1989 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Female Lead Winner and Nominees

Five Corners

Jodie Foster

A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.

Hairspray

Ricki Lake

Mystic Pizza

Julia Roberts

Promised Land

Meg Ryan

The Wash

Nobu McCarthy