Sinematografi Terbaik (Independent Spirit Award)

1980an

• 1985: Toyomichi Kurita – Trouble in Mind
  • Michael Ballhaus – After Hours
  • Barry Sonnenfeld – Blood Simple
  • Michael Chin – Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
• 1986: Robert Richardson – Platoon
  • Frederick Elmes – Blue Velvet
  • Robby Müller – Down by Law
  • Robert Richardson – Salvador
  • Edward Lachman – True Stories
• 1987: Haskell Wexler – Matewan
  • Robby Müller – Barfly
  • Fred Murphy – The Dead
  • Amir Mokri – Slam Dance
  • John Bailey – Tough Guys Don't Dance
• 1988: Sven Nykvist – The Unbearable Lightness of Being
  • Toyomichi Kurita – The Moderns
  • Gregory Cummins – Patti Rocks
  • Tom Richmond – Stand and Deliver
  • Robert Richardson – Talk Radio
• 1989: Robert Yeoman – Drugstore Cowboy
  • Oliver Stapleton – Earth Girls Are Easy
  • Robby Müller – Mystery Train
  • Toyomichi Kurita – Powwow Highway
  • Robert Tregenza – Talking to Strangers