Film Independent Spirit Awards 2022: ‘Summer Of Soul’ Wins Best Documentary

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Refresh for updates and winners Shifting from its traditional immediate pre-Oscars perch, the Film Independent Spirit Awards are back today with a live and in-person ceremony from Santa Monica.Hosted by power couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman amidst strict-ish Covid 19 safety protocols, the 2 PM PT starting 37th annual Indie Spirits is in a far different lane than the Academy Awards this year — and we don’t just mean because all their winner will be live on the show.“If you don’t win, you can walk straight into the ocean, right there,” Offerman told the room onstage.Unlike most past years, the marque films up for Best Picture at the Indie Spirits Sunday are not similar to those up for Oscars on March 27.

In what can be read as a welcomed return to the Indie Spirits’ roots, A Chiara, C’mon C’mon, The Lost Daughter, The Novice and Zola are in the running for the big prize here.

Factoid: The latter two movies actually lead the overall pack with five and seven total nominations, respectively.In regards to who can see some overlap between the Oscars and Indie Spirits, there’s Coda supporting actor Troy Kotsur who last weekend took home Best Supporting Actor at the SAGs.

Lost Daughter filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal is also nominated at the Oscars and the Indie Spirits here, and Summer of Soul in Documentary.