1988 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Winner

The Dead
John Huston
Gabriel Conroy and wife Greta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.
1988 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Nominees

Matewan
John Sayles

River’s Edge
Tim Hunter

Swimming to Cambodia
Jonathan Demme
