Gotham Independent Film Awards 2008

18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	December 2, 2008
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Hosted by	Aasif Mandvi
Highlights
Most awards	Frozen River (2)
Most nominations	Ballast (4)
Best Feature	Frozen River
Breakthrough Director	Lance Hammer – Ballast
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org

The 18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on December 2, 2008.^[1]^[2] The nominees were announced on October 20, 2008.^[3]^[4]^[5] The ceremony was hosted by Aasif Mandvi.^[6]

Winners and nominees

Best Feature

Frozen River
- Ballast
- Synecdoche, New York
- The Visitor
- The Wrestler

Best Documentary Feature

Trouble the Water

Breakthrough Director

Lance Hammer – Ballast
- Antonio Campos – Afterschool
- Dennis Dortch – A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy
- Barry Jenkins – Medicine for Melancholy
- Alex Rivera – Sleep Dealer

Breakthrough Actor

Melissa Leo – Frozen River as Ray Eddy
- Pedro Castaneda – August Evening as Jaime
- Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married as Rachel Buchman
- Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Vicky
- Alejandro Polanco – Chop Shop as Alejandro "Ale"
- Micheal J. Smith Sr. – Ballast as Lawrence

Best Ensemble Performance

Synecdoche, New York – Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, and Michelle Williams (TIE)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, and Scarlett Johansson (TIE)
- Ballast – Johnny McPhail, Tarra Riggs, Jim Myron Ross, and Michael J. Smith Sr.
- Rachel Getting Married – Tunde Adebimpe, Rosemarie DeWitt, Anisa George, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Anna Deavere Smith, Debra Winger, and Mather Zickel
- The Visitor – Hiam Abbass, Danai Gurira, Richard Jenkins, and Haaz Sleiman

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You

Sita Sings the Blues
- Afterschool
- Meadowlark
- The New Year Parade
- Wellness

Gotham Tributes

References

^ Itzkoff, Dave (December 3, 2008). "Gotham Award Winners". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ Hernandez, Lee (December 4, 2008). "Penélope Cruz honored at Gotham Awards". NY Daily News. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ Goldstein, Gregg (October 20, 2008). "Ballast tops Gotham indie award noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ Pompeo, Joe (August 20, 2008). "Penelope Cruz to Get Gotham Award Tribute". Observer. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ "2008 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
^ Goldstein, Gregg (October 30, 2008). "Aasif Mandvi to host Gotham indie awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] Itzkoff, Dave (December 3, 2008). "Gotham Award Winners". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2018.

[2] Hernandez, Lee (December 4, 2008). "Penélope Cruz honored at Gotham Awards". NY Daily News. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[3] Goldstein, Gregg (October 20, 2008). "Ballast tops Gotham indie award noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.

[4] Pompeo, Joe (August 20, 2008). "Penelope Cruz to Get Gotham Award Tribute". Observer. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[5] "2008 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

[6] Goldstein, Gregg (October 30, 2008). "Aasif Mandvi to host Gotham indie awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.

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