Middle of Nowhere Receives Gotham Award Nominations for Best Feature and Breakthrough Actor (Emayatzy Corinealdi)

IFP Gotham Award Noms: ‘Bernie,’ ‘The Loneliest Planet,’ ‘The Master,’ Middle Of Nowhere’ And Moonrise Kingdom Up For Best Picture

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers announced today the nominees for the Gotham Independent Film Awards™. Signaling the kick-off to the film awards season, IFP’s Gotham Independent Film Awards™ nominations were given to a total of 26 films across six competitive categories for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Director, Breakthrough Actor, Best Ensemble Performance, and Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You.

The Gotham Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, November 26th at Cipriani Wall Street. In addition to the competitive awards, actors Marion Cotillard and Matt Damon, director David O. Russell, and Participant Media founder Jeff Skoll will each be presented with a career tribute.