{"id":667055,"date":"2026-10-27T18:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/667055\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T18:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:28:10","slug":"gotham-film-awards-reveal-2026-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/667055\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotham Film Awards Reveal 2026 Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Gotham Film<\/a> Awards<\/a> nominations are in, setting the stage for the next phase of the movie awards season. While last year\u2019s nominations<\/a> and wins<\/a> were topped by \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d which went on to win the Best Picture Oscar, the organization decided to show some \u201cTender Loving Care\u201d to more films this time around. The new Mike Leigh film is among five nomination leaders this year, along with \u201cAll of a Sudden,\u201d \u201cClarissa,\u201d \u201cLa Gradiva,\u201d and \u201cThe Invite.\u201d Each scored four nominations.<\/p>\n

The 2026 nominations also mark the return of the Gotham Audience Award after a six-year hiatus. The honor celebrates films that transcend the screen to become defining cultural moments, capturing audiences\u2019 attention through their impact, reach, and resonance. Gotham members will vote to determine the winner, and the award will be presented to the film\u2019s credited director(s) and producer(s). (In short, the prize indexes a film\u2019s popularity in culture through audience response and box office.)<\/p>\n

\"Julia<\/a> \"Wildwood\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

This year, the Gotham Audience Award nominees were curated from films submitted to The Gothams for consideration, measured by opening-weekend per-theater average against the highest-rated and most-watched films of 2026, as reported in box office tracking and on Letterboxd. Notable films not submitted for any Gotham Awards<\/a> consideration include \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d and \u201cThe Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to announce this year\u2019s nominees. It has been a remarkable year for film, with audiences turning out in theaters for bold, distinctive work from first-time filmmakers and established artists alike,\u201d said Jeffrey Sharp, Gotham Film & Media Institute executive director. \u201cThis year\u2019s nominations, alongside our Tributes and the return of the Audience Award, reflect that abundance and celebrate the creative community that has been at the heart of The Gothams for more than three decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Gotham nominations committees are made up of clusters of critics, filmmakers, and tastemakers (including IndieWire Editorial Director Kate Erbland and Chief Film Critic David Ehrlich), rather than an 11,000-member Academy, these awards often help put less publicized films onto Oscar voters\u2019 radars. Example: Kelly O\u2019Sullivan and Alex Thompson\u2019s extraordinary \u201cMouse\u201d<\/a> in the Best Feature category, which premiered way back at the Berlin Film Festival and is primed for an awards-season relaunch.<\/p>\n

See the full list of Gotham Film Awards 2026 nominations below. The ceremony takes place on November 30 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Best Feature<\/p>\n

\u201cClarissa\u201d
Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, directors; Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, Theresa Park, Nicholas Weinstock, producers (NEON)<\/p>\n

\u201cClub Kid\u201d
Jordan Firstman, director; Michael Bloom, Alex Coco, Galen Core, Ryan Heller, producers (A24)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Debut\u201d
Jesse Eisenberg, director; Jesse Eisenberg, Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, producers (A24)<\/p>\n

\u201cDreams in Nightmares\u201d
Shatara Michelle Ford, director; Naima Abed, Shatara Michelle Ford, Pin-Chun Liu, producers (Lunette Films)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Invite\u201d
Olivia Wilde, director; Ben Browning, Megan Ellison, David Permut, producers (A24)<\/p>\n

\u201cJosephine\u201d
Beth de Ara\u00fajo, director; Beth de Ara\u00fajo, Josh Beirne-Golden, Gemma Chan, David Kaplan, Josh Peters, Jordan Rapaport, Mark H. Rapaport, Robina Riccitiello, Marina Stabile, Channing Tatum, Crystine Zhang, producers (Sumerian Pictures)<\/p>\n

\u201cMouse\u201d
Kelly O\u2019Sullivan, Alex Thompson, directors; Bonnie Comley, Pierce Cravens, Steven A. Jones, Ian Keiser, Chelsea Krant, Stewart F. Lane, Abigail Rose Solomon, Alex Thompson, Alex Wilson, producers (Independent Film Company)<\/p>\n

