Gotham 2014 Featured "Birdman" and Michael Keaton at the 2014 Gotham Awards

     New York - Award Tours!  The entertainment industry's award season is officially underway.  In November things kicked off with a televised event honoring Michael Keaton, and "Birdman," among others, that included Julianne Moore.  The event was the 24th annual Gotham awards, at the Cipriani Wall Street, in New York City.  The annual Independent Film Awards handed out the first trophies of the award-tour season.  "Birdman" took the top prize for 'Best Feature' beating out "Boyhood," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Love is Strange," and "Under the Skin."  "Under the Skin," a dark-comedy with Michael Keaton as a former Hollywood superhero.  "Under the Skin" earned Michael Keaton an award for 'Best Actor'.  Taking home the 'Audience Award' was "Boyhood," directed by Richard Linklater ("Dazed and Confused" and "Before Midnight").  "Boyhood" is a film coming-of-age drama that tracks 12 year of newcomer Ellan Coltrane's life. "Boyhood" has been praised for its ambitious achievement development.  "Boyhood" was also named 'Best Film' by the New York Film Critics Circle.  Other acting prizes went to Julianne Moore for 'Best Actress' in "Still Alive" and Tessa Thompson for 'Breakthrough Actor' for "Dear White People".  Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum were jointly awarded a special 'Jury' prize for an ensemble performance in the "Foxcatcher."  These next three stars have also been earning rare reviews and talks of Oscar for the "Foxcatcher," a film that first premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.  The Gotham Awards is watched as one possible indicator of who might win an Academy Award.  See whole story, www.entertainmenttonight.com.