22nd Independent Spirit Awards
{{Infobox film awards
| 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.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/sunshine-brightens-spirit-awards-1117960099/ |title='Sunshine' brightens Spirit Awards |last=McNary |first=Dave |work=Variety |date=February 24, 2007 |access-date=August 22, 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/little-miss-sunshine-sparkles-spirit-awards-wbna17328427 |title='Little Miss Sunshine' sparkles at Spirit Awards |work=Today |publisher=Associated Press |date=February 25, 2007 |access-date=August 22, 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2007/02/sunshine-wins-four-half-nelson-gets-two-at-independent-spirit-awards-quinceanera-and-sweet-75077/ |title="Sunshine" Wins Four, "Half Nelson" Gets Two at Independent Spirit Awards |last=Hernandez |first=Eugene |publisher=IndieWire |date=February 25, 2007 |access-date=August 22, 2012}} The nominations were announced on November 28, 2006.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2006/11/awards-watch-half-nelson-little-miss-sunshine-top-spirit-award-nominations-75655/ |title=AWARDS WATCH: "Half Nelson", "Little Miss Sunshine" Top Spirit Award Nominations |publisher=IndieWire |date=November 28, 2006 |access-date=August 22, 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/miss-sunshine-nelson-lead-spirit-144456/ |title='Miss Sunshine', 'Half Nelson' lead Spirit noms |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 28, 2006 |access-date=August 22, 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://people.com/awards/little-miss-sunshine-scores-spirit-nominations/ |title='Little Miss Sunshine' Scores Spirit Nominations |last=White |first=Nicholas |work=People |date=November 28, 2006 |access-date=August 22, 2012}} Sarah Silverman returned as host for the second consecutive year.
Winners and nominees
File:Dayton and Faris.jpg, Best Director winners]]
File:Ryan Gosling by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Best Male Lead winner]]
File:AlanArkinTIFFSept2012 (cropped).jpg, Best Supporting Male winner]]
File:Frances McDormand 2015 (cropped).jpg, Best Supporting Female winner]]
File:JasonReitman09TIFF.jpg, Best Screenplay winner]]
| class="wikitable" |
| Little Miss Sunshine
| Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – Little Miss Sunshine
|
| Best Male Lead |
|---|
Ryan Gosling – Half Nelson
|
| Best Supporting Male |
| Alan Arkin – Little Miss Sunshine |
| Best Screenplay |
| Thank You for Smoking – Jason Reitman |
| Best First Feature |
Sweet Land
|
| Best Cinematography |
Pan's Labyrinth – Guillermo Navarro
|
=Films with multiple nominations and awards=
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| class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border=2 style="text-align:center;"
|+ Films that received multiple nominations |
| scope="col" width="50" | Nominations
! scope="col" width="275" | Film |
|---|
| 6
| Half Nelson |
| 5
| Little Miss Sunshine |
| rowspan="4" | 3
| American Gun |
| The Dead Girl |
| A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints |
| Man Push Cart |
| rowspan="9" | 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 |
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| class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border=2 style="text-align:center;"
|+ Films that won multiple awards |
| scope="col" width="50" | Awards
! scope="col" width="275" | Film |
|---|
| 4
| Little Miss Sunshine |
| 2
| Half Nelson |
{{col-float-end}}
Special awards
=[[Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]=
=Truer Than Fiction Award=
=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
{{Reflist}}