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Best of the Decade #1: The Wrestler (2008)

31 December 2009 8:30 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

If you've been following Film Junk at all over the past couple of years, you probably saw this coming. We were all blown away by this movie last year for a variety of reasons, and now it's time to make it official: by a collective vote, The Wrestler is our #1 Film of the Decade. I've been thinking about how to justify such a title, especially after counting down through so many other great films this month. The Wrestler did not use any innovative new technology or groundbreaking techniques. It did not inspire a wave of copycat films (Crazy Heart notwithstanding). It did not win any Oscars. It was not particularly timely or relevant to specific events in the '00s. In fact, it was mostly the opposite of all these things: a simple yet timeless character study with quiet emotional power, easily overlooked due to the strange title and subject matter. »

- Sean

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Gotham Awards: Hurt Locker Receives Best Film Push

12 December 2009 6:25 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

If this year's Gotham Awards winner is any indication, A Serious Man might be in serious trouble with its Oscar chances as Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker appears to be the "preferred" independent film of the year. - If this year's Gotham Awards winner is any indication, A Serious Man might be in serious trouble with its Oscar chances as Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker appears to be the "preferred" independent film of the year. The Coen Bros. film lost out in the Best Feature and Best Ensemble categories, but I'm really curious in seeing how this all plays out in the next couple of weeks with the New York based film critics' year end kudos. The biggest surprise of the the 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards was the Breakthrough Actor award going to Catalina Saavedra's performance in The Maid over Ben Foster »

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The Hurt Locker and Big Fan Lead the Gotham Indie Award Noms

12 December 2009 6:25 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (Best Feature, Ensemble, Breakthrough Actor) and Robert Siegel Big Fan (Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Actor) managed to pick up three mentions each for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award nominations, but the big winner on November 30th might actually be The Coen Bros. A Serious Man who have noms in the Best Feature and Best Ensemble Perf. categories. - Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (Best Feature, Ensemble, Breakthrough Actor) and Robert Siegel Big Fan (Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Actor) managed to pick up three mentions each for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award nominations, but the big winner on November 30th might actually be The Coen Bros. A Serious Man who have noms in the Best Feature and Best Ensemble Perf. categories. Sebastian Silva's (who we just recently interviewed) picked up  pair »

- Ioncinema.com Staff

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The Independent Spirit Awards

1 December 2009 7:19 PM, PST | Makingof.com | See recent Makingof.com news »

The Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominees earlier today. Listed below is the complete list of this year's nominated films, cast and crew members. MakingOf would like to congratulate the nominees and applaud the diverse roster of talented filmmakers. Please scroll down for links to exclusive interviews we've conducted with some of the nominated directors and writers.

The Independent Spirit Awards eligibility requirements for consideration are that the feature film must be 70 minutes in length and the total cost must be below $20 million. A film also must have screened at a major film festival or had a one-week engagement at a commercial theater.

The awards' ceremony has taken place the past 24 years the Saturday afternoon before the Academy Awards in Santa Monica. The ceremony is moving this year to downtown L.A. and will be held in the evening on Friday, March 5th.

This year's Independent Spirit Awards Nominees:

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2010 Independent Spirit Award Nominees Announced

1 December 2009 3:00 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Although the nominees for the Academy Awards won't be announced until sometime next year, a few of the other award ceremonies are already in full swing including the Independent Spirit Awards, which recognize the best films shot for $20 million or less. This year's Spirit Award nominees were announced earlier today, and I think there are definitely some interesting choices. First off, the big one that everyone is picking up on is the fact that Paranormal Activity was nominated for Best First Feature. And why shouldn't it be? The Blair Witch Project won the exact same award back in 2000. Anvil! The Story of Anvil has been redeemed somewhat for the Oscar snub by getting a nod here for Best Documentary, and surprisingly, Jemaine Clement picked up a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Gentlemen Broncos. Other than that, some of the movies that scored multiple nominations include Precious, (500) Days of Summer, »

- Sean

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Best Of 2009: Overheard at the Gothams

1 December 2009 2:38 PM, PST | GreenCine Daily | See recent GreenCine Daily news »

Not half an hour after The Hurt Locker won the Best Feature prize at last night's Gotham Independent Film Awards, hordes of awardgoers trekked from Cipriani Wall Street to the Kodak/indieWIRE afterparty at the Tribeca Cinemas. Free liquor still being one of life's great social lubricants, even those who headed to the party empty-handed were in pleasant spirits when I asked about their favorite films of 2009—Gothams-related or otherwise:

"Fantastic Mr. Fox was hand-made and the kind of care that goes in with that feels intimate. It's impossible to fake. Wes Anderson always has that ability to bring you into a world that you think you know but don't, and allows you an invitation. I haven't had more fun in the movies in a while."

- Ben Foster, "Breakthrough Actor" nominee for The Messenger

"I want this to read 'Damien Chazelle, over cocktails, said...' I like Two Lovers »

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'The Last Station,' 'Precious' Lead Spirit Award Noms

1 December 2009 1:32 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Actors Taraji P. Henson and Matt Dillon announced the nominees for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Tuesday morning. Dramatic films "The Last Station" and "Precious" lead the pack with five nods each.

