Gotham Independent Film Awards 2019

29th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
29th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	December 2, 2019
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Highlights
Most awards	Marriage Story (4)
Most nominations	The Farewell, Marriage Story, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and Uncut Gems (4)
Best Feature	Marriage Story
Breakthrough Director	Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre – The Mustang
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org

The 29th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on December 2, 2019.^[1]^[2] The nominees were announced on October 24, 2019.^[3]^[4]^[5] Actors Sam Rockwell and Laura Dern, director Ava DuVernay and producer Glen Basner received tribute awards.^[6]^[7]

Winners and nominees[edit]

Best Feature

Best Documentary Feature

American Factory
- Apollo 11
- The Edge of Democracy
- Midnight Traveler
- One Child Nation

Breakthrough Director

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre – The Mustang
- Kent Jones – Diane
- Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Olivia Wilde – Booksmart
- Phillip Youmans – Burning Cane

Breakthrough Actor

Taylor Russell – Waves as Emily Williams
- Julia Fox – Uncut Gems as Julia Holmes
- Aisling Franciosi – The Nightingale as Clare Carroll
- Chris Galust – Give Me Liberty as Vic
- Noah Jupe – Honey Boy as Young Otis Lort
- Jonathan Majors – The Last Black Man in San Francisco as Montgomery "Mont" Allen

Best Actor

Adam Driver – Marriage Story as Charlie Barber
- Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse as Thomas Wake
- Aldis Hodge – Clemency as Anthony Woods
- André Holland – High Flying Bird as Ray Burke
- Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems as Howard Ratner

Best Actress

Awkwafina – The Farewell as Billi Wang
- Elisabeth Moss – Her Smell as Becky Something
- Mary Kay Place – Diane as Diane
- Florence Pugh – Midsommar as Dani Ardor
- Alfre Woodard – Clemency as Warden Bernadine Williams

Best Screenplay

Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
- Lulu Wang – The Farewell
- Tarell Alvin McCraney – High Flying Bird
- Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, and Rob Richert – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Ari Aster – Midsommar

Audience Award

Marriage Story
- American Factory
- Apollo 11
- Booksmart
- Burning Cane
- Diane
- The Edge of Democracy
- The Farewell
- Hustlers
- The Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Midnight Traveler
- The Mustang
- One Child Nation
- Uncut Gems
- Waves

Breakthrough Series – Long Form

When They See Us
- Chernobyl
- David Makes Man
- My Brilliant Friend
- Unbelievable

Breakthrough Series – Short Form

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^ Sharf, Zach (December 2, 2019). "Gotham Awards 2019 Winners: Marriage Story Dominates with Four Wins, Including Best Feature". IndieWire. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ Lewis, Hilary (October 24, 2019). "Gotham Awards: Marriage Story, The Farewell, Uncut Gems Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ Setoodeh, Ramin (October 24, 2019). "Marriage Story, The Farewell, Uncut Gems Lead Gotham Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ "Nominees Announced for 29th Annual IFP Gotham Awards". Independent Filmmaker Project. October 24, 2019. Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ McNary, Dave (September 12, 2019). "Ava DuVernay, Sam Rockwell to Receive Gotham Awards Honors". Variety. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
^ Lewis, Hilary (September 26, 2019). "Gotham Awards: Laura Dern, FilmNation CEO to Be Honored at 2019 Ceremony". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.