Movie award season kicked off last night in NYC with the 2008 Gotham Awards. We should get used to seeing some of these winners names and some of these familiar faces when the New Year comes along and Award Season really gets rolling, but for now the group took the red carpet to start honoring each other. While Frozen River took home the top honors, Michelle Williams and Penelope Cruz both had reasons to smile. Rachel Weisz came out to support her husband's movie The Wrestler. Michelle's Synecdoche, New York won the Robert Altman Award for best director, casting and ensemble while Vicky Cristina Barcelona also won an award for best ensemble cast. Check out the full list of winners here.

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Images include: Amy Adams, Ben Kingsley, Debra Winger, Dennis Hopper, Ethan Hawke, Evan Rachel Wood, Gus Van Sant, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Esposito, Michelle Williams, Mickey Rourke, Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz, Terrence Howard, Rachel Weisz, Ron Livingston, Marisa Tomei, Sean Penn

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