The first awards show of the season has officially announced its nominees! The Gotham Independent Film Awards honors the best in independent film throughout the year. Who did they pick as their nominees in 2019? Read on to find out!
Best Feature
The Farewell
Hustlers
Marriage Story
Uncut Gems
Waves
Best Documentary
American Factory
Apollo 11
The Edge of Democracy
Midnight Traveler
One Child Nation
Best Actor
Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Aldis Hodge, Clemency
Andrè Holland, High Flying Bird
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
Best Actress
Awkwafina, The Farewell
Elisabeth Moss, Her Smell
Mary Kay Place, Diane
Florence Pugh, Midsommar
Alfre Woodard, Clemency
Breakthrough Actor
Julia Fox, Uncut Gems
Aisling Franciosi, The Nightingale
Chris Galust, Give Me Liberty
Noah Jupe, Honey Boy
Jonathan Majors, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Taylor Russell, Waves
Best Screenplay
The Farewell, Lulu Wang
High Flying Bird, Terell Alvin McCraney
The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot Rob Richert
Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach
Midsommar, Ari Aster
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre, The Mustang
Kent Jones, Diane
Joe Talbot, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Olivia Wilde, Booksmart
Phillip Youmans, Burning Cane
Breakthrough Series-Long Form
Chernobyl
David Makes Man
My Brilliant Friend
Unbelievable
When They See Us
Breakthrough Series- Short Form
Pen15
Ramy
Russian Doll
There are four movies in this group tied for a total of three nominations. They are Marriage Story, The Farewell, Uncut Gems, and The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Marriage Story has a ton of momentum going into awards season and could easily be on its way to an Oscar nomination based on the latest film festival buzz. Don’t count out The Farewell or Uncut Gems. I’d like to see Hustlers keep gaining awards momentum, but we’ll see what happens. What film do you want to see win at the Gotham Independent Film Awards?