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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 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ... 2003 film awards {{Gotham Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971) 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''. In the late 1990s to early 2000s, he was the puppeteer and voice actor for the Pets.com sock puppet dog. 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. Early life Black was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Jill and Robert Schwartz, a store owner and an executive, respectively. His family is Jewish. He grew up in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, where he attended Hillsborough High School. His parents divorced when he was three years old; his mother, Jill, later came out as a lesbian. Black's father died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Station Agent
''The Station Agent'' is a 2003 American independent psychological comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom McCarthy in his directorial debut. It stars Peter Dinklage as a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in the Newfoundland section of Jefferson Township, New Jersey. It also stars Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Williams, Bobby Cannavale and John Slattery. For his writing achievement, McCarthy won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award while the film itself also won the John Cassavetes Award. Plot Finbar McBride, a quiet, withdrawn man with dwarfism, is a nihilist who has a deep love of railroads. He works in a Hoboken, New Jersey model train hobby shop owned by his elderly and similarly taciturn friend Henry Styles. Because he feels ostracized by a public that tends to view him as peculiar due to his size, Fin keeps to himself. When Henry dies unexpectedl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Linde
David Linde (born February 8, 1960) is the CEO of the Los Angeles, California-based film production company Participant, a position to which he was appointed in October 2015. Prior to his role at Participant, Linde had leading roles at Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Good Machine, and Lava Bear Films, where films released during his tenures collectively earned more than $14 billion globally, with 158 Oscar nominations and 34 wins. Early life and education Linde was born and raised in Eugene, the son of law professor and Oregon Supreme Court Justice, Hans A. LindeThe Register Guard: "His shining ‘spotlight’ Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Close
Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, Close has garnered numerous accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Tony Awards. Additionally, she has been nominated eight times for an Academy Award, holding the record for the most nominations in an acting category without a win (tied with Peter O'Toole). In 2016, she 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. Born in Greenwich, Connecticut, Close majored in theater and anthropology at the College of William & Mary. She began her professional career on the stage in 1974 with ''Love for Love''. While in Broadway, she appeared in productions of '' Barnum'' in 1980 and '' The Real Thing'' in 1983, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the latter. Her film debut came in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent Buscemi ( ,As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself, some may insist that his pronunciation of his own name is "wrong" because it does not match the original Italian pronunciation as well. It is not uncommon for people to pronounce his name or instead. ; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino's '' Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), Robert Rodriguez's '' Desperado'' (1995), Simon West's '' Con Air'' (1997), Michael Bay's '' Armageddon'' (1998), the dark comedy '' Ghost World'' (2001), Tim Burton's drama '' Big Fish'' (2003), and Armando Iannucci's political satire '' The Death of Stalin'' (2017). Buscemi is also known for his many collaborations with the Coen brothers, having appeared in six of their films: '' Miller's Crossing'' (1990), '' Barton Fink'' (1991), '' The Hudsucker Proxy'' (1994), ''Fargo'' (1996), '' The Big Lebowski'' (1998), and '' Paris, je t'aime'' (2006). Buscemi has also had a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Real Girls
''All the Real Girls'' is a 2003 American romantic drama film written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Shea Whigham and Patricia Clarkson. It is about the romance between a young, small-town womanizer and his best friend’s sexually inexperienced younger sister. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2003. The film was well received by critics and was nominated for several film festival awards, with Green winning a Special Jury Prize at Sundance. Plot A young womanizer living in a small Southern town, Paul earns a living fixing cars for his uncle. He still lives with his mother, Elvira, who works as a clown cheering up children at the local hospital. Paul spends most of his time hanging out with his best friend and self-proclaimed partner-in-crime, Tip, and their friends Bo and Bust-Ass. Among his friends, Paul has a reputation as a ladies' man, but is not at all known for being involved with long-te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Schneider (actor)
