Gotham Independent Film Awards 2018

28th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards

Date| November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)
Country| United States
Presented by| Independent Filmmaker Project
Highlights
Most awards| Eighth Grade and First Reformed (2)
Most nominations| First Reformed (4)
Best Feature| The Rider
Breakthrough Director| Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Website| https://gotham.ifp.org
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The 28th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on November 26, 2018.[1][2] The nominees were announced on October 18, 2018.[3][4] Actors Willem Dafoe and Rachel Weisz, director Paul Greengrass and producer Jon Kamen received tribute awards.[5][6]

## Winners and nominees

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### Film

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Best Feature

* The Rider
* The Favourite
* First Reformed
* If Beale Street Could Talk
* Madeline's Madeline

Best Documentary Feature

* Hale County This Morning, This Evening
* Bisbee '17
* Minding the Gap
* Shirkers
* Won't You Be My Neighbor?

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Breakthrough Director

* Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
* Ari Aster – Hereditary
* Jennifer Fox – The Tale
* Crystal Moselle – Skate Kitchen
* Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You

Breakthrough Actor

* Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade as Kayla Day
* Yalitza Aparicio – Roma as Cleo
* Helena Howard – Madeline's Madeline as Madeline
* KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk as Clementine "Tish" Rivers
* Thomasin McKenzie – Leave No Trace as Tom

Best Actor

* Ethan Hawke – First Reformed as Reverend Ernst Toller
* Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman as Detective Flip Zimmerman
* Ben Foster – Leave No Trace as Will
* Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock
* Lakeith Stanfield – Sorry to Bother You as Cassius "Cash" Green

Best Actress

* Toni Collette – Hereditary as Annie Graham
* Glenn Close – The Wife as Joan Castleman
* Kathryn Hahn – Private Life as Rachel Biegler
* Regina Hall – Support the Girls as Lisa Conroy
* Michelle Pfeiffer – Where Is Kyra? as Kyra Johnson

Best Screenplay

* Paul Schrader – First Reformed
* Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara – The Favourite
* Tamara Jenkins – Private Life
* Andrew Bujalski – Support the Girls
* Cory Finley – Thoroughbreds

Audience Award

* Won't You Be My Neighbor?
* Bisbee '17
* Eighth Grade
* The Favourite
* First Reformed
* Hale County This Morning, This Evening
* Hereditary
* If Beale Street Could Talk
* Madeline's Madeline
* Minding the Gap
* The Rider
* Shirkers
* Skate Kitchen
* Sorry to Bother You
* The Tale

### Television

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Breakthrough Series – Long Form

* Killing Eve
* Alias Grace
* Big Mouth
* The End of the F***ing World
* Pose
* Sharp Objects

Breakthrough Series – Short Form

* 195 Lewis
* Cleaner Daze
* Distance
* The F Word
* She's the Ticket

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## Special awards

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### Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance

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* The Favourite – Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz

### Made in NY Award

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* Sandra Lee[7]

### Gotham Tributes

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* Willem Dafoe
* Paul Greengrass
* Jon Kamen
* Rachel Weisz

## References

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1. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (November 26, 2018). "Gotham Awards: A24 Sweeps with Five Wins, Including First Reformed, Eighth Grade (Full Winners List)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
2. ^ Lewis, Hilary; Crist, Allison (November 26, 2018). "The Rider Tops Gotham Awards; Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
3. ^ Sharf, Zach (October 18, 2018). "2018 Gotham Awards Nominations: The Favourite and First Reformed Lead the Pack". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
4. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (October 18, 2018). "Ethan Hawke's First Reformed Leads Gotham Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
5. ^ Hayes, Dade (September 14, 2018). "Rachel Weisz, RadicalMedia's Jon Kamen to Get Gotham Awards Tributes". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
6. ^ Nickolai, Nate (September 26, 2018). "Willem Dafoe and Paul Greengrass to Receive Tributes at IFP Gotham Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
7. ^ Feinberg, Scott (November 8, 2018). "Gotham Awards: Sandra Lee Tapped for Made in NY Award (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2018.

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