35th Annual Gotham Awards
Cipriani Wall Street, New York City
Sunday, December 1, 2025

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

BEST FEATURE

Bugonia • Focus Features

Yorgos Lanthimos | Director
Ari Aster, Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko, Yorgos Lanthimos, Miky Lee, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone | Producers

East of wall • Sony Pictures Classics

Kate Beecroft | Director
Kate Beecroft, Shannon Moss, Melanie Ramsayer, Lila Yacoub | Producers

Familiar Touch • Music Box Films

Sarah Friedland | Director
Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, Matthew Thurm | Producers

Hamnet • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You • A24

Mary Bronstein | Director
Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias | Producers

Lurker • MUBI

Alex Russell | Director
Galen Core, Archie Madekwe, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Olmo Schnabel, Jack Selby | Producers

One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner | Producers

Sorry, Baby • A24

Eva Victor | Director
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers

The Testament of Ann Lee • Searchlight Pictures

Mona Fastvold | Director
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Joshua Horsfield, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Mark Lampert, Lillian LaSalle, Andrew Morrison, Viktória Petrányi, Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska | Producers

Train Dreams • Netflix

Clint Bentley | Director
Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman | Producers

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Best Documentary

2000 Meters to Andriivka • Frontline Features / The Associated Press

Mstyslav Chernov | Director
Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov | Producers

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions • Rich Spirit

Kahlil Joseph | Director
Onye Anyanwu, Kahlil Joseph, David Linde, Anikah McLaren, James Shani, Steven Soderbergh | Producers

My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow • Self-Distributed

Julia Loktev | Director/Producer

The Perfect Neighbor • Netflix

Geeta Gandbhir | Director
Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, Sam Bisbee | Producers

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk • Kino Lorber

Sepideh Farsi | Director
Javad Djavahery, Sepideh Farsi | Producers

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Best International Feature

It Was Just an Accident • NEON

Jafar Panahi | Director
Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi | Producers

No Other Choice • NEON

Park Chan-Wook | Director
Park Chan-Wook, Alexandre Gavras, Michèle Ray Gavras, Back Jisun | Producers

Nouvelle Vague • Netflix

Richard Linklater | Director
Laurent Pétin, Michèle Pétin | Producers

Resurrection • Janus Films

Gan Bi | Director
Charles Gillibert, Yang Lele, Shan Zuolong | Producers

Sound of Falling • MUBI

Mascha Schilinski | Director
Lucas Schmidt, Maren Schmitt | Producers

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Best Director

Mary Bronstein
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You • A24

Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias | Producers

Jafar Panahi
It Was Just an Accident • NEON

Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi | Producers

Kelly Reichardt
The Mastermind • MUBI

Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani | Producers

Paul Thomas Anderson
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner | Producers

Oliver Laxe
Sirât • NEON

Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol | Producers

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award

Constance Tsang
Blue Sun Palace • Dekanalog

Sally Sujin Oh, Eli Raskin, Tony Yang | Producers

Carson Lund
Eephus • Music Box Films

Carson Lund, Tyler Taormina, Michael Basta, David Entin| Producers

Sarah Friedland
Familiar Touch • Music Box Films

Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, Matthew Thurm | Producers

Akinola Davies Jr.
My Father’s Shadow • MUBI

Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo | Producers

Harris Dickinson
Urchin • 1-2 Special

Archie Pearch, Scott O’Donnell | Producers

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Best Original Screenplay

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You • A24
Mary Bronstein | Writer

Mary Bronstein | Director
Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias | Producers

It Was Just an Accident • NEON
Jafar Panahi | Writer

Jafar Panahi | Director
Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi | Producers

The Secret Agent • NEON
Kleber Mendonça Filho | Writer

Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers

Sorry, Baby • A24
Eva Victor | Writer

Eva Victor | Director
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers

Sound of Falling • MUBI
Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski | Writer

Mascha Schilinski | Director
Lucas Schmidt, Maren Schmitt | Producers

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Best Adapted Screenplay

No Other Choice • NEON
Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-Mi, Jahye Lee, Don McKellar | Writer

Park Chan-Wook | Director
Park Chan-Wook, Alexandre Gavras, Michèle Ray Gavras, Back Jisun | Producers

One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson | Writer

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner | Producers

Pillion • A24
Harry Lighton | Writer

Harry Lighton | Director
Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton | Producers

