In an announcement this morning, the IFP‘s 18th Annual Gotham Awards will take place at the posh Cipriani Wall Street on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Last year the event was housed at Brooklyn’s Steiner Studios.

The Gothams is the kick off to the awards season each year and honors independently-distributed American features. This year’s nominees will be announced on Oct. 20.

For more on the Gothams go to gotham.ifp.org