Gotham Independent Film Awards 2019

The 29th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on December 2, 2019.^[1]^[2] The nominees were announced on October 24, 2019.^[3]^[4]^[5] Actors Sam Rockwell and Laura Dern, director Ava DuVernay and producer Glen Basner received tribute awards.^[6]^[7]

DateDecember 2, 2019

CountryUnited States

MostwinsMarriage Story (4)

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29th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	December 2, 2019 (2019-12-02)
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Highlights
Most wins	Marriage Story (4)
Most nominations	The Farewell, Marriage Story, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and Uncut Gems (4)
Best Feature	Marriage Story
Breakthrough Director	Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre – The Mustang
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org
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Winners and nominees

Best Feature

Best Documentary Feature

American Factory
- Apollo 11
- The Edge of Democracy
- Midnight Traveler
- One Child Nation

Breakthrough Director

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre – The Mustang
- Kent Jones – Diane
- Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Olivia Wilde – Booksmart
- Phillip Youmans – Burning Cane

Breakthrough Actor

Taylor Russell – Waves as Emily Williams
- Julia Fox – Uncut Gems as Julia Holmes
- Aisling Franciosi – The Nightingale as Clare Carroll
- Chris Galust – Give Me Liberty as Vic
- Noah Jupe – Honey Boy as Young Otis Lort
- Jonathan Majors – The Last Black Man in San Francisco as Montgomery "Mont" Allen

Best Actor

Adam Driver – Marriage Story as Charlie Barber
- Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse as Thomas Wake
- Aldis Hodge – Clemency as Anthony Woods
- André Holland – High Flying Bird as Ray Burke
- Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems as Howard Ratner

Best Actress

Awkwafina – The Farewell as Billi Wang
- Elisabeth Moss – Her Smell as Becky Something
- Mary Kay Place – Diane as Diane
- Florence Pugh – Midsommar as Dani Ardor
- Alfre Woodard – Clemency as Warden Bernadine Williams

Best Screenplay

Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
- Lulu Wang – The Farewell
- Tarell Alvin McCraney – High Flying Bird
- Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, and Rob Richert – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Ari Aster – Midsommar

Audience Award

Marriage Story
- American Factory
- Apollo 11
- Booksmart
- Burning Cane
- Diane
- The Edge of Democracy
- The Farewell
- Hustlers
- The Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Midnight Traveler
- The Mustang
- One Child Nation
- Uncut Gems
- Waves

Breakthrough Series – Long Form

When They See Us
- Chernobyl
- David Makes Man
- My Brilliant Friend
- Unbelievable