1989 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Winner
![Stand and Deliver Ramón Menéndez](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/stand-and-deliver-ramon-menendez-image.jpg)
Stand and Deliver
Ramón Menéndez
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.
1989 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Nominees
![Hairspray John Waters](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hairspray-john-waters-image.jpg)
Hairspray
John Waters
![Patti Rocks David Burton Morris](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/patti-rocks-david-burton-morris-image.jpg)
Patti Rocks
David Burton Morris
![Talk Radio Oliver Stone](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/talk-radio-oliver-stone-image.jpg)
Talk Radio
Oliver Stone
![The Thin Blue Line Errol Morris](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-thin-blue-line-errol-morris-image.jpg)