The 32nd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards have announced their full list of nominations for the 2022 film year representing the best in independent film. The event for the winners will take place on Monday, November, 28th, 2022. Michelle Williams (“The Fabelmans“), Adam Sandler (“Hustle“), and the cast of “Fire Island” will receive tribute awards.
Best Feature
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells, director; Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, producers (A24)
The Cathedral
Ricky D’Ambrose, director; Graham Swon, producer (MUBI)
Dos Estaciones
Juan Pablo González, director; Ilana Coleman, Jamie Gonçalves, Bruna Haddad, Makena Buchanan, producers (Cinema Guild)
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, directors; Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang, producers (A24)
TÁR
Todd Field, director; Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, Todd Field, producers (Focus Features)
Best Documentary Feature
All That Breathes
Shaunak Sen, director; Aman Mann, Shaunak Sen, Teddy Leifer producers (A Sideshow & Submarine Deluxe Release in Association with HBO Documentary Films)
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Laura Poitras, director; Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, Laura Poitras, producers (NEON)
I Didn’t See You There
Reid Davenport, director; Keith Wilson, producer (RePort Media)
The Territory
Alex Pritz, director; Alex Pritz, Darren Aronofsky, Sigrid Dyekjær, Will N. Miller, Gabriel Uchida, Lizzie Gillett, producers (National Geographic Documentary Films)
What We Leave Behind
Iliana Sosa, director; Emma D. Miller, Isidore Bethel, producers (ARRAY)
Best International Feature
Athena
Romain Gavras, director; Romain Gavras, Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Mourad Belkeddar, Jean Duhamel, Nicolas Lhermitte, Ladj Ly, producers (Netflix)
The Banshees of Inisherin
Martin McDonagh, director; Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh, producers (Searchlight Pictures)
Corsage
Marie Kreutzer, director; Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz, Bernard Michaux, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade, Jean-Christophe Reymond, producers (IFC Films)
Decision to Leave
Park Chan-wook, director and producer (MUBI)
Happening
Audrey Diwan, director; Edouard Weil, Alice Girard producers (IFC Films)
Saint Omer
Alice Diop, director; Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral, producers (Super LTD)
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Charlotte Wells – Aftersun (A24)
Owen Kline – Funny Pages (A24)
Elegance Bratton – The Inspection (A24)
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic – Murina (Kino Lorber)
Beth de Araújo – Soft & Quiet (Momentum Pictures / eOne)
Jane Schoenbrun – We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (Utopia)
Best Screenplay
After Yang – Kogonada (A24)
Armageddon Time – James Gray (Focus Features)
Catherine Called Birdy – Lena Dunham (Amazon Studios)
TÁR – Todd Field (Focus Features)
Women Talking – Sarah Polley, based upon the book by Miriam Toews (United Artists Releasing / Orion Pictures)
Outstanding Lead Performance
Cate Blanchett – TÁR (Focus Features)
Danielle Deadwyler – Till (United Artists Releasing / Orion Pictures)
Dale Dickey – A Love Song (Bleecker Street)
Colin Farrell – After Yang (A24)
Brendan Fraser – The Whale (A24)
Paul Mescal – Aftersun (A24)
Thandiwe Newton – God’s Country (IFC Films)
Aubrey Plaza – Emily the Criminal (Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment)
Taylor Russell – Bones and All (United Artists Releasing / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
Outstanding Supporting Performance
Jessie Buckley – Women Talking (United Artists Releasing / Orion Pictures)
Raúl Castillo – The Inspection (A24)
Hong Chau – The Whale (A24)
Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway (Apple TV+)
Nina Hoss – TÁR (Focus Features)
Noémie Merlant – TÁR (Focus Features)
