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	<title>Alternative Film Guide &#187; The Maid</title>
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		<title>Gotham 2009 Nominations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator>
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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&#8216; 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&#8217;s Big Fan, in which a hardcore New York Giants fan (breakthrough actor nominee Patton Oswalt)  gets beaten up by his favorite player &#8212; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gotham Awards 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator>
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2009 Gotham Awards
2009 Gotham Award nominations: Oct. 19, 2009
2009 Gotham Award winners: Nov. 30, 2009 in New York City
(&#34;*&#34; denotes the winner in each category)
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The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sundance Awards 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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2009 Sundance Film Festival Awards
 2009 Sundance Film Festival: January 15-25, 2009
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 Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic:
Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, directed by Lee Daniels

Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary:
We Live in Public, directed by Ondi Timoner

World Cinema Grand Jury Prize:  Dramatic:
The Maid (La Nana), directed by Sebastián Silva
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary:
Rough Aunties, directed by Kim Longinotto
 
Directing Award: U.S. Documentary:
Natalia Almada, El General
Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic:
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Sin Nombre
World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary:
Havana Marking, Afghan Star
World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic:
Oliver Hirschbiegel, Five Minutes of Heaven
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award:
Nicholas Jasenovec and Charlyne Yi, Paper Heart
World Cinema Screenwriting Award:
Oliver Hirschbiegel, Five Minutes of Heaven
U.S. Documentary Editing Award:
Karen Schmeer, Sergio, directed by Greg Barker
World Cinema Documentary Editing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sundance 2009: World Cinema Dramatic Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator>
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Nathalie Baye in A French Gigolo
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Before Tomorrow (Le Jour Avant Lendemain) / Canada  (Directors: Madeline Piujuq, Marie-Helene Cousineau)
  A wise old woman fights to survive impossible circumstances with  her young grandson in the Canadian Arctic. Cast: Peter-Henry  Arnatsiaq, Paul-Dylan Ivalu, Madeline Piujuq Ivalu, Mary Qulitalik,  Tumasie Sivuarapik. U.S. premiere
Bronson / U.K. (Director: Nicolas Winding Refn;  screenwriter: Brock Norman Brock)
  Traces the transformation of Mickey Peterson into Britain&#8217;s most  notorious, dangerous and charismatic prisoner, Charles Bronson.  Cast: Tom Hardy. North American premiere
Carmo, Hit the Road / Spain (Director-screenwriter: Murilo  Pasta)
  A lonely, handicapped smuggler and a beautiful girl embark on a  reckless ride through [...]]]></description>
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