Photo Flash: Inside the Gotham Independent Film Awards

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, announced today the winners at the 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards ceremony in New York City's Cipriani Wall Street. Check out photos from the event below!

Presented by IFP, the Gotham Independent Film AwardsTM is one of the leading awards for independent film and the first major honors of the film awards season. As previously announced, the awards ceremony streamed live in its entirety to a global audience at www.ifp.org.

A total of 29 films received nominations in seven competitive categories, including: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Director, Breakthrough Actor, Best Ensemble Performance, Audience Award and Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You®.

For the second year, IFP will honor the recipient of the Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You award with a theatrical release package so the winner WILL show at a Theater Near You. The package includes a one-week run at Cinema Village in New York City, advertising support in the New York Times, and a cash award of $15,000 from The Royal Bank of Canada.

New this year, IFP is proud present the inaugural euphoria Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers ‘Live the Dream' grant, a $25,000 cash award for an alumnus of IFP's Independent Filmmaker Labs. This grant aims to further the careers of emerging women directors by supporting the completion, distribution and audience engagement strategies of their first feature film.

In addition to the competitive awards, career tributes were given to actors Gary Oldman and Charlize Theron (Theron tribute sponsored by euphoria Calvin Klein), director David Cronenberg and Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman and CEO, Tom Rothman.

. The 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film AwardTM Recipients:

Best Feature presented by Tilda Swinton A Tie between: BEGINNERS Directed by Mike Mills

Produced by Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Miranda de Pencier, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen Released by Focus Features

TREE OF LIFE Directed by Terrence Malick Produced by Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Grant Hill Released by Fox Searchlight The Best Feature Jury included: Anne Carey, Jodie Foster, Nicole Kidman, Lee Percy, and Natalie Portman

Best Documentary presented by director Bennett Miller and documentarian Chris Hegedus. BETTER THIS WORLD Directed and produced by Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega

Produced by Mike Nicholson The Best Documentary Jury included: Jonathan Caouette, Keiko Deguchi, Rachel Grady, Chris Hegedus and Stanley Nelson

Breakthrough Director Award presented by Alexander Payne and FeliciTy Jones DEE REES Writer and director of Pariah Released by Focus Features

The Breakthrough Director Jury included: Ellen Kuras, Anthony Mackie, John Cameron Mitchell, Mike S. Ryan, Mira Sorvino

Breakthrough Actor Award presented by actors Stanley Tucci and Melissa Leo. FeliciTy Jones Actor in Like Crazy Released by Paramount Vantage

The Breakthrough Actor Jury included: Chris Eyre, Melissa Leo, Anne Rosellini, Ira Sachs and Jeffrey Wright

Best Ensemble Performance Award presented by actor/director Vera Farmiga and actor Peter Facinelli Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox, Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos

in BEGINNERS Released by Focus Features The Best Ensemble Performance Jury included: Lena Dunham, Ryan Fleck, Peter Hedges, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emily Watson.

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Award presented by actor Judy Greer and RBC CEO, Mark Standish SCENES OF A CRIME Blue Hadaegh & Grover Babcock, Directors and Producers

The recipient of The Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near YouTM award was determined by the editors of Filmmaker magazine, a publication of IFP, and a curator from The Museum of Modern Art.

Gotham Independent Film Audience Award sponsored by Heineken USA and presented by actors Sarah Paulson and Zachary Quinto. GIRLFRIEND Justin Lerner, Director