The ceremony of Gotham Awards 2025 takes place this Monday (1st), in New York and officially kicks off the awards season towards the Oscars.
The annual award aims to highlight the best productions and professionals in independent cinema, both in and around the world. In this edition, Brazil was represented with the film “The Secret Agent”which competes in two categories.
Among the highlights are the film “One Battle After Another”by Paul Thomas Anderson, received six nominations, including Best Picture. Then the drama “If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You”by Mary Bronstein, competes in four categories.
The director’s new production Kleber Mendonça Filho competes in the categories of Best Screenplay and Best Actor, with Wagner Mourawho will also be one of the presenters of the awards.
Check the list of nominees
Best Film
- “Bugonia”
- “East of Wall”
- “Familiar Touch”
- “Hamnet”
- “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
- “Lurker”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Sorry, Baby”
- “The Testament of Ann Lee”
- “Train Dreams”
Best Direction
- Mary Bronstein – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
- Jafar Panahi – “It Was Just an Accident”
- Kelly Reichardt – “The Mastermind”
- Paul Thomas Anderson – “One Battle After Another”
- Oliver Laxe – “Sirut”
Best Protagonist Performance
- