Cinema Science

Sean Penn's Into the Wild was named best feature on Tuesday night (Nov. 28) at IFP's 17th annual Gotham Awards. Michael Moore's Sicko took home best documentary, and Ellen Page won breakthrough actor for her role in Juno. Music-industry satire Great World of Sound, which led all nominations with three, earned Craig Zobel the award for breakthrough director. The ceremony also included a tribute to movie critic Roger Ebert, who has been battling cancer. He came to the podium with his wife Chaz, who told the audience that her husband's recovery has been aided by movies.