Gotham Independent Film Awards 2012

22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	November 26, 2012
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/

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]

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

References

^ Zakarin, Jordan (November 26, 2012). "Gotham Awards: Moonrise Kingdom Wins Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ "Gotham Awards 2012: Winners Include Moonrise Kingdom, Beasts Of The Southern Wild". Huffington Post. November 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ King, Susan (October 18, 2012). "Beasts and Bernie earn Gotham Independent Film nominations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
^ Knegt, Peter (October 18, 2012). "Gotham Awards Announce 2012 Nominations". Indiewire. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
^ Dawson, Nick (September 12, 2012). "Mike Birbiglia to Host 2012 Gotham Awards". Filmmaker Magazine. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Morfoot, Addie (November 29, 2012). "Oh, Russell Roasted!". Variety. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
^ Vineyard, Jennifer (November 27, 2012). "David O. Russell's Lily Tomlin Rant Came Back to Haunt Him at the Gotham Awards". Vulture: Devouring Culture. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019. Host Mike Birbiglia shocked and delighted the audience with his opening monologue at the IFP Gotham Awards Monday night when it slowly became apparent that he was reciting honoree-of-the-evening David O. Russell's notorious tirade against Lily Tomlin from the set of I Heart Huckabees.
^ Zakarin, Jordan (November 27, 2012). "David O. Russell Explains His Legacy and Reacts to a Very Risque Joke". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019. During his opening monologue…Mike Birbiglia sarcastically likened the rant to a famous quote by Elia Kazan ('A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does') and then recited [Russell's confrontation with Lily Tomlin], without omission of [expletives].
^ Schulman, Michael (January 28, 2016). "Mike Birbiglia's Thank God for Jokes". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2019. In 'Thank God for Jokes,' he recounts the kerfuffle that ensued when he hosted the 2012 Gotham Awards and roasted David O. Russell, who was one of the honorees.
^ Seligson, Jason (March 6, 2017). "Thank God for Mike Birbiglia's Thank God For Jokes". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
^ McCarthy, Sean (February 28, 2017). "Mike Birbiglia's Thank God For Jokes on Netflix Is Too Endearing to Offend". Decider. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] Zakarin, Jordan (November 26, 2012). "Gotham Awards: Moonrise Kingdom Wins Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[2] "Gotham Awards 2012: Winners Include Moonrise Kingdom, Beasts Of The Southern Wild". Huffington Post. November 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2018.

[3] King, Susan (October 18, 2012). "Beasts and Bernie earn Gotham Independent Film nominations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2012.

[4] Knegt, Peter (October 18, 2012). "Gotham Awards Announce 2012 Nominations". Indiewire. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2012.

[5] Dawson, Nick (September 12, 2012). "Mike Birbiglia to Host 2012 Gotham Awards". Filmmaker Magazine. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[Russell-Birbiglia-6] Morfoot, Addie (November 29, 2012). "Oh, Russell Roasted!". Variety. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

[7] Vineyard, Jennifer (November 27, 2012). "David O. Russell's Lily Tomlin Rant Came Back to Haunt Him at the Gotham Awards". Vulture: Devouring Culture. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019. Host Mike Birbiglia shocked and delighted the audience with his opening monologue at the IFP Gotham Awards Monday night when it slowly became apparent that he was reciting honoree-of-the-evening David O. Russell's notorious tirade against Lily Tomlin from the set of I Heart Huckabees.

[8] Zakarin, Jordan (November 27, 2012). "David O. Russell Explains His Legacy and Reacts to a Very Risque Joke". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019. During his opening monologue…Mike Birbiglia sarcastically likened the rant to a famous quote by Elia Kazan ('A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does') and then recited [Russell's confrontation with Lily Tomlin], without omission of [expletives].

[9] Schulman, Michael (January 28, 2016). "Mike Birbiglia's Thank God for Jokes". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2019. In 'Thank God for Jokes,' he recounts the kerfuffle that ensued when he hosted the 2012 Gotham Awards and roasted David O. Russell, who was one of the honorees.

[10] Seligson, Jason (March 6, 2017). "Thank God for Mike Birbiglia's Thank God For Jokes". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

[11] McCarthy, Sean (February 28, 2017). "Mike Birbiglia's Thank God For Jokes on Netflix Is Too Endearing to Offend". Decider. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

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