The 29th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), will be held on December 02, 2019. The nominees were announced on October 24, 2019.
Here’s the list of 2019 nominees:
BEST FEATURE
The Farewell
Lulu Wang, director; Daniele Melia, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng, Lulu Wang, Anita Gou, producers (A24)
Hustlers
Lorene Scafaria, director; Jessica Elbaum, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, producers (STXfilms)
Marriage Story
Noah Baumbach, director; Noah Baumbach, David Heyman, producers (Netflix)
Uncut Gems
Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, directors; Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Sebastian Bear McClard, producers (A24)
Waves
Trey Edward Shults, director; James Wilson, Kevin Turen, Trey Edward Shults, producers
(A24)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
American Factory
Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, directors; Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, Jeff Reichert, Julie Parker Benello, producers (Netflix)
Apollo 11
Todd Douglas Miller, director; Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Baxley Petersen, Evan Krauss, producers (NEON and CNN Films)
The Edge of Democracy
Petra Costa, director; Petra Costa, Tiago Pavan, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris, producers (Netflix)
Midnight Traveler
Hassan Fazili, director; Emelie Mahdavian, Su Kim, producers (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
One Child Nation
Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, directors; Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Christoph Jörg, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn, producers (Amazon Studios)
BEST ACTOR
Willem Dafoe
The Lighthouse (A24)
Adam Driver
Marriage Story (Netflix)
Aldis Hodge
Clemency (NEON)
André Holland
High Flying Bird (Netflix)
Adam Sandler
Uncut Gems (A24)
BEST ACTRESS
Awkwafina
The Farewell (A24)
Elisabeth Moss
Her Smell (Gunpowder & Sky)
Mary Kay Place
Diane (IFC Films)
Florence Pugh
Midsommar (A24)
Alfre Woodard
Clemency (NEON)
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Farewell
Lulu Wang (A24)
High Flying Bird
Tarell Alvin McCraney (Netflix)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, Rob Richert (A24)
Marriage Story
Noah Baumbach (Netflix)
Midsommar
Ari Aster (A24)
BINGHAM RAY BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR AWARD
Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre
The Mustang (Focus Features)
Kent Jones
Diane (IFC Films)
Joe Talbot
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
Olivia Wilde
Booksmart (United Artists Releasing)
Phillip Youmans
Burning Cane (ARRAY Releasing)
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Julia Fox
Uncut Gems (A24)
Aisling Franciosi
The Nightingale (IFC Films)
Chris Galust
Give Me Liberty (Music Box Films)
Noah Jupe
Honey Boy (Amazon Studios)
Jonathan Majors
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
Taylor Russell
Waves (A24)
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES – LONG FORM
Chernobyl
Craig Mazin, creator; Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone, executive
producers (HBO)
David Makes Man
Tarell Alvin McCraney, creator; Mike Kelley, Melissa Loy, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Denitria Harris-Lawrence, Michael B. Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, executive producers (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
My Brilliant Friend
Saverio Costanzo, creator; Domenico Procacci, Mario Gianani, Guido De Laurentiis, Elena Recchia, Jennifer Schuur, Paolo Sorrentino, executive producers (HBO)
Unbelievable
Susannah Grant, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Lisa Cholodenko, Ayelet Waldman & Michael Chabon, Katie Couric, Richard Tofel, Neil Barsky, Robyn Semien, Marie, executive producers (Netflix)
When They See Us
Ava DuVernay, creator; Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Berry Welsh, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, executive producers (Netflix)
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES – SHORT FORM
PEN15
Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, creators; Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Debbie Liebling, Gabe Liedman, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Becky Sloviter, Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, Jordan Levin, executive producers (Hulu)
Ramy
Ramy Youssef, Ari Katcher, Ryan Welch, creators; Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Ravi Nandan, Bridget Bedard, Ari Katcher, Ryan Welch, executive producers (Hulu)
Russian Doll
Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, Amy Poehler, creators; Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, Amy Poehler, Dave Becky, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, Allison Silverman, executive producers (Netflix)
