Manchester by the Sea is leading the GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS as the nominees were announced today with four nominations including best feature. They will face off against Certain Women, Everybody Wants Some, Moonlight, and Paterson. This year also marks the second year in a row the Gotham Awards recognizes short-form online series and long-form TV series with The CW’s critically acclaimed Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Louis C.K.’s Horace and Pete each landing nominations.
The awards began in 1991 as part of the Independent Feature Project as a way of showcasing and honoring films made primarily in the Northeaster region of the United States. In 2004, the awards broadened to include international films, projects originating in Los Angeles, long-form television, and short-form online series. Gotham is often viewed as the beginning of awards season with previous winners including Spotlight, Mr. Robot, Michael Keaton in Birdman, Julianne Moore in Still Alice, and Matthew McConaughey for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club.
Winners will be announced on Monday, November 28 at New York City’s Cipriani Wall Street.
See the full list of nominations below:
Best Feature
CERTAIN WOMEN
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
MOONLIGHT
PATERSON
Best Documentary
CAMERAPERSON
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA
TOWER
WEINER
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Robert Eggers, THE WITCH
Anna Rose Holmer, THE FITS
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, SWISS ARMY MAN
Trey Edward Shults, KRISHA
Richard Tanne, SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU
Best Screenplay
HELL OR HIGH WATER, Taylor Sheridan
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP, Whit Stillman
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, Kenneth Lonergan
MOONLIGHT, Tarell Alvin McCraney (Story), Barry Jenkins (Script)
PATERSON, Jim Jarmusch
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Jeff Bridges, HELL OR HIGH WATER
Adam Driver, PATERSON
Joel Edgerton, LOVING
Craig Robinson, MORRIS FROM AMERICA
Best Actress
Kate Beckinsale, LOVE & FRIENDSHIP
Annette Bening, 20TH CENTURY WOMEN
Isabelle Huppert, ELLE
Ruth Negga, LOVING
Natalie Portman, JACKIE
Breakthrough Actor
Lily Gladstone, CERTAIN WOMEN
Lucas Hedges, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Royalty Hightower, THE FITS
Sasha Lane, AMERICAN HONEY
Anya Taylor-Joy, THE WITCH
Special Gotham Jury Award for Ensemble Performance
MOONLIGHT, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, and Ashton Sanders.
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
HORACE AND PETE
MARVEL’S JESSICA JONES
MASTER OF NONE
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
THE GAY AND WONDROUS LIFE OF CALEB GALLO
HER STORY
THE MOVEMENT
SITTING IN BATHROOMS WITH TRANS PEOPLE
SURVIVING
