[8] The show was previously broadcast live on the IFC network in the US until 2023, when it was moved to YouTube,[9] as well as Hollywood Suite in Canada and A&E Latin America.

[10] Winners were previously presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the bare budgets of independent films.

[citation needed] In 2020, new categories were announced for the 36th Independent Spirit Awards, which would honor the best in television productions and performances.

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.

[5] In 1986, Bosselman designed and sculpted the Independent Spirit Award statue that is still given out today, using a lost wax bronze casting method.