The 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards took place last night in the USA, and the winners were a veritable mix of some of the year’s best indie films.
Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight was the big winner on the night with three awards including Best Feature, Best Cast and Best Screenplay. British actress Bel Powley won the Best Actress award for her superb performance in The Diary of a Teenage Girl, while Paul Dano won Best Actor for his portrayal as Young Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy.
Elsewhere, iPhone-filmed sensation Tangerine won two awards, the Audience Award and Best Breakthrough Actor for Mya Taylor, while acclaimed documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer won the Best Documentary Award for The Look of Silence.
You can view the full list of winners below:
Best Feature
Spotlight
Best Actress
Bel Powley as Minnie Goetze
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Best Actor
Paul Dano as Brian Wilson
Love & Mercy
Best Documentary
The Look of Silence
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
Audience Award
Tangerine
The First Gotham Appreciation Award
Ellen Cotter of Angelika Film Center Theaters
Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance
Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d’Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, and Billy Crudup
Spotlight
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
Jonas Carpigano
Mediterranea
Breakthrough Series – Longform
Mr. Robot
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
Shugs & Fats
Best Screenplay
Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer
Spotlight
Breakthrough Actor
Mya Taylor
Tangerine
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Originally published December 1, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.
