Bel Powley looked as surprised as anyone else to be onstage at the Gotham Awards on Monday night.
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The screenplay award for “Spotlight” went to Tom McCarthy, who also directed, and co-screenwriter Josh Singer. The Gothams also singled out “Mr. Robot” as the victor of its first award for breakthrough longform series. A special Gotham Jury Award was given to cast members Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d’Arcy James, Liev Schreiber and Billy Crudup. “To get a whole group of actors do it together is a frickin’ miracle!”
Tangerine continued to be a star at indie film awards, earning two wins. Rodriguez and Taylor, both trans women, deliver volatile performances of hidden pathos and humor in Sean Baker’s hot-blooded ramble through the seedier back alleys of L.A. This shouldn’t mark the end of their run for the title, either. “It’s just up to us to look, and up to us to cast”. Regardless, she had her well-deserved moment in the sun last night when she was named Best Actress over the likes of heavyweights such as Cate Blanchett for Carol, Brie Larson for Room, and Lily Tomlin in Grandma. The “Breakthrough Series – Long Form” award designates a standout new TV show, including those aired on streaming platforms, and the “Breakthrough Series – Short Form” shifts focus to webseries 15 minutes or shorter. “That’s right. Eleven white people!”
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The Gotham Awards consist of an annual ceremony to celebrate the makers of – and those involved in – independent movies around the world. “I see them going ‘Robert Redford!”. The Good Shepherd reunion: The PDA came mere weeks after De Niro got affectionate with Angelina Jolie while presenting her with Wall Street Journal’s Innovator Award (pictured November four) Having dirty ideas concerning the Dame: On Mon., the Heist actor – rocking his Bernie Madoff hairdo – introduced Helen by joking about his attraction to her Robert told the gang: ‘I did not grow up wanting to have sex with the Queen of England.
