The first real bellwether of the 2025 awards season has arrived. The nominee for the 34th Gotham Awards have been revealed, and it was quite a good morning for NEON, A24, and Amazon MGM Studios, in particular. And, in not a surprise, Sean Baker‘s Palme d’Or winning “Anora” led all nominees with four nominations including Best Feature, Best Director (Baker), Outstanding Lead Performance (Mikey Madison), and Supporting Performance (Yura Burisov).

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The first real awards event returned in full force as the 2022 Gotham Awards descended upon lower Manhattan. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” dominated the night winning two anwards including Best Feature. The television winners were surprising with Apple TV+’s “Pachinko” to Breakthrough Series Over 40 minutes and Netflix’s “Mo” for Breakthrough Series Under 40 minutes.

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Best Lead Performance went – in a surprise – to Danielle Deadwyler in “Till.” Best Supporting Performance went to Key Huy Qwan in “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”

Notable presenters included Julianne Moore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Baz Luhrmann, Todd Haynes, Jonathan Majors, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and the Safdie Brothers.

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It was a very good day for A24 as the mini-major dominated the film nominations announced for the 2022 Gotham Awards. In fact, the studio had two Best Feature nominees, “Aftersun” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” The other nominations in the top category are “TAR,” which landed five nominations overall, Sundance premiere “Dos Estaciones” and “The Cathedral” which debuted at the Venice Film Festival in 2021.

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Awards season got into gear on Monday night as the Gotham Awards returned to an in-person ceremony for the first time in two years. And it was a massive night for Netflix as Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” took Best Feature, Breakthrough Director, Best Screenplay and tied for Outstanding Performance (Olivia Colman). That’s a big award season win for the streamer as only one Gotham’s Best Feature winner over the previous seven years hasn’t been Oscar-nominated for Best Picture (“The RIder”).

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Awards season took another leap into the unknown with the unveiling of the 2021 Gotham Awards nominations. Chosen by select committees film and television critics, this year’s crop of honorees gave major boosts to independently financed films such as “CODA,” “Passing” and “The Green Kinght.” It also unintentionally provides a buzzworthy pop culture moment by the inclusion of Netflix breakout “Squid Game” in the Breakthrough Television Category.

READ MORE: Will “Mass” put Ann Dowd on a path to an Oscar nomination?

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The “first” awards show of what will be a very long Oscar season, the Gotham Awards, already announced their 2020 nominees last month. While “First Cow” and “I May Destroy You” topped the list of nominees, two tributes were also revealed for both Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis. Now, the Independent Filmmaker Project has added two more recipients for the Jan. 11 ceremony.

READ MORE: 2020 Gotham Awards nominees – Complete List

Oscar-winner Steve McQueen, whose “Small Axe” anthology series is available on Prime Video now, will be honored with the Director’s tribute.

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Is awards season actually happening? Skeptics may still think it’s pointless due to a theatrical distribution system ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, but things are moving forward. And, a small bit of normalcy returned as IFP announced the 2020 Gotham Awards nominations this morning

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“First Cow” led all films with three nominations including Best Feature, Best Actor (John Magaro) and Best Screenplay.

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The 2019 Gotham Awards were handed out on Monday night at Cipriani’s in New Your City and while Laura Dern, Sam Rockwell, Ava DuVernay and FilmNation CEO and producer Glen Basner were honored with lengthy tributes it was “Marriage Story” which was the big winner of the night.  Or maybe it was actually Netflix?

READ MORE: Scarlett Johansson says she and Noah Baumbach almost worked 10 years before “Marriage Story”

The Netflix production took Best Feature, Screenplay (Noah Baumbach), Best Actor (Adam Driver), and the Audience Award.

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Someone better save some tables at the 2019 Gotham Awards for A24 because the independent distributor dominated the nominations earning 14 film nominations and 15 overall.  A24 films’ “The Farewell,” “Uncut Gems” and “Waves” all landed Best Feature nominations and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” “Midsommar” and “The Lighthouse” earned key nominations.  The other two Best Feature nominees are Netflix’s “Marriage Story” and, in a slight surprise, STX Entertainment’s “Hustlers.”

