The Gotham Awards is an annual ceremony of awards presented to the makers of independent films which takes place in New York City (first nicknamed Gotham by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of Salmagundi, published on November 11, 1807). Part of the Independent Feature Project (IFP), "the largest membership organization in the United States dedicated to independent film" (founded in 1979), the Gotham Awards was inaugurated in 1991 as a m...
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The Gotham Awards is an annual ceremony of awards presented to the makers of independent films which takes place in New York City (first nicknamed Gotham by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of Salmagundi, published on November 11, 1807). Part of the Independent Feature Project (IFP), "the largest membership organization in the United States dedicated to independent film" (founded in 1979), the Gotham Awards was inaugurated in 1991 as a means of showcasing and honoring films made primarily in the Northeastern region of the United States.
The scope of the Gotham Awards broadened to include the international film scene in 2004, when the number of awards presented increased from six awards, given to films and those involved in making them primarily from Northeast U.S. film community, to nine awards including in their broader scope films originating in Los Angeles and international locations as well.
In 2007, there were a total of twelve Gotham Awards: six "tribute awards" given...
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