While the New York Film Critics pushed Boyhood further into the Oscar race, The Gotham Independent Film Awards pushed Birdman along.
Best Feature – Birdman – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, director
Best Actress – Julianne Moore in Still Alice
Best Actor* – Michael Keaton in Birdman
Best Documentary – CITIZENFOUR – Laura Poitras, director
Breakthrough Actor – Tessa Thompson in Dear White People
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award – Ana Lily Amirpour for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Audience Award – Boyhood
The 2014 Best Actor nominating panel also voted to award a special Gotham Jury Award jointly to Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum for their ensemble performance in Foxcatcher
