"Capote" faced stiff competition in the best film category. "Keane," "Me and You and Everyone We Know," "A History of Violence," and "Brokeback Mountain" all earned nominations in the category but it was the Truman Capote biography which took home the prize.
The story of a team of wheelchair rugby players finished in first in the best documentary category. Directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro, "Murderball" won out over best documentary nominees "Ballets Russes," "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "Grizzly Man," and "William Eggleston in the Real World."
"Junebug" standout Amy Adams was chosen as the breakthrough actor of the year. While thanking the IFP, Adams admitted she didn't prepare an acceptance speech because she's superstitious about such things.
"The Squid and the Whale" stars Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, and Anna Paquin won the 2005 Gotham Award for best ensemble cast. "The Squid and the Whale" is having an incredible week as the indie family drama also earned six Film Independent's 2006 Independent Spirit Award nominations, which were announced on November 30th.
Now that the Los Angeles based Film Independent has formed its owned group outside of IFP, the Gotham Awards are on their own and are working on distinguishing themselves from Film Independent's Spirit Awards. The Gotham Awards are presented by IFP and honor innovative films and filmmakers whose passion and vision is evident in their work.
