Gotham Award Nominees

The first real nominations of the year are out. The Gotham Independant film awards recognize new feature film actors and directors. They have announced the nominees for this years awards:

BEST FEATURE FILM
Ballast
Frozen River
Synecdoche, New York
The Visitor
The Wrestler

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Chris & Don: A Love Story
Encounters at the End of the World
Man on Wire
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Trouble the Water

BEST ACTORS ENSEMBLE
BALLAST - Micheal J. Smith, Sr., JimMyron Ross, Tarra Riggs, Johnny McPhail
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED - Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Mather Zickel, Anna Deavere Smith, Anisa George, Debra Winger
SYNDEOCHE, NY - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan
VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA - Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz
THE VISITOR - Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbas, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira

BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
Antonio Campos - Afterschool
Dennis Dortch - A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy
Lance Hammer - Ballast
Barry Jenkins for Medicine - Melancholy
Alex Rivera - Sleep Dealer

BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Pedro Castaneda - August Evening
Rosemarie DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married
Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Alejandro Polanco - Chop Shop
Micheal J. Smith, Sr. - Ballast

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You
Afterschool
Meadowlark
The New Year Parade
Sita Sings the Blues
Wellness