Phase Two of awards season has now kicked into gear, as the first awards body of the season has weighed in with their nominations. Phase One was the fall film festival circuit, where various films got first looks in front of critics, but today the nominations were announced for the 28th Annual IFP Gotham Awards, which are presented to independent features and series. They are voted on by 27 writers, critics, and programmers.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ critically acclaimed period drama/comedyThe Favouritescored nominations for Best Feature and Best Screenplay, as well as special Gotham Jury Award toOlivia Colman,Emma Stone, andRachel Weiszfor their ensemble performance in the film. Fellow Best Feature nominees includeFirst Reformed,If Beale Street Could Talk,Madeline’s Madeline, andThe Rider, while the horror hitHereditaryscored nominations for Breakthrough Director and Best Actress forToni Collette.
Additionally, it’s almost as if Gotham voters read the mind of Collider’s Matt Goldberg, whowrote just yesterdayabout howKathryn Hahngives one of the year’s best performances in the Netflix dramaPrivate Life. She earned a Best Actress nomination from the Gotham Awards today.
On the TV side,Sharp Objects,Big Mouth,Killing Eve, andRyan Murphy’sPoselead a diverse range of nominees.
Check out the full list of Gotham Awards nominations below. The winners will be announced in a ceremony in New York City on November 26th.
Best Feature
The Favourite
Yorgos Lanthimos, director; Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
First Reformed
Paul Schrader, director; Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Victoria Hill, Gary Hamilton, Deepak Sikka, Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, producers (A24)
If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins, director; Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy, Barry Jenkins, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Megan Ellison, producers (Annapurna Pictures)
Madeline’s Madeline
Josephine Decker, director; Krista Parris, Elizabeth Rao, producers (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Chloé Zhao, director; Bert Hamelinck, Sacha Ben Harroche, Mollye Asher, Chloé Zhao, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Documentary
Bisbee ‘17
Robert Greene, producer; Douglas Tirola, Susan Bedusa, Bennett Elliott, producers (4th Row Films)
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
RaMell Ross, director; RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim, producers (The Cinema Guild)
Minding the Gap
Bing Liu, director; Diane Quon, Bing Liu, producers (Hulu & Magnolia Pictures)
Sandi Tan, director; Sandi Tan, Jessica Levin, Maya Rudolph, producers (Netflix)
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Morgan Neville, director; Morgan Neville, Caryn Capotosto, Nicholas Ma, producers (Focus Features)
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Ari Aster forHereditary(A24)
Bo Burnham forEighth Grade(A24)
Jennifer Fox forThe Tale(HBO)
Crystal Moselle forSkate Kitchen(Magnolia Pictures)
Boots Riley forSorry to Bother You(Annapurna Pictures)
Best Screenplay
The Favourite, Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
First Reformed, Paul Schrader (A24)
Private Life,Tamara Jenkins (Netflix)
Support the Girls, Andrew Bujalski (Magnolia Pictures)
Thoroughbreds, Cory Finley (Focus Features)
Best Actor
Adam Driver inBlacKkKlansman(Focus Features)
Ben Foster inLeave No Trace(Bleecker Street)
Richard E. Grant inCan You Ever Forgive Me?(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Ethan Hawke inFirst Reformed(A24)
Lakeith Stanfield inSorry to Bother You(Annapurna Pictures)
Best Actress*
Glenn Close inThe Wife(Sony Pictures Classics)
Toni Collette inHereditary(A24)
Kathryn Hahn inPrivate Life(Netflix)
Regina Hall inSupport the Girls(Magnolia Pictures)
Michelle Pfeiffer inWhere is Kyra?(Paladin and Great Point Media)
*The 2018 Best Actress nominating committee also voted to award a special Gotham Jury Award to Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz for their ensemble performance inThe Favourite. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Breakthrough Actor
Yalitza Aparicio inRoma(Netflix)
Elsie Fisher inEighth Grade(A24)
Helena Howard inMadeline’s Madeline(Oscilloscope Laboratories)
KiKi Layne inIf Beale Street Could Talk(Annapurna Pictures)
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie inLeave No Trace(Bleecker Street)
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
Alias Grace, Sarah Polley, Mary Harron, Noreen Halpern, executive producers (Netflix)
Big Mouth, Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin, creators; Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin & Jennifer Flackett, executive producers (Netflix)
The End of the F***ing World, Andy Baker, Murray Ferguson, Petra Fried, Ed MacDonald, Dominic Buchanan, Jonathan Entwistle, executive producers (Netflix)
Killing Eve, Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, executive producers (BBC America)
Pose, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, creators; Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Sherry Marsh, executive producers (FX Networks)
Sharp Objects, Marti Noxon, creator; Marti Noxon, Jason Blum, Gillian Flynn, Amy Adams, Jean-Marc Vallée, Nathan Ross, Gregg Fienberg, Charles Layton, Marci Wiseman, Jessica Rhoades, executive producers (HBO)
Breakthrough Series – Short Form
195 Lewis, Chanelle Aponte Pearson and Rae Leone Allen, creators
Cleaner Daze, Tess Sweet and Daniel Gambelin, creators
