Gotham Honours: Tree Of Existence, Beginners Share Kudos For The Best Feature

Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Existence and Mike Mills’ Beginners shared the very best feature award at Monday evening’s 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Honours. Other nominees for the best Feature were nominees were The Descendants, Meek’s Cutoff and Take Shelter. Girlfriend won the crowd award and Dee Rees was named breakthrough director for Pariah. Mike Mills’Beginners required best ensemble performance, and also the prize for the best Film Not Observed In A Theater Near You visited Moments of the Crime. Individuals filmmakers win per week’s run at Cinema Village in NY City. The win byBeginners would be a large surprise because the movie bested the greater profileThe Descendants, Shaun Nichols’Take Shelter andMartha Marcy May Marlene. Best documentary wasBetter Our Planet.Development Actor Award visited Felicity Johnson for Constantly. Event happened at Cipriani on Wall Street. Complete listing of those who win: Best Feature / Tie BEGINNERS Directed by Mike Mills Created by Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Miranda p Pencier, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen Launched by Focus Features TREE OF Existence Directed by Terrence Malick Created by Sarah Eco-friendly, Bill Pohlad, Kaira Pitt, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill Launched by Fox Searchlight The Very Best Feature Jury incorporated: Anne Carey, Jodie Promote, Nicole Kidman, Lee Percy, and Natalie Portman Best Documentary BETTER Our Planet Directed and created by Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane p la Vega Created by Mike Nicholson The Very Best Documentary Jury incorporated: Jonathan Caouette, Keiko Deguchi, Rachel Grady, Chris Hegedus and Stanley Nelson Breakthrough Director Award DEE REES Author and director of PARIAH Launched by Focus Features The Breakthrough Director Jury incorporated: Ellen Kuras, Anthony Mackie, John Cameron Mitchell, Mike S. Ryan, Mira SorvinoBreakthrough Actor Award presented by stars Stanley Tucci and Melissa Leo. Breakthrough Actor FELICITY Johnson Actor in Constantly Launched by Vital Vantage The Breakthrough Actor Jury incorporated: Chris Eyre, Melissa Leo, Anne Rosellini, Ira Sachsand Jeffrey Wright Best Ensemble Performance Award Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox,Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos in BEGINNERS Launched by Focus FeaturesThe Best Ensemble Performance Jury incorporated: Lena Dunham, Ryan Fleck, Peter Hedges,Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Watson. Best Film Not Playing in a Theater In Your Area Award Moments Of The CRIME Blue Hadaegh & Grover Babcock, Company directors and Producers The recipient of the greatest Film Not Playing in a Theater In Your Area award wasdetermined through the editors of Filmmaker magazine, a publication of IFP, along with a curator in the Museum of contemporary Art. Gotham Independent Film Audience Award GIRLFRIEND Justin Lerner, DirectorProduced by Jerad Anderson, Kristina Lauren Anderson, Justin Lerner, Rob OBanion The Crowd Award was chosen online by Filmgoers who love movies. Excitement Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers Live the Dream grant LUCY MULLOY for approaching film UNA NOCHE The excitement Spotlight on Women Filmmakers Live the Dream grant jury incorporated: Zoe Cassavetes, Katherine Dieckmann, Judy Greer and Jon Kilik.