LLEWYN DAVIS Among Winners of 4th Annual IFP Gotham Film Awards

The Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis won Best Feature last night at the fourth annual IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards.

Fruitvale Station was another big winner for the night, snagging prizes for Best Breakthrough Director and Actor for Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan, respectively. Matthew McConaughey won the Gothams' inaugural Best Actor award for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club.

During an emotional portion of the evening, actor Steve Buscemi paid tribute to the late James Gandolfini, whom he directed on The Sopranos. The actors had co-starred in the recent film, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Said Busccemi, "I did not know the meaning of intimidated until those first few takes, and I felt as a director obligated to say something. ... Jimmy was very gracious and patient with me. Tony Soprano did not come easy to him. He couldn't just turn it on and off, but when he got there it was incredible."

The full list of winners follows:

BEST FEATURE
Inside Llewyn Davis
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors; Scott Rudin, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, producers (CBS Films)

BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson in Short Term 12
(Cinedigm)

BEST ACTOR
Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club
(Focus Features)

BINGHAM RAY BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
Ryan Coogler for Fruitvale Station
(The Weinstein Company)

BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station
(The Weinstein Company)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Act of Killing
Joshua Oppenheimer, director; Signe Byrge, Joshua Oppenheimer, producers (Drafthouse Films)

AUDIENCE AWARD
Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings
Tadashi Nakamura, director; Donald Young, producer
(Center for Asian American Media and PBS)

EUPHORIA CK SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS LIVE THE DREAM GRANT
Beneath the Harvest Sky
Gita Pullapilly, director

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