1988 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Screenplay Winner and Nominees

River’s Edge

Neal Jimenez

A high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. However, the friends’ reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself.

Anna

Agnieszka Holland

Matewan

John Sayles

Swimming to Cambodia

Spalding Gray

The Dead

Tony Huston