[UPDATED 12/4/17]
The fantastic folks at the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) kicked off awards season with the 2017 GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS ceremony. The annual New York City event highlights and awards the best independent films and groundbreaking industry people of the year, taking place on November 27, 2017, at Cipriani Wall Street. This year’s awards were hosted by actor/filmmaker JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL, and SAGindie was there to help celebrate along with our actor tablemates Jordana Spiro, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Simone Missick, and Dorian Missick. A great time was had by all! Now be sure to check out the full list of award-winners below!
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2017 Gotham Award Nominees & Winners:
Best Feature
Best Documentary
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
- Maggie Betts (Novitiate)
- Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
- Kogonada (Columbus)
- Jordan Peele (Get Out) – WINNER
- Joshua Z. Weinstein (Menashe)
Best Screenplay
- Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
- Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick)
- James Ivory (Call Me By Your Name)
- Kogonada (Columbus)
- Jordan Peele (Get Out) – WINNER
- Mike White (Brad’s Status)
Best Actor
- Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project)
- James Franco (The Disaster Artist) – WINNER
- Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out)
- Robert Pattinson (Good Time)
- Adam Sandler (The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected))
- Harry Dean Stanton (Lucky)
Best Actress
- Melanie Lynskey (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore)
- Haley Lu Richardson (Columbus)
- Margot Robbie (I, Tonya)
- Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) – WINNER
- Lois Smith (Marjorie Prime)
Breakthrough Actor
- Mary J. Blige (Mudbound)
- Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) – WINNER
- Harris Dickinson (Beach Rats)
- Kelvin Harrison, Jr. (It Comes at Night)
- Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project)
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
Gotham Jury Award for Ensemble Performance
- Mudbound (Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Rob Morgan, Jonathan Banks)
Audience Award
Director Tribute
Actor Tribute
Actress Tribute
Cinematographer Tribute
Industry Tribute
Humanitarian Tribute
CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS! WHAT WERE YOUR GOTHAM AWARDS ’17 HIGHLIGHTS?
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