Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015

25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30)
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Hosted by	Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer
Highlights
Most wins	Spotlight and Tangerine (2)
Most nominations	The Diary of a Teenage Girl (5)
Best Feature	Spotlight
Breakthrough Director	Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org
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The 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on November 30, 2015. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The nominees were announced on October 22, 2015. ^{[4] [5] [6]} The ceremony was hosted by Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. ^[7]

Winners and nominees

Film

Best Feature Spotlight Carol The Diary of a Teenage Girl Heaven Knows What Tangerine	Best Documentary Feature The Look of Silence Approaching the Elephant Cartel Land Heart of a Dog Listen to Me Marlon
Breakthrough Director Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea Desiree Akhavan – Appropriate Behavior Marielle Heller – The Diary of a Teenage Girl John Magary – The Mend Josh Mond – James White	Breakthrough Actor Mya Taylor – Tangerine as Alexandra Rory Culkin – Gabriel as Gabriel Arielle Holmes – Heaven Knows What as Harley Lola Kirke – Mistress America as Tracy Fishko Kitana Kiki Rodriguez – Tangerine as Sin-Dee Rella
Best Actor Paul Dano – Love & Mercy as Brian Wilson Christopher Abbott – James White as James White Kevin Corrigan – Results as Danny Flynn Peter Sarsgaard – Experimenter as Stanley Milgram Michael Shannon – 99 Homes as Rick Carver	Best Actress Bel Powley – The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Minnie Goetze Cate Blanchett – Carol as Carol Aird Blythe Danner – I'll See You in My Dreams as Carol Petersen Brie Larson – Room as Joy "Ma" Newsome Lily Tomlin – Grandma as Elle Reid Kristen Wiig – Welcome to Me as Alice Klieg
Best Screenplay Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – Spotlight Noah Baumbach – While We're Young Marielle Heller – The Diary of a Teenage Girl Michael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman – Love & Mercy Phyllis Nagy – Carol	Audience Award Tangerine Approaching the Elephant Appropriate Behavior Carol Cartel Land The Diary of a Teenage Girl Heart of a Dog Heaven Knows What Listen to Me Marlon The Look of Silence The Mend Mediterranea Spotlight James White

Television

Breakthrough Series – Long Form Mr. Robot Jane the Virgin Transparent Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt UnREAL	Breakthrough Series – Short Form Shugs and Fats Bee and PuppyCat The Impossibilities Qraftish You're So Talented

Special awards

Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance

• Spotlight – Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d'Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, and Billy Crudup

Spotlight on Women Filmmakers "Live the Dream" Grant

• Chanelle Aponte Pearson – 195 Lewis
  • Claire Carré – Embers
  • Deb Shoval – AWOL

Gotham Appreciation Award

• Ellen Cotter of Angelika Film Center Theaters

Gotham Tributes

• Steve Golin
• Todd Haynes
• Helen Mirren
• Robert Redford

References

1. Cox, Gordon (November 30, 2015). "Spotlight Wins Big at 2015 Gotham Awards (Full List)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
2. "Spotlight Tops Gotham Awards; Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
3. "25th Annual IFP Gotham Independent Film Award Winners Announced". Independent Filmmaker Project (Press release). November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
4. Lewis, Hilary (October 22, 2015). "Gotham Award Nominations: Diary of a Teenage Girl Leads with Four". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
5. Cox, Gordon (October 22, 2015). "Gotham Awards Nominations: Diary of a Teenage Girl, Carol Lead the Pack". Variety . Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
6. D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 22, 2015). "Diary Of A Teenage Girl Leads Gotham Independent Film Award Nominations – Full List". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
7. Lewis, Hilary (November 3, 2015). "Gotham Awards: Broad City Stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson to Host". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2017.

External links

• Official website