Gotham Independent Film Awards 2003

Last updated
13th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
DateSeptember 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)
CountryUnited States
Presented by Independent Filmmaker Project
Hosted by Michael Ian Black
Highlights
Breakthrough Directors: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor

The 13th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on September 22, 2003. [1] [2] [3] The ceremony was hosted by Michael Ian Black. [4] It was the first Gotham Awards ceremony where the individual awards such as the Filmmaker Award were replaced with Career Tributes resulting in several Tributes each year instead of one. [5] [6]

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) is the name for a series of membership-based, not-for-profit organizations that produce programs that assist independent filmmakers in connecting with film-industry professionals and, ultimately, audiences.

Michael Ian Black American comedian, actor, writer, and director

Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including The State, Viva Variety, Stella, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Michael & Michael Have Issues, and Another Period. He also appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown several times. He released his first children's book, Chicken Cheeks, in 2009, and has since released six more, in addition to four books for adults.

Gotham Awards award

The Gotham Independent Film Awards are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City, the city first nicknamed "Gotham" by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of Salmagundi, published on November 11, 1807. Part of the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), "the largest membership organization in the United States dedicated to independent film", the awards were inaugurated in 1991 as a means of showcasing and honoring films made primarily in the northeastern region of the United States.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Breakthrough Actor

Lee Pace – Soldier's Girl

Bobby Cannavale American actor

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Jesse Eisenberg American actor

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Breakthrough Director

Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor

Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini American filmmakers

Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini are an American team of filmmakers who received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for their 2003 film American Splendor. In 2010, The Extra Man premiered at the Sundance festival. The Emmy-winning Cinema Verite, a 2011 HBO Drama film directed by Berman and Pulcini, premiered on April 23, 2011.

<i>American Splendor</i> (film) 2003 American biographical film about Harvey Pekar

American Splendor is a 2003 American biographical comedy-drama film about Harvey Pekar, the author of the American Splendor comic book series. The film is also in part an adaptation of the comics, which dramatize Pekar's life. The film was written and directed by documentarians Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini.

Alfredo De Villa film director

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<i>Washington Heights</i> (film) 2002 film by Alfredo De Villa

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Peter Simpson Hedges is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer.

Career Tributes

Steve Buscemi American actor, director and writer

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Glenn Close American actress

Glenda Veronica "Glenn" Close is an American actress, singer, and producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. A seven-time Academy Award nominee, she holds the record as the actress to have the most nominations without a win. In 2016, Close was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame, and in 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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References

  1. ↑ Rooney, David (July 17, 2003). "IFP kudos to Close, Buscemi". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Oei, Lily (July 28, 2003). "IFP eyes 6 thesps for breakthrough kudos". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hernandez, Eugene (July 29, 2003). "IFP Announces Nominees for Gothams' Open Palm and Breakthrough Actor Prizes". IndieWire. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ Mitchell-Marell, Gabrielle (September 9, 2003). "IFP Gotham gala taps kudos host". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2003 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "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.
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