Awards Watch: Frozen River Triumphs at Gothams - page 2

11 months ago 03rd Dec 14:34

Trouble the Water, which about how Hurricane Katrina managed to revolutionize American attitudes about the environment, but somehow the very people most devastated by the storm have become refugees in their own country, and their experiences have been all but forgotten, went on to win Best Documentary.

Winners

Best Feature: "Frozen River"

Best Documentary: "Trouble the Water"

Best Ensemble Performance (Tied): "Synecdoche, New York" - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hope Davis and Tom Noonan

"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" - Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz

Breakthrough Director: Lance Hammer, "Ballast"

Breakthrough Actor: Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"

Best Film Not Playing at a Theatre Near You: "Sita Sings the Blues"

FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw