{{Short description|US film awards ceremony in 1990}} {{Infobox film awards |number=5 |award=Independent Spirit Awards |date=March 24, 1990 |site=Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel<br/>Los Angeles, California<br/>U.S. |host=Buck Henry|best_film=''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' |most_wins=''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (4)<br/>''Drugstore Cowboy'' (4) |most_nominations=''Drugstore Cowboy'' (8) |last=4th |next=6th }}
The '''5th Independent Spirit Awards''', honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1989, were announced on March 24, 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317128,00.html|title=News & Notes: Indie Awards|date=1990-04-13|work=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2014-03-13|archive-date=2014-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313141331/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317128,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Buck Henry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/awards/independence-days-1117918523/|title=Independence days|date=2005-02-24|work=Variety|access-date=2014-03-13}}</ref>
==Winners and nominees== [[File:Steven Soderbergh Deauville 2013.jpg|thumb|245x245px|Steven Soderbergh, Best Director winner]] [[File:San Sebastian Film Festival Matt Dillon cropped.jpg|thumb|221x221px|Matt Dillon, Best Male Lead winner]] [[File:Andie MacDowell Cannes 2015 2.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Andie MacDowell, Best Female Lead winner]] [[File:Laura San Giacomo.jpg|thumb|198x198px|Laura San Giacomo, Best Supporting Female winner]] [[File:Gus Van Sant-1352.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Gus Van Sant, Best Screenplay co-winner]] {| class="wikitable" !Best Feature !Best Director |- |'''''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'''''<ref>[https://mubi.com/films/sex-lies-and-videotape/awards sex, lies and videotape (1989) Awards & Festivals|MUBI]</ref>
*''Drugstore Cowboy'' *''Heat and Sunlight'' *''Mystery Train'' *''True Love'' |'''Steven Soderbergh – ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'''''
*Jim Jarmusch – ''Mystery Train'' *Charles Lane – ''Sidewalk Stories'' *Nancy Savoca – ''True Love'' *Gus Van Sant – ''Drugstore Cowboy'' |- !Best Actor !Best Actress |- |'''Matt Dillon – ''Drugstore Cowboy'''''<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58035 AFI|Catalog - Drugstore Cowboy]</ref>
*Nicolas Cage – ''Vampire's Kiss'' *Charles Lane – ''Sidewalk Stories'' *Randy Quaid – ''Parents'' *James Spader – ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' |'''Andie MacDowell – ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape''''' *Youki Kudoh – ''Mystery Train'' *Kelly Lynch – ''Drugstore Cowboy'' *Winona Ryder – ''Heathers'' *Annabella Sciorra – ''True Love'' |- !Best Supporting Actor !Best Supporting Actress |- |'''Max Perlich – ''Drugstore Cowboy'''''
*Steve Buscemi – ''Mystery Train'' *Scott Coffey – ''Shag'' *Gary Farmer – ''Powwow Highway'' *Screamin' Jay Hawkins – ''Mystery Train'' |'''Laura San Giacomo – ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'''''
*Bridget Fonda – ''Shag'' *Heather Graham – ''Drugstore Cowboy'' *Mare Winningham – ''Miracle Mile'' *Mary Woronov – ''Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills'' |- !Best Screenplay !Best First Feature |- |'''''Drugstore Cowboy'' – Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost'''
*''84 Charlie Mopic'' – Patrick S. Duncan *''Heathers'' – Daniel Waters *''Miracle Mile'' – Steve De Jarnatt *''Mystery Train'' – Jim Jarmusch |'''''Heathers'''''
*''84 Charlie Mopic'' *''Powwow Highway'' *''Sidewalk Stories'' *''Talking to Strangers'' |- !Best Cinematography !Best Foreign Film |- |'''''Drugstore Cowboy'' – Robert Yeoman'''
*''Earth Girls Are Easy'' – Oliver Stapleton *''Mystery Train'' – Robby Müller *''Powwow Highway'' – Toyomichi Kurita *''Talking to Strangers'' – Robert Tregenza |'''''My Left Foot'' • Ireland/UK'''
*''Distant Voices, Still Lives'' • UK *''Hanussen'' • Hungary/West Germany/Austria *''High Hopes'' • UK *''Rouge'' • Hong Kong |}
=== Films with multiple nominations and awards ===
==== Films that received multiple nominations ==== {| class="wikitable" !Nominations !Film |- |8 |''Drugstore Cowboy'' |- |7 |''Mystery Train'' |- |5 |''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' |- | rowspan="4" |3 |''Heathers'' |- |''Powwow Highway'' |- |''Sidewalk Stories'' |- |''True Love'' |- | rowspan="4" |2 |''84 Charlie Mopic'' |- |''Miracle Mile'' |- |''Talking to Strangers'' |- |''Shag'' |}
==== Films that won multiple awards ==== {| class="wikitable" !Awards !Film |- | rowspan="2" |4 |''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' |- |''Drugstore Cowboy'' |}
==Special Distinction Award== '''''Do the Right Thing'''''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000349/1990 1989 Spirit Awards at IMDb] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssad-F_vlMo Official show on YouTube]
{{IS Awards Chron}}
1989 Independent Spirit Awards