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1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986)
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Spirit Awards 1986 Winners & Nominees

The 1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986) took place on March 22, 1986. After Hours won Best Feature and one more award. Blood Simple and The Trip to Bountiful matched it with 2 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 7 categories is below.

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Best Feature
After Hours
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 1986: The Winners

After Hours won Best Feature against 3 other nominees. Joel Coen (Best Director), M. Emmet Walsh (Best Actor) and Geraldine Page (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

After Hours (1985) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

After Hours

1985 · Thriller, Comedy · $10.6M worldwide

2 wins from 5 nominations at the 1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986)

  • Best Cinematography

Amidst the vibrant New York City nightlife, a series of unexpected encounters and escalating situations unfolds. A man finds himself caught in a chaotic chain of events involving eccentric strangers and increasingly bizarre circumstances. As the night progresses, he navigates a whirlwind of passion, deception, and unpredictable twists, leading to a breathless and unforgettable experience.

About After Hours
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Spirit Awards 1986: Which Films Won the Most

After Hours, Blood Simple and The Trip to Bountiful won 2 awards each. 3 films won at least once, while Smooth Talk went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. After Hours (1985) movie poster
    After Hours 2 / 5
    1985 · Thriller, Comedy · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  2. Blood Simple (1985) movie poster
    Blood Simple 2 / 5
    1985 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  3. The Trip to Bountiful (1986) movie poster
    The Trip to Bountiful 2 / 4
    1986 · Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  4. Smooth Talk (1985) movie poster
    Smooth Talk 0 / 5
    1985 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  5. Trouble in Mind (1986) movie poster
    Trouble in Mind 0 / 2
    1986 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  6. The Hit (1985) movie poster
    The Hit 0 / 1
    1985 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  7. Ran (1985) movie poster
    Ran 0 / 1
    1985 · Action, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 7 Spirit Awards 1986 Categories: Winners & Nominees

7 categories and 23 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

7 categories · 23 nominations

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Spirit Awards 1986 Best International Film

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 1986 Winners

Thriller led with 18 nominations across 5 films and won 4. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Thriller 4 wins · 18 nominations · 22%
  2. Drama 4 wins · 18 nominations · 22%
  3. Crime 2 wins · 8 nominations · 25%
  4. Comedy 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  5. Romance 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  6. Action 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  7. War 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1986 season

How the Rest of the 1986 Awards Season Voted

The other 6 ceremonies of 1986, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1986 awards

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Spirit Awards 1986: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986)?

After Hours (1985) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Blood Simple, Smooth Talk and The Trip to Bountiful.

About After Hours

Which film won the most awards at the 1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986)?

After Hours, Blood Simple and The Trip to Bountiful each won 2 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986)?

After Hours (1985), Blood Simple (1985) and Smooth Talk (1985) led with 5 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986)?

Best Director: Joel Coen for Blood Simple. Best Actor: M. Emmet Walsh for Blood Simple. Best Actress: Geraldine Page for The Trip to Bountiful.

When was the 1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986)?

The 1st Independent Spirit Awards (1986) took place on March 22, 1986. The database has 7 categories and 23 nominations for it.