Gotham Awards

The Amazing Race: 'Hugo' Gets A Boost In First Official Week Of The Awards Season, Can It Go All The Way?

Considering we've been writing about most weeks since August, it's odd to think that the awards season really only got underway this week. Everything up to now has been foreplay, but with the Gotham Awards on Sunday night, the Spirit Awards nominations and New York Film Critics' Circle A...

Mike Mills Says Winning Best Feature For 'Beginners' At Gotham Awards "Trippy, Weird Icing On The Cake"

'The Tree Of Life' & 'Beginners' Tie For Best Feature At The 2011 Gotham Awards

With the New York Film Critics Circle set to announce their award winners tomorrow morning over Twitter (guys, way to make it less meaningless, how about an actual webpage?) and the Gotham Independent Film Awards just wrapped, the fall awards season has officially kicked off. And already, we've ...

"Beginners" and "The Tree of Life" Tie For Top Honors At The Gotham Awards

The 21st Gotham Independent Film Awards are currently underway in Lower Manhattan. Hosted by Edie Falco and Oliver Platt, the event acts as an official kick-off to the 2011-12 award season. 

Gotham Awards 2011 Live

The 21st Gotham Independent Film Awards are underway in Lower Manhattan.

2011's Breakthrough Performances: Indiewire's Interviews with the Gotham Nominees

Every year, the Gotham Awards nominate five up-and-coming actors for their breakthrough performances from the year's indie films.  Here are Indiewire's interviews with all five nominees, each of which were previously published as part of our FUTURES column for hot new talent.

Toolkit Case Study: How Mike Ott's "Littlerock" Got Noticed and Won a Gotham

Film Independent hosted last month's Filmmaker Forum at the Directors Guild in Los Angeles, an annual event spotlighting the nuts and bolts of filmmaking. As part of the weekend program, FIND published case studies of various projects, giving an insiders view on what worked or didn't quite s...

And So It Begins, 'The Descendants' & 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' Lead Gotham Award Nominees

Well folks, the first batch of nominees this awards season have been revealed, with the Gotham Independent Film Award nominations landing this morning, giving an early peek at what will likely be some strong contenders down the line. Bear in mind, the Gotham Awards have little bearing on the eventual Oscar nods with only last year's Best Feature winner "Winter's Bone" factoring into the proceedings at the Kodak Theater. However, it does represent a good chunk of what you might see at the Independent Spirit Awards later in the year and if anything, these nominations confirm that Fox Searchlight is going to have another banner year on the statu...

"Descendants," "Martha Marcy" Lead the Fox Searchlight-Friendly Gotham Award Nominations

The 21st Gotham Independent Film Award nominations have been announced, with Sean Durkin's "Martha Marcy May Marlene" and Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" leading the pack with three nominations each.