In a surprise move, Film Independent shook up their annual Independent Spirit Awards this morning. The hipper sibling of the Oscars became yet another awards show to make the change to gender-neutral for its awards categories.
What was a more eyebrow-raising surprise, however, is that the Spirit Awards have increased their budget qualification for each film to no more than $30 million.
READ MORE: Seven takeaways from the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards As noted by the organization in a press release, the cap to qualify for the Spirits was $20 million in 2006 and then jumped to $22.5 million in 2019.
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