2nd Independent Spirit Awards
# 2nd Independent Spirit Awards

The 2nd Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1986, were announced on March 28, 1987. The ceremony was hosted by Buck Henry and was held at 385 North, a restaurant in Los Angeles.

## Winners and nominees

| 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 Belizaire the Cajun A Great Wall Hoosiers True Stories |
| Best Cinematography ||
| Platoon – Robert Richardson Blue Velvet – Frederick Elmes Down by Law – Robby Müller Salvador – Robert Richardson True Stories – Edward Lachman ||

### Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations :

| Nominations | Film |
| - | - |
| 6 | Blue Velvet |
| 6 | Salvador |
| 5 | Platoon |
| 3 | Down by Law |
| 3 | Stand by Me |
| 2 | She's Gotta Have It |

Films that won multiple awards :

| Awards | Film |
| - | - |
| 4 | Platoon |

## Special awards

### Special Distinction Award

A Room with a View

* 28 Up
* Men...
* Mona Lisa
* My Beautiful Laundrette
