Gotham Independent Film Awards 2011

21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	November 28, 2011
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Hosted by	Edie Falco and Oliver Platt
Highlights
Most awards	Beginners (2)
Most nominations	The Descendants and Martha Marcy May Marlene (3)
Best Feature	Beginners and The Tree of Life
Breakthrough Director	Dee Rees – Pariah
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org

The 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on November 28, 2011.^[1]^[2] The nominees were announced on October 20, 2011.^[3]^[4]^[5] The ceremony was hosted by Edie Falco and Oliver Platt.^[6]

Winners and nominees

Best Feature

Best Documentary Feature

Better This World
- Bill Cunningham New York
- Hell and Back Again
- The Interrupters
- The Woodmans

Breakthrough Director

Breakthrough Actor

Felicity Jones – Like Crazy as Anna Gardner
- Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene as Martha/Marcy May/"Marlene Lewis"
- Harmony Santana – Gun Hill Road as Vanessa
- Shailene Woodley – The Descendants as Alexandra "Alex" King
- Jacob Wysocki – Terri as Terri Thompson

Audience Award

Girlfriend
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
- Buck
- The First Grader
- Wild Horse, Wild Ride

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You

Scenes of a Crime
- Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same
- Green
- The Redemption of General Butt Naked
- Without

Best Ensemble Performance

Lucy Mulloy – Una Noche
- Jenny Deller – Future Weather
- Rola Nashef – Detroit Unleaded

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^ Goldberg, Matt (November 29, 2011). "Beginners and The Tree of Life Tie for Best Feature at the 2011 Gotham Awards". Collider. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ Cox, Gordon (October 20, 2011). "Gothams name nominees". Variety. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ Knegt, Peter (October 20, 2011). "Descendants, Martha Marcy Lead the Fox Searchlight-Friendly Gotham Award Nominations". IndieWire. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ "2011 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
^ Kilday, Gregg (November 9, 2011). "Gotham Independent Film Awards Tap Edie Falco and Oliver Platt as Co-Hosts". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2017.