Gotham 2009 Nominations
Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (top); Nisreen Faour, Hiam Abbass in Amreeka (middle); Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind in A Serious Man (bottom)
Considered the official beginning of awards season in the United States, the Independent Feature Project announced its 2009 Gotham Award nominations earlier today in New York City.
The five nominees for best picture are:
Cherien Dabis‘ Amreeka, the tale of a Palestinian mother (Nisreen Faour) who immigrates with her teenage son to the American Midwest. No more pesky Israeli check-points, but lots of meat-patty flipping at burger joints.
Robert D. Siegel’s Big Fan, in which a hardcore New York Giants fan (breakthrough actor nominee Patton Oswalt) gets beaten up by his favorite player — and [...]
by Andre Soares | October 19, 2009
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Tags: A Serious Man, Amreeka, Big Fan, Catalina Saavedra, Cherien Dabis, Film Awards, Gotham Awards, Joel and Ethan Coen, Kathryn Bigelow, Robert D. Siegel, The Hurt Locker, The Maid
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
2009 Sundance Winners
Among the top winners at Sundance 2009 were Grand Jury and Audience: U.S. Dramatic winner Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire (as opposed to the upcoming sci-fi thriller Push, starring Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans). Directed by Lee Daniels and adapted by Damien Pearl, Push follows an overweight, pregnant teenager living in Harlem who must struggle to find her place in the world. Mo’Nique, as the young woman’s ruthless mother, received a special acting award.
Directed by Ondi Timoner (above), Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary winner We Live in Public depicts the impact the Internet has had on human interactions by focusing on web artist Josh Harris‘ experimental public art projects.
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic winner [...]
by Deborah Arthur | January 24, 2009
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Tags: Catalina Saavedra, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Lee Daniels, Mo'Nique, Ondi Timoner, Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, Sundance 2009, Sundance Film Festival, We Live in Public
