Read on for the full list of 2025 Gotham Awards winners.
The 35th Gotham Awards were held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Monday, December 1, 2025. This premier event brought together industry leaders, independent filmmakers, and entertainment professionals from across NYC and beyond.
GreenSlate client projects earned eight nominations this year.
As a proud production payroll partner, GreenSlate congratulates everyone who helped bring these remarkable films to life. We’re looking forward to celebrating all that is to come as awards season continues.
Here’s the full list of Gotham Award winners, along with all of the nominees for this year’s awards. GreenSlate client projects are represented with a green heart 💚.
🏆Best Feature Winner
One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, producers (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nominated
Bugonia
Ari Aster, Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko, Yorgos Lanthimos, Miky Lee, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, producers (Focus Features)
💚East of Wall
Kate Beecroft, Shannon Moss, Melanie Ramsayer, Lila Yacoub, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
Familiar Touch
Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, Matthew Thurm, producers (Music Box Films)
Hamnet
Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg, producers (Focus Features)
💚If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias, producers (A24)
💚Lurker
Galen Core, Archie Madekwe, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Olmo Schnabel, Jack Selby, producers (Mubi)
💚Sorry, Baby
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, producers (A24)
The Testament of Ann Lee
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Joshua Horsfield, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Mark Lampert, Lillian LaSalle, Andrew Morrison, Viktória Petrányi, Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska, producers (Searchlight Pictures)
Train Dreams
Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman (producers) (Netflix)
🏆Best International Feature
It Was Just an Accident
Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, producers (Neon)
Nominated
No Other Choice
Park Chan-Wook, Alexandre Gavras, Michèle Ray Gavras, Back Jisun, producers (Neon)
Nouvelle Vague
Laurent Pétin, Michèle Pétin, producers (Netflix)
Resurrection
Charles Gillibert, Yang Lele, Shan Zuolong, producers (Janus Films)
Sound of Falling
Lucas Schmidt, Maren Schmitt, producers (Mubi)
🏆Best Documentary Feature
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow
Julia Loktev, director; Julia Loktev, producer (self-distributed)
Nominated
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Mstyslav Chernov, director; Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, producers (PBS)
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Kahlil Joseph, director; Onye Anyanwu, Kahlil Joseph, David Linde, Anikah McLaren, James Shani, Steven Soderbergh, producers (Rich Spirit)
The Perfect Neighbor
Geeta Gandbhir, director; Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, producers (Netflix)
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Sepideh Farsi, director; Javad Djavahery, Sepideh Farsi, producers (Kino Lorber)
🏆Best Director
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
Nominated
💚Mary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Kelly Reichardt, The Mastermind (Mubi)
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Oliver Laxe, Sirât (Neon)
🏆Breakthrough Director
Akinola Davies Jr., My Father’s Shadow (Mubi)
Nominated
Constance Tsang, Blue Sun Palace (Dekanalog)
Carson Lund, Eephus (Music Box Films)
Sarah Friedland, Familiar Touch (Music Box Films)
Harris Dickinson, Urchin (1-2 Special)
🏆Best Original Screenplay
It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi (Neon)
Nominated
💚If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Mary Bronstein (A24)
The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho (Neon)
💚Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor (A24)
Sound of Falling, Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski (Mubi)
🏆Best Adapted Screenplay
Pillion, Harry Lighton (A24)
Nominated
No Other Choice, Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-Mi, Jahye Lee, Don McKellar (Neon)
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Preparation for the Next Life, Martyna Majok (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Train Dreams, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar (Netflix)
🏆Outstanding Lead Performance
Sopé Dìrísù, My Father’s Shadow (Mubi)
Nominated
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (Focus Features)
Lee Byung-hun, No Other Choice (Neon)
💚Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jennifer Lawrence, Die, My Love (Mubi)
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent (Neon)
Josh O’Connor, The Mastermind (Mubi)
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
Tessa Thompson, Hedda (Orion Pictures/Amazon/MGM Studios)
🏆Outstanding Supporting Performance
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Nominated
Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein (Netflix)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value (Neon)
Indya Moore, Father Mother Sister Brother (Mubi)
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Andrew Scott, Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Alexander Skarsgård, Pillion (A24)
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value (Neon)
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
🏆Breakthrough Performer
Abou Sangaré, Souleymane’s Story (Kino Lorber)
Nominated
A$AP Rocky, Highest 2 Lowest (A24)
Sebiye Behtiyar, Preparation for the Next Life (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Tonatiuh, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, LD Entertainment)
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