Gotham Awards Go Eclectic Nominating Actors But Not Their Movies, Snubbing “Musk,” Rewarding “You Can See Everything”

I really like the Gotham Awards but I have no idea how they arrive at decisions.

This year the nominees are very eclectic, giving nods to actors but not their movies. Or movies, and not their actors. 

Also, they snubbed a real documentary, “Musk,” but nommed “You Can See Everything” instead. Go figure. They also didn’t really like “La Bola Negra,” omitting it from Best Feature and Best Foreign Feature. Instead, they’re giving it the Vanguard Tribute.

The acting nominees are gender free, which cuts down on opportunities. How is it possible to choose among Julianne Moore, John Malkovich, and Andrew Scott? And how did “Michael” make it onto the audience list?

I guess we’ll find out on November 30th and see how things go from there. it’s all good!

Honorary accolades: the Gotham Legacy Tribute in honor of Ian Charleson (Elsinore), the Gotham Musical Tribute (Michael), the Gotham Anniversary Tribute (Laika), the Gotham Director Tribute (Danny Boyle, Ink) and the Gotham Vanguard Tribute (La Bola Negra).

Best Feature
Clarissa
Club Kid
The Debut
Dreams in Nightmares
The Invite
Josephine
Mouse
Paper Tiger
Primetime
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Best International Feature
All of a Sudden
Ben’Imana
Blue Heron
Everytime
Fatherland
Filipiñana
La Gradiva
Minotaur
Possible Love
Tender Loving Care

Best Documentary Feature
Closure
A Fox Under a Pink Moon
Naza
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
You Can See Everything

Best Director
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, All of a Sudden
Sandra Wollner, Everytime
Andrey Zvyagintsev, Minotaur
Jane Schoenbrun, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Mike Leigh, Tender Loving Care

Breakthrough Director
Sophy Romvari, Blue Heron
Jordan Firstman, Club Kid
Aleshea Harris, Is God Is
Marine Atlan, La Gradiva
Joel Alfonso Vargas, Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)
John Early, Maddie’s Secret

Best Original Screenplay
Everytime, Sandra Wollner
La Gradiva, Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet
Possible Love, Lee Chang-dong, Oh Jung-mi
Tender Loving Care, Mike Leigh
Wild Horse Nine, Martin McDonagh

Best Adapted Screenplay
All of a Sudden, Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Clarissa, Chuko Esiri
The Invite, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack
Minotaur, Simon Lyashenko, Andrey Zvyagintsev
Primetime, Ajon Singh

Outstanding Lead Performance
Mahershala Ali, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Gillian Anderson, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Jeon Do-yeon, Possible Love
John Early, Maddie’s Secret
John Malkovich, Wild Horse Nine
Ian McKellen, The Christophers
Julianne Moore, The Debut
Sophie Okonedo, Clarissa
Andrew Scott, Elsinore
John Turturro, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Outstanding Supporting Performance
Tom Courtenay, Queen at Sea
Esmé Creed-Miles, Sense and Sensibility
Penélope Cruz, The Invite
Adam Driver, Paper Tiger
Andrew Garfield, Artificial
Skyler Gisondo, Primetime
Sandra Hüller, Fatherland
Kate O’Flynn, Tender Loving Care
Tao Okamoto, All of a Sudden
Channing Tatum, Josephine

Breakthrough Performer
Adia, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
India Amarteifio, Clarissa
Guitarricadelafuente, La Bola Negra
Colas Quignard, La Gradiva
Mason Reeves, Josephine

Gotham Audience Award
Backrooms
La Bola Negra
The Drama
The Invite
Michael
Obsession
Project Hail Mary
You Can See Everything Nathan Fielder