Nominations: 30th Gotham Awards (FULL LIST)
BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN
In a typical year, the Gotham Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project to celebrate American independent filmmaking, kick-off the awards season as the first ceremony. This year, instead of the usual live ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in late November or early December, the Gotham Awards will be held as a hybrid live-virtual event in January.
Eligible films are independent projects released between January 2020 and February 2021. Films that were scheduled to be released theatrically, but had to be released via VOD or streaming, were also eligible. To qualify as an independent film, features must be over 70 minutes and have a budget of under $35 million. Films also must have been written, directed, and produced by a U.S. citizen (except for films qualifying for the Best International Feature category).
Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow”, a period drama released by A24, earned the most nominations of any film, including Best Feature. The recipients of the annual Gotham Actor Tributes, Director Tribute, and Industry Tribute will be announced at a later date.
The 30th Gotham Awards are Monday, January 11, 2021.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES:
BEST FEATURE
THE ASSISTANT
FIRST COW
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
NOMADLAND
RELIC
BEST DOCUMENTARY
76 DAYS
CITY HALL
OUR TIME MACHINE
A THOUSAND CUTS
TIME
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
BACURAU
BEANPOLE
CUTIES (MIGNONNES)
IDENTIFYING FEATURES
MARTIN EDEN
WOLFWALKERS
BINGHAM RAY BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR AWARD
Radha Blank, THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION
Channing Godfrey People, MISS JUNETEENTH
Alex Thompson, SAINT FRANCES
Carlo Mirabella-Davis, SWALLOW
Andrew Patterson, THE VAST OF NIGHT
BEST SCREENPLAY
BAD EDUCATION, Mike Makowsky
FIRST COW, Kelly Reichardt
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION, Radha Blank
FOURTEEN, Dan Sallitt
THE VAST OF NIGHT, James Montague and Craig Sanger
BEST ACTOR
Riz Ahmed, SOUND OF METAL
Chadwick Boseman, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Jude Law, THE NEST
John Magaro, FIRST COW
Jesse Plemons, I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS
BEST ACTRESS
Nicole Beharie, MISS JUNETEENTH
Jessie Buckley, I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS
Yuh-Jung Youn, MINARI
Carrie Coon, THE NEST
Frances McDormand, NOMADLAND
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Jasmine Batchelor, THE SURROGATE
Kingsley Ben-Adir, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…
Sidney Flanigan, NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
Orion Lee, FIRST COW
Kelly O’Sullivan, SAINT FRANCES
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES - LONG FORMAT (OVER 40 MINUTES)
THE GREAT
IMMIGRATION NATION
P-VALLEY
UNORTHODOX
WATCHMEN
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES - SHORT FORMAT (UNDER 40 MINUTES)
BETTY
DAVE
I MAY DESTROY YOU
TASTE THE NATION
WORK IN PROGRESS
