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22nd Independent Spirit Awards

US film awards ceremony in 2007

Field	Value
number	22
award	Independent Spirit Awards
date	February 24, 2007
site	U.S.
host	Sarah Silverman
best_film	Little Miss Sunshine
most_wins	Little Miss Sunshine (4)
most_nominations	Half Nelson (6)
last	21st
next	23rd

The 22nd Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2006, were presented on February 24, 2007. The nominations were announced on November 28, 2006. Sarah Silverman returned as host for the second consecutive year.

Winners and nominees

Best Feature	Best Director	Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead	Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female	Best Screenplay	Best First Screenplay	Best First Feature	Best Documentary Feature	Best Cinematography	Best International Film
Little Miss Sunshine	'Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – Little Miss Sunshine'''''
'Ryan Gosling – Half Nelson'''''	'Shareeka Epps – Half Nelson'''''
'Alan Arkin – Little Miss Sunshine'''''	'Frances McDormand – Friends with Money'''''
Thank You for Smoking – Jason Reitman	Little Miss Sunshine – Michael Arndt
Sweet Land	The Road to Guantánamo
Pan's Labyrinth – Guillermo Navarro	The Lives of Others • Germany

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Nominations	Film
6	Half Nelson
5	Little Miss Sunshine
3	American Gun
The Dead Girl
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Man Push Cart
2	Day Night Day Night
Four Eyed Monsters
Friends with Money
The Painted Veil
Pan's Labyrinth
Sorry, Haters
Sweet Land
Thank You for Smoking
Wristcutters: A Love Story

Awards	Film
4	Little Miss Sunshine
2	Half Nelson

Special awards

[[Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]

Quinceañera

12 and Holding
Chalk
Four Eyed Monsters
Old Joy

Truer Than Fiction Award

'*Adele Horne – *The Tailenders'''''

Eric Daniel Metzgar – The Chances of the World Changing
A. J. Schnack – Kurt Cobain: About a Son

Producers Award

'*Howard Gertler and Tim Perell – Pizza and *Shortbus'''''

Julie Lynn – 10 Items or Less and Nine Lives
Alex Orlovsky and Jamie Patricof – Half Nelson and Point&Shoot

Someone to Watch Award

'*Julia Loktev – *Day Night Day Night'''''

So Yong Kim – In Between Days
Richard Wong – Colma: The Musical

Robert Altman Award

Robert Altman (posthumous)

Special Distinction Award

Laura Dern and David Lynch ("in recognition of their unique and stunning collaborative work in the mesmerizing Inland Empire as well as the influential independent classics Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart")

References

McNary, Dave. (February 24, 2007). "'Sunshine' brightens Spirit Awards". [[Variety (magazine).
(February 25, 2007). "'Little Miss Sunshine' sparkles at Spirit Awards". [[Associated Press]].
Hernandez, Eugene. (February 25, 2007). ""Sunshine" Wins Four, "Half Nelson" Gets Two at Independent Spirit Awards". [[IndieWire]].
(November 28, 2006). "AWARDS WATCH: "Half Nelson", "Little Miss Sunshine" Top Spirit Award Nominations". [[IndieWire]].
Kilday, Gregg. (November 28, 2006). "'Miss Sunshine', 'Half Nelson' lead Spirit noms". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
White, Nicholas. (November 28, 2006). "'Little Miss Sunshine' Scores Spirit Nominations". [[People (magazine).

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