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Gotham Independent Film Award For Breakthrough Actor
The Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. It was first awarded in 1998, with Sonja Sohn and Saul Williams being the first recipients of the award for their roles as Lauren Bell and Ray Joshua in '' Slam'', respectively. The category was called Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor until 2021. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Notes References {{Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor Breakthrough Performer Awards for young actors Awards established in 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gotham Film & Media Institute
The Gotham Film & Media Institute (also simply the Gotham), formerly known as the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to independent film. It offers programs that assist independent filmmakers in connecting with film-industry professionals and, ultimately, audiences, and presents the annual Gotham Awards. It was founded in 1979 by independent filmmakers as the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP). Under the IFP umbrella, the New York City organization has over 5,000 members. Affiliated regional organizations are based in Chicago, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Phoenix, and Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou .... Since March 2019, Jeffrey Sharp has been the executive director of the organization. In Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happiness (1998 Film)
''Happiness'' is a 1998 American black comedy film written and directed by Todd Solondz, that portrays the lives of three sisters, their families, and those around them. The film was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for "its bold tracking of controversial contemporary themes, richly-layered subtext, and remarkable fluidity of visual style," and the cast received the National Board of Review award for best ensemble performance. The film spawned the pseudosequel '' Life During Wartime'', which premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. Plot Trish Maplewood, the eldest Jordan sister, is a housewife who lives an upper middle class life. She is married to psychiatrist Bill Maplewood and has three children. Trish is unaware of Bill's secret life: he is a pedophile who is obsessed with 11-year-old Johnny Grasso, a classmate of their son, Billy. When Johnny comes to the Jordan house for a sleepover, Bill drugs and rapes him. Later, Bill learns that anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Pace
Lee Grinner Pace (born March 25, 1979) is an American actor. He starred as Thranduil the Elvenking in The Hobbit (film series), ''The Hobbit'' trilogy and as Joe MacMillan in the period drama television series ''Halt and Catch Fire (TV series), Halt and Catch Fire''. He has also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ronan the Accuser, a role he first played in ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' and reprised in ''Captain Marvel (film), Captain Marvel''. Pace earned a 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, 2008 Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Ned (Pushing Daisies), Ned in the comedy-drama ''Pushing Daisies''. Since 2021, he has starred as the galactic emperor Brother Day in the ''Foundation (TV series), Foundation'' television series, based on the stories of Isaac Asimov. Early life Pace was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to Charlotte, a schoolteacher, and James, an engineer. He has a brother and a sister. As a child, Pace spent several years in Saudi Arabia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2003
The 13th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on September 22, 2003. The ceremony was hosted by Michael Ian Black. 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. Winners and nominees Career Tributes * Steve Buscemi * Glenn Close * David Linde * Edward R. Pressman References External links * 2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ... 2003 film awards {{Gotham Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretary (2002 Film)
''Secretary'' is a 2002 American Erotic film, erotic Romance film, romantic comedy-drama film directed by Steven Shainberg from a screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson, based on the 1988 short story of the same name by Mary Gaitskill. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, the film explores the intense relationship between a Dominant (BDSM), dominant lawyer and his Submissive (BDSM), submissive secretary, who indulge in various types of BDSM activities such as erotic spanking and petplay. Plot Lee Holloway is the socially awkward and emotionally sensitive youngest daughter of a dysfunctional family. After having been committed to a mental hospital following an extreme incident of self-harm, she attempts to readjust to normal life. Lee learns to type and applies for a job as a secretary for an eccentric yet demanding attorney, E. Edward Grey. Grey explains she is overqualified for the job, having scored higher than anyone he has ever interviewed, and that it is "very dull wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal ( , ; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She has five Golden Globe nominations with one win, two Academy Award nominations and two Emmy nominations. She began her career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father's films, and appeared with her brother in the thriller ''Donnie Darko'' (2001). She then appeared in ''Adaptation,'' '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' (both 2002), and '' Mona Lisa Smile'' (2003). Gyllenhaal received praise for her leading performances in the dramas ''Secretary'' (2002) and '' Sherrybaby'' (2006), each of which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. She had commercial success in the thriller '' World Trade Center'' (2006), and received wider recognition for playing Rachel Dawes in the superhero film ''The Dark Knight'' (2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2002
