1986 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Winner
![After Hours Martin Scorsese](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/after-hours-martin-scorsese-image.jpg)
After Hours
Martin Scorsese
An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho who he met that evening at a coffee shop.
![Blood Simple Joel Coen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/blood-simple-joel-coen-ethan-coen-image.jpg)
Blood Simple
Joel Coen
A rich but jealous man hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man. But, when blood is involved, nothing is simple.
1986 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Nominees
![Smooth Talk Joyce Chopra](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/smooth-talk-joyce-chopra-image.jpg)
Smooth Talk
Joyce Chopra
![The Trip to Bountiful Peter Masterson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-trip-to-bountiful-peter-masterson-image.jpg)