Preparation for the Next Life • Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios
Martyna Majok | Writer

Bing Liu | Director
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Producers

Train Dreams • Netflix
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Writer

Clint Bentley | Director
Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman | Producers

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Outstanding Lead Performance

Jessie Buckley
Hamnet • Focus Features

Chloé Zhao | Director
Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers

Lee Byung-hun
No Other Choice • NEON

Park Chan-Wook | Director
Park Chan-Wook, Alexandre Gavras, Michèle Ray Gavras, Back Jisun | Producers

Rose Byrne
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You • A24

Mary Bronstein | Director
Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias | Producers

Sopé Dìrísù
My Father’s Shadow • MUBI

Akinola Davies Jr. | Director
Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo | Producers

Ethan Hawke
Blue Moon • Sony Pictures Classics

Richard Linklater | Director
Mike Blizzard, Richard Linklater, John Sloss | Producers

Jennifer Lawrence
Die My Love • MUBI

Lynne Ramsay | Director
Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Andrea Calderwood | Producers

Wagner Moura
The Secret Agent • NEON

Kleber Mendonça Filho | Director
Emilie Lesclaux, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Brent Travers | Producers

Josh O’Connor
The Mastermind • MUBI

Kelly Reichardt | Director
Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani | Producers

Amanda Seyfried
The Testament of Ann Lee • Searchlight Pictures

Mona Fastvold | Director
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Joshua Horsfield, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Mark Lampert, Lillian LaSalle, Andrew Morrison, Viktória Petrányi, Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska | Producers

Tessa Thompson
HEDDA • Orion Pictures/Amazon/MGM Studios

Nia DaCosta | Director
Nia DaCosta, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Gabrielle Nadig, Tessa Thompson | Producers

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Outstanding Supporting Performance

Benicio Del Toro
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner | Producers

Jacob Elordi
Frankenstein • Netflix

Guillermo del Toro | Director
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale | Producers

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Sentimental Value • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | Producers

Indya Moore
Father Mother Sister Brother • MUBI

Jim Jarmusch | Director
Joshua Astrachan, Charles Gillibert, Carter Logan, Atilla Salih Yücer | Producers

Wunmi Mosaku
Sinners • Warner Bros. Pictures

Ryan Coogler | Director
Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler | Producers

Adam Sandler
Jay Kelly • Netflix

Noah Baumbach | Director
Noah Baumbach, David Heyman, Amy Pascal | Producers

Andrew Scott
Blue Moon • Sony Pictures Classics

Richard Linklater | Director
Mike Blizzard, Richard Linklater, John Sloss | Producers

Alexander Skarsgård
Pillion • A24

Harry Lighton | Director
Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton | Producers

Stellan Skarsgård
Sentimental Value • NEON

Joachim Trier | Director
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar | Producers

Teyana Taylor
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner | Producers

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Breakthrough Performer

A$AP Rocky
Highest 2 Lowest • A24

Spike Lee | Director
Todd Black, Jason Michael Berman | Producers

Sebiye Behtiyar
Preparation for the Next Life • Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios

Bing Liu | Director
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins | Producers

Chase Infiniti
One Battle After Another • Warner Bros. Pictures

Paul Thomas Anderson | Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner | Producers

Abou Sangaré
Souleymane’s Story • Kino Lorber

Boris Lojkine | Director
Bruno Nahon | Producer

Tonatiuh
Kiss of the Spider Woman • Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate / LD Entertainment

Bill Condon | Director
Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy, Greg Yolen, Ben Affleck, Vindhya Sagar | Producers

2025 Tributes

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

VANGUARD TRIBUTE

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

SPOTLIGHT TRIBUTE

Tessa Thompson
Hedda • Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Director Tribute

Noah Baumbach
Jay Kelly • Netflix

— 35th Annual Gotham Awards —

Ensemble Tribute

Cast of SINNERS

Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller, & Delroy Lindo

About the Gotham Awards

The Gotham Awards, one of the leading honors for independent film and television, provides early acknowledgement to groundbreaking independent films and television series. Selected by distinguished juries and presented in New York City, the home of independent film, the Gotham Awards are the first honors of the film awards season. This public showcase honors the filmmaking community, expands the audience for independent films, and supports the work that The Gotham Film & Media Institute does behind the scenes throughout the year to bring such films to fruition.