The 7th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1991, was announced on March 28, 1992. It was hosted by Buck Henry in a large tent at Raleigh Studios.
Danny Aiello, Jacqueline Bisset, Sofia Coppola, Johnny Depp, Larry Fishburne, John Glover, Anthony Hopkins, Liam Neeson, Joe Mantegna, Lou Diamond Phillips, Brad Pitt, Beata Pozniak, Mimi Rogers, Michael Rooker, Theresa Russell, James Spader, Lily Tomlin, Mario Van Peebles, and JoBeth Williams