The 2024 Gotham Awards Nominations
Anora, A different Man, Babygirl, Challengers, Nickel boys, gotham Awards 2024, Photo Collage by The Cinema Group
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced the nominations for the 34th Gotham Awards, highlighting 39 feature films and 25 performances across nine award categories. These nominations underscore the continued embrace of international and independent cinema, recognizing both established and emerging voices in the industry.
the Gotham Awards 2024:
Celebrating Independent Film and Global Cinema
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has revealed the nominees for the 34th annual Gotham Awards, celebrating independent and global cinema. This year, 39 feature films and 25 individual performances have been nominated across nine distinct award categories, showcasing the incredible diversity and talent within the film industry.
The nominations were unveiled via social media, emphasizing the Institute's commitment to inclusivity and accessibility, allowing cinephiles around the globe to join in the excitement. CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang expressed pride in the nominees, chosen by independent committees of critics, festival programmers, and industry curators, each bringing a unique perspective to the selection process.
"We are proud to announce the nominees for The Gothams, selected by nominating committees who bring their independent perspective to the selection process," said Sharp. "This year’s nominations celebrate voices from across the globe, embodying the growing embrace of international cinema by audiences everywhere. We look forward to celebrating our nominees and our Gotham tributes in a few weeks."
The Gotham Awards have long been recognized as a key moment in the film awards season, providing early recognition and crucial media exposure for groundbreaking storytellers, including directors, writers, producers, and actors. The ceremony highlights the work of filmmakers and actors whose passion, dedication, and creativity push the boundaries of storytelling.
Nominees for The Gothams are selected by committees made up of film critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators, ensuring a wide array of perspectives inform the decisions. The final recipients of the awards will be determined by separate juries composed of filmmakers, editors, producers, writers, and other industry professionals, which adds a peer-reviewed element to the awards.
In addition to the main awards, The Gotham Tributes are presented at the ceremony, celebrating exceptional achievements in film. These honors recognize the industry's most influential creators and performers, whose body of work has left an indelible mark on the art form and pop culture as a whole.
The 2024 Gotham Awards will take place live at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Monday, December 2nd, at 7 pm, bringing together some of the most creative and celebrated individuals in independent cinema today.
The Gotham Film Nominees for 2024 Are...
Best Feature
Anora – Sean Baker, director; Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, producers (NEON)
Babygirl – Halina Reijn, director; David Hinojosa, Julia Oh, Halina Reijn, producers (A24)
Challengers – Luca Guadagnino, director; Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya, producers (Amazon MGM Studios)
A Different Man – Aaron Schimberg, director; Gabriel Mayers, Vanessa McDonnell, Christine Vachon, producers (A24)
Nickel Boys – RaMell Ross, director; Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, producers (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Best International Feature
All We Imagine as Light – Payal Kapadia, director; Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim, producers (Sideshow and Janus Films)
Green Border – Agnieszka Holland, director; Fred Bernstein, Agnieszka Holland, Marcin Wierzchoslawski, producers (Kino Lorber)
Hard Truths – Mike Leigh, director; Georgina Lowe, producer (Bleecker Street)
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell – Thien An Pham, director; Jeremy Chua, Tran Van Thi, producers (Kino Lorber)
Vermiglio – Maura Delpero, director; Francesca Andreoli, Maura Delpero, Santiago Fondevila Sance, Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli, producers (Sideshow and Janus Films)
Best Documentary Feature
Dahomey – Mati Diop, director; Mati Diop, Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin, producers (MUBI)
Intercepted – Oksana Karpovych, director; Darya Bassel, Olha Beskhmelnytsina, Rocío B. Fuentes, Giacomo Nudi, Lucie Rego Pauline Tran Van Lieu, producers (Grasshopper Film)
No Other Land – Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, directors; Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning, producers (Antipode Films)
