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6th Independent Spirit Awards

Film award edition

Field	Value
number	6
award	Independent Spirit Awards
date	March 23, 1991
site	The Beverly Hilton
Los Angeles, California
U.S.
host	Buck Henry
best_film	The Grifters
most_wins	To Sleep with Anger (4)
most_nominations	House Party (7)
To Sleep with Anger (7)
last	5th
next	7th

Los Angeles, California U.S. To Sleep with Anger (7)

The 6th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1990, were announced on March 23, 1991 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The nominations were announced on January 20, 1991. It was hosted by Buck Henry.

Winners and nominees

Best Feature	Best Director	Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead	Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female	Best Screenplay	Best First Feature	Best Cinematography	Best Foreign Film
The Grifters	'Charles Burnett – To Sleep with Anger'''''
'Danny Glover – To Sleep with Anger'''''	'Anjelica Huston – The Grifters'''''
'Bruce Davison – Longtime Companion'''''	'Sheryl Lee Ralph – To Sleep with Anger'''''
To Sleep with Anger – Charles Burnett	Metropolitan – Whit Stillman
Wild at Heart – Frederick Elmes	Sweetie • Australia

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
7	House Party
To Sleep with Anger
6	Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Plot Against Harry
4	Pump Up the Volume
3	Metropolitan
2	The Grifters
Wild at Heart

Films that won multiple awards

Awards	Film
4	To Sleep with Anger
2	The Grifters

Special awards

Friend of Independents Award

Eastman Kodak Co.
Sovereign Pictures, Inc.

[[Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]

Jon Jost
Edward R. Pressman

Special Distinction Award

Kevin Costner and Jim Wilson* – Dances with Wolves*

References

Collins, Keith. (February 25, 2005). "Independence days". [[Variety (magazine).
Variety Staff. (January 20, 1991). "'Sleep with Anger' Enjoys Indie Noms". [[Variety (magazine).
Fox, David J.. (March 25, 1991). "Prelude to the Oscars : Awards: The nominees and other party-goers had another race to contend with--going from a publicists' luncheon to a Scorsese tribute to the independent filmmakers awards". [[Los Angeles Times]].

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