Over a month before the Independent Spirit Award nominees are announced (Thursday, November 21st), the IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project) Gotham Independent Film Awards have announced their nominees. Winners are announced at a ceremony taking place on Monday, December 2nd. Last year’s winners included “First Reformed” and “Hereditary,” with “The Rider” winning the Best Feature category.
Best Feature
- “The Farewell”
- “Hustlers”
- “Marriage Story”
- “Uncut Gems”
- “Waves”
Best Documentary
- “American Factory”
- “Apollo 11”
- “The Edge Of Democracy”
- “Midnight Traveler”
- “One Child Nation”
Best Actor
- Willem Dafoe — “The Lighthouse”
- Adam Driver — “Marriage Story”
- Aldis Hodge — “Clemency”
- André Holland — “High Flying Bird”
- Adam Sandler — “Uncut Gems”
Best Actress
- Awkwafina — “The Farewell”
- Elisabeth Moss — “Her Smell”
- Mary Kay Place — “Diane”
- Florence Pugh — “Midsommar”
- Alfre Woodard — “Clemency”
Breakthrough Actor
- Julia Fox — “Uncut Gems”
- Aisling Franciosi — “The Nightingale”
- Chris Galust — “Give Me Liberty”
- Noah Jupe — “Honey Boy”
- Jonathan Majors — “The Last Black Man In San Francisco”
- Taylor Russell — “Waves”
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
- Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre — “The Mustang”
- Kent Jones — “Diane”
- Joe Talbot — “The Last Black Man In San Francisco”
- Olivia Wilde — “Booksmart”
- Phillip Youmans — “Burning Cane”
Best Screenplay
- “The Farewell” — Lulu Wang
- “High Flying Bird” — Tarell Alvin McCraney
- “The Last Black Man In San Francisco” — Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, and Rob Richert
- “Marriage Story” — Noah Baumbach
- “Midsommar” — Ari Aster
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
(Over 40 Minutes)
- “Chernobyl” (HBO)
- “David Makes Man” (Own)
- “My Brilliant Friend” (HBO)
- “Unbelievable” (Netflix)
- “When They See Us” (Netflix)
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
(Under 40 Minutes)
- “Pen15” (Hulu)
- “Ramy” (Hulu)
- “Russian Doll” (Netflix)
- “Tuca & Bertie” (Netflix)
- “Undone” (Amazon)
Gotham Tributes
- Glen Basner (Producer)
- Laura Dern (Actress)
- Ava DuVernay (Director)
- Sam Rockwell (Actor)