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat – Johan Grimonprez, director; Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius, producers (Kino Lorber)
Sugarcane – Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, directors; Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn, producers (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Union – Stephen Maing, Brett Story, directors; Samantha Curley, Mars Verrone, producers (Self-Distributed)
Best Director
Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow and Janus Films)
Sean Baker – Anora (NEON)
Guan Hu – Black Dog (The Forge)
Jane Schoenbrun – I Saw the TV Glow (A24)
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Screenplay
Between the Temples – Nathan Silver, C. Mason Wells (Sony Pictures Classics)
Evil Does Not Exist – Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Sideshow and Janus Films)
Femme – Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping (Utopia)
His Three Daughters – Azazel Jacobs (Netflix)
Janet Planet – Annie Baker (A24)
Breakthrough Director
Shuchi Talati – Girls Will Be Girls (Juno Films, Inc)
India Donaldson – Good One (Metrograph Pictures)
Alessandra Lacorazza – In the Summers (Music Box Films)
Vera Drew – The People’s Joker (Altered Innocence)
Mahdi Fleifel – To a Land Unknown (Watermelon Pictures)
Outstanding Lead Performance
Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl (Roadside Attractions)
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist (A24)
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing (A24)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths (Bleecker Street)
Nicole Kidman – Babygirl (A24)
Keith Kupferer – Ghostlight (IFC Films)
Mikey Madison – Anora (NEON)
Demi Moore – The Substance (MUBI)
Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun (Sony Pictures Classics)
Justice Smith – I Saw the TV Glow (A24)
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Yura Borisov – Anora (NEON)
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Brigette Lundy-Paine – I Saw the TV Glow (A24)
Natasha Lyonne – His Three Daughters (Netflix)
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing (A24)
Katy O’Brian – Love Lies Bleeding (A24)
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist (A24)
Adam Pearson – A Different Man (A24)
Brian Tyree Henry – The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)
Breakthrough Performer
Lily Collias – Good One (Metrograph Pictures)
Ryan Destiny – The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios)
Izaac Wang – Dìdi (Focus Features)
Brandon Wilson – Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
The Nominating Committees for The Gothams were:
Nominating Committee for Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Screenplay:
Justin Chang – Film Critic, The New Yorker
Peter Debruge – Film Critic, Variety
David Ehrlich – Chief Film Critic and Reviews Editor for IndieWire
Jessica Kiang – Freelance Film Critic; Programmer, Belfast Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival
Alison Willmore – Film Critic, New York Magazine
Nominating Committee for Best Documentary Feature:
Tania Ahmadi – Director of Editorial, Docunight
Bedatri Datta Choudhury – Programmer, DOC NYC, Arts and Entertainment Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Eric Hynes – Curator of Film, Museum of the Moving Image
Dara Messinger – Director of Programming, DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema
Sky Sitney – Co-Founder and Festival Director, DC/DOX
Nominating Committee for Best International Feature:
David Fear – Chief Film Critic, Rolling Stone
Douglas Greenwood – Film Editor, i-D; Freelance, New York Times and GQ
Wendy Ide – Chief Film Critic, The Observer
Beatrice Loayza – Freelance Film Critic, New York Times, Film Comment, Sight & Sound, Criterion
Guy Lodge – Film Critic, Variety, The Observer
Nominating Committee for Breakthrough Director:
Carlos Aguilar – Film Critic and Journalist
Lindsey Bahr – Film Writer, Associated Press
Kate Erbland – Editorial Director, IndieWire
Lovia Gyarkye – Arts and Culture Critic, The Hollywood Reporter
Jourdain Searles – Film Critic and Programmer
Nominating Committee for Outstanding Lead Performance, Outstanding Supporting Performance, and Breakthrough Performer:
Monica Castillo – Freelance Film Critic, RogerEbert.com; Senior Film Programmer, Jacob Burns Film Center
Robert Daniels – Associate Editor, RogerEbert.com
Tim Grierson – Senior U.S. Critic, Screen International; author, This Is How You Make a Movie
Tomris Laffly – Freelance Film Journalist and Film Critic
Brian Tallerico – Managing Editor, RogerEbert.com
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