The Independent Spirit Awards are held in Orange County, California.
 The Reel Gold Award, also designed by Bosselman,  was given to Steve Wachtel for allowing Independent Features Project/West continuing free use of his screening room
 In 2022, it was announced that gender neutral acting categories would be implemented and that the previous gendered film categories  Male Lead, Female Lead, Male Supporting and Female Supporting  would be retired in favor of a Best Lead Performance and a Best Supporting Performance categories, which would feature 10 nominees each

