The nominations for the 2014 Gotham Independent Film Awards were unveiled Thursday morning, with Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" receiving four nods, including one for best feature. Other films receiving multiple nominations included "Birdman," "Foxcatcher," "Nightcrawler," "Under the Skin" and "Dear White People."
Birdman" and "Boyhood" were both nominated for the Gotham Awards' top prize of best feature, along with Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," Ira Sachs' "Love Is Strange" and Jonathan Glazer's "Under the Skin."
"Birdman" star Michael Keaton and "Boyhood's" Ethan Hawke will also face off in the best actor category, where both were nominated along with Bill Hader for "The Skeleton Twins," Oscar Isaac for "A Most Violent Year" and Miles Teller for "Whiplash."
The best actor nominating panel also voted to award a special Gotham Jury Award for the ensemble performance of the three actors starring in "Foxcatcher:" Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum.
"Boyhood" also makes an appearance in the best actress category, with Patricia Arquette earning a nod.
She'll face off against Gugu Mbatha-Raw for "Beyond the Lights," Julianne Moore for "Still Alice," Scarlett Johansson for "Under the Skin" and Mia Wasikowska for "Tracks."
"Boyhood's" final nomination is in the category of breakthrough actor, with the film's young star Ellar Coltrane getting the nod.
This year, the Gotham audience award will be determined by online voting by members of the Independent Filmmaker Project, the organization that presents the annual awards.
The nominees for that category are the 15 films nominated for best feature, best documentary and the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award. Voting begins Nov. 19 at 12:01 a.m. ET and concludes on Nov. 26 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
