'Moonlight' is the Big Winner at IFP's 2016 Gotham Awards, Takes Home 4 Awards
IFP's 26th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards ceremony kicks off tonight, and this is the place to come for our coverage of the nominees as well as up-to-date information on all the winners.
Here are the nominees and winners (in bold) for each category:
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)
Moonlight — Barry Jenkins, director; Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, producers (A24) [WINNER]
- Paterson — Jim Jarmusch, director; Joshua Astrachan, Carter Logan, producers (Amazon Studios)
Want to know more about the nominees for Best Feature?
- In 'Manchester by the Sea,' Waves of Grief Punctuate the Year's Most Tragic Performances
- 'Film is a Gateway to Understanding People': Kelly Reichardt on the Immersive Filmmaking of 'Certain Women'
- 'Moonlight': Barry Jenkins on Why the Exquisite Film Nearly Killed Him
The Hardest Parts About Producing Jim Jarmusch’s 'Paterson'? The Bus and That Very Special Dog
'Moonlight'
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, Independent Lens)
O.J.: Made in America — Ezra Edelman, director; Caroline Waterlow, Ezra Edelman, Tamara Rosenberg, Nina Krstic, Deirdre Fenton, Erin Leyden, producers (ESPN Films) [WINNER]
- 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)
Want to know more about the nominees for Best Documentary?
'Cameraperson'
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
- Robert Eggers — The Witch (A24)
- Anna Rose Holmer — The Fits (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
- Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — Swiss Army Man (A24)
Trey Edward Shults — Krisha (A24) [WINNER]
- Richard Tanne — Southside with You (Roadside Attractions and Miramax)
Want to know more about the films directed by the Bingham Ray Award?
- How Mark Korven Avoided the Temptations of Temp Music to Score 'The Witch'
- Why is 'The Witch' So Terrifying?
- 'Bad Ideas No One Else Wants to Make': Meet 'Swiss Army Man' Co-Directors DANIELS
- 'The Fits': Why Oscilloscope Took a Leap of Faith on the Low-Budget Sundance Hit
'The Witch'
Best Screenplay
- Hell or High Water — Taylor Sheridan (CBS Films)
- Love & Friendship — Whit Stillman (Amazon Studios)
- Manchester by the Sea — Kenneth Lonergan (Amazon Studios)
Moonlight — Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; Screenplay by Barry Jenkins (A24) [WINNER]
- Paterson — Jim Jarmusch (Amazon Studios)
Want to know more about the Best Screenplay nominees?
Best Actor
- Casey Affleck — Manchester by the Sea (Amazon Studios) [WINNER]
- Jeff Bridges — Hell or High Water (CBS Films)
- Adam Driver — Paterson (Amazon Studios)
- Joel Edgerton — Loving (Focus Features)
- Craig Robinson — Morris from America (A24)
Adam Driver in 'Paterson'
Best Actress
- Kate Beckinsale — Love & Friendship (Amazon Studios)
- Annette Bening — 20th Century Women (A24)
Isabelle Huppert — Elle (Sony Pictures Classics) [WINNER]
- Ruth Negga — Loving (Focus Features)
- Natalie Portman — Jackie (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Want to read the screenplay for Jackie, Elle, and several others?
Breakthrough Actor
- Lily Gladstone — Certain Women (IFC Films)
- Lucas Hedges — Manchester by the Sea (Amazon Studios)
- Royalty Hightower — The Fits (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
- Sasha Lane — American Honey (A24)
Anya Taylor-Joy — The Witch (A24) [WINNER]
Royalty Hightower in 'The Fits'
Breakthrough Series—Long Form
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend— Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna, creators; Marc Webb, Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna, Erin Ehrlich, executive producers (The CW) [WINNER]
- 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)
Her Story — Jen Richards and Laura Zak, creators (herstoryshow.com) [WINNER]
- The Movement — Darnell Moore, Host (Mic.com)
- Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People — Dylan Marron, creator (Seriously.TV)
- Surviving — Reagan Gomez, creator (YouTube)
Special Jury Award for Ensemble Performance
- Moonlight — Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders [WINNER]
Gotham Audience Award
- Moonlight [WINNER]