Paul Andrew Schneider (born March 16, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Mark Brendanawicz on the first two seasons of the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' and Dick Liddil in ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford''. He won a Best Actor in a Narrative Feature award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival for his performance in '' Goodbye to All That'' and the Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Society of Film Critics for his performance as Charles Armitage Brown in '' Bright Star''. Early life Schneider was born in Oakland, California, and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Career In 2000, Schneider made his film debut in David Gordon Green's '' George Washington'' and starred in Green's '' All the Real Girls''. As research for his role as Jesse Baylor in '' Elizabethtown'', director Cameron Crowe suggested that Schneider tour with the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Rasuk
Victor Rasuk (born January 15, 1984) is an American actor. Early life Rasuk was born in New York City, to Dominican parents. His mother worked as a seamstress, and his father at an auto shop. He has one brother, actor Silvestre Rasuk, with whom he starred in ''Raising Victor Vargas''. Rasuk attended performing arts school as a teenager, and began acting at 14. Career Rasuk landed his first film role in the Peter Sollett-directed short film ''Five Feet High and Rising''. Two years later, Sollett suggested expanding the short film into a feature-length film, ''Raising Victor Vargas'', which earned Rasuk a nomination for Best Debut Performance at the 19th Independent Spirit Awards. In his next film, ''Rock Steady'', he played a character named Roc. Two years later, he took a leading role in ''Haven''. Rasuk portrayed skateboarder Tony Alva in the 2005 biographical drama film ''Lords of Dogtown''. The part included surfing and performing skateboarding tricks. Although the more c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Marte
Judy Marte is an American actress who can be seen in films such as ''Raising Victor Vargas'' and ''On the Outs. ''She is best known for her roles as rookie officer Tonya Sanchez in the short lived '' CBS'' drama ''NYC 22'' and Wanda in Netflix original '' The Get Down.'' Career Judy got her start at the age of 15 when she auditioned for the short film ''Five Feet High and Rising'' by the then-unknown Pete Sollett in 2000. Eventually it evolved into the critically acclaimed ''Raising Victor Vargas'', earning Marte her first Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance. She followed that performance with ''On the Outs'', receiving her second Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. Her recent film credits include ''Maria My Love'' directed by Jasmine McGlade Chazelle (accepted into the Tribeca Film Festival) and ''The Mortician'' directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts (accepted into the Berlin Film Festival.) Her television credits include guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg (; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, writer, and director. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Jesse Eisenberg, various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series ''Get Real (U.S. TV series), Get Real'' (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the comedy-drama film ''Roger Dodger (film), Roger Dodger'' (2002), he appeared in the films ''The Emperor's Club'' (2002), ''The Village (2004 film), The Village'' (2004), ''The Squid and the Whale'' (2005), and ''The Education of Charlie Banks'' (2007). He is also known for playing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's film ''The Social Network'' (2010), which earned him nominations for the British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA, 68th Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe, and Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Cannavale
Roberto Michael Cannavale (; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for various television roles, including leading roles in '' Third Watch'', '' Vinyl'', and '' Mr. Robot'', as well as recurring roles in '' Will & Grace'', which won him the 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, and '' Boardwalk Empire'', for which he won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. From 2018 to 2020, Cannavale portrayed Colin Belfast in the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller series '' Homecoming'' (2018–2020). In 2021, he had a role in the Hulu miniseries, '' Nine Perfect Strangers'', based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty. Cannavale is also known for his roles in theater and film. For his roles in the plays ''Mauritius'' and '' The Motherfucker with the Hat'', Cannavale was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier's Girl
''Soldier's Girl'' is a 2003 biographical drama film written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Frank Pierson. It is based on a story of the relationship between Barry Winchell and Calpernia Addams and the events that led up to Barry's murder by a fellow soldier, starring Troy Garity as Winchell and Lee Pace as Addams. The film premiered on Showtime on May 31, 2003. ''Soldier's Girl'' was listed among the ten best Television Programs of the Year (2003) by the American Film Institute. Plot Barry is a private with the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army, stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, while Calpernia works as a showgirl at a transgender revue in Nashville, Tennessee. Barry's roommate Justin Fisher brings Barry to the club where Calpernia performs. When Barry and Calpernia start dating, Fisher, out of jealousy, participates in spreading rumors about Barry's alleged affair, which appeared to be a violation of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy that forbids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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