The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Jeremy Allen White and Scott Cooper will receive The Gotham Cultural Icon Tribute for 20th Century Studios’ “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony, taking place on Monday, December 1st, 2025, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. With this tribute, The Gotham will honor the remarkable collaboration that brings Bruce Springsteen’s legendary artistic legacy to life on screen.
“Bruce Springsteen has captivated audiences for more than fifty years and cemented his place as one of the greatest American musicians, songwriters, and performers in history,” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute. “We are proud to celebrate Bruce’s legacy with writer-director Scott Cooper, whose film captures the intimacy and humanity at the heart of ‘Nebraska,’ and Jeremy Allen White, whose performance reveals a raw, searching portrait of Springsteen at a crossroads. Their collaboration embodies the kind of filmmaking that defines The Gotham community.”
From 20th Century Studios, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album. Recorded on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen’s New Jersey bedroom, the album marked a pivotal time in his life and is considered one of his most enduring works — a raw, haunted acoustic record populated by lost souls searching for a reason to believe.
Written for the screen and directed by Scott Cooper, based on the book “Deliver Me from Nowhere” by Warren Zanes, the film stars Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, alongside Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, Odessa Young, David Krumholtz, Gaby Hoffmann, Harrison Sloan Gilbertson, Grace Gummer, Marc Maron, and Matthew Pellicano. The film is produced by Scott Cooper, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson, and Scott Stuber.
“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on August 29, 2025, and was released in theaters on October 24th, 2025. The Gotham Cultural Icon Tribute was established to celebrate a legendary figure whose artistic impact has shaped our cultural landscape and the creative collaborators who bring that legacy to life on screen. Most recently, this honor recognized Leonard Bernstein and Bradley Cooper for “Maestro.”
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” leads all nominees for this year’s Gotham Film Awards with six nominations, including Best Feature, where it will compete against “Bugonia,” “East of Wall,” “Familiar Touch,” “Hamnet,” “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” “Lurker,” “Sorry, Baby,” “The Testament of Ann Lee,” and “Train Dreams.”
Other honorees for this year that were previously announced include “Song Sung Blue” stars Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman (Gotham Musical Tribute), “Hedda” star Tessa Thompson (Spotlight Tribute), “Jay Kelly” filmmaker Noah Baumbach (Directors’ Tribute), “Frankenstein” director Guillermo del Toro along with Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac (Vanguard Tribute), and the cast of “Sinners” (Ensemble Tribute) for the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards.
Winners of the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards will be honored at the awards ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, December 1st, 2025. Nominees were announced on October 28th, 2025.
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