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Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015

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Date
  
30 November 2015

Other ceremonies
  
2014, 2016

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Location
  
New York City, New York, United States

The 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were held on November 30, 2015. The nominees were announced on October 22, 2015. The ceremony was hosted by Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer.

Contents

Best Feature

Spotlight

  • Carol
  • The Diary of a Teenage Girl
  • Heaven Knows What
  • Tangerine

    • Best Documentary

    The Look of Silence

  • Approaching the Elephant
  • Cartel Land
  • Heart of a Dog
  • Listen to Me Marlon

    • Best Actor

    Paul Dano as Brian Wilson – Love & Mercy

  • Christopher Abbott as James White – James White
  • Kevin Corrigan as Danny Flynn – Results
  • Peter Sarsgaard as Stanley Milgram – Experimenter
  • Michael Shannon as Rick Carver – 99 Homes

    • Best Actress

    Bel Powley as Minnie Goetze – The Diary of a Teenage Girl

  • Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird – Carol
  • Blythe Danner as Carol Petersen – I'll See You in My Dreams
  • Brie Larson as Joy "Ma" Newsome – Room
  • Lily Tomlin as Elle Reid – Grandma
  • Kristen Wiig as Alice Klieg – Welcome to Me

    • Best Screenplay

    Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – Spotlight

  • Noah Baumbach – While We're Young
  • Marielle Heller – The Diary of a Teenage Girl
  • Michael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman – Love & Mercy
  • Phyllis Nagy – Carol

    • Breakthrough Actor

    Mya Taylor as Alexandra – Tangerine

  • Rory Culkin as Gabriel – Gabriel
  • Arielle Holmes as Harley – Heaven Knows What
  • Lola Kirke as Tracy Fishko – Mistress America
  • Kitana Kiki Rodriguez as Sin-Dee Rella – Tangerine

    • Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director

    Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea

  • Desiree Akhavan – Appropriate Behavior
  • Marielle Heller – The Diary of a Teenage Girl
  • John Magary – The Mend
  • Josh Mond – James White

    • Breakthrough Series – Long Form

    Mr. Robot

  • Jane the Virgin
  • Transparent
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
  • UnREAL

    • Breakthrough Series – Short Form

    Shugs and Fats (ShugsandFats.TV)

  • Bee and PuppyCat (Cartoon Hangover)
  • The Impossibilities (seriesofimpossibilities.com)
  • Qraftish, Christal (Blackgirldangerous.com)
  • You're So Talented (Open TV)

    • Audience Award

    Tangerine

    Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance

    Spotlight (Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d'Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, and Billy Crudup)

    Spotlight on Women Filmmakers "Live the Dream" Grant

    Chanelle Aponte Pearson – 195 Lewis

  • Claire Carré – Embers
  • Deb Shoval – AWOL

    • Gotham Appreciation Award

    Ellen Cotter of Angelika Film Center Theaters

    Gotham Tributes

  • Steve Golin
  • Todd Haynes
  • Helen Mirren
  • Robert Redford

    • References

    Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015 Wikipedia
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