Gotham Independent Film Awards 2011 Explained

21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Host:	Edie Falco and Oliver Platt
Country:	United States
Presenter:	Independent Filmmaker Project
Most Wins:	Beginners (2)
Most Nominations:	The Descendants and Martha Marcy May Marlene (3)
Award1 Type:	Best Feature
Award1 Winner:	Beginners and The Tree of Life
Award2 Type:	Breakthrough Director
Award2 Winner:	Dee Rees – Pariah
Previous:	20th
Main:	Gotham Awards
Next:	22nd

The 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on November 28, 2011.^{[1] [2]} The nominees were announced on October 20, 2011.^{[3] [4] [5]} The ceremony was hosted by Edie Falco and Oliver Platt.^[6]

Winners and nominees

Beginners (TIE) The Tree of Life (TIE) The Descendants Meek's Cutoff Take Shelter	Better This World Bill Cunningham New York Hell and Back Again The Interrupters The Woodmans
Dee Rees – Pariah Mike Cahill – Another Earth Sean Durkin – Martha Marcy May Marlene Vera Farmiga – Higher Ground Evan Glodell – Bellflower	Felicity Jones – Like Crazy as Anna Gardner Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha/Marcy May/"Marlene Lewis" Harmony Santana – Gun Hill Road as Vanessa Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra "Alex" King Jacob Wysocki – Terri as Terri Thompson
Girlfriend Buck The First Grader Wild Horse, Wild Ride	Scenes of a Crime Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same Green The Redemption of General Butt Naked Without
Beginners – Keegan Boos, Mary Page Keller, Mélanie Laurent, Kai Lennox, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Goran Višnjić The Descendants – Mary Birdsong, Beau Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Rob Huebel, Nick Krause, Matthew Lillard, Amara Miller, and Shailene Woodley Margin Call – Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Aasif Mandvi, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, and Stanley Tucci Martha Marcy May Marlene – Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy, Maria Dizzia, Julia Garner, John Hawkes, Louisa Krause, Elizabeth Olsen, and Sarah Paulson Take Shelter – Kathy Baker, Jessica Chastain, LisaGay Hamilton, Robert Longstreet, Ray McKinnon, Katy Mixon, Michael Shannon, Tova Stewart, and Shea Whigham

Special awards

Spotlight on Women Filmmakers "Live the Dream" Grant

• Lucy Mulloy – Una Noche
  • Jenny Deller – Future Weather
  • Rola Nashef – Detroit Unleaded

Gotham Tributes

• David Cronenberg
• Gary Oldman
• Tom Rothman
• Charlize Theron

Notes and References

1. News: Cox . Gordon . Beginners, Tree of Life tie at Gotham Awards . October 5, 2018 . Variety . November 28, 2011 . December 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205191015/https://variety.com/2011/film/awards/beginners-tree-of-life-tie-at-gotham-awards-1118046679/ . live .
2. Web site: Goldberg. Matt. Beginners and The Tree of Life Tie for Best Feature at the 2011 Gotham Awards. Collider. February 18, 2017. November 29, 2011. January 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200108032803/https://collider.com/beginners-tree-of-life-2011-gotham-awards/. live.
3. News: Cox . Gordon . Gothams name nominees . October 5, 2018 . Variety . October 20, 2011 . February 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220209150355/https://variety.com/2011/film/awards/gothams-name-nominees-1118044782/ . live .
4. Web site: Knegt. Peter. Descendants, Martha Marcy Lead the Fox Searchlight-Friendly Gotham Award Nominations. IndieWire. February 18, 2017. October 20, 2011. November 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171123095504/http://www.indiewire.com/2011/10/descendants-martha-marcy-lead-the-fox-searchlight-friendly-gotham-award-nominations-51564/. live.
5. Web site: 2011 Winners and nominees. Gotham Independent Film Awards. November 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160325145754/http://gotham.ifp.org/flash/Timeline/index.html. March 25, 2016. dead.
6. Web site: Kilday. Gregg. Gotham Independent Film Awards Tap Edie Falco and Oliver Platt as Co-Hosts. The Hollywood Reporter. February 18, 2017. November 9, 2011. September 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926040221/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/gotham-awards-edie-falco-oliver-platt-259583. live.