NEW YORK — The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced nominations Tuesday for its 36th annual Gotham Film Awards, recognizing 42 features and 25 performances across 11 categories. Five films tied for the most nominations, with four each: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, Arie and Chuko Esiri’s Clarissa, Marine Atlan’s La Gradiva, Olivia Wilde’s The Invite and Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care. Winners will be announced November 30 at Cipriani Wall Street in lower Manhattan.
“It has been a remarkable year for film, with audiences turning out in theaters for bold, distinctive work,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham Film & Media Institute. “This year’s nominations, alongside our Tributes and the return of the Audience Award, reflect that abundance.”
Leading Nominees
Clarissa (NEON) and The Invite (A24) are the only films among the five leaders nominated for Best Feature. Clarissa also received nominations for adapted screenplay, for Sophie Okonedo in the lead performance category and for India Amarteifio as breakthrough performer.
The Invite was nominated for adapted screenplay, for Penélope Cruz in the supporting performance category and for the Gotham Audience Award. The other three leaders are nominated for Best International Feature.
All of a Sudden (NEON) received nominations for Hamaguchi as director, for adapted screenplay and for Tao Okamoto in supporting performance. Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street) was nominated for Leigh as director, for original screenplay and for Kate O’Flynn in supporting performance.
La Gradiva (1-2 Special) earned nominations for Atlan as breakthrough director, for original screenplay and for Colas Quignard as breakthrough performer.
Other Categories
Sandra Wollner (Everytime), Andrey Zvyagintsev (Minotaur) and Jane Schoenbrun (Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma) complete the Best Director field alongside Hamaguchi and Leigh.
The Gothams’ performance categories are not divided by gender. Lead performance nominees include Mahershala Ali, Gillian Anderson, Julianne Moore, Ian McKellen and Andrew Scott. Supporting nominees include Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Sandra Hüller and Channing Tatum.
John Early received two nominations for Maddie’s Secret, in lead performance and breakthrough director.
Best Feature eligibility requires a U.S. citizen or permanent resident in at least two of the director, producer and screenwriter roles, TheWrap reported. As a result, All of a Sudden and Possible Love compete in Best International Feature.
Nominees were selected by five committees made up largely of film critics and festival programmers, according to TheWrap. Winners are chosen by separate juries of film professionals.
Audience Award Returns
The Gotham Audience Award returns after a six-year hiatus. The Gotham said the award “celebrates films that transcend the screen to become defining cultural moments.”
Nominees were drawn from submitted films, measured by opening-weekend per-theater average against the highest-rated and most-watched films of 2026, according to the institute. Gotham members will vote to determine the winner.
The eight nominees are Backrooms, La Bola Negra, The Drama, The Invite, Michael, Obsession, Project Hail Mary and You Can See Everything.
Awards Season Context
The Gothams are among the first major honors of the awards season and are watched as an early indicator of critical attention. Nominations do not predict Academy Award results.
Since the Best Feature category was introduced in 2004, 33 Gotham Best Feature nominees have gone on to receive Best Picture Oscar nominations, TheWrap reported.
Full List of Nominees
Distributors are in parentheses.
Best Feature
- Clarissa (NEON)
- Club Kid (A24)
- The Debut (A24)
- Dreams in Nightmares (Lunette Films)
- The Invite (A24)
- Josephine (Sumerian Pictures)
- Mouse (Independent Film Company)
- Paper Tiger (NEON)
- Primetime (A24)
- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (MUBI)
- Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best International Feature
- All of a Sudden (NEON)
- Ben’Imana (Alexander)
- Blue Heron (Janus Films)
- Everytime (1-2 Special)
- Fatherland (MUBI)
- Filipiñana (Kino Lorber)
- La Gradiva (1-2 Special)
- Minotaur (MUBI)
- Possible Love (Netflix)
- Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street)
Best Documentary Feature
- Closure (1-2 Special)
- A Fox Under a Pink Moon (Kino Lorber)
- NAZA (NEON)
- Once Upon a Time in Harlem (NEON)
- You Can See Everything (A24)
Best Director
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi, All of a Sudden (NEON)
- Sandra Wollner, Everytime (1-2 Special)
- Andrey Zvyagintsev, Minotaur (MUBI)
- Jane Schoenbrun, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (MUBI)
- Mike Leigh, Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street)
Breakthrough Director
- Sophy Romvari, Blue Heron (Janus Films)
- Jordan Firstman, Club Kid (A24)
- Aleshea Harris, Is God Is (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Marine Atlan, La Gradiva (1-2 Special)
- Joel Alfonso Vargas, Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
- John Early, Maddie’s Secret (Magnolia Pictures)
Best Original Screenplay
- Everytime (1-2 Special)
- La Gradiva (1-2 Special)
- Possible Love (Netflix)
- Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street)
- Wild Horse Nine (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- All of a Sudden (NEON)
- Clarissa (NEON)
- The Invite (A24)
- Minotaur (MUBI)
- Primetime (A24)
Outstanding Lead Performance
- Mahershala Ali, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Gillian Anderson, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (MUBI)
- Jeon Do-yeon, Possible Love (Netflix)
- John Early, Maddie’s Secret (Magnolia Pictures)
- John Malkovich, Wild Horse Nine (Searchlight Pictures)
- Ian McKellen, The Christophers (NEON)
- Julianne Moore, The Debut (A24)
- Sophie Okonedo, Clarissa (NEON)
- Andrew Scott, Elsinore (Focus Features)
- John Turturro, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding Supporting Performance
- Tom Courtenay, Queen at Sea (Greenwich Entertainment)
- Esmé Creed-Miles, Sense and Sensibility (Focus Features)
- Penélope Cruz, The Invite (A24)
- Adam Driver, Paper Tiger (NEON)
- Andrew Garfield, Artificial (NEON)
- Skyler Gisondo, Primetime (A24)
- Sandra Hüller, Fatherland (MUBI)
- Kate O’Flynn, Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street)
- Tao Okamoto, All of a Sudden (NEON)
- Channing Tatum, Josephine (Sumerian Pictures)
Breakthrough Performer
- Adia, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Amazon MGM Studios)
- India Amarteifio, Clarissa (NEON)
- Guitarricadelafuente, La Bola Negra (Netflix)
- Colas Quignard, La Gradiva (1-2 Special)
- Mason Reeves, Josephine (Sumerian Pictures)
Gotham Audience Award
- Backrooms (A24)
- La Bola Negra (Netflix)
- The Drama (A24)
- The Invite (A24)
- Michael (Lionsgate)
- Obsession (Focus Features)
- Project Hail Mary (Amazon MGM Studios)
- You Can See Everything (A24)
The 36th annual Gotham Film Awards will be presented November 30, 2026, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Read the official announcement at thegotham.org.