The 26th Annual Gotham Awards, one of the Gotham Independent Film Awards hosted by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on November 28, 2016. The nominees were announced on October 20, 2016. Actors Ethan Hawke and Amy Adams, director Oliver Stone and producer Arnon Milchan received tribute awards. The ceremony was hosted by Keegan-Michael Key.
BEST FEATURE
NOMINEES: Moonlight | Certain Women | Everybody Wants Some!! | Manchester by the Sea | Paterson
WINNER: MOONLIGHT
BEST DOCUMENTARY
NOMINEES: O.J.: Made in America | Cameraperson | I Am Not Your Negro | Tower | Weiner
WINNER: O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA
BEST ACTOR – MALE
NOMINEES: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) | Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water) | Adam Driver (Paterson) | Joel Edgerton (Loving) | Craig Robinson (Morris from America)
WINNER: CASEY AFFLECK (MANCHESTER BY THE SEA)
BEST ACTOR – FEMALE
NOMINEES: Isabelle Huppert (Elle) | Kate Beckinsale (Love & Friendship) | Annette Bening (20th Century Women) | Ruth Negga (Loving) | Natalie Portman (Jackie)
WINNER: ISABELLE HUPPERT (ELLE)
BEST SCREENPLAY
NOMINEES: Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) | Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water) | Whit Stillman (Love & Friendship) | Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) | Jim Jarmusch (Paterson)
WINNER: BARRY JENKINS AND TARELL ALVIN McCRANEY (MOONLIGHT)
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
NOMINEES: Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) | Lily Gladstone (Certain Women) | Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) | Royalty Hightower (The Fits) | Sasha Lane (American Honey)
WINNER: ANYA TAYLOR-JOY (THE WITCH)
BINGHAM RAY BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR AWARD
NOMINEES: Trey Edward Shults (Krisha) | Robert Eggers (The Witch) | Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits) | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Swiss Army Man) | Richard Tanne (Southside with You)
WINNER: TREY EDWARD SHULTS (KRISHA)
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES – LONG FORM
NOMINEES: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | The Girlfriend Experience | Horace and Pete | Marvel’s Jessica Jones | Master of None
WINNER: CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES – SHORT FORM
NOMINEES: Her Story | The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo | The Movement | Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People | Surviving
WINNER: HER STORY
AUDIENCE AWARD
WINNER: MOONLIGHT
SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS “LIVE THE DREAM” GRANT
NOMINEES: Roxy Toporowych (Julia Blue) | Shaz Bennett (Alaska is a Drag) | Katie Orr (Poor Jane)
WINNER: ROXY TOPOROWYCH (JULIA BLUE)
SPECIAL JURY AWARD – ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
WINNER: MOONLIGHT (MAHERSHALA ALI, NAOMIE HARRIS, ALEX HIBBERT, ANDRE HOLLAND, JHARELL JEROME, JANELLE MONAE, JADEN PINER, TREVANTE RHODES, AND ASHTON SANDERS)
MADE IN NEW YORK AWARD
WINNER: AZIZ ANSARI AND JUDITH LIGHT
GOTHAM APPRECIATION AWARD
WINNER: MAYOR’S OFFICE OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT (MOME)
GOTHAM TRIBUTES
WINNER: AMY ADAMS, ETHAN HAWK, ARNON MILCHAN, AND OLIVER STONE