2nd Independent Spirit Awards

The 2nd Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1986, were announced on March 28, 1987.^[1]^[2] The ceremony was hosted by Buck Henry and was held at 385 North, a restaurant in Los Angeles.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[2]

Winners and nominees

Oliver Stone, Best Director & Best Screenplay winner

James Woods, Best Male Lead winner

Isabella Rossellini, Best Female Lead winner

Best Feature	Best Director
Platoon Blue Velvet Down by Law On Valentine's Day Salvador Stand by Me	Oliver Stone – Platoon Jim Jarmusch – Down by Law David Lynch – Blue Velvet Rob Reiner – Stand by Me Oliver Stone – Salvador
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
James Woods – Salvador Roberto Benigni – Down by Law Willem Dafoe – Platoon Dennis Hopper – Blue Velvet Victor Love – Native Son	Isabella Rossellini – Blue Velvet Elpidia Carrillo – Salvador Patricia Charbonneau – Desert Hearts Laura Dern – Blue Velvet Tracy Camilla Johns – She's Gotta Have It
Best Screenplay	Best First Feature
Platoon – Oliver Stone Blue Velvet – David Lynch A Great Wall – Peter Wang and Shirley Sun Salvador – Oliver Stone and Richard Boyle Stand by Me – Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans	She's Gotta Have It – Spike Lee Belizaire the Cajun A Great Wall Hoosiers - David Anspaugh True Stories - David Byrne
Best Cinematography
Platoon – Robert Richardson Blue Velvet – Frederick Elmes Down by Law – Robby Müller Salvador – Robert Richardson True Stories – Edward Lachman

Films that won multiple awards
Awards	Film
4	Platoon

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