“Passages,” “Barbie,” “All of Us Strangers” and more are nominated for the 2023 Gotham Awards
The Gotham Awards 2023 have officially announced their nominations. This year’s nominees were announced via live broadcast on Variety’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, October 24th. The nominees were listed by Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham Film and Media Institute, and Kia Brooks, deputy director of the Gotham Film and Media Institute. Twenty feature films, 11 television series and 30 performances in 10 award categories were recognized, with features such as “Barbie,” “All of Us Strangers,” “Passages” and “Past Lives” winning the most awards.
“We are proud to announce this year’s Gotham Award nominees and look forward to celebrating these amazing storytellers in a few weeks,” Sharp said during the broadcast. “The Gotham Awards are, in many ways, a reflection of the industry and the community we serve. From the perspective of this year’s nominees, storytelling knows no boundaries as our industry continues to reach new audiences around the world.”
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The 33rd annual ceremony will take place on Monday, November 27th at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
Earlier this year, The Gotham Awards have removed the budget cap for entries, making big-budget films such as “Oppenheimer,” “Napoleon,” “The Color Purple” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” eligible; However, IndieWire can confirm that these films were not submitted for consideration.
However, among the blockbusters submitted, Ryan Gosling’s coiffed, highly committed performance in “Barbie” was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actor category. The rest of the nominees have a distinct indie flavor, in keeping with the organization’s history and tradition.
Special tributes were previously announced to honor “Maestro” with the Gotham Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute, paying homage to Leonard Bernstein, the legendary musician, conductor, composer, teacher and author, while honoring Bradley Cooper’s masterful achievement that is Bernstein’s story captures on film; “Air,” featuring the Gotham Visionary Icon & Creator Tribute, honoring the visionaries behind the Michael Jordan partnership and celebrating Ben Affleck’s film; and “Rustin” for the Gotham Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute for Social Justice, honoring Bayard Rustin, activist and organizer of the 1968 March on Washington and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, while also featuring the spectacular performance of director George C. Wolfe in introducing Rustin’s worthy story to life.
Nominees are selected by committees of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers and film curators. Separate juries made up of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors and others directly involved in the production of films will determine the final Gotham Award winners.
The Gotham Awards “Celebrate and empower independent film and media creators by providing career-building resources, access to industry influencers, and pathways to greater recognition.” The organization, led by executive director and award-winning producer Jeffrey Sharp, fosters a vibrant and sustainable community of independent storytellers through its year-round programs including Gotham Week, Gotham Labs, Filmmaker Magazine, the Gotham Awards, Gotham EDU, Owning It and Growing Communities.”
The Gotham Awards are the first major awards show of awards season, recognizing outstanding and groundbreaking voices in storytelling. For over 30 years, the Gotham Awards have supported the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s work year-round to recognize film and media creators and provide critical resources to achieve their work.
The full list of nominees can be found below.
Best feature
Passages
Ira Sachs, director; Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt, producers (MUBI)
Past lives
Celine Song, director; David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon, producers (A24)
reality
Tina Satter, director; Brad Becker-Parton, Riva Marker, Greg Nobile, Noah Stahl, producers (HBO Films)
Turn up
Kelly Reichardt, director; Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani, producers (A24)
One thousand and one
AV Rockwell, director; Julia Lebedev, Rishi Rajani, Eddie Vaisman, Lena Waithe, Bred Weston, producers (Focus Features)
Best International Feature
We are all strangers
Andrew Haigh, director; Graham Broadbent, Peter Czemin, Sarah Harvey, producers (Searchlight Pictures)
Anatomy of a fall
Justine Triet, director; Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion, producers (NEON)
Poor things
Yorgos Lanthimos, director; Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, producers (Searchlight Pictures)
totem
Lila Avilés, director; Lila Avilés, Tatiana Graullera, Louise Riousse, producers (Sideshow/Janus Films)
The zone of interest
Jonathan Glazer, director; Ewa Puszczynska, James Wilson, producers (A24)
