The 2024 Gotham Awards were a star-studded affair, with celebrities and industry professionals gathering to honor the most acclaimed films and performances of the year. The awards ceremony took place in Gotham Hall in New York City on November 27th, 2024, and was hosted by comedian and actor Hasan Minhaj.
The biggest winner of the night was A Different Man, a powerful drama about a transgender man navigating the complexities of identity, love, and acceptance. The film, directed by Aaron Schimberg, stars Renate Reinsve and is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Greenberg. A Different Man swept the awards, winning Best Feature, Best Director (Schimberg), and Best Screenplay (Greenberg).
Two other notable films took home multiple awards: Nickel Boys and Sing Sing. Nickel Boys, a historical drama about the horrors of a reform school for black boys in the Jim Crow South, won the awards for Best Documentary and Best Actor for its lead actor, Marcus Henderson.
Sing Sing, a musical drama set in a maximum-security prison, won the awards for Best Ensemble Cast and Best Original Song for its rousing anthem, “I Am Free.” The film, directed by Charles Stone III, features a talented cast that includes Jonathan Majors, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Cynthia Erivo.
Besides the major awards, there were several other notable winners at the 2024 Gotham Awards. Tár, the critically acclaimed psychological drama about a renowned conductor, won the award for Best Actress for Cate Blanchett’s tour-de-force performance. Everything Everywhere All at Once, the multiverse-spanning action-comedy, won the awards for Best Supporting Actress (Stephanie Hsu) and Best Editing.
Other winners included The Inspection (Best Actor, Jeremy Pope), Women Talking (Best Ensemble Cast), and All That Breathes (Best Documentary). The Gotham Awards also recognized several emerging artists with their Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award, which went to Elegance Bratton for The Inspection, and the Gothams Filmmaker Grant, which went to filmmaker Sofia Alaoui for her upcoming film, Animalia.
The 2024 Gotham Awards celebrated the extraordinary talent and artistry that drives independent film. The awards honored a diverse range of films that explore important and timely themes, and showcased the power of cinema to inspire, provoke, and change hearts. The winners of this year’s awards represent the best of what independent film has to offer, and they set a high standard for excellence in the years to come.
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| Best Feature | A Different Man |
| Best Director | Aaron Schimberg (A Different Man) |
| Best Screenplay | Michael Greenberg (A Different Man) |
| Best Documentary | Nickel Boys |
| Best Actor | Marcus Henderson (Nickel Boys) |
| Best Actress | Cate Blanchett (Tár) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Sing Sing |
| Best Original Song | “I Am Free” (Sing Sing) |
| Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Elegance Bratton (The Inspection) |
| Gothams Filmmaker Grant | Sofia Alaoui (Animalia) |
