The 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards wonderfully returned to an in-person event on Sunday. That was the good news. The not-so-great news, and the elephant in the room, was that it wasn’t the finest three hours for first-time hosts Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally.
This was somewhat unexpected, because, unlike the Oscars, Emmys, or Golden Globes, the Spirits have a very long track record of strong host performances.
In fact, the last time the Spirits had this weak of an emcee was when Seth Rogen hosted a decade ago and even that wasn’t a major misfire (it was more disappointing than anything else).
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