{"id":17597,"date":"2011-11-29T22:13:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T03:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=17597"},"modified":"2018-12-05T21:06:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T02:06:57","slug":"21st-annual-gotham-independent-film-awards-kicks-off-awards-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2011\/11\/29\/21st-annual-gotham-independent-film-awards-kicks-off-awards-season\/","title":{"rendered":"21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards Kicks Off Awards Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Director Mike Mills\u2019 Beginners<\/strong> was the big winner last night as the awards season officially kicked off with the 21st annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. The drama shared the Best Feature award with Terrence Malick\u2019s The Tree Of Life<\/strong> and was the surprise winner of the Best Ensemble Performance prize, beating out higher profile nominees The Descendants<\/strong>, Take Shelter<\/strong> and Martha Marcy May Marlene<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Highlighting independent films and voted on by juries of various industry types, the Gotham Awards tend to have a bit more eclectic prizes than the usual statues given out at other award shows. The producers of Scenes Of A Crime, the winner of the Best Film Not Seen In A Theater Near You award, will have their film screened for one week at the Cinema Village in New York City.<\/p>\n

Complete list of winners are as follows –<\/p>\n

Best Feature \/ Tie<\/strong><\/span>
\nBeginners<\/strong> – Directed by Mike Mills
\nThe Tree Of Life<\/strong> – Directed by Terrence Malick<\/p>\n

Best Documentary<\/strong><\/span>
\nBetter This World<\/strong> – Directed by Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega<\/p>\n

Breakthrough Director Award<\/strong><\/span>
\nDee Rees – Writer and director of Pariah<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breakthrough Actor<\/strong><\/span>
\nFelecity Jones – Like Crazy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Ensemble Performance Award<\/strong><\/span>
\nEwan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox,Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos in Beginners<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Award<\/strong><\/span>
\nScenes Of A Crime<\/strong> \u2013 Directed by Blue Hadaegh & Grover Babcock<\/p>\n

Gotham Independent Film Audience Award<\/strong><\/span>
\nGirlfriend<\/strong> – Justin Lerner, Director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just four months and about a hundred or so award shows until the Academy Awards.<\/div>\n

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