Monday, December 2, 2024

The 2021 Gotham Independent Film Award (IFP) Nominations

By Matt Neglia 

The 31st annual Gotham Independent Film Awards have announced their full list of nominations for the 2021 film year representing the best in independent film. The event for the winners will take place on Monday, November, 29th, 2021.

​Click below to see the full list of nominations

Best Feature 
The Green Knight
The Lost Daughter
Passing
Pig
Test Pattern

Best Documentary Feature
Ascension
Faya Dayi
Flee
President
Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 

Best International Feature
Azor
Drive My Car
The Souvenir Part II
Titane
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?
The Worst Person In The World

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
Edson Oda – Nine Days
Rebecca Hall – Passing
Emma Seligman – Shiva Baby
Shatara Michelle Ford – Test Pattern
 
Best Screenplay
The Card Counter  Paul Schrader
El Planeta – Amalia Ulman 
The Green Knight – David Lowery
The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal
Passing  Rebecca Hall
Red Rocket – Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch

Outstanding Lead Performance
Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter
Frankie Faison – The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Michael Greyeyes – Wild Indian
Brittany S. Hall – Test Pattern
Oscar Isaac – The Card Counter
Taylour Paige – Zola
Joaquin Phoenix – C’mon C’mon
Simon Rex – Red Rocket
Lili Taylor – Paper Spiders
Tessa Thompson – Passing
 
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Reed Birney – Mass
Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter
Colman Domingo – Zola
Gaby Hoffmann – C’mon C’mon
Troy Kotsur – CODA
Marlee Matlin – CODA
Ruth Negga – Passing

Breakthrough Performer
Emilia Jones – CODA
Natalie Morales – Language Lessons
Rachel Sennott – Shiva Baby
Suzanna Son – Red Rocket
Amalia Ulman – El Planeta
 
Breakthrough Series – Long Format (over 40 minutes)
The Good Lord Bird
It’s A Sin
Small Axe
Squid Game
The Underground Railroad
The White Lotus

Breakthrough Series – Short Format (under 40 minutes)
Blindspotting
Hacks
Reservation Dogs
Run the World
We Are Lady Parts

Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
City So Real
Exterminate All the Brutes
How To with John Wilson
Philly D.A.
Pride

Outstanding Performance in a New Series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Michael Greyeyes – Rutherford Falls
Ethan Hawke – The Good Lord Bird
Devery Jacobs – Reservation Dogs
Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game
Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad
Jean Smart – Hacks
Omar Sy – Lupin
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit
Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts

To learn more about the IFP Gotham Awards click here. So what do you all think? Were your favorite independent films included? Was there anything excluded that puzzles you? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments below or on our Twitter account.

You can follow Matt and hear more of his thoughts on the Oscars and Film on Twitter at @NextBestPicture

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Matt Neglia
Matt Negliahttps://nextbestpicture.com/
Obsessed about the Oscars, Criterion Collection and all things film 24/7. Critics Choice Member.

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