Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Into the Wild wins Best Feature in the Gotham Awards


Could Sean Penn's "Into the Wild" be our next Oscar Best Picture? Or are the Gothams giving their awards a little bit to early?

"Into the Wild" wins big as it takes the top prize for Best Feature Film. It beat out indie films like "Great World of Sound" and "The Namesake" but also serious Oscar contenders like "I'm Not There" and "Margot at the Wedding". But could this be the next "Half Nelson" (which won last years big prize)? Remember, last year "Half Nelson" had a lot of buzz around it and its rising star Ryan Gosling, but when it came Oscar-time the Indie flick only received a Best Actor nomination for Gosling. Sounds familiar, "Into the Wild"-"Half Nelson" Emile Hirsch-Ryan Gosling? Maybe...

When it comes to the other awards of the night, newcomer Ellen Page takes Best Breakthrough Actor award for the coming-of-age tale "Juno", beating out Hirsch's inspiring "Best-Actor-Buzzed" performance in the winning film.

The Ensemble Award is shared by the casts of "Talk to Me" and "Before the Devil Knows Your Dead". I smell, Actor's Guild and more Best Pic buzz for BTDKYD. I don't know about "Talk the Me", but it might just be a treat at the end of the season (for Best Actor) that is. Sicko wins Best Documentary, putting it back as the front runner.

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