Cast members (L to r) Amara Miller, Nick Krause, George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Director Alexandrer Payne posing at a press conference for the film ' Descendants ' to Toronto International Film Festival, September 10, 2011.
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com)-Alexander Payne "The offspring," Terrence Malick's "the tree of life" and Sean Durkin "Martha Marcy may Marlene" is among the top candidates for the Gotham Independent Film Awards, one of two major film award is dedicated to independent film.
The nominations were announced on Thursday morning by independent filmmaker project, competitors in the category of best film is a "beginner," "The offspring", "Meek's Cutoff," "Take Shelter" and "tree of life."
In the category breakthrough performance, the biggest breakout year, Jessica Chastain, falling through the cracks (too many shows to choose from?), although he was included in the category for Best Ensemble Performance to "take Shelter." Nominated individual players in "Felicity Jones As mad," Elizabeth Olsen on "Martha Marcy may Marlene," harmony Santana on "Gun Hill Road," Shailene Woodley in "The offspring" and Jacob Wysocki in "Terri".
Nominees in the category breakthrough Director including Sean Durkin for "Martha Marcy may Marlene," Mike Cahill to "another Earth" and Vera Farmiga for "the high ground," while a competitor for Ensemble Performance Awards including casts "beginner," "The offspring", "Margin Call", "Martha Marcy may Marlene" and "Shelter."