Last year, the award for Best Feature went to Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, with Breakthrough Actor going to Felicity Jones for Like Crazy, but leaving both Mike Cahill (Another Earth) and Sean Durkin (Mary Marcy May Marelene) in the dust for Breakthrough Director. And as of this morning’s annoucement, the 2012 Gotham Awards look to highlight a potpourri of some the year’s most beloved films, from P.T. Anderson’s The Master and Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, to more independent films that garnered acclaim for their trenmendous performances and directorial breakthroughs.

From ‘Bernie’ to ‘Beasts’: 2012’s Gotham Independent Film Award Nominees Announced