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8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993)
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Spirit Awards 1993 Winners & Nominees

The 8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993) took place on March 27, 1993. The Player won Best Feature. Every winner and nominee in all 11 categories is below.

All 11 categories Most wins
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11
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29
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14
winners
8
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Best Feature
The Player
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 1993: The Winners

The Player won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. Carl Franklin (Best Director), Harvey Keitel (Best Male Lead) and Fairuza Balk (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

The Player (1992) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

The Player

1992 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · $21.7M worldwide

1 win from 1 nomination at the 8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993)

A Hollywood production executive, known for his talent in identifying potential killers, becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. As he navigates the studio system and a series of increasingly bizarre encounters, the lines between his professional life and a dangerous game blur. This satirical thriller offers a wry look at the filmmaking process, featuring a stellar cast and a darkly humorous tone.

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Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 1993: Which Films Won the Most

No film won more than one award: 8 films won one category each. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. One False Move (1992) movie poster
    One False Move 1 / 5
    1992 · Drama, Crime · 1 win from 5 nominations
  2. Gas Food Lodging (1992) movie poster
    Gas Food Lodging 1 / 5
    1992 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 5 nominations
  3. Bad Lieutenant (1992) movie poster
    Bad Lieutenant 1 / 3
    1992 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. Reservoir Dogs (1992) movie poster
    Reservoir Dogs 1 / 3
    1992 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) movie poster
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1 / 2
    1992 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. The Player (1992) movie poster
    The Player 1 / 1
    1992 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. The Crying Game (1992) movie poster
    The Crying Game 1 / 1
    1992 · Thriller, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Night on Earth (1991) movie poster
    Night on Earth 1 / 1
    1991 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Deep Cover (1992) movie poster
    Deep Cover 0 / 2
    1992 · Action, Thriller · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. Light Sleeper (1992) movie poster
    Light Sleeper 0 / 2
    1992 · Drama, Crime · 0 wins from 2 nominations
Full results

All 11 Spirit Awards 1993 Categories: Winners & Nominees

11 categories and 29 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.

11 categories · 29 nominations

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Spirit Awards 1993 Best First Feature

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Movie marathon

The Spirit Awards 1993 Best Feature Marathon

All 5 Best Feature nominees at the 8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993), back to back: 9 hours 4 minutes.

Total running time 9h 4m 9 hours 4 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Player 2h 4m
Shortest
Bad Lieutenant 1h 36m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 1993 Winners

Drama led with 25 nominations across 11 films and won 7. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 7 wins · 25 nominations · 28%
  2. Crime 5 wins · 17 nominations · 29%
  3. Thriller 5 wins · 13 nominations · 38%
  4. Romance 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  5. Mystery 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  6. Comedy 2 wins · 3 nominations · 67%
  7. Fantasy 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  8. Horror 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  9. Action 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  10. Music 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1993 season

How the Rest of the 1993 Awards Season Voted

The other 5 ceremonies of 1993, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1993 awards
Earlier years

Previous Spirit Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Spirit Awards page has every year back to 1986.

Every Spirit Awards ceremony

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Spirit Awards 1993: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993)?

The Player (1992) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Bad Lieutenant, Gas Food Lodging, Mississippi Masala and One False Move.

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Which film had the most nominations at the 8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993)?

One False Move (1992) and Gas Food Lodging (1992) led with 5 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993)?

Best Director: Carl Franklin for One False Move. Best Male Lead: Harvey Keitel for Bad Lieutenant. Best Female Lead: Fairuza Balk for Gas Food Lodging. Best Supporting Male: Steve Buscemi for Reservoir Dogs.

When was the 8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993)?

The 8th Independent Spirit Awards (1993) took place on March 27, 1993. The database has 11 categories and 29 nominations for it.