It was a good night for Moonlight at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last night, with the Barry Jenkins-directed drama fending off competition from Certain Women, Everybody Wants Some!!, Manchester by the Sea and Paterson to win Best Feature, while it was also honoured with Best Screenplay, the Audience Award, and a special jury award for ensemble performance.
If the last two years are any indication, Moonlight could make a big splash at the Oscars, with the past two Best Feature winners Birdman and Spotlight both going on to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Via EW, here’s a full list of winners from the 2016 Gotham Awards…
Best Feature
Certain Women (Kelly Reichardt, director; Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani, producers; IFC Films)
Everybody Wants Some!! (Richard Linklater, director; Megan Ellison, Ginger Sledge, Richard Linklater, producers; Paramount Pictures)
Manchester by the Sea (Kenneth Lonergan, director; Kimberly Steward, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. Walsh, producers; Amazon Studios)
WINNER: Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, director; Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, producers; A24)
Paterson (Jim Jarmusch, director; Joshua Astrachan, Carter Logan, producers; Amazon Studios)
Best Documentary
Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson, director; Marilyn Ness, producer; Janus Films)
I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, director; Rémi Grellety, Raoul Peck, Hébert Peck, producers; Magnolia Pictures)
WINNER: O.J.: Made in America (Ezra Edelman, director; Caroline Waterlow, Ezra Edelman, Tamara Rosenberg, Nina Krstic, Deirdre Fenton, Erin Leyden, producers; ESPN Films)
Tower (Keith Maitland, director; Keith Maitland, Megan Gilbride, Susan Thomson, producers; Kino Lorber, Independent Lens)
Weiner (Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg, directors and producers; Sundance Selects and Showtime Documentary Films)
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Robert Eggers for The Witch (A24)
Anna Rose Holmer for The Fits (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert for Swiss Army Man (A24)
WINNER: Trey Edward Shults for Krisha (A24)
Richard Tanne for Southside with You (Roadside Attractions and Miramax)
Best Screenplay
Hell or High Water, Taylor Sheridan (CBS Films)
Love & Friendship, Whit Stillman (Amazon Studios)
Manchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan (Amazon Studios)
WINNER: Moonlight, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; Screenplay by Barry Jenkins (A24)
Paterson, Jim Jarmusch (Amazon Studios)
Best Actor
WINNER: Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea (Amazon Studios)
Jeff Bridges in Hell or High Water (CBS Films)
Adam Driver in Paterson (Amazon Studios)
Joel Edgerton in Loving (Focus Features)
Craig Robinson in Morris from America (A24)
Best Actress
Kate Beckinsale in Love & Friendship (Amazon Studios)
Annette Bening in 20th Century Women (A24)
WINNER: Isabelle Huppert in Elle (Sony Pictures Classics)
Ruth Negga in Loving (Focus Features)
Natalie Portman in Jackie (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Breakthrough Actor
Lily Gladstone in Certain Women (IFC Films)
Lucas Hedges in Manchester by the Sea (Amazon Studios)
Royalty Hightower in The Fits (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Sasha Lane in American Honey (A24)
WINNER: Anya Taylor-Joy in The Witch (A24)
Breakthrough Series — Long Form
WINNER: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna, creators; Marc Webb, Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna, Erin Ehrlich, executive producers; The CW)
The Girlfriend Experience (Lodge Kerrigan, Amy Seimetz, creators; Steven Soderbergh, Philip Fleischman, Amy Seimetz, Lodge Kerrigan, Jeff Cuban, Gary Marcus, executive producers; Starz)
Horace and Pete (Louis C.K., creator; M. Blair Breard, Dave Becky, Vernon Chatman, Dino Stamatopoulos, executive producers; louisck.net)
Marvel’s Jessica Jones (Melissa Rosenberg, creator; Melissa Rosenberg, Liz Friedman, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Howard Klein, executive producers; Netflix)
Master of None (Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, creators; Michael Schur, David Miner, Dave Becky, executive producers; Netflix)
Breakthrough Series — Short Form
The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (Brian Jordan Alvarez, creator; YouTube)
WINNER: Her Story (Jen Richards and Laura Zak, creators; herstoryshow.com)
The Movement (Darnell Moore, Host; Mic.com)
Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People (Dylan Marron, creator; Seriously.TV)
Surviving (Reagan Gomez, creator; YouTube)
Audience Awards
Certain Women (Kelly Reichardt, director; Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani, producers; IFC Films)
Everybody Wants Some!! (Richard Linklater, director; Megan Ellison, Ginger Sledge, Richard Linklater, producers; Paramount Pictures)
Manchester by the Sea (Kenneth Lonergan, director; Kimberly Steward, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. Walsh, producers; Amazon Studios)
WINNER: Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, director; Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, producers; A24)
Paterson (Jim Jarmusch, director; Joshua Astrachan, Carter Logan, producers; Amazon Studios)
Originally published November 29, 2016. Updated April 16, 2018.
