{"id":418984,"date":"2025-12-02T07:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/418984\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T07:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:29:13","slug":"2025-gotham-film-awards-winners-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/418984\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Gotham Film Awards Winners List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPaul Thomas Anderson\u2019s One Battle After Another<\/a> won the top prize of best feature at the 2025 Gotham Film Awards<\/a>, and Jafar Panahi had a big night just hours after Iran sentenced the dissident filmmaker to a year in prison in absentia<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tPanahi\u2019s film, It Was Just an Accident<\/a>, won all three awards for which it was nominated at the Gotham Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccepting his first prize of the evening for best original screenplay, Panahi said in part (via a translator) to applause in the room, \u201cI would like to dedicate the honor of this award to independent filmmakers in Iran and around the world \u2014 filmmakers who keep the camera rolling in silence, without support, and at times by risking everything they have, only with their faith in truth and humanity. I hope that this dedication will be considered a small tribute to all filmmakers who have been deprived of the right to see and to be seen, but continue to create and exist.\u201d He returned to the stage shortly after when It Was Just an Accident<\/a>\u00a0won for best international feature. He later won best director.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the latter speech, he recalled a short film that he made as a student that, in the edit, \u201cturned into nonsense.\u201d He stole and destroyed the dailies so the film would never be released under his name.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m very happy that I made that decision. If I had not done that back then, I would not have been standing here tonight,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I am also happy that I did not cut up my last film, that I did not destroy my last film and I am still here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDouble nominee My Father\u2019s Shadow<\/a> also swept its categories, winning the two awards for which it was nominated: breakthrough director and lead performance, with an absent Sop\u00e9 D\u00ecr\u00eds\u00f9 winning over such luminaries as Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You), Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon) and Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee).<\/p>\n

\n\tBest supporting performance went to Sinners\u2018 Wunmi Mosaku, who wasn\u2019t in attendance as she was working, but director Ryan Coogler accepted on her behalf.<\/p>\n

\n\tThough One Battle After Another<\/a> won best feature, that was the film\u2019s only win of the night after going into the evening with a record six nominations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn his best feature acceptance speech, Anderson said he \u201cdidn\u2019t expect this, actually.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe added, trailing off: \u201cI was starting to think \u2014 I don\u2019t know what was going on. But this is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd he revealed that the ceremony\u2019s Dec. 1 date had sentimental significance as well, wishing his longtime partner Maya Rudolph a happy anniversary as he recalled, \u201c24 years ago I met a lady who made me a better filmmaker.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnderson was also nominated for best director and adapted screenplay, with Benicio Del Toro and Teyana Taylor both nominated in the Gothams\u2019 gender-neutral<\/a> best supporting performance category. Scene stealer Chase Infiniti<\/a> was nominated for breakthrough performer.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the best feature category, One Battle After Another was up against four-time nominee If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/a>, which went home empty-handed, as well as double nominees Familiar Touch; Hamnet; Sorry, Baby; The Testament of Ann Lee; and Train Dreams, in addition to Bugonia, East of Wall and Lurker. This year, the Gothams upped the number of best feature nominees from five to 10.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to best feature, If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You went into the night up for best director and original screenplay (Mary Bronstein) and lead performance (Byrne).<\/p>\n

\n\tAlongside the competitive awards, a number of films and individuals received special tribute honors at the star-studded ceremony, which took place in New York on Monday night.<\/p>\n

\n\tNoah Baumbach received the director tribute<\/a> for his work on Jay Kelly, presented by his co-writer and star on the Netflix film, Emily Mortimer and Adam Sandler, with Mortimer reading from a prepared script and Sandler egging her on (\u201ckeep going, Emily\u201d) and chiming in with jokes, including how he \u201cremember[s] when the Gotham Awards were for low-budget movies,\u201d joking that Jeff Daniels was paid \u201cin potato skins\u201d for Baumbach\u2019s The Squid and the Whale. But the \u201cnew Gothams,\u201d are \u201cpretty good,\u201d Sandler said, praising the \u201cbetter fucking desserts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBaumbach, who lamented having to follow Mortimer and Sandler, said he found himself in a similar position to his titular character in Jay Kelly, the movie star played by George Clooney, \u201clooking forward and backward on his life.\u201d He recalled the advice he received from Ethan Coen (\u201chire a professional cat\u201d after Baumbach shared that a friend was lending him a pet for his film), Peter Bogdanovich, Brian De Palma and Mike Nichols and remembered growing up in New York and going to see movies, dreaming of the day he could make films.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI think of my contemporaries, those of us who started in the \u201990s and who are still going today, people who have inspired me and who have fostered a healthy or unhealthy competition depending on my mood,\u201d Baumbach said before joking of his spouse, Greta Gerwig. \u201cI think of the younger, exciting filmmakers who are coming up after me, whom I just find annoying \u2014\u00a0except my wife \u2014\u00a0but kind of my wife too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn closing, he said, \u201cOf all the things that I thought might happen and through some amazing combination of events came true, I think the thing that I\u2019m most proud of is to be called a New York filmmaker.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe cast of Sinners received the ensemble tribute, presented by Coogler, who mused that he was nervous speaking onstage, making him thankful to have actors to say his lines in his films. He introduced his cast by name as they took the stage.<\/p>\n