\u201cPaper Tiger\u201d
James Gray, director; Andrea Bucko, Leonardo Maria del Vecchio, Gary Farkas, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Andrea Leone, Raffaella Leone, Marco Perego, Carlo Salem, Rodrigo Teixeira, producers (NEON)<\/p>\n

\u201cPrimetime\u201d
Lance Oppenheim, director; Ari Aster, Fred Berger, William Iannaccone, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Lars Knudsen, Brighton McCloskey, Robert Pattinson, producers (A24)<\/p>\n

\u201cTeenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma\u201d
Jane Schoenbrun, director; Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, producers (MUBI)<\/p>\n

\u201cYour Mother Your Mother Your Mother\u201d
Bassam Tariq, director; Babak Anvari, Bassam Tariq, Lucan Toh, producers (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

Best International Feature<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of A Sudden\u201d
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director; Julien Deris, David Gauqui\u00e9, Kosuke Oshida, Yuji Sadai, producers (NEON)<\/p>\n

\u201cBen\u2019Imana\u201d
Marie-Cl\u00e9mentine Dusabejambo, director; Samantha Biffot, Pierre-Adrien Ceccaldi, Marie-Cl\u00e9mentine Dusabejambo, Marie Epiphanie Uwayezu, producers (Alexander)<\/p>\n

\u201cBlue Heron\u201d
Sophy Romvari, director; Ryan Bobkin, Sara Wylie, Sophy Romvari, G\u00e1bor Osv\u00e1th, producers (Janus Films)<\/p>\n

\u201cEverytime\u201d
Sandra Wollner, director; David Bohun, Lixi Frank, Viktoria Stolpe, producers (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n

\u201cFatherland\u201d
Pawel Pawlikowski, director; Edward Berger, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli, Ewa Puszczynska, Dimitri Rassam, Jeanne Tremsal, producers (MUBI)<\/p>\n

\u201cFilipi\u00f1ana\u201d
Rafael Manuel, director; Bianca Balbuena, Jeremy Chua, Omar El Kadi, Bradley Liew, Rafael Manuel, Alex Polunin, Nadia Turincev, producers (Kino Lorber)<\/p>\n

\u201cLa Gradiva\u201d
Marine Atlan, director; In\u00e8s Da\u00efen Dasi, producer (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n

\u201cMinotaur\u201d
Andrey Zvyagintsev, director; Charles Gillibert, Nathana\u00ebl Karmitz, Marco Perego, Andrey Zvyagintsev, producers (MUBI)<\/p>\n

\u201cPossible Love\u201d
Lee Chang-dong, director; Lee Joon-dong, Lee Chang-dong, David Levine, Chadwick Prichard, producers (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cTender Loving Care\u201d
Mike Leigh, director; Georgina Lowe, producer (Bleecker Street)<\/p>\n

Best Documentary Feature<\/p>\n

\u201cClosure\u201d
Michal Marczak, director; Monika Braid, R\u00e9mi Grellety, Karolina Marczak, Michal Marczak, Katarzyna Szczerba, producers (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n

\u201cA Fox Under a Pink Moon\u201d
Soraya Akhlaghi, Mehrdad Oskouei, directors; Siavash Jamali, Mehrdad Oskouei, producers (Kino Lorber)<\/p>\n

\u201cNAZA\u201d
Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, directors; Harry Davies, Lindsay Poulton, James Wilson, producers (NEON)<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce Upon a Time in Harlem\u201d
David Greaves, director; Anne de Mare, Liani Greaves, producers (NEON)<\/p>\n

\u201cYou Can See Everything\u201d
Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, directors; Maggie Ambrose, Tatiana Bears, Jack Davis, Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, producers (A24)<\/p>\n

