Gotham Awards 2009
2009 Gotham Awards
2009 Gotham Award nominations: Oct. 19, 2009
2009 Gotham Award winners: Nov. 30, 2009 in New York City
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
Best Feature
Amreeka
Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment)
Big Fan
Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures)
The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers (Summit Entertainment)
The Maid
Sebastian Silva, director; Gregorio Gonzales, producer (Elephant Eye Films)
A Serious Man
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors/producers (Focus Features)
Best Documentary
Food, Inc.
Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, producers (Magnolia Pictures)
Good Hair
Jeff Stilson, director; Chris Rock, Kevin O’Donnell, Nelson George Jenny Hunter, producers (Liddell Entertainment and Roadside Attractions in association with [...]
by Anna Robinson | October 19, 2009
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Tags: A Serious Man, Amreeka, Ben Foster, Big Fan, Catalina Saavedra, Film Awards, Food Inc, Gotham Awards, Indie Films, The Hurt Locker, The Maid, Zero Bridge
Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson in THE MESSENGER Trailer
Directed by Oren Moverman, and written by Moverman and Alessandro Camon, The Messenger stars Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and Jena Malone.
The film chronicles the emotional struggles of an American soldier after he becomes involved with the widow of a fallen officer.
The Messenger won both the Silver Bear for best screenplay and the Peace Award at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival,
The Messenger opens in the US on November 13, 2009.
by Edwige Andersson | October 8, 2009
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Tags: Alessandro Camon, Ben Foster, Oren Moverman, Samantha Morton, The Messenger, Trailers, Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster in THE MESSENGER Photos
Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster in The Messenger (top); filmmaker Oren Moverman (bottom)
In Oren Moverman’s The Messenger, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer recently returned home from Iraq. Once on American soil, Montgomery is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service, where he is partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bring the bad news to the families of dead soldiers. Eventually, Will finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband’s death.
The Messenger won the Silver Bear for best screenplay (Moverman and Alessandro Camon) and the Peace Award at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.
The Messenger opens in the US on Nov. 13.
Photos: Oscilloscope [...]
by Deborah Arthur | September 18, 2009
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Tags: Alessandro Camon, Ben Foster, Oren Moverman, Photos, Samantha Morton, The Messenger, Woody Harrelson
