Gotham Independent Film Awards 2024

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34th Annual Gotham Awards
DateDecember 2, 2024 (2024-12-02)
LocationCipriani Wall Street, New York
CountryUnited States
Presented by The Gotham Film & Media Institute
Highlights
Most awards Nickel Boys and Sing Sing (2)
Most nominations Anora (4)
Best Feature A Different Man
Best Director RaMell Ross Nickel Boys
  33rd  · Gotham Awards · 35th 

The 34th Annual Gotham Awards, presented by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, were held on December 2, 2024. [1] [2] [3] The nominees were announced on October 29, 2024. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Angelina Jolie, Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalamet, James Mangold, Zendaya, the cast of the film The Piano Lesson , Franklin Leonard and his company The Black List, and the cast of the film Sing Sing received tribute awards. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Ceremony information

Compared to the previous year, this ceremony will include two additional competitive categories: An award for Best Director will be given out for the first time while the award for Breakthrough Performer, which had already been presented between 1998 and 2022, will be returning. Additionally, with the creation of the separate Gotham TV Awards in 2024, the Gotham Awards will exclusively include film awards; all TV award categories, which were presented at the Gotham Awards until last year's ceremony, are given out at the Gotham TV Awards going forward. [4]

Winners and nominees

Films with multiple wins and nominations

Film that received multiple wins
WinsFilm
2 Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Special awards

Director Tribute

Performer Tribute

Ensemble Tribute

Anniversary Tribute

Social Justice Tribute

Visionary Tribute

Spotlight Tribute

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