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
Mark Rylance – Bones and All (United Artists Releasing / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)
Gabrielle Union – The Inspection (A24)
Ben Whishaw – Women Talking (United Artists Releasing / Orion Pictures)
Breakthrough Performer
Anna Cobb – We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (Utopia)
Frankie Corio – Aftersun (A24)
Anna Diop – Nanny (Amazon Studios and Blumhouse)
Gracija Filipovic – Murina (Kino Lorber)
Kalie Reis – Catch the Fair One (IFC Films)
Breakthrough Series – Short Format (under 40 minutes)
Abbott Elementary
Quinta Brunson, creator; Quinta Brunson, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumaker, Randall Einhorn, executive producers (ABC)
As We See It
Jason Katims, creator; Jason Katims, Jeni Mulein, Dana Idisis, Yuval Shafferman, Udi Segal, Amit Gitelzon, Shlomit Arvis, Danna Stern, executive producers (Prime Video)
Mo
Mohammed Amer, Ramy Youssef, creators; Mohammed Amer, Ramy Youssef, Ravi Nandan, Hallie Sekoff, Solvan “Slick” Naim, Harris Danow, Luvh Rakhe, executive producers (Netflix)
Rap Sh!t
Issa Rae, creator; Issa Rae, Syreeta Singleton, Montrel McKay, Deniese Davis, Dave Becky, Jonathan Berry, executive producers (HBO/HBO Max)
Somebody Somewhere
Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, creators; Bridget Everett, Carolyn Strauss, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Patricia Breen, Tyler Romary, executive producers (HBO Max)
Breakthrough Series – Long Format (over 40 minutes)
Pachinko
Soo Hugh, creator; Soo Hugh, Michael Ellenberg, Lindsey Springer, Theresa Kang-Lowe, Richard Middleton, Kogonada, Justin Cho, executive producers (Apple TV+)
Severance
Dan Erickson, creator; Ben Stiller, Nicholas Weinstock, Jackie Cohn, Mark Friedman, Dan Erickson, Andrew Colville, Chris Black, John Cameron, executive producers (Apple TV+)
Station Eleven
Patrick Somerville, creator; Patrick Somerville, Jessica Rhoades, Scott Steindorff, Dylan Russell, Scott Delman, Jeremy Podeswa, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, executive producers (HBO/HBO Max)
This is Going to Hurt
Adam Kay, creator; Naomi De Pear, James Farrell, Jane Featherstone, Adam Kay, Ben Whishaw, executive producers (AMC+ in association with BBC)
Yellowjackets
Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, creators; Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Drew Comins, Karyn Kusama, executive producers (SHOWTIME)
Outstanding Performance in a New Series
Bilal Baig – Sort Of (HBO Max/HBO)
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Minha Kim – Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Matilda Lawler – Station Eleven (HBO/HBO Max)
Britt Lower – Severance (HBO/HBO Max)
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (SHOWTIME)
Zahn McClarnon – Dark Winds (AMC & AMC+)
Sue Ann Pien – As We See It (Prime Video)
Ben Whishaw – This is Going to Hurt (AMC+ in association with BBC)
Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Alexis Martin Woodall, Scott Robertson, Andrew Rossi, Stanley Buchthal, Josh Braun, Ryan Murphy, executive producers; Maya E. Rudolph, producer; Andrew Rossi, director (Netflix)
The Last Movie Stars
Martin Scorsese, Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton, executive producers; Adam Gibbs, Ryan Hawke, Emily Wachtel, Lisa Long Adler, producers; Ethan Hawke, director (HBO Max)
Mind Over Murder
Nanfu Wang, creator and director; Marc Smerling, Nanfu Wang, Max Heckman, Chad Mumm, Mark W. Olsen, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez, executive producers (HBO/HBO Max)
The Rehearsal
Nathan Fielder, creator and director; Nathan Fielder, Dave Paige, Dan McManus, Christie Smith, executive producers (HBO Max)
We Need To Talk About Cosby
W. Kamau Bell, creator and director; W. Kamau Bell, Andrew Fried, Katie A. King, Vinnie Malhotra, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, Jordan Wynn, executive producers (SHOWTIME)
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.
