The New York Times and Emerging Pictures, the New York-based digital cinema network, announced last Thursday night at the Walter Reade Theater in New York that Susan Buice and Arin Crumley's "Four Eyed Monsters" as the winner of the 2006 Sundance Channel Audience Award for the eight-month-long "indieWIRE: Undiscovered Gems" Film Series. The co-directors (with camera) were joined by Emerging chief Ira Deutchman for a photo after the announcement. The award includes a theatrical release through Emerging Pictures, a television premiere on Sundance Channel. "Four Eyed Monsters" was recently nominated for best cinematography and the John Cassavetes Award for best feature under $500,000 at the Film Independent Spririt Awards. [See the full Gems announcement at indieWIRE.com The event was hosted by indieWIRE Undiscovered Gems partners Emerging Cinemas, Sundance Channel, and The New York Times, with beverages from Trago Tequila for the evening bash.]