Gotham Independent Film Awards 1997

7th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
DateSeptember 16, 1997 (1997-09-16)
CountryUnited States
Presented byIndependent Filmmaker Project
Hosted byJon Stewart
Highlights
Breakthrough DirectorMacky Alston – Family Name
Websitehttps://gotham.ifp.org Edit this on Wikidata
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The 7th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on September 16, 1997, and were hosted by Jon Stewart.[1] At the ceremony, Bob and Harvey Weinstein were honored with a Career Tribute with Kevin Kline, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Faith Hubley and Errol Morris receiving the other individual awards.[2][3][4]

Winners and nominees

Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award)

  • Macky Alston – Family Name
    • Morgan J. Freeman – Hurricane Streets
    • John O’Hagan – Wonderland
    • Ira Sachs – The Delta
    • Alex Sichel – All Over Me

Actor Award

  • Kevin Kline

Filmmaker Award

  • Faith Hubley
  • Errol Morris

Writer Award

  • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Career Tribute

References

  1. ^ Roman, Monica (June 13, 1997). "Roth chairs IFP awards". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Roman, Monica (April 3, 1997). "Weinsteins to receive IFP honor". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "1997 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Gotham Awards Recipients (1991-Present) (as of June 17, 2011)" (PDF). Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

External links

  • Official website