With COVID-19 wrecking havoc on our way of life, it’s nice to be able to turn to staples like sports and awards season to take our mind off of it. This year looks a little different, as the Academy Awards have been pushed back until April. The first out of the gate still, will be the Independent Film Project’s Gotham Awards. The nominees were announced this week with the ceremony taking place on January 11, 2021 instead of its usual date of the Monday after Thanksgiving. Often these nominations will echo through the independent awards season capped off by the Independent Spirit Awards, but these films also find their way to the Oscars, with “Marriage Story” being the most recent example.
Best Feature
“The Assistant” • Bleecker Street
“First Cow” • A24
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” • Focus Features
“NOMADLAND” • Searchlight Pictures
“Relic” • IFC Midnight
Best Documentary
“76 Days” • MTV Documentary Films
“City Hall” • Zipporah Films, Inc.
“Our Time Machine” • Passion River Films
“A Thousand Cuts” • PBS Distribution | FRONTLINE
“Time” • Amazon Studios
Best Actor
Riz Ahmed — “Sound Of Metal” • Amazon Studios
Chadwick Boseman — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” • Netflix
Jude Law — “The Nest” • IFC Films
John Magaro — “First Cow” • A24
Jesse Plemons — “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” • Netflix
Best Actress
Nicole Beharie — “Miss Juneteenth” • Vertical Entertainment
Jessie Buckley — “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” • Netflix
