Gotham Independent Film Awards 1991

1st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	September 30, 1991 (1991-09-30)
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Hosted by	Charles Grodin
Highlights
Breakthrough Director	Jennie Livingston – Paris Is Burning
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org
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The 1st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on September 30, 1991. ^{[1] [2]} At the ceremony hosted by Charles Grodin, Irwin Young was honored with a Career Tribute with Jonathan Demme, John Turturro, Richard Price, Ernest Dickerson and Michael Hausman receiving the other individual awards. ^{[3] [4]}

Winners

Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award)

• Jennie Livingston – Paris Is Burning

Filmmaker Award

• Jonathan Demme

Actor Award

• John Turturro

Writer Award

• Richard Price

Below-the-Line Award

• Ernest Dickerson , cinematographer

Producer/Industry Executive Award

• Michael Hausman

Career Tribute

• Irwin Young

References

1. "Actor John Turturro and wife Katherine Borowitz attending 'Independent Feature Project Gotham Awards' on September 30, 1991 at Laura Belle Theater in New York City, New York". Getty Images. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
2. "Spalding Gray with wife during Independent Feature Project Gotham Awards at Laura Belle in New York City, New York, United States". Getty Images. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
3. "1991 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
4. "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 April 29, 2017.

External links

• Official website