Gotham Independent Film Awards 1997

The 7th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on September 16, 1997, and were hosted by Jon Stewart. At the ceremony, Bob and Harvey Weinstein were honored with a Career Tribute with Kevin Kline, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Faith Hubley and Errol Morris receiving the other individual awards.

WWW gotham.ifp.org

Winners and nominees

Breakthrough Director (Open Palm Award)

Macky Alston – Family Name

* Morgan J. Freeman – Hurricane Streets
* John O’Hagan – Wonderland
* Ira Sachs – The Delta
* Alex Sichel – ''All Over Me''

Actor Award

'''Kevin Kline'''

Filmmaker Award

Faith Hubley

'''Errol Morris'''

Writer Award

'''Ruth Prawer Jhabvala'''

Career Tribute

'''Bob and Harvey Weinstein'''