IFP Announce their Gotham Awards Nominations for 2019

IFP Gotham Awards The Farewell

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) are back with the early-bird awards season buzz. Remember The Rider last year? This year’s Gotham Awards give a huge shout-out to films like The Farewell, Waves, Marriage Story – offering a diverse range of not just independent film-making styles but the perspectives of cinematic cultures. Here are the film nominations for 2019:

Best Feature

  • The Farewell
  • Hustlers
  • Marriage Story
  • Uncut Gems
  • Waves

Best Documentary

  • American Factory
  • Apollo 11
  • The Edge of Democracy
  • Midnight Traveler
  • One Child Nation

Best Actor

  • Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
  • Adam Driver – Marriage Story
  • Aldis Hodge – Clemency
  • André Holland – High Flying Bird
  • Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

Best Actress

  • Awkwafina – The Farewell
  • Elisabeth Moss – Her Smell
  • Mary Kay Place – Diane
  • Florence Pugh – Midsommar
  • Alfre Woodard – Clemency

Best Screenplay

  • Lulu Wang – The Farewell
  • Tarell Alvin McCraney – High Flying Bird
  • Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, Rob Richert – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
  • Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
  • Ari Aster – Midsommar

Breakthrough Actor

  • Julia Fox – Uncut Gems
  • Aisling Franciosi – The Nightingale
  • Chris Galust – Give Me Liberty
  • Noah Jupe – Honey Boy
  • Jonathan Majors – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
  • Taylor Russell – Waves

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

Gotham Tributes

  • Glen Basner
  • Laura Dern
  • Ava DuVernay
  • Sam Rockwell

The Gotham Awards winners will be announced on 2nd December 2019.


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