dafoe - Wild at Heart
  • Robin Harris - House Party
  • Ben Lang - The Plot Against Harry
  • Tom Towles - '
    		• Sheryl Lee Ralph - To Sleep with Anger
  • Tracy Arnold - '
  • Ethel Ayler - To Sleep with Anger
  • Tisha Campbell - House Party
  • A.J. Johnson - House Party
    • Best ScreenplayBest First Feature
    To Sleep with Anger - Charles Burnett
  • ' - 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 CinematographyBest 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 with multiple nominations and awards

    Films that received multiple nominations

    Films that won multiple awards

    Special awards

    Friend of Independents Award