The winners will be announced on Friday, March 5, 2010 in L.A.

2010 Spirit Award Nominations

Best Feature (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not listed)

(500) Days of Summer - Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe

Amreeka - Producers: Paul Barkin, »

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Spirit Awards Nominations Announced! "Precious," "The Last Station" Score!

1 December 2009 12:31 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization behind the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced nominations this morning for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Nominees for Best Feature include "(500) Days Of Summer," "Amreeka," "Precious," "Sin Nombre," and "The Last Station."

Taraji P. Henson and Matt Dillon also announced finalists for the Acura Someone to Watch Award, the Truer Than Fiction Award, and the Piaget Producers Award.

A Serious Man was selected for the Robert Altman Award, which is given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.

The awards show will be held March 5, two days before the Oscars. The event will be held at the La Live campus downtown.

Visit the Spirit Awards official site right here.

And now, the nominees of the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards:

Best Feature

"(500) Days Of Summer" - Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe

"Amreeka" - Producers: Paul Barkin, »

- Manny

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Gotham Indie Awards Crown 'Hurt Locker,' 'The Maid'

1 December 2009 12:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

In case you missed the live-Tweeting and live-blogging from last night's Gotham Independent Awards at NYC's Cipriani, we're here to help. Indie favorite The Hurt Locker took home the two big awards, Best Feature and Best Ensemble Performance, although The Maid's Catalina Saavedra snagged the award for Best Breakthrough Actor, beating out The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner, Ben Foster (The Messenger), Patton Oswalt (Big Fan), and Souleymane Sy Savane (Goodbye Solo). Robert Siegel, who also wrote The Wrestler and wrote and directed Big Fan, snatched the Breakthrough Director award from The Hurt Locker's Kathryn Bigelow and the Coens.

Meanwhile, the stomach-churningly fascinating Food Inc. won best doc for its close look at how what's on our plates really got there, and how big biz helped (or harmed, as the case may be). And the Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You award went to You Wont Miss Me, »

- Jenni Miller

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Awards: Hurt Locker Takes Top Gotham Honor; Independent Spirit and Annie Nominations Announced

1 December 2009 10:06 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

The first big bash of the awards season took place last night as the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards gave out top honors to The Hurt Locker, Food Inc. and Big Fan director Robert Siegel. Best Feature went to The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers) which also won Best Ensemble Performance. Best Documentary deservedly went to Food, Inc. (Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, producers) and the Breakthrough Director award went to Siegel. After the break, nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards and the animation-oriented Annies. Today the nominations for the 25th Anniversary Independent Spirit Awards were announced; awards will be given out in Los Angeles on March 5, 2010. Big nods went to Precious (5 noms, including Feature, Director and Actress) and The Last Station (5 noms, including Feature, Director, Actor and Actress) while (500) Days of Summer and »

- Russ Fischer

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The Hurt Locker Takes Home Top Prize At Gothams

1 December 2009 6:49 AM, PST | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »

Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker won Best Ensemble Performance and Best Feature at Ifp's Gotham Independent Film Awards, which was held last night in downtown Manhattan at Cipriani Wall Street. Bigelow was also given one of the evening's Tribute awards. Also receiving Tributes were Natalie Portman, Stanley Tucci and Working Title Films' Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Other winners include Ry Russo-Young's You Wont Miss Me, which received the Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Award (which is chosen by Filmmaker Magazine); Robert Siegel, director of Big Fan, won Breakthrough Director and Robert Kenner's Food, Inc. won Best Documentary. The full list of winners are below: Best Feature The Hurt Locker Directed and produced by »

- Jason Guerrasio

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Coast to Coast: 'Hurt Locker' dominates the Gothams Awards, 'Up in the Air' woos Oscar in La

1 December 2009 1:13 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

Monday night kicked off what should be a busy couple of weeks in the never-ending awards season.  In New York, Ifp held their classy Gotham Awards with such famous faces as Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Portman and Chris Rock in attendance.  The real news at the show, however, was the big wins by honoree Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" for best feature and best ensemble.  The five competition winners of the night were: Best Feature "The Hurt Locker" Best Documentary "Food, Inc."   Breakthrough Director Award Robert Siegel, writer and director, "Big Fan" Breakthrough Actor Award Catalina Saavedra, "The Maid" Best Ensemble »

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'Hurt Locker' Gains Oscar Momentum With Gotham Win Despite Ignorance at Summit

1 December 2009 12:20 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Photo: Summit Entertainment I can see the folks in the Summit offices right now, patting themselves on the back for picking up The Hurt Locker and now watching as it picks up Best Feature and Best Ensemble Performance awards at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. They can celebrate the fact they hardly distributed the film into a grand total of 535 theaters and didn't market the film as it managed to make $1.2 million less than their loathed 3-D animated film Fly Me to the Moon. After all, they're floating around over there on a river of Twilight cash, a film series that can't manage to win over critics who would much rather praise a fan favorite feature than pan it. But who cares? Hot Topic is stocked with a battle of t-shirts pitting Team Edward vs. Team Jacob and now the company can claim ownership of Venice Film Festival Gucci Prize winner, »

