18th Gotham Awards

Date: November 30, 2009

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Best Feature

• Frozen River (2008)

Ballast (2008)
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
The Visitor (2007)
The Wrestler (2008)


Best Documentary

• Trouble the Water (2008)

Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)
Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
Man on Wire (2008)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)


Best Ensemble Performance

• Synecdoche, New York (2008)
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Ballast (2008)
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
The Visitor (2007)


Breakthrough Director

• Lance Hammer (Ballast)

Antonio Campos (Afterschool)
Dennis Dortch (A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy)
Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy)
Alex Rivera (Sleep Dealer)


Breakthrough Actor

• Melissa Leo (Frozen River)

Pedro Castaneda (August Evening)
Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married)
Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Alejandro Polanco (Chop Shop)
Micheal J. Smith, Sr. (Ballast)


Best Film Not Playing At Theater Near You

• Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

Afterschool (2008)
Meadowlark (2008)
The New Year Parade (2008)
Wellness (2008)


Tributes

• Penélope Cruz
• Sheila Nevins
• Melvin Van Peebles
• Gus Van Sant