Best Documentary
20 days in Mariupol
Mstyslav Chernov, director; Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, Derl McCrudden, Michelle Mizner, producers (PBS Distribution)
Against the current
Sarvnik Kaur, director; Koval Bhatia, Sarvnik Kaur, producers (Snooker Club Films, A Little Anarky Films)
Apolonia, Apolonia
Lea Glob, director; Sidsel Lønvig Siersted, producer (Danish documentary film production)
Four daughters
Kaouther Ben Hania, director; Nadim Cheikhrouha, producer (Kino Lorber)
Our body
Claire Simon, director; Kristina Larsen, producer (Cinema Guild)
Breakthrough Director Award presented by Cadillac
Raven Jackson, All unpaved roads taste of salt (A24)
Georgia Oakley, Blue jeans (magnolia pictures)
Michelle Garza Cervera, Huesera (XYZ Films)
Celine Song, Past lives (A24)
AV Rockwell, One thousand and one (focus functions)
Best screenplay
We are all strangers, Andrew Haigh (Searchlight Pictures)
anatomy of a fall, Justine Triet, Arthur Harari (NEON)
May DecemberSamy Burch (Netflix)
RMN, Cristian Mungiu (IFC Films)
The zone of interest, Jonathan Glazer (A24)
Excellent lead performance
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Origin (NEON)
Lily Gladstone, The unknown country (music box films)
Greta Lee, Past lives (A24)
Franz Rogowski, Passages (MUBI)
Babetida Sadjo, Our father, the devil (Cineverse)
Andrew Scott, We are all strangers (searchlight images)
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla (A24)
Teyana Taylor, One thousand and one (focus functions)
Michelle Williams, Turn up (A24)
Jeffrey Wright, American fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
Excellent supporting performance
Juliette Binoche, The taste of things (IFC Films)
Penelope Cruz, Ferrari (NEON)
Jamie Foxx, They cloned Tyrone (Netflix)
Claire Foy, We are all strangers (Searchlight Films)
Ryan Gosling, Barbie (Warner Bros. Images)
Glenn Howerton, blackberry (IFC Films)
Sandra Hueller, The zone of interest (A24)
Rachel McAdams, Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret (Lionsgate)
Charles Melton, May December (Netflix)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The leftovers (focus functions)
Breakthrough series – Uunder 40 minutes
Beef, Lee Sung Jin, creator; Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich, Jake Schreier, Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, executive producers (Netflix)
Secondary school, Clea DuVall, Sara Quin, Tegan Quin, creators; Clea Duvall, Dede Gardner, Laura Kittrell, Jeremy Kleiner, Sara Quin, Tegan Quin, Carina Sposato, executive producers (Amazon Freevee)
I am a virgin, Boots Riley, creator; Tze Chun, Michael Ellenberg, Marcus Gardley, Carver Karaszewski, Jharrel Jerome, Boots Riley, Rebecca Rivo, Lindsey Springer, executive producers (Prime Video)
Rain dogs, Cash Carraway, creator; Cash Carraway, Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, executive producers (HBO | Max)
swarm, Donald Glover, Janine Nabers, creator; Ibra Ake, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Janine Nabers Jamal Olor, Steven Prinz, Michael Schaefer, Fam Udeorji, executive producers (Amazon Studios)
Breakthrough Series – Over 40 minutes
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
Rolin Jones, creator; Mark Johnson, Rolin Jones, Anne Rice, Christopher Rice, Alan Taylor, executive producers (AMC)
Dead Ringers
Alice Birch, creator; Alice Birch, Anne Carey, Sean Durkin, Megan Ellison, Erica Kay, Ali Krug, Sue Naegle, Stacy O’Neil, David Robinson, James G. Robinson, Polly Stokes, Barbara Wall, Rachel Weisz, Managing Director (Prime Video)
The English
Hugo Blick, creator; Hugo Blick, Emily Blunt, Greg Brenman, executive producers (Prime Video)
The last of us
Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann, creators; Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin, Rose Lam, Asad Qizilbash, Carolyn Strauss, Carter Swan, Evan Wells, executive producers; (HBO | Max)
A little light
Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, creators; Susanna Fogel, William Harper, Avi Nir, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Lisa Roos, Alon Shtruzman, Peter Traugott, executive producers (National Geographic)
Telemarketer
Adam Bhala Lough, Sam Lipman-Stern, directors; Nancy Abraham, Dani Bernfeld, David Gordon Green, Lisa Heller, Jody Hill, Brandon James, Sam Lipman-Stern, Adam Bhala Lough, Danny McBride, Tina Nguyen, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Greg Stewart, executive producers (HBO | Max)
Outstanding performance in a new series
Jacob Anderson, Anne Rice’s interview with The Vampire (AMC)
Dominique Fishback, swarm (Amazon Studios)
Jharrel Jerome, I am a virgin (Prime Video)
Natasha Lyonne, Poker face (Peacock)
Bel Powley, A little light (National Geographic)
Bella Ramsey, The last of us (HBO | Max)
Chaske Spencer, The English (Prime Video)
Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers ((Prime Video)
Ali Wong, beef (Netflix)
Steven Yeun, beef (Netflix)
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