Gotham Independent Film Awards 2012

The 22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards took place on November 26, 2012.^[1] The nominees were announced on October 18, 2012.^[2][3]

Winners and nominees

Best Feature

Moonrise Kingdom

• Bernie
• The Loneliest Planet
• The Master
• Middle of Nowhere

Best Ensemble Performance

Your Sister's Sister

• Bernie
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Safety Not Guaranteed
• Silver Linings Playbook

Best Breakthrough Actor/Actress

Emayatzy Corinealdi - Middle of Nowhere

• Mike Birbiglia - Sleepwalk with Me
• Thure Lindhardt - Keep the Lights On
• Melanie Lynskey - Hello I Must Be Going
• Quvenzhané Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Breakthrough Director

Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild

• Zal Batmanglij - Sound of My Voice
• Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky - Francine
• Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin - Now, Forager
• Antonio Méndez Esparza - Aquí y Allá

Best Documentary

How to Survive a Plague

• Detropia
• Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
• Room 237
• The Waiting Room

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty

• Kid-Thing
• Red Flag
• Sun Don't Shine
• Tiger Tail in Blue

Tribute Award

• Marion Cotillard
• Matt Damon
• David O. Russell
• Jeff Skoll

Audience Award

Artifact

• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Burn
• Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Story
• The Invisible War

References