“The Lost Daughter” and “CODA” were two big winners at the 31st Independent Film Project Gotham Awards. “The Lost Daughter” writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal took the stage four times, winning Best Director and Best Screenplay, relaying Olivia Colman’s speech for winning Outstanding Lead Performance, and accepting the Best Feature award at the end of the show. Overall, the ceremony landed perfectly, with an equal amount of representation across the board.
BEST FEATURE
Presented by Dakota Johnson
“The Lost Daughter”
Produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Osnat Handelsman Keren, Talia Kleinhendler, and Charles Dorfman
Netflix
NOMINEES
| “The Green Knight” (A24) |
| “Passing” (Netflix) |
| “Pig” (Neon) |
| “Test Pattern” (Kino Lorber) |
Best Documentary
Presented by Michael Greyeyes & Devery Jacobs
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Produced by Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen, and Charlotte De La Gournerie
Neon
NOMINEES
| “Ascension” (MTV Documentary Films) |
| “Faya Dayi” (Janus Films) |
| “President” (Greenwich Entertainment) |
| “Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” (Searchlight Pictures) |
Outstanding Lead Performance
Presented by DAN LEVY
(TIE)
Olivia Colman
“The Lost Daughter”
Netflix
Frankie Faison
“The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain”
Gravitas Ventures
NOMINEES
| Michael Greyeyes — “Wild Indian” (Vertical Entertainment) |
| Brittany S. Hall — “Test Pattern” (Kino Lorber) |
| Oscar Isaac — “The Card Counter” (Focus Features) |
| Taylour Paige — “Zola” (A24) |
| Joaquin Phoenix — “C’mon C’mon” (A24) |
| Simon Rex — “Red Rocket” (A24) |
| Lili Taylor — “Paper Spiders” (Entertainment Squad) |
| Tessa Thompson — “Passing” (Netflix) |
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Presented by Daveed Diggs
Troy Kotsur
“CODA”
Apple TV+
NOMINEES
| Reed Birney — “Mass” (Bleecker Street) |
| Jessie Buckley — “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix) |
| Colman Domingo — “Zola” (A24) |
| Gaby Hoffmann — “C’mon C’mon” (A24) |
| Marlee Matlin — “CODA” (Apple TV+) |
| Ruth Negga — “Passing” (Netflix) |
Breakthrough Performer
Presented by Moses Ingram
Emilia Jones
“CODA”
AppleTV+
NOMINEES
| Natalie Morales — “Language Lessons” (Shout! Studios) |
| Rachel Sennott — “Shiva Baby” (Utopia) |
| Suzanna Son — “Red Rocket” (A24) |
| Amalia Ulman — “El Planeta” (Utopia) |
Bingham Ray
Breakthrough Director Award
Presented by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Maggie Gyllenhaal
“The Lost Daughter”
Netflix
NOMINEES
| Edson Oda — “Nine Days” (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| Rebecca Hall — “Passing” (Netflix) |
| Emma Seligman — “Shiva Baby” (Utopia) |
| Shatara Michelle Ford — “Test Pattern” (Kino Lorber) |
Best Screenplay
Presented by JOE WRIGHT
“The Lost Daughter”
Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Netflix
NOMINEES
| “The Card Counter” — Paul Schrader (Focus Features) |
| “El Planeta” — Amalia Ulman (Utopia) |
| “The Green Knight” — David Lowery (A24) |
| “Passing” — Rebecca Hall (Netflix) |
| “Red Rocket” — Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch (A24) |
Best International Feature
Presented by Thandiwe Newton
“Drive My Car”
Japan
Produced by Tsuyoshi Gorô, Misaki Kawamura, Osamu Kubota, Sachio Matsushita, Yoshito Nakabe, Keiji Okumura, Jin Suzuki, and Akihisa Yamamoto
Sideshow / Janus Films
NOMINEES
| “Azor” — Argentina | France | Switzerland (Mubi) |
| “The Souvenir Part II” — United Kingdom (A24) |
| “Titane” — France (Neon) |
| “What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?” — Germany | Georgia (Mubi) |
| “The Worst Person In The World” — Norway (Neon) |
JURY AWARD FOR ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Presented by James Samuel
“The Harder They Fall”
Cast: Zazie Beetz, Deon Cole, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Idris Elba, Edi Gathegi, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Lakeith Stanfield and Damon Wayans Jr.
Netflix
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
(Over 40 Minutes)
Presented by MArlee matlin & troy KOTSUR
“Squid Game”
Produced by Kim Ji-yeon and Hwang Dong-hyuk
Netflix
NOMINEES
| “The Good Lord Bird” (Showtime) |
| “It’s A Sin” (HBO Max) |
| “Small Axe” (Amazon Studios) |
| “The Underground Railroad” (Amazon Studios) |
| “The White Lotus” (HBO Max) |
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
(Under 40 Minutes)
Presented by MArlee matlin & troy KOTSUR
“Reservation Dogs”
Produced by Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi, and Garrett Basch
FX
NOMINEES
| “Blindspotting“ (Starz) |
| “Hacks” (HBO Max) |
| “Run the World” (Starz) |
| “We Are Lady Parts” (Peacock) |
Outstanding Performance in a New Series
Presented by Asia Kate Dillon
(TIE)
Ethan Hawke
“The Good Lord Bird”
Showtime
Thuso Mbedu
“The Underground Railroad”
Amazon Studios
NOMINEES
| Jennifer Coolidge — “The White Lotus” (HBO Max) |
| Michael Greyeyes — “Rutherford Falls” (Peacock) |
| Devery Jacobs — “Reservation Dogs” (FX) |
| Lee Jung-jae — “Squid Game” (Netflix) |
| Jean Smart — “Hacks” (HBO Max) |
| Omar Sy — “Lupin” (Netflix) |
| Anya Taylor-Joy — “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix) |
| Anjana Vasan — “We Are Lady Parts” (Peacock) |
Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
Presented by Jung Ho-yeon
“Philly D.A.”
Topic / Independent Lens / PBS
NOMINEES
| “City So Real” (National Geographic) |
| “Exterminate All the Brutes” (HBO/HBO Max) |
| “How To With John Wilson” (HBO/HBO Max) |
| “Pride” (FX) |
TRIBUTE AWARDS
PERFORMER TRIBUTE
Presented by JULIANNE MOORE & Pablo Larraín
Kristen Stewart
“Spencer”
PERFORMER TRIBUTE
Presented by ETHAN HAWKE
Peter Dinklage
“Cyrano”
INDUSTRY TRIBUTE
Presented by ALEX GIBNEY
Eamonn Bowles
Magnolia Pictures
DIRECTOR TRIBUTE
Presented by MARK RUFFALO
Jane Campion
“The Power of the Dog”
ICON TRIBUTE
Presented by Kia Brooks
Kathleen Collins
