Gotham Independent Film Awards 2025

35th Annual Gotham Film Awards
Date	December 1, 2025 (2025-12-01)
Location	Cipriani Wall Street, New York
Country	United States
Presented by	The Gotham Film & Media Institute
Highlights
Most wins	It Was Just an Accident (3)
Most nominations	One Battle After Another (6)
Best Feature	One Battle After Another
Best Director	Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
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The 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards, presented by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, were held on December 1, 2025, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The nominees were announced on October 28, 2025. ^{[6] [7] [8]} One Battle After Another led the nominations with a record six, followed by If I Had Legs I'd Kick You with four, and It Was Just an Accident and No Other Choice , both with three each.

The film Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac, and Jacob Elordi), Noah Baumbach, Tessa Thompson, Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, Jeremy Allen White and Scott Cooper, and the cast of Sinners received tribute awards. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Winners and nominees

Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Feature co-winner

Jafar Panahi, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay winner, and Best International Feature co-winner

Akinola Davies Jr., Breakthrough Director winner

Harry Lighton, Best Adapted Screenplay winner

Sopé Dìrísù, Outstanding Lead Performance winner

Wunmi Mosaku, Outstanding Supporting Performance winner

Best Feature One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, and Adam Somner, producers Bugonia – Ari Aster, Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko, Yorgos Lanthimos, Miky Lee, Andrew Lowe, and Emma Stone, producers East of Wall – Kate Beecroft, Shannon Moss, Melanie Ramsayer, and Lila Yacoub, producers Familiar Touch – Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, and Matthew Thurm, producers Hamnet – Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, and Steven Spielberg, producers If I Had Legs I'd Kick You – Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, and Ryan Zacarias, producers Lurker – Galen Core, Archie Madekwe, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Olmo Schnabel, and Jack Selby, producers Sorry, Baby – Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski, producers The Testament of Ann Lee – Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Joshua Horsfield, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Mark Lampert, Lillian LaSalle, Andrew Morrison, Viktória Petrányi, and Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska, producers Train Dreams – Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, and Teddy Schwarzman, producers
Best Director Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Kelly Reichardt – The Mastermind Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Oliver Laxe – Sirāt	Breakthrough Director Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father's Shadow Constance Tsang – Blue Sun Palace Carson Lund – Eephus Sarah Friedland – Familiar Touch Harris Dickinson – Urchin
Best Original Screenplay It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi If I Had Legs I'd Kick You – Mary Bronstein The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor Sound of Falling – Mascha Schilinski and Louise Peter	Best Adapted Screenplay Pillion – Harry Lighton No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee, and Don McKellar One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson Preparation for the Next Life – Martyna Majok Train Dreams – Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best Documentary Feature My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow – Julia Loktev, director; Julia Loktev, producer 2000 Meters to Andriivka – Mstyslav Chernov, director; Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, and Michelle Mizner, producers BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions – Kahlil Joseph, director; Onye Anyanwu, Kahlil Joseph, David Linde, Anikah McLaren, James Shani, and Steven Soderbergh, producers The Perfect Neighbor – Geeta Gandbhir, director; Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu, and Alisa Payne, producers Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk – Sepideh Farsi, director; Javad Djavahery and Sepideh Farsi, producers	Best International Feature It Was Just an Accident – Philippe Martin and Jafar Panahi, producers No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Alexandre Gavras, Michèle Ray Gavras, and Back Jisun, producers Nouvelle Vague – Laurent Pétin and Michèle Pétin, producers Resurrection – Charles Gillibert, Yang Lele, and Shan Zuolong, producers Sound of Falling – Lucas Schmidt and Maren Schmitt, producers
Outstanding Lead Performance Sopé Dìrísù – My Father's Shadow as Folarin Jessie Buckley – Hamnet as Agnes Shakespeare Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I'd Kick You as Linda Lee Byung-hun – No Other Choice as Yoo Man-su Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon as Lorenz Hart Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love as Grace Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent as Armando / Marcelo Alves / Fernando Josh O'Connor – The Mastermind as James Blaine "J.B." Mooney Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee as Ann Lee Tessa Thompson – Hedda as Hedda Gabler	Outstanding Supporting Performance Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners as Annie Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another as Sergio St. Carlos Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein as The Creature Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value as Agnes Borg Pettersen Indya Moore – Father Mother Sister Brother as Skye Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly as Ron Sukenick Andrew Scott – Blue Moon as Richard Rodgers Alexander Skarsgård – Pillion as Ray Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value as Gustav Borg Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another as Perfidia Beverly Hills
Breakthrough Performer Abou Sangaré – Souleymane's Story as Souleymane A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest as Yung Felon Sebiye Behtiyar – Preparation for the Next Life as Aishe Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another as Willa Ferguson Tonatiuh – Kiss of the Spider Woman as Luis Molina / Kendall Nesbitt

