Gotham Independent Film Awards 2012

The 22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on November 26, 2012.^[1][2] The nominees were announced on October 18, 2012.^[3][4] The ceremony was hosted by Mike Birbiglia.^[5][6]

22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Hosted by	Mike Birbiglia
Highlights
Most nominations	Beasts of the Southern Wild, Bernie, Middle of Nowhere and Moonrise Kingdom (2)
Best Feature	Moonrise Kingdom
Breakthrough Director	Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org/
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During the award ceremony, host Mike Birbiglia roasted Russell by reading a transcript of Russell's argument with Lily Tomlin that occurred on the set of I Heart Huckabees.^[7][8] The event, specifically the joke and what that transpired around it, later formed a large part of Birbiglia's show, Thank God for Jokes.^[9][10][11]

Winners and nominees

Best Feature Moonrise Kingdom Bernie The Loneliest Planet The Master Middle of Nowhere	Best Documentary Feature How to Survive a Plague Detropia Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present Room 237 The Waiting Room
Breakthrough Director Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild Zal Batmanglij – Sound of My Voice Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky – Francine Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin – Now, Forager Antonio Méndez Esparza – Aquí y allá	Breakthrough Actor Emayatzy Corinealdi – Middle of Nowhere as Ruby Mike Birbiglia – Sleepwalk with Me as Matt Pandamiglio Thure Lindhardt – Keep the Lights On as Erik Rothman Melanie Lynskey – Hello I Must Be Going as Amy Minsky Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild as Hushpuppy
Audience Award Artifact Beasts of the Southern Wild Burn The Invisible War Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Story	Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You An Oversimplification of Her Beauty Kid-Thing Red Flag Sun Don't Shine Tiger Tail in Blue
Best Ensemble Performance Your Sister's Sister – Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Mark Duplass Bernie – Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey Moonrise Kingdom – Bob Balaban, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, and Bruce Willis Safety Not Guaranteed – Kristen Bell, Jenica Bergere, Mark Duplass, Jeff Garlin, Jake Johnson, Aubrey Plaza, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and Karan Soni Silver Linings Playbook – Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker, and Jacki Weaver

Special awards

Spotlight on Women Filmmakers "Live the Dream" Grant

• Stacie Passon – Concussion
  • Leah Meyerhoff – I Believe in Unicorns
  • Visra Vichit Vadakan – Karaoke Girl

Gotham Tributes

• Marion Cotillard
• Matt Damon
• David O. Russell^[6]
• Jeff Skoll