Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Director

Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Director
The 2025 recipient: Jafar Panahi
Country	United States
Presented by	The Gotham Film & Media Institute
Currently held by	Jafar Panahi for It Was Just an Accident (2025)
Website	awards.thegotham.org

The Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Director is one of the annual Gotham Awards. It was established in 2024. ^[1] RaMell Ross is the first winner of the award for Nickel Boys (2024).

Winners and nominees

2020s

Year	Director(s)	Film	Ref.
2024	RaMell Ross	Nickel Boys	[2]
	Payal Kapadia	All We Imagine as Light
	Sean Baker	Anora
	Guan Hu	Black Dog
	Jane Schoenbrun	I Saw the TV Glow
2025	Jafar Panahi	It Was Just an Accident	[3]
	Mary Bronstein	If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
	Kelly Reichardt	The Mastermind
	Paul Thomas Anderson	One Battle After Another
	Oliver Laxe	Sirāt

See also

• Academy Award for Best Director
• BAFTA Award for Best Direction
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director
• Golden Globe Award for Best Director
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
• National Board of Review Award for Best Director

References

1. Hipes, Patrick (June 20, 2024). "Gothams Set Dates For 2024 Film & 2025 TV Awards". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
2. Lewis, Hilary; Chuba, Kirsten (December 2, 2024). "2024 Gotham Awards: A Different Man Wins Best Feature as Nickel Boys, Sing Sing Each Take Two". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
3. Goldsmith, Jill (October 28, 2025). "Gotham Awards Film Nominations: One Battle After Another Leads Pack; Multiple Noms for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, It Was Just An Accident, No Other Choice". Deadline . Retrieved October 28, 2025.