“Birdman” wins best film at Gotham Awards December 2, 2014 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The showbiz satire "Birdman" won best film at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, along with best actor for its star, Michael Keaton, according to The Associated Press. The annual Gotham's gala, held Monday, Dec 1 night in downtown New York, was the first glitzy gathering in Hollywood's three-month-long awards season. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" emerged as the night's top winner. Uma Thurman hosted the non-televised event to honor independent film with awards picked by panels of critics and film writers. Julianne Moore took best actress for her performance as a middle-aged woman with early onset Alzheimer's in "Still Alice." The wrestling drama "Foxcatcher" was honored for its ensemble cast, as well as a career tribute for its director, Bennett Miller. Richard Linklater's coming-of-age tale "Boyhood" won the Gotham's audience award. Related links:   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
