Gotham Independent Film Awards 2012

The 22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards took place on November 26, 2012. The nominees were announced on October 18, 2012.

Winners and nominees

Best Feature

Moonrise Kingdom

• Bernie
• The Loneliest Planet
• The Master
• Middle of Nowhere

Best Ensemble Performance

Your Sister's Sister

• Bernie
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Safety Not Guaranteed
• Silver Linings Playbook

Best Breakthrough Actor/Actress

Emayatzy Corinealdi - Middle of Nowhere

• Mike Birbiglia - Sleepwalk with Me
• Thure Lindhardt - Keep the Lights On
• Melanie Lynskey - Hello I Must Be Going
• Quvenzhané Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Breakthrough Director

Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild

• Zal Batmanglij - Sound of My Voice
• Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky - Francine
• Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin - Now, Forager
• Antonio Méndez Esparza - Aquí y Allá

Best Documentary

How to Survive a Plague

• Detropia
• Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
• Room 237
• The Waiting Room

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty

• Kid-Thing
• Red Flag
• Sun Don't Shine
• Tiger Tail in Blue

Tribute Award

• Marion Cotillard
• Matt Damon
• David O. Russell
• Jeff Skoll

Audience Award

Artifact

• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Burn
• Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Story
• The Invisible War