2008 IFP Gotham Awards

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Now I don't have to immediately put these on my netflix list because here are my notes on the world wide web!

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You
Winner: Sita Sings the Blues (director/producer Nina Paley)
Other nominees: Afterschool (Antonio Campos, director; Josh Mond, Sean Durkin, producers), Meadowlark (Taylor Greeson, producer/director), The New Year Parade (Tom Quinn, director; Steve Beal, Tom Quinn, producers), Wellness (Jake Mahaffy, director; Jake Mahaffy, Jeff Clark, producers).

Breakthrough Director
Winner: Lance Hammer (Ballast)
Other nominees: Antonio Campos (Afterschool), Dennis Dortch (A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy), Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy), Alex Rivera (Sleep Dealer)

Best Ensemble Cast
Winner: tie, Synecdoche, New York (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan) & Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz )
Other nominees: Ballast (Micheal J. Smith, Sr., JimMyron Ross, Tarra Riggs, Johnny McPhail), Rachel Getting Married (Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Mather Zickel, Anna Deavere Smith, Anisa George, Debra Winger), The Visitor (Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbas, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira)

Breakthrough Actor
Winner: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Other nominees: Pedro Castaneda (August Evening), Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Alejandro Polanco (Chop Shop), Micheal J. Smith, Sr. (Ballast)

Best Documentary
Winner: Trouble the Water (Tia Lessin & Carl Deal, producers/directors)
Other nominees: Chris & Don: A Love Story (Guido Santi & Tina Mascara, directors; Julia Scott, Tina Mascara, Guido Santi, James White, producers), Encounters at the End of the World (Werner Herzog, director; Henry Kaiser, producer), Man on Wire (James Marsh, director; Simon Chinn, producer), Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (Marina Zenovich, director; Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Lila Yacoub, Marina Zenovich, producers)

Best Feature
Frozen River (Courtney Hunt, director; Heather Rae, Chip Hourihan, producers)
Other nominees: Ballast (Lance Hammer, director; Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh, producers), Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, director; Anthony Bregman, Charlie Kaufman, Spike Jonze, Sidney Kimmel, producers), The Visitor (Tom McCarthy, director; Mary Jane Skalski, Michael London, producers), The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, director; Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky, producers)