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22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)
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Spirit Awards 2007 Winners & Nominees

The 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007) took place on February 24, 2007. Little Miss Sunshine won Best Feature and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

All 12 categories Most wins
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Best Feature
Little Miss Sunshine
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 2007: The Winners

Little Miss Sunshine won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. Ryan Gosling (Best Male Lead), Shareeka Epps (Best Female Lead) and Alan Arkin (Best Supporting Male) took the main individual prizes.

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Little Miss Sunshine

2006 · Adventure, Drama, Comedy · $101M worldwide

4 wins from 6 nominations at the 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)

  • Best Director
  • Best Supporting Male
  • Best First Screenplay

A quirky and dysfunctional family piles into a VW bus for a road trip across the American Southwest, bound for a child beauty pageant. Along the way, they encounter hilarious mishaps and unexpected challenges, confronting their individual flaws and learning to appreciate the importance of family connection. The journey tests their patience and reveals their vulnerabilities, ultimately leading them to a heartwarming and humorous understanding of acceptance and the true meaning of success.

About Little Miss Sunshine
Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 2007: Which Films Won the Most

Little Miss Sunshine won 4 awards from 6 nominations. 8 films won at least once, while A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) movie poster
    Little Miss Sunshine 4 / 6
    2006 · Adventure, Drama · 4 wins from 6 nominations
  2. Half Nelson (2006) movie poster
    Half Nelson 2 / 6
    2006 · Drama · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  3. Friends with Money (2006) movie poster
    Friends with Money 1 / 2
    2006 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  4. Thank You for Smoking (2006) movie poster
    Thank You for Smoking 1 / 2
    2006 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. Sweet Land (2006) movie poster
    Sweet Land 1 / 2
    2006 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) movie poster
    Pan's Labyrinth 1 / 2
    2006 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. The Road to Guantanamo (2006) movie poster
    The Road to Guantanamo 1 / 1
    2006 · Drama, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. The Lives of Others (2006) movie poster
    The Lives of Others 1 / 1
    2006 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) movie poster
    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 0 / 4
    2006 · Drama, Crime · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  10. Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007) movie poster
    Wristcutters: A Love Story 0 / 3
    2007 · Drama, Fantasy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 12 Spirit Awards 2007 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 61 nominations; Best Screenplay had the most nominees (10). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

12 categories · 61 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Spirit Awards 2007 Best Feature Marathon

All 5 Best Feature nominees at the 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007), back to back: 8 hours 25 minutes.

Total running time 8h 25m 8 hours 25 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Pan's Labyrinth 1h 58m
Shortest
The Dead Girl 1h 25m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 2007 Winners

Drama led with 59 nominations across 31 films and won 12. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 12 wins · 59 nominations · 20%
  2. Comedy 5 wins · 16 nominations · 31%
  3. Romance 2 wins · 14 nominations · 14%
  4. Thriller 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  5. Adventure 4 wins · 6 nominations · 67%
  6. Mystery 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  7. Fantasy 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  8. Crime 0 wins · 6 nominations · 0%
  9. War 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  10. Music 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
2007 season

How the Rest of the 2007 Awards Season Voted

The other 10 ceremonies of 2007, with the winner of each top prize. Little Miss Sunshine also won the top prize at one of them. The Departed won the most of them: 3.

All 2007 awards
Earlier years

Previous Spirit Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Spirit Awards page has every year back to 1986.

Every Spirit Awards ceremony

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Spirit Awards 2007: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)?

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) won Best Feature. The other nominees were American Gun, The Dead Girl, Half Nelson and Pan's Labyrinth.

About Little Miss Sunshine

Which film won the most awards at the 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)?

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) won the most: 4 awards from 6 nominations. Half Nelson was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)?

Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and Half Nelson (2006) led with 6 nominations each.

Who won the acting awards at the 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)?

Best Male Lead: Ryan Gosling for Half Nelson. Best Female Lead: Shareeka Epps for Half Nelson. Best Supporting Male: Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine. Best Supporting Female: Frances McDormand for Friends with Money.

When was the 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007)?

The 22nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2007) took place on February 24, 2007. The database has 12 categories and 61 nominations for it.