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The 2009 Gotham Independent Film Awards will take place tonight at New York City's Cipriani Wall Centre celebrating independent film making and awarding outstanding achievements. The Gothams also celebrate the efforts of the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) that aids in the production of such films. Film fanatics will be pleased because this year the Gothams will be broadcast online live via UStream.

Among the celebrity guests in attendance at the Gothams will be Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Wiig, Chris Rock, the Coen Brothers, Willem Dafoe, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Ryan Reynolds.

The Gotham Independent Film Awards mark the kick-off event for film awards each season. Distinguished juries decide the winners and present the awards at the New York City event taking place at the Cipriani Wall Centre.

Natalie Portman and Stanley Tucci are just two of a number of actors and film makers who will receive career tribute awards given out at tonight's Gothams. As well as celebrating the stellar achievements of film makers and actors, the Gothams provide an indication of how well an independent film will do in the coming months depending on how it is received at the awards.

The nominees for the 2009 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards are:

Best Feature
"Amreeka"
(Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers; National Geographic Entertainment)
"Big Fan"
(Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers; First Independent Pictures)
"The Hurt Locker"
(Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers; Summit Entertainment)
"The Maid"
(Sebastian Silva, director; Gregorio Gonzàles, producer; Elephant Eye Films)
"A Serious Man?"
(Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors/producers; Focus Features)

Best Documentary
"Food, Inc."
(Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, producers; Magnolia Pictures)
"Good Hair"
(Jeff Stilson, director; Chris Rock, Kevin O'Donnell, Nelson George Jenny Hunter, producers; Liddell Entertainment and Roadside Attractions in association with HBO Films)
"My Neighbor My Killer"
(Anne Aghion, director/producer; Gacaca Productions)
"Paradise"
(Michael Almereyda, director; Michael Almereyda, Laurie Butler, producers; Post Factory Films)
"Tyson"
(James Toback, director; James Toback, Damon Bingham, producers; Sony Pictures Classics)

Best Ensemble Performance
"Adventureland"
(Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Ryan Reynolds, Margarita Levieva; Miramax Films)
"Cold Souls"
(Lauren Ambrose, Paul Giamatti, Dina Korzun, Emily Watson, Katheryn Winnick, David Strathairn; Samuel Goldwyn Films)
"The Hurt Locker"
(Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly; Summit Entertainment)
"A Serious Man"
(Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick; Focus Features)
"Sugar"
(Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Michael Gaston, Andre Holland, Ann Whitney, Richard Bull, Ellary Porterfield, Jaime Tirelli; Sony Pictures Classics)

Breakthrough Director
Cruz Angeles for "Don't Let Me Drown"
Frazer Bradshaw for "Everything Strange"
NewDerick Martini for "Lymelife" (all Screen Media Films)
Robert Siegel for "Big Fan" (First Independent Pictures)

Breakthrough Actor
Ben Foster in "The Messenger" (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Patton Oswalt in "Big Fan" (First Independent Pictures)
Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" (Summit Entertainment)?
Catalina Saavedra in "The Maid" (Elephant Eye Films)?
Souléymane Sy Savané in "Goodbye Solo" (Roadside Attractions)

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You
"Everything Strange and New"
(Frazer Bradshaw, director; Laura Techera Francia, A.D. Liano, producers)
"Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench"
(Damien Chazelle, director; Jasmine McGlade, producer)
"October Country"
(Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher, directors/producers)
"You Wont Miss Me"
(Ry Russo-Young, director/producer)
"Zero Bridge"
(Tariq Tapa, director; Tariq Tapa, Josée Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, producers)