Best Director<\/p>\n

Ryusuke Hamaguchi, \u201cAll of a Sudden\u201d (NEON)<\/p>\n

Sandra Wollner, \u201cEverytime\u201d (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n

Andrey Zvyagintsev, \u201cMinotaur\u201d (MUBI)<\/p>\n

Jane Schoenbrun, \u201cTeenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma\u201d (MUBI)<\/p>\n

Mike Leigh, \u201cTender Loving Care\u201d (Bleecker Street)<\/p>\n

Breakthrough Director<\/p>\n

Sophy Romvari, \u201cBlue Heron\u201d (Janus Films)<\/p>\n

Jordan Firstman, \u201cClub Kid\u201d (A24)<\/p>\n

Aleshea Harris, \u201cIs God Is\u201d (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

Marine Atlan, \u201cLa Gradiva\u201d (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n

Joel Alfonso Vargas, \u201cMad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)\u201d (Oscilloscope Laboratories)<\/p>\n

John Early, \u201cMaddie\u2019s Secret\u201d (Magnolia Pictures)<\/p>\n

Best Original Screenplay<\/p>\n

\u201cEverytime,\u201d Sandra Wollner (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n

\u201cLa Gradiva,\u201d Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n

\u201cPossible Love,\u201d Lee Chang-dong, Oh Jung-mi (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cTender Loving Care,\u201d Mike Leigh (Bleecker Street)<\/p>\n

\u201cWild Horse Nine,\u201d Martin McDonagh (Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n

Best Adapted Screenplay<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of a Sudden,\u201d Ryusuke Hamaguchi (NEON)<\/p>\n

\u201cClarissa,\u201d Chuko Esiri (NEON)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Invite,\u201d Rashida Jones, Will McCormack (A24)<\/p>\n

\u201cMinotaur,\u201d Simon Lyashenko, Andrey Zvyagintsev (MUBI)<\/p>\n

\u201cPrimetime,\u201d Ajon Singh (A24)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Lead Performance<\/p>\n

Mahershala Ali, \u201cYour Mother Your Mother Your Mother\u201d (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

Gillian Anderson, \u201cTeenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma\u201d (MUBI)<\/p>\n

Jeon Do-yeon, \u201cPossible Love\u201d (Netflix)<\/p>\n

John Early, \u201cMaddie\u2019s Secret\u201d (Magnolia Pictures)<\/p>\n

John Malkovich, \u201cWild Horse Nine\u201d (Searchlight Pictures)<\/p>\n

Ian McKellen, \u201cThe Christophers\u201d (NEON)<\/p>\n

Julianne Moore, \u201cThe Debut\u201d (A24)<\/p>\n

Sophie Okonedo, \u201cClarissa\u201d (NEON)<\/p>\n

Andrew Scott, \u201cElsinore\u201d (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

John Turturro, \u201cThe Only Living Pickpocket in New York\u201d (Sony Pictures Classics)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Performance<\/p>\n

Tom Courtenay, \u201cQueen at Sea\u201d (Greenwich Entertainment)<\/p>\n

Esm\u00e9 Creed-Miles, \u201cSense and Sensibility\u201d (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, \u201cThe Invite\u201d (A24)<\/p>\n

Adam Driver, \u201cPaper Tiger\u201d (NEON)<\/p>\n

Andrew Garfield, \u201cArtificial\u201d (NEON)<\/p>\n

Skyler Gisondo, \u201cPrimetime\u201d (A24)<\/p>\n

Sandra H\u00fcller, \u201cFatherland\u201d (MUBI)<\/p>\n

Kate O\u2019Flynn, \u201cTender Loving Care\u201d (Bleecker Street)<\/p>\n

Tao Okamoto, \u201cAll of a Sudden\u201d (NEON)<\/p>\n

Channing Tatum, \u201cJosephine\u201d (Sumerian Pictures)<\/p>\n

Breakthrough Performer<\/p>\n

Adia, \u201cYour Mother Your Mother Your Mother\u201d (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

