Gotham Awards nominees include "Boyhood," "Birdman"

Nominations for the 2014 Gotham Independent Film Awards have been revealed, with "Boyhood" and "Birdman" among the films competing for best feature.

The Independent Filmmaker Project, which announced the nominations Thursday, calls the Gotham honors "one of the leading awards for independent film" and "the first major awards ceremony of the film season."

Richard Linklater's 12-years-in-the-making "Boyhood" received four nominations in all, and will compete against "Birdman," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Love is Strange" and "Under the Skin" for the best feature honor.

IFP members can vote online from Nov. 19-26. Winners of the Gotham Independent Film Awards will be announced Dec. 1 at a ceremony held at Cipriani in New York City.

See below for the list of nominees:

Best Feature
"Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
"Boyhood"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
"Love is Strange"
"Under the Skin"

Best Documentary
"Actress"
"Life Itself"
"Manakamana"
"Point and Shoot"

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Ana Lily Amirpour, "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night"
James Ward Byrkit, "Coherence"
Dan Gilroy, "Nightcrawler"
Eliza Hittman, "It Felt Like Love"
Justin Simien, "Dear White People"

Best Actor*
Bill Hader, "The Skeleton Twins"
Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"
Oscar Isaac, "A Most Violent Year"
Michael Keaton, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
Miles Teller, "Whiplash"

* The 2014 Best Actor nominating panel also voted to award a special Gotham Jury Award jointly to Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum for their ensemble performance in "Foxcatcher" (Sony Pictures Classics).

Best Actress
Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, "Beyond the Lights"
Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"
Scarlett Johansson, "Under the Skin"
Mia Wasikowska, "Tracks"

Breakthrough Actor

Riz Ahmed, "Nightcrawler"
Macon Blair, "Blue Ruin"
Ellar Coltrane, "Boyhood"
Joey King, "Wish I Was Here"
Jenny Slate, "Obvious Child"
Tessa Thompson, "Dear White People"