The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s 35TH ANNUAL GOTHAM AWARDS took place last night at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, celebrating the best in independent filmmaking this year. SAGindie’s Darrien Michele Gipson, Eliza Hajek, and Michael Sládek were there there to enjoy the show at the SAGindie Table, alongside actors Edmund Donovan (Echo Valley), Emma Laird (28 Years Later), Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live), Will Price (After the Hunt), Sophie Skelton (Outlander), Algee Smith (Euphoria), and True Whitaker (I Love LA).
See the full list of winners and honorees below!
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2025 Gotham Awards Nominees:
Best Feature
- Bugonia
- East of Wall
- Familiar Touch
- Hamnet
- If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Lurker
- One Battle After Another – WINNER
- Sorry, Baby
- The Testament of Ann Lee
- Train Dreams
Best International Feature
Best Documentary
- 2000 Meters to Andriivka
- BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
- My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow – WINNER
- The Perfect Neighbor
- Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Outstanding Lead Performance
- Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
- Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
- Lee Byung-hun (No Other Choice)
- Sopé Dìrísù (My Father’s Shadow) – WINNER
- Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
- Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love)
- Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
- Josh O’Connor (The Mastermind)
- Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee)
- Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
Outstanding Supporting Performance
- Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
- Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
- Indya Moore (Father Mother Sister Brother)
- Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners) – WINNER
- Adam Sandler (Jay Kelly)
- Andrew Scott (Blue Moon)
- Alexander Skarsgård (Pillion)
- Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
- Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Breakthrough Performance
- A$AP Rocky (Highest 2 Lowest)
- Sebiye Behtiyar (Preparation for the Next Life)
- Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
- Abou Sangaré (Souleymane’s Story) – WINNER
- Tonatiuh (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
Best Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
- Mary Bronstein (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
- Oliver Laxe (Sirât)
- Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) – WINNER
- Kelly Reichardt (The Mastermind)
Breakthrough Director
- Akinola Davies Jr. (My Father’s Shadow) – WINNER
- Harris Dickinson (Urchin)
- Sarah Friedland (Familiar Touch)
- Carson Lund (Eephus)
- Constance Tsang (Blue Sun Palace)
Best Original Screenplay
- Mary Bronstein (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
- Kleber Mendonça Filho (The Secret Agent)
- Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) – WINNER
- Louise Peter & Mascha Schilinski (Sound of Falling)
- Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
- Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar (Train Dreams)
- Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee & Don McKellar (No Other Choice)
- Harry Lighton (Pillion) – WINNER
- Martyna Majok (Preparation for the Next Life)
Gotham Ensemble Tribute
- Sinners (Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Buddy Guy, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo)
Gotham Director Tribute
- Noah Baumbach (Jay Kelly)
Gotham Vanguard Tribute
Gotham Spotlight Tribute
- Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
Gotham Musical Tribute
- Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
Gotham Cultural Icon Tribute
- Scott Cooper & Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere)
Gotham Visionary Tribute
- Luca Guadagnino & Julia Roberts (After the Hunt)
CONGRATS TO THE 2025 GOTHAM AWARD WINNERS AND HONOREES!
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