Tonight, the IFP Gotham Awards was a beacon of inclusivity. People of vast gender, ethnicity, race, etc. were among those awarded, presenting, and overall honored… and almost all of it was done from home. Yes, that meant their was some lag-time when people were thrown to, live. But the overall message of the evening was never lost. Hopefully the Academy was taking notes, because that’s how you do it.
Best Feature of the night went to “Nomadland,” which wasn’t a huge surprise, as it’s been steamrolling the Awards Season thus far. In particular, Chinese filmmaker Chloé Zhao has been a highlight of the season and was on hand to except not only Best Feature, but the Audience Award as well. Riz Ahmed, for his work in “Sound Of Metal,” and Nicole Beharie, for her work in “Miss Juneteenth” were the night’s Best Actor and Best Actress, while Breakthrough Actor went to Kingsley Ben-Adir, for his work in “One Night In Miami.”
The most emotional moment of the night was a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, presented by actor and friend Andre Holland, and accepted by Boseman’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward. Her words were truly touching.
BEST FEATURE
“Nomadland”
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
- “The Assistant” • Bleecker Street
- “First Cow” • A24
- “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” • Focus Features
- “NOMADLAND” • Searchlight Pictures
- “Relic” • IFC Midnight
BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed
“Sound Of Metal”
NOMINEES
- 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”
NOMINEES
- Nicole Beharie — “Miss Juneteenth” • Vertical Entertainment
- Jessie Buckley — “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” • Netflix
- Carrie Coon — “The Nest” • IFC Films
- Frances McDormand — “NOMADLAND” • Searchlight Pictures
- Yuh-Jung Youn — “Minari” • A24
BEST SCREENPLAY
(TIE)
“The Forty-Year-Old Version”
Radha Blank
&
“Fourteen”
Dan Sallitt
NOMINEES
- “Bad Education” — Mike Makowsky • HBO
- “First Cow” — Jon Raymond & Kelly Reichardt • A24
- “The Forty-Year-Old Version” — Radha Blank • Netflix
- “Fourteen” — Dan Sallitt • Grasshopper Films
- “The Vast Of Night” — James Montague and Craig Sanger • Amazon Studios
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
“Identifying Features”
Kino Lorber
NOMINEES
- “Bacurau”• Kino Lorber
- “Beanpole” • Kino Lorber
- “Cuties” (Mignonnes) • Netflix
- “Identifying Features” • Kino Lorber
- “Martin Eden” • Kino Lorber
- “Wolfwalkers” • Apple
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(TIE)
“A Thousand Cuts”
PBS Distribution | FRONTLINE
&
“Time”
Amazon Studios
NOMINEES
- “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
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Kingsley Ben-Adir
“One Night In Miami…”
NOMINEES
- Jasmine Batchelor — “The Surrogate” • Monument Releasing
- Kingsley Ben-Adir — “One Night In Miami” • Amazon Studios
- Sidney Flanigan — “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” • Focus Features
- Orion Lee — “First Cow” • A24
- Kelly O’Sullivan — “Saint Frances” • Oscilloscope Laboratories
BINGHAM RAY
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR AWARD
Andrew Patterson
“The Vast of Night”
NOMINEES
- Radha Blank — “The Forty-Year-Old Version” • Netflix
- Carlo Mirabella-Davis — “Swallow” • IFC Films
- Andrew Patterson — “The Vast Of Night” • Amazon Studios
- Channing Godfrey Peoples — “Miss Juneteenth” • Vertical Entertainment
- Alex Thompson — “Saint Frances” • Oscilloscope Laboratories
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES
LONG FORM
(Over 40 Minutes)
“Watchmen”
HBO
NOMINEES
- “The Great”• Hulu
- “Immigration Nation” • Netflix
- “P-Valley” • Starz
- “Unorthodox” • Netflix
- “Watchmen” • HBO
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES
SHORT FORM
(Under 40 Minutes)
“I May Destroy You”
HBO
NOMINEES
- “Betty”• HBO
- “DAVE” • FX Networks
- “I May Destroy You” • HBO
- “Taste the Nation” • Hulu
- “Work in Progress” • Showtime
AUDIENCE AWARD
“Nomadland”
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES
- “76 Days” — MTV Documentary Films
- “The Assistant” — Bleecker Street
- “Bacurau” — Kino Lorber
- “Beanpole” — Kino Lorber
- “City Hall” — Zipporah Films, Inc.
- “Cuties” (Mignonnes) — Netflix
- “First Cow” — A24
- “The Forty-Year-Old Version” — Netflix
- “Identifying Features” — Kino Lorber
- “Martin Eden” — Kino Lorber
- “Miss Juneteenth” — Vertical Entertainment
- “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” — Focus Features
- “Nomandland” — Searchlight Pictures
- “Our Time Machine” — Passion River Films
- “Relic” — IFC Midnight
- “Saint Frances” — Oscilloscope Laboratories
- “Swallow” — IFC Films
- “A Thousand Cuts” — PBS Distribution | FRONTLINE
- “Time” — Amazon Studios
- “The Vast of Night” — Amazon Studios
- “Wolfwalkers” — Apple / GKIDS
MADE IN NEW YORK AWARD
Jeffrey Wright
ACTOR TRIBUTE
Chadwick Boseman
ACTRESS TRIBUTE
Viola Davis
DIRECTOR TRIBUTE
Steve McQueen
INDUSTRY TRIBUTE
Ryan Murphy
ENSEMBLE TRIBUTE
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
