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Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' wins Gotham Independent Film Award

Posted by Superheidi | Tue, December 01 2009
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The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, announced the winners of the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at a ceremony held at New York City’s Cipriani Wall Street.

In addition to the her action/war film The Hurt Locker being awarded Best Feature, a career tribute was presented to filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow's other films as director include the vampire film Near Dark, the sci-fi thriller Strange Days, and the action thriller Point Break...

The Best Feature Jury included actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, filmmakers Julie Taymor and William Friedkin, producer Wendy Finerman and musician/composer Stewart Copeland.

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