Awarded for Independent film Country United States Ceremony date 28 November 2016 | Location New York City Official website gotham.ifp.org | |
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First awarded 1991; 26 years ago (1991) Presented by Independent Filmmaker Project Winners Anya Taylor-JoyThe Witch, Anya Taylor-Joy, Award for Breakthrough Actor, Award for Breakthrough Actor, MoonlightBarry Jenkins - Dede Gardner - Adele Romanski -, Moonlight, Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film, Alex R HibbertMoonlight, Alex R Hibbert, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Janelle MonáeMoonlight, Janelle Monáe, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Jharrel JeromeMoonlight, Jharrel Jerome, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Mahershala AliMoonlight, Mahershala Ali, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Naomie HarrisMoonlight, Naomie Harris, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, André HollandMoonlight, André Holland, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Ashton SandersMoonlight, Ashton Sanders, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Trevante RhodesMoonlight, Trevante Rhodes, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Jaden PinerMoonlight, Jaden Piner, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Trey Edward ShultsKrisha, Trey Edward Shults, Award for Breakthrough Director, Award for Breakthrough Director, OJ: Made in AmericaEzra Edelman - Nina Krstic - Caroline Waterlow -, OJ: Made in America, Best Documentary, Best Documentary, Moonlight, Moonlight, Independent Film Audience Award, Independent Film Audience Award, Oliver Stone, Oliver Stone, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Arnon Milchan, Arnon Milchan, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Amy Adams, Amy Adams, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Ethan Hawke, Ethan Hawke, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Isabelle HuppertElle, Isabelle Huppert, Best Actress, Best Actress, Casey AffleckManchester by the Sea, Casey Affleck, Best Actor, Best Actor, Mya TaylorTangerine, Mya Taylor, Award for Breakthrough Actor, Award for Breakthrough Actor, SpotlightTom McCarthy - Steve Golin - Michael Sugar -, Spotlight, Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film, Mark RuffaloSpotlight, Mark Ruffalo, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Rachel McAdamsSpotlight, Rachel McAdams, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Michael KeatonSpotlight, Michael Keaton, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Liev SchreiberSpotlight, Liev Schreiber, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Brian d'Arcy JamesSpotlight, Brian d'Arcy James, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Stanley TucciSpotlight, Stanley Tucci, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, John SlatterySpotlight, John Slattery, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Billy CrudupSpotlight, Billy Crudup, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Jonas CarpignanoMediterranea, Jonas Carpignano, Award for Breakthrough Director, Award for Breakthrough Director, The Look of SilenceJoshua Oppenheimer - Signe Byrge Sørensen, The Look of Silence, Best Documentary, Best Documentary, Tangerine, Tangerine, Independent Film Audience Award, Independent Film Audience Award, Robert Redford, Robert Redford, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Steve Golin, Steve Golin, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Todd Haynes, Todd Haynes, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Helen Mirren, Helen Mirren, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Bel PowleyThe Diary of a Teenage Girl, Bel Powley, Best Actress, Best Actress, Paul DanoLove & Mercy, Paul Dano, Best Actor, Best Actor, Chanelle Aponte Pearson195 Lewis, Chanelle Aponte Pearson, Euphoria Calvin Klein ‘Live the Dream’ Grant, Euphoria Calvin Klein ‘Live the Dream’ Grant, Tessa ThompsonDear White People, Tessa Thompson, Award for Breakthrough Actor, Award for Breakthrough Actor, BirdmanAlejandro González Iñárritu - Arnon Milchan - John Lesher -, Birdman, Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film, Mark RuffaloFoxcatcher, Mark Ruffalo, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Steve CarellFoxcatcher, Steve Carell, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Channing TatumFoxcatcher, Channing Tatum, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Ana Lily AmirpourA Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Ana Lily Amirpour, Award for Breakthrough Director, Award for Breakthrough Director, CitizenfourLaura Poitras - Mathilde Bonnefoy - Dirk Wilutzky, Citizenfour, Best Documentary, Best Documentary, BoyhoodRichard Linklater - John Sloss - Cathleen Sutherland -, Boyhood, Independent Film Audience Award, Independent Film Audience Award, Bennett Miller, Bennett Miller, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Tilda Swinton, Tilda Swinton, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Ted Sarandos, Ted Sarandos, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Julianne MooreStill Alice, Julianne Moore, Best Actress, Best Actress, Michael KeatonBirdman, Michael Keaton, Best Actor, Best Actor, Chloe ZhaoSongs My Brothers Taught Me, Chloe Zhao, Euphoria Calvin Klein ‘Live the Dream’ Grant, Euphoria