Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Director | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | The Gotham Film & Media Institute |
Website | awards |
The Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Director is one of the annual Gotham Awards. It was established in 2024. [1]
Year | Director(s) | Film | Ref. |
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2024 | Payal Kapadia | All We Imagine as Light | [2] [3] |
Sean Baker | Anora | ||
Guan Hu | Black Dog | ||
Jane Schoenbrun | I Saw the TV Glow | ||
RaMell Ross | Nickel Boys |
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