“Birdman” wins best film at Gotham Awards December 2, 2014 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The showbiz satire "Birdman" won best film at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, along with best actor for its star, Michael Keaton, according to The Associated Press. The annual Gotham's gala, held Monday, Dec 1 night in downtown New York, was the first glitzy gathering in Hollywood's three-month-long awards season. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" emerged as the night's top winner. Uma Thurman hosted the non-televised event to honor independent film with awards picked by panels of critics and film writers. Julianne Moore took best actress for her performance as a middle-aged woman with early onset Alzheimer's in "Still Alice." The wrestling drama "Foxcatcher" was honored for its ensemble cast, as well as a career tribute for its director, Bennett Miller. Richard Linklater's coming-of-age tale "Boyhood" won the Gotham's audience award. Related links:   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
