With the announcement of the Gotham Independent Film Awards nominations, it’s safe to say we are now wholeheartedly in the midst of awards season. Sundance favorite Manchester by the Sea, in which Casey Affleck plays a man who becomes the legal guardian of his nephew after his brother’s unexpected death, continues to carry that enthusiasm into the fall, leading the pack with four nominations. Right behind it with three nods each are Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson and Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight, the latter of which has gained a lot of Oscar buzz as it’s made the festival rounds.
Other films and performances that have seem to confirm their strong awards season potential—the documentary O.J. Made in America, Annette Bening in 20th Century Women, Natalie Portman in Jackie, and Ruth Negga for Loving. The Gotham Awards, however, don’t have a particularly high record for indicating that long shots have a real chance at the Oscars. Last year, for instance, the critically appreciated but mostly overlooked Diary of a Teenage Girl dominated the nominations here but didn’t go much further as the season went on; Everybody Wants Some!! and Craig Robinson in Morris From America, both highly praised this year, seem likely to experience the same fate.
Check out all of the nominees below.
Best Feature
Certain Women
Everybody Wants Some!!
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Paterson
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Adam Driver, Paterson
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Craig Robinson, Morris From America
Best Actress
Kate Beckinsale, Love and Friendship
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Breakthrough Actor
Lily Gladstone, Certain Women
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Royalty Hightower, The Fits
Sasha Lane, American Honey
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Witch
Best Documentary
Cameraperson
I Am Not Your Negro
O.J.: Made in America
Tower
Weiner
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Robert Eggers, The Witch
Anna Rose Holmer, The Fits
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Swiss Army Man
Trey Edward Shults, Krisha
Richard Tanne, Southside With You
Best Screenplay
Hell or High Water, Taylor Sheridan
Love and Friendship, Whit Stillman
Manchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight, story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; screenplay by Barry Jenkins
Paterson, Jim Jarmusch
Special Jury Award For Ensemble Performance
Moonlight, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, and Ashton Sanders
Breakthrough Series—Long Form
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
The Girlfriend Experience
Horace and Pete
Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Master of None
Breakthrough Series—Short Form
The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (YouTube)
Her Story (herstoryshow.com)
The Movement (Mic)
Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People (Seriously.TV)
Surviving (YouTube)