The 12th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on September 26, 2002 and were hosted by Rosie Perez and John Turturro. At the ceremony, Ang Lee and Bingham Ray were honored with Career Tributes, Whitney Dow and Marco Williams received the Anthony Radziwell Documentary Achievement Award and Julianne Moore was awarded the Actor Award. Winners and nominees Breakthrough Actor * Maggie Gyllenhaal – ''Secretary'' Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award) * Eric Eason – '' Manito'' ** Bertha Bay-Sa Pan – ''Face'' ** Ethan Hawke – ''Chelsea Walls'' ** Moisés Kaufman – ''The Laramie Project'' ** Peter Mattei – ''Love in the Time of Money'' ** Fisher Stevens – '' Just a Kiss'' Anthony Radziwell Documentary Achievement Award * Whitney Dow and Marco Williams for ''Two Towns of Jasper'' Actor Award * Julianne Moore Career Tributes * Ang Lee * Bingham Ray References External links * 2002 The effects of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranger Inside
''Stranger Inside'' is a made-for-television crime drama film directed by Cheryl Dunye that premiered on cable television in 2001. The story primarily concerns African American women in prison. Michael Stipe, the lead singer of R.E.M., helped to produce it. In a 2004 issue of ''Feminist Studies'', Dunye stated that she worked with actual female inmates to produce the script. Plot Treasure Lee (Yolonda Ross) learns that her biological mother Brownie (Davenia McFadden) is incarcerated in an adult prison, so she purposely gets into trouble in order to be transferred from a juvenile facility to an adult women's facility in order to meet her. In the new prison, she reunites with an old friend Shadow (LaTanya Hagans). She meets new inmates, such as Leisha (Medusa), an aspiring rapper, and Doodle ( Ella Joyce), a religious, homophobic woman who is involved with a male correctional officer. When Treasure asks about Brownie, Leisha responds, "I'm about getting up out of here. I ain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolonda Ross
Yolonda Ross is an American actress, writer and director. Life and career Ross was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. She began her acting career in New York, appearing in the episodes of television series ''New York Undercover'' and ''Third Watch''. Before landing the leading role in the independent drama film, '' Stranger Inside'' (2001). The movie produced by HBO, first premiered on television, but Ross was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance. She later had supporting roles in a number of independent productions and guest-starred on ''Law & Order'' and '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', and in 2011 had a recurring role on HBO's '' Treme''. Ross co-starred alongside LisaGay Hamilton in the critically acclaimed 2013 independent drama film, '' Go for Sisters''. She received Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination for her performance in film. She later was cast opposite Viola Davis in '' Lila & Eve''. In 2015, Ross played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2001
The 11th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on October 1, 2001 and were hosted by Andy Dick. At the ceremony, Robert De Niro was honored with a Career Tribute, Edet Belzberg received the Anthony Radziwell Documentary Achievement Award and Uma Thurman was awarded the Actor Award. For the first and only time an Independent Vision Award was given out in memory of William J. Nisselson, longtime manager of the post-production studio ''Sound One Studios'' in New York who died in 2001 at the age of 56. Winners and nominees Breakthrough Actor * Yolonda Ross – ''Stranger Inside'' Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award) * Henry Bean – '' The Believer'' (TIE) * John Cameron Mitchell – ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (TIE) ** Michael Cuesta – '' L.I.E.'' ** Daniel Minahan – '' Series 7: The Contenders'' ** Randy Redroad – ''The Doe Boy'' ** David Wain – ''Wet Hot American Summer'' Anthony Radziwell Documentary Achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girlfight
''Girlfight'' is a 2000 American sports film written and directed by Karyn Kusama in her feature directorial debut. Starring Michelle Rodriguez in her film debut, it follows a troubled Brooklyn high school student, who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer, despite the disapproval of her father and prospective trainers, as well as the competitors in the male-dominated sport. Kusama wrote the screenplay for ''Girlfight'' after learning to box, wanting to make a film about the sport with a female protagonist. Although she struggled to find financiers for the film's $1 million budget, the production was eventually funded by John Sayles, Maggie Renzi and the Independent Film Channel. Rodriguez was cast in the lead role despite having never acted before, and trained in boxing for four months before filming commenced in New York and New Jersey. ''Girlfight'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2000, where it tied with '' You Can Count on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Rodriguez
Mayte Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress. She began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film ''Girlfight'' (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance. Rodriguez played List of Fast & Furious characters#Letty Ortiz, Letty Ortiz in the The Fast and the Furious, ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, and Rain Ocampo in the Resident Evil (film series), ''Resident Evil'' franchise. She has starred in the crime thriller ''S.W.A.T. (2003 film), S.W.A.T.'' (2003), James Cameron's science fiction epic ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' (2009), and in the action film ''Battle: Los Angeles'' (2011). After playing Minerva Mirabal in the biopic ''Trópico de Sangre'' (2010), Rodriguez headlined the exploitation films ''Machete (2010 film), Machete'' (2010) and ''Machete Kills'' (2013), and starred in the animated comedy films ''Turbo (2013 film), Turbo'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
