The Descendants and Martha Marcy May Marlene led the pack with three nominations as New York Independent Filmmaker Project announced its nominations today for its 21st annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. The winners, drawn from the world of indie film, will be announced at a ceremony Nov. 28 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City as the movie awards season gets under way.

The Descendants was nominated for best feature along with Beginners, Meek's Cutoff, Take Shelter and The Tree of Life.

Nominations were also announced in the categories of Breakthrough Actor, Breakthrough Director, best ensemble, best documentary and Best Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You, which shines the spotlight on films that do not yet have distribution. Audiences will nominate the winner in the final category, the Festival Genius Audience Award.

IFP also previously announced that it will honor actors Charlize Theron and Gary Oldman, director David Cronenberg and Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, with career tributes.