Gotham Independent Film Awards 1996

The 6th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on September 17, 1996.^[1] At the ceremony, hosted by Michael Moore for the second time, Al Pacino was honored with a Career Tribute with John Sayles, Walter Bernstein and Lee Dichter receiving the other individual awards. The Producer/Industry Executive Award was given to Charles Dolan, founder of Cablevision, and to the founders of the production company Good Machine, Ted Hope and James Schamus.^[2][3]

6th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Hosted by	Michael Moore
Highlights
Breakthrough Director	Lisa Krueger – Manny & Lo
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org
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Winners

Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award)

• Lisa Krueger – Manny & Lo

Filmmaker Award

• John Sayles

Writer Award

• Walter Bernstein

Below-the-Line Award

• Lee Dichter, sound mixer

Producer/Industry Executive Award

• Ted Hope and James Schamus, founders of the Good Machine production company
• Charles Dolan, founder of Cablevision

Career Tribute

• Al Pacino