Awards season begins in earnest tonight, as Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon and director David O. Russell will be among those getting a new tchotchke at the Gotham Independent Film Awards. Those very famous people receive honorary awards tonight, while still-emerging talents are nominated for the balance of the prizes. Among them: This American Life stalwart Read More
The 18th annual Gotham Awards, to be held December 2nd at downtown Cipriani, will honor Gus Van Sant with a tribute, Variety reports. The director’s forthcoming film Milk (which we’re mildly obsessed with) opens November 26th. Spanish stunner Penelope Cruz will also be feted. More details below:
The IFP will fete the indie Read More
There’s been lots of chatter lately over Penelope Cruz’s steamy kiss with Scarlet Johansson in the new Woody Allen film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which opened in New York last Friday—enough chatter that we almost missed the following tidbit yesterday in The Hollywood Reporter: Ms. Cruz, who’s also enjoying critical praise for her role Read More
Five of the films entered in this year’s Gotham Awards don’t have distribution. But "the most vital category," Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You, can save them from obscurity, according to The New York Sun. Nominees are selected by the editors of Filmmaker Magazine, who are fed titles by festival programmers Read More
The IFP announced the 17th Annual Gotham Awards nominees today, spotlighting the breakthrough indie films of the year.
Great World of Sound, a comedy about a bumbling Southern duo who traverse the country to discover unsigned "talent" for a record label, garnered the most nominations for Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Breakthrough Actor. Read More
Roger Ebert will be honored at the 17th annual Gotham Awards for a career of championing independent cinema, according to the AP.
The 65-year-old film critic will receive the honor at the Nov. 27 event at Brooklyn’s Steiner Studios. The Gotham Awards celebrate independent movies and films set in New York. An Read More
