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Gotham Independent Film Awards 2011

{{Infobox award

| name = 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards

| date = {{start date|2011|11|28}}

| host = Edie Falco and Oliver Platt

| location =

| 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.{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Gordon |title=Beginners, Tree of Life tie at Gotham Awards |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/awards/beginners-tree-of-life-tie-at-gotham-awards-1118046679/ |accessdate=October 5, 2018 |work=Variety |date=November 28, 2011 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205191015/https://variety.com/2011/film/awards/beginners-tree-of-life-tie-at-gotham-awards-1118046679/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Matt|title=Beginners and The Tree of Life Tie for Best Feature at the 2011 Gotham Awards|url=http://collider.com/beginners-tree-of-life-2011-gotham-awards/|website=Collider|accessdate=February 18, 2017|date=November 29, 2011|archive-date=January 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108032803/https://collider.com/beginners-tree-of-life-2011-gotham-awards/|url-status=live}} The nominees were announced on October 20, 2011.{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Gordon |title=Gothams name nominees |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/awards/gothams-name-nominees-1118044782/ |accessdate=October 5, 2018 |work=Variety |date=October 20, 2011 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209150355/https://variety.com/2011/film/awards/gothams-name-nominees-1118044782/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last1=Knegt|first1=Peter|title=Descendants, Martha Marcy Lead the Fox Searchlight-Friendly Gotham Award Nominations|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2011/10/descendants-martha-marcy-lead-the-fox-searchlight-friendly-gotham-award-nominations-51564/|website=IndieWire|accessdate=February 18, 2017|date=October 20, 2011|archive-date=November 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123095504/http://www.indiewire.com/2011/10/descendants-martha-marcy-lead-the-fox-searchlight-friendly-gotham-award-nominations-51564/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=2011 Winners and nominees|url=http://gotham.ifp.org/flash/Timeline/index.html|publisher=Gotham Independent Film Awards|accessdate=November 9, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325145754/http://gotham.ifp.org/flash/Timeline/index.html|archivedate=March 25, 2016|url-status=dead}} The ceremony was hosted by Edie Falco and Oliver Platt.{{cite web|last1=Kilday|first1=Gregg|title=Gotham Independent Film Awards Tap Edie Falco and Oliver Platt as Co-Hosts|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/gotham-awards-edie-falco-oliver-platt-259583|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=February 18, 2017|date=November 9, 2011|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926040221/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/gotham-awards-edie-falco-oliver-platt-259583|url-status=live}}

Winners and nominees

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| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {{Award category|#ccccff|Best Feature}}

| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {{Award category|#ccccff|Best Documentary Feature}}

style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {{Award category|#ccccff|Breakthrough Director}}
  • Dee Rees – Pariah
  • Mike Cahill – Another Earth
  • Sean Durkin – Martha Marcy May Marlene
  • Vera Farmiga – Higher Ground
  • Evan Glodell – Bellflower

    • | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {{Award category|#ccccff|Breakthrough Actor}}

    style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {{Award category|#ccccff|Audience Award}}
  • Girlfriend
  • Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
  • Buck
  • The First Grader
  • Wild Horse, Wild Ride

    • | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|{{Award category|#ccccff|Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You}}

    colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| {{Award category|#ccccff|Best Ensemble Performance}}
  • 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=

    =Gotham Tributes=

    References

    {{reflist}}

    External links

    • {{Official website|url=https://gotham.ifp.org/}}

    {{Gotham Awards}}

    Category:2011 film awards

    2011