Films with multiple wins and nominations

Film that received multiple wins Wins Film 3 It Was Just an Accident 2 My Father's Shadow

Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 6 One Battle After Another 4 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 3 It Was Just an Accident No Other Choice 2 Blue Moon Familiar Touch Hamnet The Mastermind My Father's Shadow Pillion Preparation for the Next Life The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sorry, Baby Sound of Falling The Testament of Ann Lee Train Dreams

Special awards

Cultural Icon Tribute

• Jeremy Allen White and Scott Cooper – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere ^[14]

Director Tribute

• Noah Baumbach – Jay Kelly ^[10]

Ensemble Tribute

• Sinners – Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller, Buddy Guy, Li Jun Li, and Delroy Lindo ^[15]

Musical Tribute

• Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue ^[13]

Spotlight Tribute

• Tessa Thompson – Hedda ^[11]

Vanguard Tribute

• Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac, and Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein ^[9]

Visionary Tribute

• Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts – After the Hunt ^[12]

References

1. Anderson, Erik (August 12, 2025). "35th Annual Gotham Film Awards Submissions Now Open". AwardsWatch. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
2. Tangcay, Jazz; Mendoza, Leia; McGowan, Andrew; Levy, Giana (August 14, 2025). "The Running Man Delays November Release Date by One Week – Film News in Brief". Variety . Retrieved September 28, 2025.
3. Goldsmith, Jill; Pedersen, Erik (December 1, 2025). "Gotham Awards: One Battle After Another Takes Best Feature; Three Wins for Jafar Panahi – Full List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
4. Davis, Clayton (December 1, 2025). "Gotham Awards: One Battle After Another Wins Best Feature as Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident Takes Three Prizes". Variety . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
5. Lewis, Hilary (December 1, 2025). "Gotham Film Awards: One Battle After Another Wins Best Feature; Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident Sweeps". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
6. 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 Hollywood . Retrieved October 28, 2025.
7. Lewis, Hilary (October 28, 2025). "Gotham Film Awards Nominations: One Battle After Another Leads with a Record Six Nods". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
8. "Nominations Announced for 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards" (Press release). New York, NY: The Gotham Film & Media Institute. October 28, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
9. Levy, Giana (October 9, 2025). "Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac, and Jacob Elordi to Receive Gotham Vanguard Tribute for Frankenstein (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved October 10, 2025.
10. Lewis, Hilary (October 23, 2025). "Noah Baumbach to Receive Director Tribute at 2025 Gotham Film Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 25, 2025.
11. Hipes, Patrick (October 21, 2025). "Hedda Star Tessa Thompson to Receive Gotham Film Awards' Spotlight Award". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 22, 2025.
12. Hipes, Patrick (November 13, 2025). "After the Hunt Duo Luca Guadagnino & Julia Roberts Set for Gotham Awards' Visionary Tribute". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 13, 2025.
13. Hipes, Patrick (November 4, 2025). "Song Sung Blue Stars Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson to Receive Inaugural Musical Tribute at Gotham Film Awards". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 5, 2025.
14. Goldsmith, Jill (November 6, 2025). "Gotham Awards Set Jeremy Allen White & Scott Cooper Cultural Icon Tribute for Springsteen". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
15. Grobar, Matt (October 16, 2025). "Sinners Cast Set for Ensemble Tribute at 2025 Gotham Film Awards". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 16, 2025.

External links

• Official website