As our awards screeners start to turn up in the mail, the awards season is upon us as 26 films receive nominations in IFP’s 22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, Richard Linklater’s Bernie, Ava DuVernay’s Middle of Nowhere and Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom all received 2 nominations a piece.
The interesting thing about the list is Beasts of the Southern Wild was not nominated for Best Feature, despite its high profile and nominations for actress Quvenzhané Wallis. The nomination committees that determine the list of films and winners are quite separate, leading to what THR calls “results in nominations that are all over the map, send mixed messages and into which deeper meaning — read: Oscar implications — should not be read”.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 26 November 2012.
Best Feature
Bernie, The Loneliest Planet, The Master, Middle of Nowhere, Moonrise Kingdom
Best Documentary
Detropia, How to Survive a Plague, Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present, Room 237, The Waiting Room
Best Ensemble Performance
Bernie, Moonrise Kingdom, Safety Not Guaranteed, Silver Linings Playbook, Your Sister’s Sister
Breakthrough Director:
Zal Batmanglij for Sound of My Voice, Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky for Francine, Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin for Now, Forager, Antonio Méndez Esparza for Aquí y Allá (Here and There), Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild
Breakthrough Actor: Mike Birbiglia in Sleepwalk with Me, Emayatzy Corinealdi in Middle of Nowhere, Thure Lindhardt in Keep the Lights On, Melanie Lynskey in Hello, I Must Be Going, Quvenzhané Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You: Kid-Thing, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, Red Flag, Sun Don’t Shine, Tiger Tail in Blue
