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- ↑ "FILM INDEPENDENT MOVES TO GENDER-NEUTRAL ACTING CATEGORIES AND INCREASED BUDGET CAPS FOR THE 2023 SPIRIT AWARDS". FilmIndependent. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ↑ Rebecca Miller - Believer Magazine
- ↑ Kathryn Tucker —Disruptor Awards
- ↑ Howard Barish - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Public Understanding & Film Independent
- ↑ FSU film professor wins prestigious Independent Spirit Award - Florida State University News
- ↑ Congratulations to Director Jim McKay for His Independent Spirit Award|R.E.M.HQ
- ↑ GIVE ME LIBERTY wins the John Cassavetes Award at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards - Film Independent on YouTube
- ↑ 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List
- ↑ Patten, Dominic; D'Alessandro, Anthony; Topel, Fred (March 6, 2022). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'The Lost Daughter' Takes Home Best Feature As Netflix Reigns With Six Wins". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ↑ SHIVA BABY wins the JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards on official YouTube channel
- ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (November 22, 2022). "'Everything Everywhere,' 'TÁR' Lead Independent Spirit Award Nominations: See the Full List". IndieWire . Retrieved November 22, 2022.