{"id":6952,"date":"2011-06-30T17:54:36","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T17:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/?p=92"},"modified":"2022-11-14T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T21:03:11","slug":"the-2011-independent-lens-audience-award-winner-is-two-spirits","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/the-2011-independent-lens-audience-award-winner-is-two-spirits\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2011 Independent Lens Audience Award Winner is &#8230; Two Spirits!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At film festivals, the award that often matters most to filmmakers and their subjects alike is the Audience Award. They know they&#8217;ve struck a chord when the audience applauds their efforts.<br \/>\nThe race for the most coveted award of the year for <em>Independent Lens<\/em> came down to the last 30 minutes of voting. Our top three highest-rated films with the largest number of votes pulled in nearly 5,000 votes between them. It was like the documentary version of <em>American Idol.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All three films averaged a full 5-star rating from voters, so it came down to numbers. In the end, our season finale, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/two-spirits\/\">Two Spirits<\/a><\/em>, edged out <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/calling\/\">The Calling<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/longoria-affair\/\">The Longoria Affair<\/a><\/em> to take the laurels.<\/p>\n<p>We congratulate filmmaker Lydia Nibley and the entire <em>Two Spirits<\/em> team on inspiring an amazing number of our viewers and for mobilizing them on behalf of the film and its subject matter.<\/p>\n<p>We offer Honorable Mentions to both <em>The Longoria Affair<\/em> and <em>The Calling<\/em> for a fine showing. 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