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

References

1. "Michael Moore during 6th Annual Independent Film Project Gotham Awards at Roseland Ballroom in New York City, New York, United States". Getty Images. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
2. "1996 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
3. "Gotham Awards Recipients (1991-Present) (as of June 17, 2011)" (PDF). Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

External links

• Official website