The awards are a program of the Gotham Film & Media Institute (formerly the Independent Filmmaker Project or IFP), the United States' largest membership organization dedicated to independent film, founded in 1979.[1] First presented in 1991, the awards were originally created to showcase and honor films made primarily in the Northeastern United States.[1]
In 2004, the awards' scope expanded significantly from a regional to a national and international focus. The number of award categories increased from six to nine, and eligibility was broadened to include films from Los Angeles, California, and international locations.[citation needed]
Venue
Having outgrown previous venues in Manhattan, the 17th Annual Gotham Awards ceremony was held for the first time in the Brooklyn borough on November 27, 2007. The gala took place at Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and was "promoted nationally via a partnership with The New York Times and locally via broadcast on WNYE."[2][1][3]
From 1991 to 2002, the Tribute Award (also called Career Tribute) was presented as a single Lifetime Achievement Award. Individual achievement awards (e.g., Filmmaker, Writer, Actor) were given separately. Beginning with the 2003 ceremony, the IFP consolidated these individual categories into the Career Tribute awards.[4]
Discontinued categories
Filmmaker Award: 1991–1997
Below-the-Line Award: 1991–1998
Writer Award: 1991–1998
Producer/Industry Executive Award: 1991–1999
Actor Award: 1991–2002
Classical Film Tribute: 1999–2000
Anthony Radziwell Documentary Achievement Award: 2000–2002
Independent Vision Award: 2001 only
Celebrate New York Award: 2004–2005
Best Ensemble Cast: 2005–2012 (known as Best Ensemble Performance from 2008)
Best Film Not Playing At Theater Near You: 2005–2012
Special Jury Award for Ensemble Performance: 2014–2018
In April 2024, the Gotham Film & Media Institute announced that television series and performances will be honored at a separate ceremony going forward with the first edition of the Gotham TV Awards taking place on June 4, 2024.[5][6] In previous years, television categories had been part of the main awards ceremony, where two television awards for new series were presented for the first time in 2015.[7] In 2021, two further awards, one for performance and one for non-fiction television, were introduced.[8][9] Out of the eight categories to be presented at the inaugural Gotham TV Awards only the award for Breakthrough Nonfiction Series had been given out before (in 2021 and 2022); the three other awards for series, the three awards for outstanding performances and the audience award for television were newly created.
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