Foram anunciadas hoje as indicações ao Gotham Independent Film Awards 2013, a premiação que tem a honra de ser a primeira a abrir a temporada awards season 2013/2014. Especializada em filmes independentes, acontece em Nova York com o objetivo de expandir a audiência desse tipo de obra.

Considerado como um dos favoritos ao Oscar 2013, “12 Years a Slave”, de Steve McQueen, lidera a lista com 3 indicações, incluindo Melhor Filme, Melhor Ator (Chiwetel Ejiofor) e Melhor Ator/Atriz Revelação (Lupita Nyong’o). Também ocupam posições de destaque na lista possíveis Oscarizáveis como Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”), Robert Redford (“All is Lost”), Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine”) e o filme “Fruitvale Station”.

Os vencedores serão conhecidos no dia 02 de dezembro.

Veja a lista completa de indicados:

Best Feature

• 12 Years a Slave – Steve McQueen, director
• Ain’t Them Bodies Saints – David Lowery, director
• Before Midnight – Richard Linklater, director
• Inside Llewyn Davis – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors
• Upstream Color – Shane Carruth, director

Best Documentary

• The Act of Killing – Joshua Oppenheimer, director
• The Crash Reel – Lucy Walker, director
• First Cousin Once Removed – Alan Berliner, director
• Let the Fire Burn – Jason Osder, director
• Our Nixon – Penny Lane, director

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award

• Ryan Coogler for Fruitvale Station
• Adam Leon for Gimme the Loot
• Alexandre Moors for Blue Caprice
• Stacie Passon for Concussion
• Amy Seimetz for Sun Don’t Shine

Best Actor

• Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave
• Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis
• Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club
• Robert Redford in All Is Lost
• Isaiah Washington in Blue Caprice

Best Actress

• Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine
• Scarlett Johansson in Don Jon
• Brie Larson in Short Term 12
• Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color
• Shailene Woodley in The Spectacular Now

Breakthrough Actor

• Dane DeHaan in Kill Your Darlings
• Kathryn Hahn in Afternoon Delight
• Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station
• Lupita Nyong’o in 12 Years a Slave
• Robin Weigert in Concussion

The nominating committees consisted of:

Nominating Committee for Best Feature and Breakthrough Director:

• Scott Foundas, Lead Film Critic, Variety
• Eric Kohn, Lead Film Critic, Indiewire
• Christy Lemire, Film Critic, ChristyLemire.com and co-host, What the Flick?!
• Andrew O’Hehir, Film Critic, Salon.com
• Dana Stevens, Movie Critic, Slate
• Nominating Committee for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Breakthrough Actor:
• Justin Chang, Senior Film Critic, Variety
• Noah Cowan, Artistic Director, TIFF Bell Lightbox
• Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post Film and Theater Film Critic
• David Rooney, Film & Theater Critic, The Hollywood Reporter
• Leah Rozen, freelance entertainment writer
• Nominating Committee for Best Documentary:
• Charlotte Cook, Director of Programming, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festiva
• lBen Fowlie, Founder & Executive Director, Camden International Film Festival
• Cynthia Fuchs, Film-TV Editor, PopMatters
• Mike Maggiore, Programmer and Publicist, Film Forum
• Sky Sitney, Festival Director, AFI Docs