Gotham Awards Go Gaga For ‘Marriage Story’, Awarding It Best Picture, Best Actor And More
TheGotham Awardswere held last night, awarding some of the best films of the year, withMarriage Storycoming out on top. TheNoah Baumbach-directed Netflix film landed multiple awards, while some other notable films – likeThe Farewell– took home prizes as well. We’re headed into awards season now, and while some of the titles recognized by the Gotham Awards will no doubt get Oscar attention, this isn’t a clear indication of how the Oscars will shape up. See the Gotham Awards winners below.
The Gotham Awards follow a process that involves journalists picking the nominees and actors and filmmakers picking the winners. That’s much different from how the Academy handles things, which means the Oscars will shape up differently. Still, it’s nice to see some of these films recognized. As the Gotham Awards sitestates, the awards are “selected by distinguished juries and presented in New York City, the home of independent film, are the first honors of the film awards season. This public showcase honors the filmmaking community, expands the audience for independent films, and supports the work that IFP does behind the scenes throughout the year to bring such films to fruition.”
Marriage Storywas the big winner, landing Best Picture, Best Actor forAdam Driver, Best Screenplay and the Audience Award.Awkwafinatook home Best Actress forThe Farewell, and I really hope she ends up in the Oscar race as well –The Farewellalmost feels forgotten at this point, and it really shouldn’t be.Taylor Russellwon Breakthrough Actor for her fantastic turn inWaves, andAva DuVernay’s acclaimedWhen They See Usscored the award for Breakthrough Series (Long Format). The full list of winners is below. It’s relatively short!
