The 35th annual Gotham Awards will announce their winners this Monday evening at Cipriani Wall Street, located in New York, representing the best in film for 2025 and officially kicking off the precursors for the 2025-2026 awards season.
Please take a look at some members of the Next Best Picture team’s predictions on who they think will win below…
Predictions provided by Alyssa Christian, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, Joselyn Safadi, Matt Neglia, Nadia Dalimonte & Tom O’Brien
Best Feature
Bugonia
East of Wall
Familiar Touch
Hamnet (Nadia)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Lurker
One Battle After Another (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Joselyn & Matt)
Sorry, Baby
The Testament of Ann Lee
Train Dreams (Tom)
Best International Feature
It Was Just an Accident (Alyssa, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Matt & Nadia)
No Other Choice (Cody, Joselyn & Tom)
Nouvelle Vague
Resurrection
Sound of Falling
Best Documentary Feature
2000 Meters to Andriivka
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow (Matt)
The Perfect Neighbor (Alyssa, Cody, Ema, Joselyn & Nadia)
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (Dan, Daniel & Tom)
Best Director
Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident (Alyssa & Tom)
Kelly Reichardt – The Mastermind
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another (Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Joselyn, Matt & Nadia)
Oliver Laxe – Sirât
Breakthrough Director
Constance Tsang – Blue Sun Palace
Carson Lund – Eephus
Sarah Friedland – Familiar Touch
Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father’s Shadow (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Matt, Nadia & Tom)
Harris Dickinson – Urchin (Joselyn)
Best Original Screenplay
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – Mary Bronstein
It Was Just an Accident – Jafar Panahi (Cody, Dan, Daniel & Joselyn)
The Secret Agent – Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sorry, Baby – Eva Victor (Alyssa, Ema, Matt, Nadia & Tom)
Sound of Falling – Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski
Best Adapted Screenplay
No Other Choice – Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-Mi, Jahye Lee, Don McKellar (Matt)
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Daniel, Ema, Nadia & Tom)
Pillion – Harry Lighton
Preparation for the Next Life – Martyna Majok
Train Dreams – Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar (Joselyn)
Outstanding Lead Performance
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (Daniel, Ema, Joselyn & Nadia)
Lee Byung-hun – No Other Choice
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Alyssa, Cody, Dan, Matt & Tom)
Sopé Dìrísù – My Father’s Shadow
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Jennifer Lawrence – Die My Love
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Josh O’Connor – The Mastermind
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Tessa Thompson – Hedda
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein (Joselyn)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value (Daniel & Matt)
Indya Moore – Father Mother Sister Brother
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Adam Sandler – Jay Kelly
Andrew Scott – Blue Moon (Dan)
Alexander Skarsgård – Pillion
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value (Alyssa)
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another (Cody, Ema, Nadia & Tom)
Breakthrough Performer
A$AP Rocky – Highest 2 Lowest
Sebiye Behtiyar – Preparation for the Next Life
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another (ALL)
Abou Sangaré – Souleymane’s Story
Tonatiuh – Kiss of the Spider Woman
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