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 Gonzàles, 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 HBO Films)
My Neighbor My Killer Anne Aghion, director/producer (Gacaca Productions)
Paradise Michael Almereyda, director; Michael Almereyda, Laurie Butler, producers (Post Factory Films)
Tyson James Toback, director; James Toback, Damon Bingham, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Ensemble Performance
Adventureland Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Ryan Reynolds (Miramax Films)
Cold Souls Paul Giamatti, Dina Korzun, Emily Watson, Katheryn Winnick, David Strathairn (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
The Hurt Locker Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly (Summit Entertainment)
A Serious Man Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed (Focus Features)
Sugar Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Michael Gaston, Andre Holland, Ann Whitney, Richard Bull, Ellary Porterfield, Jaime Tirelli (Sony Pictures Classics)
Breakthrough Director
Cruz Angeles for "Don't Let Me Drown" Frazer Bradshaw for "Everything Strange and New" Noah Buschel for "The Missing Person" (Strand Releasing) Derick Martini for "Lymelife" (Screen Media Films) Robert Siegel for "Big Fan" (First Independent Pictures)
Breakthrough Actor
Ben Foster in "The Messenger" (Oscilloscope Laboratories) Patton Oswalt in "Big Fan" (First Independent Pictures) Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment) Catalina Saavedra in "The Maid" (Elephant Eye Films) Soulémane Sy Savané in "Goodbye Solo" (Roadside Attractions)
Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You
Everything Strange and New Frazer Bradshaw, director; Laura Techera Francia, A.D. Liano, producers
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench Damien Chazelle, director; Jasmine McGlade, producer
October Country Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher, directors/producers
You Wont Miss Me Ry Russo-Young, director/producer
Zero Bridge Tariq Tapa, director; Tariq Tapa, Josée Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, producers
Nominating Committee for Best Feature and Best Ensemble Performance: Rajendra Roy, The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, Museum of Modern Art Lisa Schwarzbaum, Film Critic, Entertainment Weekly Dana Stevens, Film Critic, Slate.com Kenneth Turan, Film Critic, Los Angeles Times
Nominating Committee for Breakthrough Director and Breakthrough Actor: Florence Almozini, Program Director, BAMCinématek Justin Chang, Film Critic, Variety Rob Nelson, Film Critic, Minnesota Post
Nominating Committee for Best Documentary: Livia Bloom, Film Curator and editor of Errol Morris: Interviews (University of Mississippi Press) David Courier, Programmer, Sundance Film Festival Tom Hall, Director of Programming, Sarasota Film Festival; Artistic Director, Newport International Film Festival; Writer, The Back Row Manifesto (http://blogs,indiewire.com/twhalliii/) Ronnie Scheib, Film Critic, Variety
Nominating Committee for Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You: Joshua Siegel, Associate Curator, Department of Film and Media, Museum of Modern Art; and members of the editorial staff of Filmmaker Magazine: Scott Macaulay (Editor-in-Chief), Jason Guerrasio, Brandon Harris, Ray Pride, Alicia Van Couvering
Great to see they nominated 'Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench'. I'm impossibly excited for this film.
Kudos on Patton Oswalt's mention too. Another film and performance I'm looking forward to.
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For some reason I get an impression that the lack of Precious in the Gotham nominations is a result of the Oprah/Tyler Perry connection. Not so much a backlash but more of a "let's honor films that we know will be forgotten in awards season" sort of way. Because with the people Precious has behind, it's not really an indie anymore. And we all know the fire thrown at the Gothams when The Departed was nominated.
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Originally posted by Jilpen: For some reason I get an impression that the lack of Precious in the Gotham nominations is a result of the Oprah/Tyler Perry connection. Not so much a backlash but more of a "let's honor films that we know will be forgotten in awards season" sort of way. Because with the people Precious has behind, it's not really an indie anymore. And we all know the fire thrown at the Gothams when The Departed was nominated.
Yes, I tend to agree; although I tend to think it's more of a backlash, but it may not be as malicious as that and just wanting to spread the wealth around to other pictures.
However, I must add, Adventureland for Best Ensemble Peformance?!? That film being nominated makes me feel like they left out Precious maliciously because really, um, there weren't any better ensembles out there than that film?!?
Also, no Gabourey Siddibe for Breakthrough Actor? I get if they didn't want to honor the rest of the film, but to me it doesn't make any sense to leave Siddibe out since she and Carey Mulligan are likely to take most of the breakthrough actor type of awards this year. I guess one could argue that they ignored Siddibe too because the movie isn't really an independent anymore, but with Siddibe being such a newcomer, I would think she needs all the help that she could get to bring attention to her performance.
I think Adventureland was one of the more underrated films and ensembles of the year...it's definitely part of spreading the wealth. I think it deserved it.
I think Gotham likes to focus on films that really wouldn't get much awards attention otherwise. I'm actually quite pleased they didn't nominate Precious - it doesn't need their support, and it will be recognized at pretty much every other voting body. It shows gumption on their part.
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Like I said, Precious probably has more to do with it's lack of an indie feel anymore. It's too hyped and has too much of a mainstream backing. It won't struggle to get an audience like some of the nominees and isn't so different that it will scare people away. It's known and will be known throughtout the season by the richest woman in the country. The other films, for the most part, have stuck to their initial roots.
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That's possible too. But a lot of the more mainstream indie films have missed out on the Gotham nominations. At least in the Feature category. And since most of the other nominees probably have less of shot at any Oscar nominations, it's very possible they do really like Precious but they like these smaller profile films about the same or more and rewarded them because they can.
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It's premature to call this set back a backlash, I'd think. But it's interesting how it's snub here is being explained away. Precious could easily be swept up in sweeping accolades, the way Slumdog was last year. Or maybe not. But I dont want to give too much credit to the voting members, seeing as how, their choice of winners is dominated by dozens of other factors besides the actual merit of the work.
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I am mildly a fan of SM, but hardly a big supporter, but for the record, SM won last year because it was beloved by Academy members and embraced by them as few best picture winners ever have been. They loved it. When the public embraced it as well (the only other factor that mattered), it became a lock.
Originally posted by seanflynn: I am mildly a fan of SM, but hardly a big supporter, but for the record, SM won last year because it was beloved by Academy members and embraced by them as few best picture winners ever have been. They loved it. When the public embraced it as well (the only other factor that mattered), it became a lock.
These, of course, are the same "professionals" who voted Crash best picture over Brokeback Mountain.
Originally posted by seanflynn: I am mildly a fan of SM, but hardly a big supporter, but for the record, SM won last year because it was beloved by Academy members and embraced by them as few best picture winners ever have been. They loved it. When the public embraced it as well (the only other factor that mattered), it became a lock.
These, of course, are the same "professionals" who voted Crash best picture over Brokeback Mountain.
