Awards season takes off in earnest with last night’s presentation of the 23rd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, hosted by Nick Kroll. The winners:
BEST FEATURE
Also nominated: 12 Years a Slave, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Before Midnight, and Upstream Color.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Also nominated: The Crash Reel, First Cousin Once Removed, Let the Fire Burn, and Our Nixon.
BINGHAM RAY BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR AWARD
Ryan Coogler for Fruitvale Station.
Also nominated: Adam Leon for Gimme the Loot, Alexandre Moors for Blue Caprice, Stacie Passon for Concussion, and Amy Seimetz for Sun Don’t Shine.
BEST ACTOR
Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club.
Also nominated: Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave, Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis, Robert Redford in All Is Lost, and Isaiah Washington in Blue Caprice.
BEST ACTRESS
Also nominated: Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine, Scarlett Johansson in Don Jon, Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color, and Shailene Woodley in The Spectacular Now.
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station.
Also nominated: Dane DeHaan in Kill Your Darlings, Kathryn Hahn in Afternoon Delight, Lupita Nyong’o in 12 Years a Slave, and Robin Weigert in Concussion.
AUDIENCE AWARD
Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings.
Also nominated: 12 Years a Slave, Best Kept Secret, Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, and Fruitvale Station.
The Nominating Committee for Best Feature and Breakthrough Director: Scott Foundas (Variety), Eric Kohn (Indiewire), Christy Lemire, Andrew O’Hehir (Salon), and Dana Stevens (Slate).
The Nominating Committee for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Breakthrough Actor: Justin Chang (Variety), Noah Cowan (TIFF Bell Lightbox), Lisa Kennedy (Denver Post), David Rooney (Hollywood Reporter), and Leah Rozen.
The Nominating Committee for Best Documentary: Charlotte Cook (Hot Docs), Ben Fowlie (Camden International Film Festival), Cynthia Fuchs (PopMatters), Mike Maggiore (Film Forum), and Sky Sitney (AFI Docs).
Update, 12/6: Nick Dawson (Filmmaker) and Jennifer Vineyard (Vulture) each recount a few highlights of the evening.
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