READ MORE: “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” is a haunting triumph [Review]

For those wondering why “Parasite” or other acclaimed international films are not part of the mix, nominees must be primarily funded in the United States to qualify for the Gotham Awards.  

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The 2018 Gotham Awards were honestly a bore to anyone watching the ceremony either live or streaming, but they had to be exciting for anyone sitting at A24’s tables.  The indie distributor took home five honors including Best Actor (Ethan Hawke, “First Reformed”),  Best Actress (Toni Collette, “Hereditary”), Best Screenplay (Paul Schrader, “First Reformed”), Breakthrough Director (Bo Burnham, “Eighth Grade”) and Breakthrough Actor (Elsie Fisher, “Eighth Grade”).  

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The first shot in the awards season wars has arrived: the 28th annual Gotham Awards nominations were announced this AM (full list below) and leading the pack with the most amount of nominations were A24‘s “First Reformed” directed by Paul Schrader and Fox Searchlight’s “The Favourite” helmed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Both films were nominated for Best Picture, and “First Reformed” earned a Best Actor and Screenplay nod for Ethan Hawke and Schrader.

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We’ve reached that time of year where strategically timed honorary awards and tributes are set to make an impact on the season.  This afternoon Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) revealed that Willem Dafoe, star of the upcoming “At Eternity’s Gate,” and Paul Greengrass, the director of Netflix’s “22 July,” will receive the Actor and Directors tribute, respectively, at the 2018 IFP Gotham Awards.  Both gentlemen are vying for Oscar attention in what is turning out to be a very competitive season.

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The first sort of real awards show of the season took place Monday night in the bowels of Manhattan. The 2017 Gotham Awards, presented by the Independent Features Project (IFP),  were dominated by “Get Out” which won three honors including Best Screenplay (Jordan Peele), Breakthrough Director (Peele) and the Audience Award.  “Call Me By Your Name” took home the top prize, Best Feature, and Breakthrough Actor (Timothée Chalamet).

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Barry Jenkins’ hit coming-of-age drama “Moonlight” was the evening’s big winner, taking home every honor it was nominated for including Best Feature and Best Screenplay as well as a previously announced jury prize for Ensemble and an Audience Award.

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IFP handed out the 2017 Gotham Awards tonight in Manhattan tonight in a long, but entertaining program hosted by Keegan-Michael Key.

The big winner of the night was Barry Jenkins‘ “Moonlight” which took home every honor it was nominated for including Best Feature and Best Screenplay as well as a previously announced jury prize for Ensemble and an Audience Award voted by IFP members. Isabelle Huppert was something of a surprise Best Actress winner for “Elle,” while Casey Affleck took Best Actor as expected for “Manchester By The Sea.

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Attention by anyone who is panicked that “La La Land,” “Jackie,” “Hell or High Water” or a movie that hasn’t been released yet didn’t earn a nomination for Best Film (or something else) when the 2016 Gotham Awards nods were announced this morning. Newsflash for you, the Gothams are chosen by panels made up of just five to six critics or industry figures. Most are from the New York area and most are deeply connected to the city’s indie filmmaking scene.

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'Spotlight' Takes Top Honors At Gotham Awards

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'The Diary Of A Teenage Girl' Leads Gotham Awards Nominees, 'Carol' And 'Tangerine' Close Behind

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'Birdman' Flies Away With 2014 Gotham Awards

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'Boyhood' Leads Gotham Award Nominations, Oscar Isaac Gets Best Actor Nod For 'A Most Violent Year'

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'12 Years A Slave' Leads Gotham Award Nominees; 'Inside Llewyn Davis, 'Upstream Color' & More Earn Nods

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'Moonrise Kingdom' & 'Beasts Of The Southern Wild' Take Top Prizes At Gotham Awards

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The Amazing Race: 'Hugo' Gets A Boost In First Official Week Of The Awards Season, Can It Go All The Way?

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Mike Mills Says Winning Best Feature For 'Beginners' At Gotham Awards "Trippy, Weird Icing On The Cake"

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'The Tree Of Life' & 'Beginners' Tie For Best Feature At The 2011 Gotham Awards

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