India Amarteifio, \u201cClarissa\u201d (NEON)<\/p>\n

Guitarricadelafuente, \u201cLa Bola Negra\u201d (Netflix)<\/p>\n

Colas Quignard, \u201cLa Gradiva\u201d (1-2 Special)<\/p>\n

Mason Reeves, \u201cJosephine\u201d (Sumerian Pictures)<\/p>\n

Gotham Audience Award<\/p>\n

\u201cBackrooms\u201d
Kane Parsons, director; Kori Adelson, Michael Clear, Dan Cohen, Chris Ferguson, Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, Roberto Patino, Osgood Perkins, Jenno Topping, James Wan, producers (A24)<\/p>\n

\u201cLa Bola Negra\u201d
Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, directors; Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, producers (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Drama\u201d
Kristoffer Borgli, director; Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, Tyler Campellone, producers (A24)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Invite\u201d
Olivia Wilde, director; Ben Browning, Megan Ellison, David Permut, producers (A24)<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael\u201d
Antoine Fuqua, director; John Branca, John McClain, Graham King, producers (Lionsgate)<\/p>\n

\u201cObsession\u201d
Curry Barker, director; James Harris, Haley Nicole Johnson, Christian Mercuri, Roman Viaris, producers (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

\u201cProject Hail Mary\u201d
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, directors; Ryan Gosling, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Rachel O\u2019Connor, Amy Pascal, Aditya Sood, Andy Weir, producers (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

\u201cYou Can See Everything\u201d
Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, directors; Maggie Ambrose, Tatiana Bears, Jack Davis, Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, producers (A24)<\/p>\n

Nominating Committees for The Gothams were:<\/p>\n

Nominating Committee for Best Feature and Best International Feature:
Robert Daniels, Associate Editor, RogerEbert.com
Justin Chang, Film Critic, The New Yorker
Kate Erbland, Editorial Director, IndieWire
David Fear, Senior Editor and Film Critic, Rolling Stone
Tomris Laffly, Programmer, Film Critic, Variety, RogerEbert.com<\/p>\n

Nominating Committee for Best Documentary Feature:
Eric Hynes, Director of Film Curation and Programming, Jacob Burns Film Center
Eric Kohn, Artistic Director, Southampton Playhouse
Karen McMullen, Senior Programmer, Features and Shorts, DOC NYC
Allason Leitz, Director, Art House NY and Third Industry
Sky Sitney, Co-Founder and Festival Director, DC\/DOX<\/p>\n

Nominating Committee for Best Director and Breakthrough Director:
David Ehrlich, Chief Film Critic, IndieWire
Guy Lodge, Chief Film Critic, Variety
Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer and Critic, Associated Press
Beatrice Loayza, Freelance, NYT, Film Comment, Variety, ArtReview
Brittany Luse, Host of It\u2019s Been A Minute, NPR<\/p>\n

Nominating Committee for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay:
Imani Davis, Film Programmer, American Cinematheque
Tim Grierson, Senior U.S. Critic, Screen International
Jon Frosch, Reviews Editor and Film Critic, The Hollywood Reporter
Illyse Singer, Cinema Director, The Roxy Cinema New York
Esther Zuckerman, Film and Culture Reporter, Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n

Nominating Committee for Outstanding Lead Performance, Outstanding Supporting Performance, and Breakthrough Performer:
Monica Castillo, Film Critic, The A.V. Club
Douglas Greenwood, Entertainment Editor, i-D; Contributor to GQ, Elle, Fantastic Man, and New York Magazine
Katey Rich, Awards Editor, The Ankler
Brian Tallerico, President of the Chicago Film Critics Association; Managing Editor, RogerEbert.com
Jourdain Searles, Film Critic, Freelance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Gotham Film Awards nominations are in, setting the stage for the next phase of the movie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6971,321,93,1043,94147,61,60],"class_list":["post-667055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-awards","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-film","tag-gotham-awards","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}