Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature

Independent film award first distributed in 2004

Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature

Country| United States
Presented by| The Gotham Film & Media Institute
First awarded| 2004
Currently held by| A Different Man (2024)
Website| awards.thegotham.org

The Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards and was first awarded in 2004 with Alexander Payne's Sideways being the first recipient of the award.

## Winners and nominees

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### 2000s

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Year | Film | Distributing company(s) | Director(s) | Ref.

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2004 | Sideways | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Alexander Payne | [1]
Before Sunset | Warner Independent Pictures | Richard Linklater
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Focus Features | Michel Gondry
I Heart Huckabees | Fox Searchlight Pictures | David O. Russell
Primer | TH!NKFilm | Shane Carruth
2005 | Capote | Sony Pictures Classics | Bennett Miller | [2]
Brokeback Mountain | Focus Features | Ang Lee
A History of Violence | New Line Cinema | David Cronenberg
Keane | Magnolia Pictures | Lodge Kerrigan
Me and You and Everyone We Know | IFC Films | Miranda July
2006 | Half Nelson | TH!NKFilm | Ryan Fleck | [3]
The Departed | Warner Bros. | Martin Scorsese
Little Children | New Line Cinema | Todd Field
Marie Antoinette | Columbia Pictures | Sofia Coppola
Old Joy | Kino International | Kelly Reichardt
2007 | Into the Wild | Paramount Vantage | Sean Penn | [4]
Great World of Sound | Magnolia Pictures | Craig Zobel
I'm Not There | The Weinstein Company | Todd Haynes
Margot at the Wedding | Paramount Vantage | Noah Baumbach
The Namesake | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Mira Nair
2008 | Frozen River | Sony Pictures Classics | Courtney Hunt | [5]
Ballast | Alluvial Film Company | Lance Hammer
Synecdoche, New York | Sony Pictures Classics | Charlie Kaufman
The Visitor | Overture Films | Tom McCarthy
The Wrestler | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Darren Aronofsky
2009 | The Hurt Locker | Summit Entertainment | Kathryn Bigelow | [6]
Amreeka | Virgil Films & Entertainment | Cherien Dabis
Big Fan | First Independent Pictures | Robert D. Siegel
The Maid | Elephant Eye Films | Sebastián Silva
A Serious Man | Focus Features | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

### 2010s

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Year | Film | Distributing company(s) | Director(s) | Ref.

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2010 | Winter's Bone | Roadside Attractions | Debra Granik | [7]
Black Swan | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Darren Aronofsky
Blue Valentine | The Weinstein Company | Derek Cianfrance
The Kids Are All Right | Focus Features | Lisa Cholodenko
Let Me In | Overture Films | Matt Reeves
2011 | Beginners | Focus Features | Mike Mills | [8]
The Tree of Life | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Terrence Malick
The Descendants | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Alexander Payne
Meek's Cutoff | Oscilloscope Laboratories | Kelly Reichardt
Take Shelter | Sony Pictures Classics | Jeff Nichols
2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Focus Features | Wes Anderson | [9]
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Bernie | Millennium Entertainment | Richard Linklater
The Loneliest Planet | IFC Films | Julia Loktev
The Master | The Weinstein Company | Paul Thomas Anderson
Middle of Nowhere | Participant Media | Ava DuVernay
2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | CBS Films | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | [11]
12 Years a Slave | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Steve McQueen
Ain't Them Bodies Saints | IFC Films | David Lowery
Before Midnight | Sony Pictures Classics | Richard Linklater
Upstream Color | VHX | Shane Carruth
2014 | Birdman | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | [12]
Boyhood | IFC Films | Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Wes Anderson
Love Is Strange | Sony Pictures Classics | Ira Sachs
Under the Skin | A24 | Jonathan Glazer
2015 | Spotlight | Open Road Films | Tom McCarthy | [13]
Carol | StudioCanal / The Weinstein Company | Todd Haynes
The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Sony Pictures Classics | Marielle Heller
Heaven Knows What | RADiUS-TWC | Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie
Tangerine | Magnolia Pictures | Sean Baker
2016 | Moonlight | A24 | Barry Jenkins | [14]
Certain Women | IFC Films | Kelly Reichardt
Everybody Wants Some!! | Paramount Pictures | Richard Linklater
Manchester by the Sea | Amazon Studios / Roadside Attractions | Kenneth Lonergan
Paterson | Amazon Studios / Bleecker Street | Jim Jarmusch
2017 | Call Me by Your Name | Sony Pictures Classics | Luca Guadagnino | [15]
The Florida Project | A24 | Sean Baker
Get Out | Universal Pictures | Jordan Peele
Good Time | A24 | Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie
I, Tonya | Neon | Craig Gillespie
2018 | The Rider | Sony Pictures Classics | Chloé Zhao | [16]
The Favourite | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Yorgos Lanthimos
First Reformed | A24 | Paul Schrader
If Beale Street Could Talk | Annapurna Pictures | Barry Jenkins
Madeline's Madeline | Oscilloscope Laboratories | Josephine Decker
2019 | Marriage Story | Netflix | Noah Baumbach | [17]
The Farewell | A24 | Lulu Wang
Hustlers | STX Entertainment | Lorene Scafaria
Uncut Gems | A24 | Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie
Waves | Trey Edward Shults

### 2020s

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Year | Film | Distributing company(s) | Director(s) | Ref.