Calvin Klein ‘Live the Dream’ Grant, Michael B JordanFruitvale Station, Michael B Jordan, Award for Breakthrough Actor, Award for Breakthrough Actor, Inside Llewyn DavisEthan Coen - Joel Coen - Scott Rudin, Inside Llewyn Davis, Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film, Ryan CooglerFruitvale Station, Ryan Coogler, Award for Breakthrough Director, Award for Breakthrough Director, The Act of KillingJoshua Oppenheimer - Signe Byrge Sørensen, The Act of Killing, Best Documentary, Best Documentary, Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four StringsTadashi Nakamura - Donald Young, Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, Independent Film Audience Award, Independent Film Audience Award, Brie LarsonShort Term 12, Brie Larson, Best Actress, Best Actress, Matthew McConaugheyDallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey, Best Actor, Best Actor, Emayatzy CorinealdiMiddle of Nowhere, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Award for Breakthrough Actor, Award for Breakthrough Actor, Moonrise KingdomWes Anderson - Scott Rudin - Steven M Rales -, Moonrise Kingdom, Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film, Emily BluntYour Sister's Sister, Emily Blunt, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Rosemarie DeWittYour Sister's Sister, Rosemarie DeWitt, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Mark DuplassYour Sister's Sister, Mark Duplass, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Ensemble Performance, Benh ZeitlinBeasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Award for Breakthrough Director, Award for Breakthrough Director, How to Survive a PlagueDavid France - Howard Gertler, How to Survive a Plague, Best Documentary, Best Documentary, ArtifactJared Leto - Emma Ludbrook, Artifact, Independent Film Audience Award, Independent Film Audience Award, An Oversimplification of Her BeautyTerence Nance - Andrew Corkin - James Bartlett, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You, Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You, Marion Cotillard, Marion Cotillard, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, David O Russell, David O Russell, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Jeffrey Skoll, Jeffrey Skoll, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Matt Damon, Matt Damon, Film Tribute Award, Film Tribute Award, Stacie PassonConcussion, Stacie Passon, Euphoria Calvin Klein ‘Live the Dream’ Grant, Euphoria Calvin Klein ‘Live the Dream’ Grant | ||
The Gotham Independent Film Awards are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City, the city first nicknamed "Gotham" by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of Salmagundi, published on November 11, 1807. Part of the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), "the largest membership organization in the United States dedicated to independent film" (founded in 1979), the awards were inaugurated in 1991 as a means of showcasing and honoring films made primarily in the northeastern region of the United States.
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Ethan hawke accepting a gotham tribute at the 2016 ifp gotham awards
Scope
In 2004, the scope of the awards broadened to include the international film scene, when the number of awards presented increased from six awards – given to films and those involved in making them primarily from the northeastern U.S. film community – to nine awards, including in its broader scope films originating in Los Angeles, California, and international locations as well.
Venue
Having outgrown its previous locations in the city's Manhattan borough, for the first time in its history, the 17th Annual Gotham Awards gala occurred outside of that borough, in the city's Brooklyn borough at Steiner Studios, in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, on November 27, 2007, and it was "promoted nationally via a partnership with The New York Times and locally via broadcast on nyctv".
Current categories
From 1991 to 2002, the Tribute Award, also called Career Tribute, was awarded as a Lifetime Achievement Award to one person each year and the individual achievement awards (Filmmaker Award, Writer Award, Actor Award, Below-the-Line Award, Producer/Industry Executive Award and Independent Vision Award) were given out separately. As of the 2003 Gotham Awards, the IFP replaced all mentioned individual category awards with Career Tributes.
Discontinued categories
2004
The 14th Annual Gotham Awards were awarded on December 1, 2004.
2005
The 15th Annual Gotham Awards were awarded on November 30, 2005.
2006
The 16th Annual Gotham Awards were awarded on November 29, 2006.
2007
The 17th Annual Gotham Awards were awarded on November 27, 2007.
2008
The 18th Annual Gotham Awards were awarded on December 2, 2008.
2009
The 19th Annual Gotham Awards were presented on December 1, 2009.
2010
The 20th Annual Gotham Awards were presented on November 29, 2010.
2011
The 21st Annual Gotham Awards were presented on November 28, 2011.
2012
The 22nd Annual Gotham Awards were presented on November 26, 2012.
2013
The 23rd Annual Gotham Awards were presented on December 2, 2013.
2014
The 24th Annual Gotham Awards were presented on December 1, 2014.
2015
The 25th Annual Gotham Awards were presented on November 30, 2015.
2016
The 26th Annual Gotham Awards were presented on November 28, 2016.