There aren’t exactly a ton of categories at the Gotham Awards so to say one film led all others isn’t exactly saying much, but numbers are numbers and 12 Years a Slave is your leader as the nominees for the 2013 Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) Gotham Awards were announced this morning and leading the way was Steve McQueen‘s 12 Years a Slave with three nominees.
The Fox Searchlight release was nominated for Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actor (Lupita Nyong’o) and Best Feature. Also among the Best Feature nominees you have Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Before Midnight, Inside Llewyn Davis and Upstream Color, the latter two also saw nominations elsewhere, Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color) for Best Actress and Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) for Best Actor.
Also nominated for two awards was Blue Caprice, the film based on the Beltway shooters, with both Isaiah Washington and Alexandre Moors scoring nominations and Amy Seimetz is lucky enough to not only find herself nominated for acting, but also for the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award for her film Sun Don’t Shine.
I’m sure many will be happy to see Brie Larson (Short Term 12) scoring a Best Actress nomination, but I must say, a nomination for Scarlett Johansson (Don Jon) over Julie Delpy (Before Midnight) saddens me a little, though I won’t lose any sleep over it.
The awards will take place Monday, December 2. I’ve included the complete list of nominees below.
Best Feature
- 12 Years a Slave
- Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
- Before Midnight
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Upstream Color
Best Documentary
- The Act of Killing
- The Crash Reel
- First Cousin Once Removed
- Let the Fire Burn
- Our Nixon
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
- Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station)
- Adam Leon (Gimme the Loot)
- Alexandre Moors (Blue Caprice)
- Stacie Passon (Concussion)
- Amy Seimetz (Sun Don’t Shine)
Best Actor
- Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
- Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)
- Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
- Robert Redford (All Is Lost)
- Isaiah Washington (Blue Caprice)
Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
- Scarlett Johansson (Don Jon)
- Brie Larson (Short Term 12)
- Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color)
- Shailene Woodley (The Spectacular Now)
Breakthrough Actor
- Dane DeHaan (Kill Your Darlings)
- Kathryn Hahn (Afternoon Delight)
- Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station)
- Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)
- Robin Weigert (Concussion)
Spotlight on Women Filmmakers ‘Live the Dream’ Grant
For the third consecutive year, IFP is proud present the euphoria Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers ‘Live the Dream’ grant, a $25,000 cash award for an alumna of IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Labs. This grant aims to further the careers of emerging women directors by supporting the completion, distribution and audience engagement strategies of their first feature film.
- Afia Nathaniel (Dukhthar)
- Gita Pullapilly (Beneath the Harvest Sky)
- Deb Shoval (AWOL)
