(l. to r.) The Hurt Locker‘s Jeremy Renner, The Messenger‘s Ben Foster,Everybody’s Fine costar Sam Rockwell, A Serious Man costar Richard Kind at last night’s Gotham Independent Film Awards — Monday, 11.30, 7:15 pm.

A Serious Man star Michael Stuhlbarg, Mai-Linh Lofgren — 11.30, 7:07 pm. (When asked about The Hurt Locker, Ms. Lofgren said she hadn’t had the pleasure.)

Big Fan director-writer Robert Siegel accepting the Gotham’s Breakthrough Director award.

Adventureland costar Ryan Reynolds, Zodiac costar Anthony Edwards. (I wasn’t 100% dead sure it was Edwards when I first saw him last night– he looks fine but the image I have of his face in Zodiac is somewhat different. It’s not a rumor — wearing a rug does make you look younger, even if it clearly looks like a rug.)

Wall Street Cipriani before anyone had really arrived.