- Brad Brevet

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Natalie Portman, Ryan Reynolds walk Gotham Awards red carpet

1 December 2009 12:19 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

"The Hurt Locker," director Robert Siegel ("Big Fan") and actress Catalina Saavedra ("The Maid") were amongs the winners at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on Monday night (Nov. 30) in New York, but the stars that graced the red carpet got some attention of their own. Check out these photos of talent like Natalie Portman, Alec Baldwin, Stanley Tucci, Brooke Shields, Rosie Perez, Chris Rock and more. »

- Katie Hasty

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Hurt Locker Scores Award Season's First Big Prize

1 December 2009 12:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Gripping war movie The Hurt Locker has triumphed at the 19th Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York.

Kathryn Bigelow’s movie was named Best Feature of 2009 at the prizegiving on Monday evening, and the film's stars - Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse and Evangeline Lilly - claimed the night's Best Ensemble.

Food, Inc. was named Best Documentary and Bigelow, Stanley Tucci and Natalie Portman were among the career tribute honourees.

Robert Siegel landed the Breakthrough Director prize for Big Fan, while The Maid's Catalina Saavedra was named Best Breakthrough Actor.

The Gotham Independent Film Awards mark the unofficial start of the movie awards season. »

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Gotham Loves The Hurt Locker

30 November 2009 9:15 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Kathryn Bigelow's expertly told and thrillingly taut war drama The Hurt Locker took the top prize at the Gotham Awards tonight. Does this bode well for Oscar? No one can yet say but its loyal fanbase certainly can't hurt. Even if I didn't love the movie as much as I do, I'd be proud of it because I admire longevity when it comes to awardage and the movie has been out for months. In fact, it's now been a factor in two awards seasons (it had Indie Spirit nominations last year). Career tributes for actors Stanley Tucci and Natalie Portman, director Kathryn Bigelow and producers Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner were also part of the ceremony.

And the 6 winners were...

Best Feature The Hurt Locker

Best Documentary Food Inc.

Breakthrough Director Robert D. Siegel Big Fan

(Siegel broke out just last year as the screenwriter of The Wrestler)

Catalina Saavedra »

- NATHANIEL R

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'The Hurt Locker' Dominates Gothams

30 November 2009 8:59 PM, PST | Deadline Hollywood | See recent Deadline Hollywood news »

The 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were held in NYC tonight. The winners were: Best Feature The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment) Director: Kathryn Bigelow Producers: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro Best Documentary Food, Inc (Magnolia Pictures) Director: Robert Kenner Producers: Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein Best Ensemble Performance The Hurt Locker Breakthrough Director Robert Siegel, Big Fan Breakthrough Actor Catalina Saavedra, The Maid Best Film Not Playing At A Theater Near You You Won’t Miss Me Director: Ry Russo-Young Producer: Ry Russo-Young »

- Nikki Finke

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'The Hurt Locker' Among Winners of 2009 Gotham Awards

30 November 2009 8:55 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

"The Hurt Locker" has become a big winner at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. Nominated in three categories, the action drama movie took home two kudos. The film won Best Feature, beating out "Amreeka", "Big Fan", "The Maid", and "A Serious Man".

Additionally, the Iraq-set movie about an Army bomb squad written by Mark Boal grabbed Best Ensemble Performance award. This award was shared among the film's cast, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, and Evangeline Lilly, as well as casting director Mark Bennett.

Meanwhile, "Big Fan" which was also honored with three nominations was only able to aid its helmer Robert Siegel to win Breakthrough Director. Also taking the stage to receive an award that night was Catalina Saavedra, who was named Breakthrough Actor with her performance in "The Maid".

Other films that were also among the winners that night included "Food, »

- AceShowbiz.com

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"The Hurt Locker" Shines at the Gotham Independent Film Awards! See Full List of Winners!

30 November 2009 8:01 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

"The Hurt Locker" won big at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at a ceremony held at New York City.s Cipriani Wall Street. The film beat "Amreeka," "Big Fan," "The Maid," and "A Serious Man" for the Best Feature Trophy.

"The Hurt Locker" also won the Best Ensemble Performance Award beating "Adventureland," "Cold Souls," "A Serious Man," and "Sugar."

(For the complete list of nominees, click here)

Presented by Ifp (Independent Filmmaker Project), the Gotham Independent Film Awards. is one of the leading awards for independent film and the first major honors of the film awards season.

A total of 22 films received nominations in six competitive categories, including: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Director, Breakthrough Actor, Best Ensemble Performance and Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You.

For the second year, the recipient of the Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You award will »

- Manny

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Gotham Awards 2009

30 November 2009 5:28 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

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 [...] »

- Anna Robinson

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