The 2015 Gotham Awards were held last night in New York City, honoring the year’s best in independent film, primarily focused on those made in the Northeastern region of the United States. This year marked the 25th Gotham Awards presented by the Independent Feature Project, and saw Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight win big, taking home Best Feature, Best Screenplay and a special jury award for Best Ensemble Performance. This year’s special Gotham Tributes went to Anonymous Content founder Steve Golin, director Todd Haynes, Robert Redford and Helen Mirren.
You can see the full list of nominees and winners below.
Best Feature
WINNER: SPOTLIGHT – Tom McCarthy, director; Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagan Faust, producers (Open Road Films)
CAROL – Todd Haynes, director; Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley, producers (The Weinstein Company)
THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL – Marielle Heller, director; Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit, Miranda Bailey, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT – Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, directors; Oscar Boyson, Sebastian Bear-McClard, producers (RADiUS)
TANGERINE – Sean Baker, director; Darren Dean, Shih-Ching Tsou, Marcus Cox, Karrie Cox, producers (Magnolia Pictures)
Best Documentary
WINNER: THE LOOK OF SILENCE – Joshua Oppenheimer, director; Signe Byrge Sørensen, producer (Drafthouse Films)
APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT – Amanda Rose Wilder, director; Jay Craven, Robert Greene, Amanda Rose Wilder, producers (Kingdom County Productions)
CARTEL LAND – Matthew Heineman, director; Matthew Heineman, Tom Yellin, producers (The Orchard and A&E IndieFilms
HEART OF A DOG – Laurie Anderson, director; Dan Janvey, Laurie Anderson, producers (Abramorama and HBO Documentary Films)
LISTEN TO ME MARLON – Stevan Riley, director; John Battsek, RJ Cutler, George Chignell, producers (Showtime Documentary Films)
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
WINNER: Jonas Carpigano for Mediterranea (Sundance Selects)
Desiree Akhavan for Appropriate Behavior (Gravitas Ventures)
Marielle Heller for The Diary of a Teenage Girl (Sony Pictures Classics)
John Magary for The Mend (Cinelicious Pics)
Josh Mond for James White (The Film Arcade)
Best Screenplay
WINNER: Spotlight, Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Open Road Films)
Carol, Phyllis Nagy (The Weinstein Company)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Marielle Heller (Sony Pictures Classics)
Love & Mercy, Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner (Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and River Road Entertainment)
While We’re Young, Noah Baumbach (A24)
Best Actor*
WINNER: Paul Dano in Love & Mercy (Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and River Road Entertainment)
Christopher Abbott in James White (The Film Arcade)
Kevin Corrigan in Results (Magnolia Pictures)
Peter Sarsgaard in Experimenter (Magnolia Pictures)
Michael Shannon in 99 Homes (Broad Green Pictures)
Best Actress*
WINNER: Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (Sony Pictures Classics)
Cate Blanchett in Carol (The Weinstein Company)
Blythe Danner in I’ll See You in My Dreams (Bleecker Street)
Brie Larson in Room (A24 Films)
Lily Tomlin in Grandma (Sony Pictures Classics)
Kristen Wiig in Welcome to Me (Alchemy)
Breakthrough Actor
WINNER: Mya Taylor in Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
Rory Culkin in Gabriel (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Arielle Holmes in Heaven Knows What (RADiUS)
Lola Kirke in Mistress America (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (Magnolia Pictures)
*WINNER: The 2015 Best Actor/Best Actress nominating panel also voted to award a special Gotham Jury Award jointly to Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci and Brian D’Arcy James for their ensemble work in Spotlight. (Open Road Films).
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
WINNER: MR. ROBOT, Sam Esmail, Creator (USA Network)
JANE THE VIRGIN, Jennie Snyder Urman, Creator (The CW)
TRANSPARENT, Jill Soloway, Creator (Amazon)
UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Creators (Netflix)
UNREAL, Marti Noxon, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, Creators (Lifetime)
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
WINNER: “Shugs and Fats,” Nadia Manzoor and Radhka Vaz, Creator (ShugsandFats.TV)
“Bee and PuppyCat,” Natasha Alllegri, Creator (Cartoon Hangover)
“The Impossibilities,” Anna Kerrigan, Creator (seriesofimpossibilities.com)
“Qraftish,” Christal, Creator (Blackgirldangerous.com)
“You’re So Talented,” Sam Bailey, Creator (Open TV)
