As awards season marches on, the winners of the 2019 Gotham Independent Film Awards were revealed yesterday evening, with Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story enjoying a successful night, the film picking up Best Feature, Best Screenplay (Baumbach) and Best Actor (Adam Driver), along with the Audience Award.
The Netflix-distributed drama wasn’t the only success for the streaming service, as it also picked up Best Documentary for American Factory and Best Television Series – Long For for When They See Us. Other winners included Awkwafina (Best Actress for The Farewell), Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre (Breakthrough Director for The Mustang) and Taylor Russell (Breakthrough Actor for Waves). Check out the full list of winners 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”
Audience Awards
“Marriage Story”
Originally published December 4, 2019. Updated December 5, 2019.
