The 18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on December 2, 2008. The nominees were announced on October 20, 2008. The ceremony was hosted by Aasif Mandvi.
Winners and nominees
Frozen River Ballast Synecdoche, New York The Visitor The Wrestler Trouble the Water Chris & Don. A Love Story Encounters at the End of the World Man on Wire Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Lance Hammer – Ballast Antonio Campos – Afterschool Dennis Dortch – A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy Barry Jenkins – Medicine for Melancholy Alex Rivera – Sleep Dealer Melissa Leo – Frozen River as Ray Eddy Pedro Castaneda – August Evening as Jaime Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel Getting Married as Rachel Buchman Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Vicky Alejandro Polanco – Chop Shop as Alejandro "Ale" Micheal J. Smith Sr. – Ballast as Lawrence Synecdoche, New York – Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, and Michelle Williams (TIE) Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, and Scarlett Johansson (TIE) Ballast – Johnny McPhail, Tarra Riggs, Jim Myron Ross, and Michael J. Smith Sr. Rachel Getting Married – Tunde Adebimpe, Rosemarie DeWitt, Anisa George, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Anna Deavere Smith, Debra Winger, and Mather Zickel The Visitor – Hiam Abbass, Danai Gurira, Richard Jenkins, and Haaz Sleiman | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| Sita Sings the Blues Afterschool Meadowlark The New Year Parade Wellness
Gotham Tributes Penélope Cruz Sheila Nevins Melvin Van Peebles Gus Van Sant
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