There were a couple of surprises but nothing earth-shattering.

Awards Tallies

(3) Train Dreams
(2) Lurker, Sorry, Baby
(1) Esta Isla, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Long Walk, The Perfect Neighbor, The Plague, The Secret Agent, The Testament of Ann Lee

The Awards

Best Feature

Train Dreams WL PP TL

Best Director

Clint Bentley – Train Dreams WL PP TL

Best Lead Performance

Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You WL PP TL

Best Supporting Performance

Naomi Ackie – Sorry, Baby TL

Best Screenplay

Sorry, Baby WL PP TL

Best Editing

The Testament of Ann Lee TL

Best Cinematography

Train Dreams WL PP TL

John Cassavetes Award

Nil
Esta Island (This Island) Nil

Best International Film

The Secret Agent WL PP TL

Best Documentary

The Perfect Neighbor WL PP TL

Best First Feature

Lurker WL PP TL

Best Breakthrough Performance

Kayo Martin – The Plague PP TL

Best First Screenplay

Lurker WL PP TL

Producers Award

Tony Yang

Someone to Watch Award

Tatti Ribeiro

Truer Than Fiction Award

Rajee Samarasinghe

Robert Altman Award

The Long Walk

Spirit Awards Data

First Awards: 1985 (41)