'Inside Llewyn Davis' wins Best Feature at the 2013 Gotham Independent Awards

Posted by · 6:19 pm · December 2nd, 2013

The 23rd annual Gotham Independent Awards were handed out tonight at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, and it was the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis.” However, “Fruitvale Station” walked out with a pair of awards in the breakthrough categories.

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Fingers crossed these contenders make the Spirit Awards nominations list

Posted by · 8:04 pm · November 21st, 2013

HitFix’s awards editorial staff offers up a list of 15 contenders they’d like to see remembered at the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards nominations announcement.

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James Gandolfini to receive posthumous tribute at IFP Gotham Awards

Posted by · 11:43 am · November 20th, 2013

The Independent Filmmaker Project announced today that the late James Gandolfini will be presented with a tribute at the upcoming Gotham Awards in New York by actor Steve Buscemi.

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Roundup: Forest Whitaker to be honored at Gotham Awards

Posted by · 4:45 am · October 4th, 2013

Also: The significance of Iran backing ‘The Past,’ and the brevity of ‘Gravity.’

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Richard Linklater to receive Director Tribute at the Gotham Awards

Posted by · 9:47 am · September 17th, 2013

Richard Linklater has been an indie influence since 1991’s “Slacker.” This year, with “Before Midnight” in the mix, the Gotham Awards have chosen him for a Director Tribute.

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IFP sets 2013 Gotham Awards date and adds a few more categories

Posted by · 10:52 am · July 31st, 2013

The Independent Filmmaker Project has announced that the first true film awards show of the season, the Gotham Awards, will be held this year on Dec. 2. Not only that but a couple of new categories have been added to the mix.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 97 — 'Les Misérables' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' enter the season

Posted by · 8:00 am · November 30th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne speak up on two of the season’s most anticipated entries, “Les Miserables” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” mull over the implications of the Gothams and Spirits and chew on the Best Documentary Feature category.

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'Moonrise Kingdom' takes top honors at 22nd annual Gotham Awards

Posted by · 8:18 pm · November 26th, 2012

The Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street were a first for me this evening. Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Jack Black, Mark Duplass, Melanie Lynskey, David O. Russell, Marion Cotillard, all on hand to ring in the season with the first (real) awards show of the year.

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'Bernie,' 'Beasts' and 'Moonrise' get a boost from 2012 Gotham nominations

Posted by · 8:16 am · October 18th, 2012

The awards season is “officially” under way today as the first awards show of the season has announced its list of nominees.

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Roundup: Marion Cotillard to be honored at Gotham Awards

Posted by · 6:06 am · October 10th, 2012

Also: 59 world premieres at Rome, and a taste of the ‘Skyfall’ score

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 72 — Gothams, Indie Spirits, NYFCC, NBR and 'We Bought a Zoo'

Posted by · 7:39 am · December 2nd, 2011

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss a busy week for the awards circuit, from the Gotham Awards to the Indie Spirit award nominees to the New York film critics vote to the National Board of Review announcement. And somehow they find time to talk Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo,” too.

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Oscarweb Round-up: Oswalt stealin' spotlights

Posted by · 7:55 am · November 30th, 2011

In today’s round-up, Patton Oswalt steals another spotlight at the Gotham Awards, Lou Lumenick explains how the NYFCC vote broke down and Jesse Eisenberg sues a tiny movie.

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Focus Features has a big night at the Gothams

Posted by · 6:16 pm · November 28th, 2011

The Gotham Awards were held this evening in New York and… it’s a tie for Best Feature!

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Off the Carpet: Critical condition

Posted by · 12:29 pm · November 28th, 2011

The Gotham Awards this evening and the NYFCC vote tomorrow signal the start of the precursor awards season. What needs a boost?

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 66 — Gotham Awards, NYFCC's FIRST! move, 'Tintin,' London fest and more

Posted by · 8:00 am · October 21st, 2011

In this week’s Oscar Talk podcast Anne and Kris are joined by Guy Lodge from London, who is taking in the London Film Festival and saw Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” recently. We also dig in on the Gotham Award nominations announcement and the NYFCC’s recent surprising twist on the season.

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'Descendants,' 'Martha Marcy' lead the way for Gotham Award nominees

Posted by · 9:44 am · October 20th, 2011

The nominations for the 21st annual Gotham Awards are in, and Fox Searchlight led the way with eight nominations for its films “The Tree of Life,” “The Descendants,” “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and “Another Earth.”

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Charlize Theron, Gary Oldman and David Cronenberg set for Gotham Award tributes

Posted by · 2:37 pm · September 23rd, 2011

Now is the time of year when publicists jockey for their clients’ positions at tributes throughout the various awards season events. And these three will likely be in the thick of it this season.

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