18th Annual Gotham Film Awards (2008)

Film

Best Feature

	Frozen River
	Ballast
	Synecdoche, New York
	The Visitor
	The Wrestler

Best Ensemble Performance

	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

Best Documentary Feature

	Trouble the Water
	Chris & Don. A Love Story
	Encounters at the End of the World
	Man on Wire
	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You

	Sita Sings the Blues
	Afterschool
	Meadowlark
	The New Year Parade
	Wellness

Breakthrough Director

	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

Breakthrough Actor

	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

Special Award

Gotham Tributes

	Penélope Cruz
	Sheila Nevins
	Melvin Van Peebles
	Gus Van Sant