The nominations have been announced for the Independent Spirit Awards 2022, the important American film prizes awarded annually since 1986 in Los Angeles to promote independent cinema.The list of nominations includes seven films from the Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, with 18 nominations overall. The five nominees for Best Film include three films from Venice: Bones and All by Luca Guadagnino, winner of the Silver Lion Award for Best Director of Venezia 79, TÁR by Todd Field, in the Venezia 79 Competition, and a film from the Biennale College Cinema 2021, Our Father, the Devil by Ellie Foumbi (USA).