The first major nominations of awards season are in, with the Independent Filmmaker Project announcing the contenders for the 2019 Gotham Awards, which celebrate the best in independent features and TV series.
Leading the pack are Marriage Story, The Farewell, Uncut Gems and The Last Black Man in San Francisco, all of which earned three nominations apiece, while the first three will contest the Best Feature award alongside Waves and Hustlers.
Check out the full list of nominations here…
Best Feature
“The Farewell”
“Uncut Gems”
“Waves”
“Marriage Story”
“Hustlers”
Best Documentary
“American Factory”
“Apollo 11”
“The Edge of Democracy”
“Midnight Traveler”
“One Child Nation”
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre, “The Mustang”
Kent Jones, “Diane”
Joe Talbot, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”
Olivia Wilde, “Booksmart”
Phillip Youmans, “Burning Cane”
Best Screenplay
Lulu Wang, “The Farewell”
Tarell Alvin McCraney, “High Flying Bird”
Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, and Rob Richert, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”
Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story”
Ari Aster, “Midsommar”
Best Actor
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Aldis Hodge, “Clemency”
Adam Sandler, “Uncut Gems”
Willem Dafoe, “The Lighthouse”
Andre Holland, “High Flying Bird”
Best Actress
Florence Pugh, “Midsommar”
Awkwafina, “The Farewell”
Mary Kay Place, “Diane”
Alfre Woodard, “Clemency”
Elisabeth Moss, “Her Smell”
Breakthrough Actor
Taylor Russell, “Waves”
Julia Fox, “Uncut Gems”
Aisling Franciosi, “The Nightingale”
Jonathan Majors, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”
Noah Jupe, “Honey Boy”
Chris Galust, “Give Me Liberty”
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
“Chernobyl”
“David Makes Man”
“My Brilliant Friend”
“Unbelievable”
“When They See Us”
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
“Pen15”
“Ramy”
“Russian Doll”
“Tuca & Bertie”
“Undone”
The 2019 Gotham Awards will take place on December 2nd.