\n\tActors Michael B. Jordan, Jayme Lawson and Delroy Lindo spoke on behalf of the cast, with Lindo making an allusion to the Gotham Awards\u2019 elimination of the budget cap<\/a>, saying of Coogler, \u201cNo matter the budget, Ryan Coogler is an independent filmmaker at heart in his commitment to his vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen presenting best feature, presenters Chris Rock and Naomi Watts also took a moment to characterize what makes a Gotham Award-worthy independent film.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cToday an independent film isn\u2019t just about the budget or the box office, it\u2019s about telling an independent story, something that isn\u2019t part of a franchise or a multiverse,\u201d Rock said.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatts added, \u201cThe old definitions they don\u2019t really apply anymore \u2014 what matters now is perspective, the voice behind the work and the way a film can bring people together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNia DaCosta and Nina Hoss presented Tessa Thompson with the Spotlight tribute for Hedda, with DaCosta and Thompson recalling first meeting a decade ago, when Thompson said she couldn\u2019t have imagined being in one of DaCosta\u2019s films, and adding that she\u2019s \u201calways in awe\u201d of DaCosta\u2019s bravery.<\/p>\n

\n\tFrankenstein\u2018s Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi received the Vanguard tribute, presented by J.J. Abrams \u2014 as del Toro declared his movie was made \u201cfor humans, by humans\u201d and left the stage with a mic-drop \u201cfuck AI.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tKate Hudson and Hugh Jackman received the first musical tribute for Song Sung Blue from director Craig Brewer. Jackman quipped that the honor would make his longtime faux rival Ryan Reynolds \u201cinsanely jealous\u201d before proclaiming that he thinks Hudson will win the Oscar for her work in Song Sung Blue.<\/p>\n

\n\tJulia Roberts and Luca Guadagnino received the Visionary tribute, presented by Roberts\u2019 Three Days of Rain Broadway costar Paul Rudd, for their work together on After the Hunt; and Jeremy Allen White and Scott Cooper were honored with the cultural icon tribute for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere by Steven Van Zandt.<\/p>\n

\n\tDuring her acceptance speech with Guadagnino, Roberts praised, \u201ceveryone that is here living their creative dreams, thank you for doing that in a world that seems to be crumbling. This is the tape and the glue that keeps it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRecent Gotham Award winners have included Oscar winners No Other Land, Everything Everywhere All at Once, CODA, Nomadland, Marriage Story, American Factory, Moonlight, Spotlight and Birdman.<\/p>\n

\n\tA complete list of the 2025 Gotham Film Awards winners follows.<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Feature\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBugonia
Ari Aster, Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko, Yorgos Lanthimos, Miky Lee, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, producers (Focus Features)
\u00a0
East of Wall
Kate Beecroft, Shannon Moss, Melanie Ramsayer, Lila Yacoub, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
\u00a0
Familiar Touch
Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, Matthew Thurm, producers (Music Box Films)
\u00a0
Hamnet
Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg, producers (Focus Features)
\u00a0
If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You
Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias, producers (A24)
\u00a0
Lurker
Galen Core, Archie Madekwe, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Francesco Melzi d\u2019Eril, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Olmo Schnabel, Jack Selby, producers (Mubi)
\u00a0
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, producers (Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/strong>
\u00a0
Sorry, Baby
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, producers (A24)
\u00a0
The Testament of Ann Lee
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Joshua Horsfield, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Mark Lampert, Lillian LaSalle, Andrew Morrison, Vikt\u00f3ria Petr\u00e1nyi, Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska, producers (Searchlight Pictures)
\u00a0
Train Dreams
Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman (producers) (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\t\tBest International Feature\t<\/p>\n

