Spirit Awards switch to nighttime

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Hollywood awards show honoring independent film is moving to nighttime.

The Spirit Awards are marking their 25th anniversary next March with an evening ceremony instead of their traditional afternoon show. The ceremony will air live starting at 8 p.m. PT on the Independent Film Channel on March 5, two nights before the Academy Awards.

A venue has not been announced for the Spirit Awards, which usually are presented the day before the Oscars at a laid-back luncheon ceremony in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. A spokeswoman says the show will maintain its loose and casual air.

Spirit Award nominations will be announced Dec. 1.