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2020 | Nomadland | Searchlight Pictures | Chloé Zhao | [18][19]
The Assistant | Bleecker Street | Kitty Green
First Cow | A24 | Kelly Reichardt
Never Rarely Sometimes Always | Focus Features | Eliza Hittman
Relic | IFC Midnight | Natalie Erika James
2021 | The Lost Daughter | Netflix | Maggie Gyllenhaal | [20][21]
The Green Knight | A24 | David Lowery
Passing | Netflix | Rebecca Hall
Pig | Neon | Michael Sarnoski
Test Pattern | Kino Lorber | Shatara Michelle Ford
2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | A24 | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert | [22]
Aftersun | A24 | Charlotte Wells
The Cathedral | MUBI | Ricky D'Ambrose
Dos Estaciones | The Cinema Guild | Juan Pablo González
Tár | Focus Features | Todd Field
2023 | Past Lives | A24 | Celine Song | [23]
Passages | MUBI | Ira Sachs
Reality | HBO Films | Tina Satter
Showing Up | A24 | Kelly Reichardt
A Thousand and One | Focus Features | A. V. Rockwell
2024 | A Different Man | A24 | Aaron Schimberg | [24]
Anora | Neon | Sean Baker
Babygirl | A24 | Halina Reijn
Challengers | Amazon MGM Studios | Luca Guadagnino
Nickel Boys | Amazon MGM Studios / Orion Pictures | RaMell Ross

## See also

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* Academy Award for Best Picture
* Independent Spirit Award for Best Film

## References

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1. ^ "2004 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
2. ^ "2005 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
3. ^ "2006 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
4. ^ "2007 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
5. ^ "2008 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
6. ^ "2009 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
7. ^ "2010 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
8. ^ "2011 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
9. ^ Zakarin, Jordan (November 26, 2012). "Gotham Awards: Moonrise Kingdom Wins Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
10. ^ Knegt, Peter (October 18, 2012). "Gotham Awards Announce 2012 Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
11. ^ "Inside Llewyn Davis Tops Gotham Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
12. ^ "2014 Gotham Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
13. ^ Cox, Gordon (November 30, 2015). "Spotlight Wins Big at 2015 Gotham Awards (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
14. ^ Erbland, Kate (November 28, 2016). "Gotham Awards 2016: Complete Winners List". IndieWire. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
15. ^ Erbland, Kate (November 27, 2017). "Gotham Awards 2017: Complete Winners List". IndieWire. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
16. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (November 26, 2018). "Gotham Awards: A24 Sweeps with Five Wins, Including First Reformed, Eighth Grade (Full Winners List)". Variety. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
17. ^ "Marriage Story Sweeps Gotham Awards; Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
18. ^ Lewis, Hilary (January 11, 2021). "Gotham Awards: Nomadland Wins Best Feature, Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
19. ^ Sharf, Zach (November 12, 2020). "Gotham Award Nominations 2020: First Cow, Nomadland, and all Best Picture Noms by Women". IndieWire. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
20. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (November 30, 2021). "Gotham Awards: The Lost Daughter Wins Top Prize — See the Full List of Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
21. ^ Lewis, Hilary (October 21, 2021). "Gotham Awards: The Lost Daughter, Passing Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
22. ^ Zilko, Christian (November 28, 2022). "Everything Everywhere All at Once Takes Best Feature at the 2022 Gotham Awards (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
23. ^ Lewis, Hilary; Chuba, Kirsten (November 27, 2023). "2023 Gotham Awards: Past Lives Wins Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
24. ^ Lewis, Hilary; Chuba, Kirsten (December 2, 2024). "2024 Gotham Awards: A Different Man Wins Best Feature as Nickel Boys, Sing Sing Each Take Two". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

## External links

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Gotham Awards

Current categories|

| Film awards|

* Best Feature
* Best Director
* Best Documentary
* Best International Feature
* Outstanding Lead Performance
* Outstanding Supporting Performance
* Breakthrough Performer
* Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director
* Best Screenplay

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TV awards|

* Breakthrough Comedy Series
* Breakthrough Drama Series
* Breakthrough Limited Series
* Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
* Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series
* Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series
* Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series
* Audience Award

Former categories|

* Audience Award
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Ensemble Cast
* Breakthrough Series – Long Form
* Breakthrough Series – Short Form
* Outstanding Performance in a New Series

Ceremonies|

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* 2000
* 2001
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* 2003
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* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
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* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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TV awards|

* 2024

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Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature

* Sideways (2004)
* Capote (2005)
* Half Nelson (2006)
* Into the Wild (2007)
* Frozen River (2008)
* The Hurt Locker (2009)
* Winter's Bone (2010)
* Beginners / The Tree of Life (2011)
* Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
* Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
* Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
* Spotlight (2015)
* Moonlight (2016)
* Call Me by Your Name (2017)
* The Rider (2018)
* Marriage Story (2019)
* Nomadland (2020)
* The Lost Daughter (2021)
* Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
* Past Lives (2023)
* A Different Man (2024)

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