\n\tIt Was Just an Accident
Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, producers (Neon)<\/strong> (WINNER)<\/strong>
\u00a0
No Other Choice
Park Chan-Wook, Alexandre Gavras, Mich\u00e8le Ray Gavras, Back Jisun, producers (Neon)
\u00a0
Nouvelle Vague
Laurent P\u00e9tin, Mich\u00e8le P\u00e9tin, producers (Netflix)
\u00a0
Resurrection
Charles Gillibert, Yang Lele, Shan Zuolong, producers (Janus Films)
\u00a0
Sound of Falling
Lucas Schmidt, Maren Schmitt, producers (Mubi)<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Documentary Feature\t<\/p>\n

\n\t2000 Meters to Andriivka
Mstyslav Chernov, director; Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, producers (PBS)
\u00a0
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Kahlil Joseph, director; Onye Anyanwu, Kahlil Joseph, David Linde, Anikah McLaren, James Shani, Steven Soderbergh, producers (Rich Spirit)
\u00a0
My Undesirable Friends: Part I \u2014 Last Air in Moscow
Julia Loktev, director; Julia Loktev, producer (self-distributed) (WINNER)<\/strong>
\u00a0
The Perfect Neighbor
Geeta Gandbhir, director; Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, producers (Netflix)
\u00a0
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Sepideh Farsi, director; Javad Djavahery, Sepideh Farsi, producers (Kino Lorber)<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Director\t<\/p>\n

\n\tMary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You (A24)
\u00a0
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident (Neon) (WINNER)<\/strong>
\u00a0
Kelly Reichardt, The Mastermind (Mubi)
\u00a0
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
\u00a0
Oliver Laxe, Sir\u00e2t (Neon)<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakthrough Director\t<\/p>\n

\n\tConstance Tsang, Blue Sun Palace (Dekanalog)
\u00a0
Carson Lund, Eephus (Music Box Films)
\u00a0
Sarah Friedland, Familiar Touch (Music Box Films)
\u00a0
Akinola Davies Jr., My Father\u2019s Shadow (Mubi) (WINNER)<\/strong>
\u00a0
Harris Dickinson, Urchin (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Original Screenplay\t<\/p>\n

\n\tIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You, Mary Bronstein (A24)
\u00a0
It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi (Neon) (WINNER)<\/strong>
\u00a0
The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho (Neon)
\u00a0
Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor (A24)
\u00a0
Sound of Falling, Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski (Mubi)<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Adapted Screenplay\t<\/p>\n

\n\tNo Other Choice, Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-Mi, Jahye Lee, Don McKellar (Neon)
\u00a0
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson (Warner Bros. Pictures)
\u00a0
Pillion, Harry Lighton (A24) (WINNER)<\/strong>
\u00a0
Preparation for the Next Life, Martyna Majok (Orion Pictures\/Amazon MGM Studios)
\u00a0
Train Dreams, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\t\tOutstanding Lead Performance\t<\/p>\n

\n\tJessie Buckley, Hamnet (Focus Features)
\u00a0
Lee Byung-hun, No Other Choice (Neon)
\u00a0
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You (A24)
\u00a0
Sop\u00e9 D\u00ecr\u00eds\u00f9, My Father\u2019s Shadow (Mubi) (WINNER)<\/strong>
\u00a0
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
\u00a0
Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love (Mubi)
\u00a0
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent (Neon)
\u00a0
Josh O\u2019Connor, The Mastermind (Mubi)
\u00a0
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
\u00a0
Tessa Thompson, Hedda (Orion Pictures\/Amazon\/MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

\t\tOutstanding Supporting Performance\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBenicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
\u00a0
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein (Netflix)
\u00a0
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value (Neon)\u00a0
\u00a0
Indya Moore, Father Mother Sister Brother (Mubi)
\u00a0
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) (WINNER)<\/strong>
\u00a0
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly (Netflix)
\u00a0
Andrew Scott, Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
\u00a0
Alexander Skarsgard, Pillion (A24)
\u00a0
Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value (Neon)
\u00a0
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakthrough Performer\t<\/p>\n

\n\tA$AP Rocky, Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
\u00a0
Sebiye Behtiyar, Preparation for the Next Life (Orion Pictures\/Amazon MGM Studios)
\u00a0
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
\u00a0
Abou Sangar\u00e9, Souleymane\u2019s Story (Kino Lorber) (WINNER)<\/strong>
\u00a0
Tonatiuh, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, LD Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tKirsten Chuba contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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