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Indie Spirit Awards Shakeup: 2022 Ceremony Moves From Oscar Weekend And Aims To Broaden Audience And Influence
EXCLUSIVE: In a momentous move designed to shake up the movie awards season, and to have more influence on the Oscars, Film Independent’s 2022 Independent Spirit Awards is moving from its longtime traditional day before the Academy Awards to a much earlier berth on Sunday, March 6. The 94th Academy Awards is set for three weeks later on March 27. This is a huge break with tradition and comes as the Spirit Awards look to get more traction with the viewing public, as well as exert more possible influence on potential Oscar winners as this new date for its 37th annual ceremony falls the day before the Oscar Nominees Luncheon and also before final balloting begins for the Academy on March 17.
