The Gotham Awards, a prestigious event marking the start of the Oscar season, underwent a significant change in 2023. Traditionally, this ceremony has been a platform for the independent film community in New York City to showcase their best works. However, this year, the Gotham Awards expanded their eligibility criteria by removing the $35 million budget cap. This change has opened doors for major studio films like “Barbie” to compete alongside the usual indie film contenders.
Gotham Awards: A Broader Competition
Historically, the Gotham Awards were exclusive to films with a budget of $35 million or less. This restriction was aimed at highlighting independent films and often excluded major Oscar contenders. The removal of this budget cap in 2023 represents a significant shift, allowing bigger productions such as “Barbie” and “Ferrari” to participate. This year’s nominations included 20 films, 11 series, and 30 performances.
Complete Winners List at the 2023 Gotham Awards
Best Feature
- “Passages”
- WINNER: “Past Lives”
- “Reality”
- “Showing Up”
- “A Thousand and One”
Outstanding Lead Performance
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, “Origin”
- WINNER: Lily Gladstone, “The Unknown Country”
- Greta Lee, “Past Lives”
- Franz Rogowski, “Passages”
- Babetida Sadjo, “Our Father, The Devil”
- Andrew Scott, “All of Us Strangers”
- Cailee Spaeny, “Priscilla”
- Teyana Taylor, “A Thousand and One”
- Michelle Williams, “Showing Up”
- Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
Outstanding Supporting Performance
- Juliette Binoche, “The Taste of Things”
- Penélope Cruz, “Ferrari”
- Jamie Foxx, “They Cloned Tyrone”
- Claire Foy, “All of Us Strangers”
- Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
- Glenn Howerton, “BlackBerry”
- Sandra Hüller, “The Zone of Interest”
- Rachel McAdams, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”
- WINNER: Charles Melton, “May December”
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Best Screenplay
- “All of Us Strangers,” Andrew Haigh
- WINNER: “Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
- “May December,” Samy Burch
- “R.M.N.,” Cristian Mungiu
- “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer
Best International Feature
- “All of Us Strangers”
- WINNER: “Anatomy of a Fall”
- “Poor Things”
- “Tótem”
- “The Zone of Interest”
Best Documentary Feature
- “20 Days in Mariupol”
- “Against the Tide”
- “Apolonia, Apolonia”
- WINNER: “Four Daughters”
- “Our Body”
Breakthrough Director
- Raven Jackson, “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt”
- Georgia Oakley, “Blue Jean”
- Michelle Garza Cervera, “Huesera”
- Celine Song, “Past Lives”
- WINNER: A.V. Rockwell, “A Thousand and One”
Outstanding Performance in a New Series
- Jacob Anderson, “Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire”
- Dominique Fishback, “Swarm”
- Jharrel Jerome, “I’m a Virgo”
- Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
- Bel Powley, “A Small Light”
- Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”
- Chaske Spencer, “The English”
- Rachel Weisz, “Dead Ringers”
- WINNER: Ali Wong, “Beef”
- Steven Yeun, “Beef”
Breakthrough Television Over 40 Minutes
- “Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire”
- “Dead Ringers”
- “The English”
- “The Last of Us”
- WINNER: “A Small Light”
- “Telemarketers”
Breakthrough Television Under 40 Minutes
- WINNER: “Beef”
- “High School”
- “I’m A Virgo”
- “Rain Dogs”
- “Swarm”
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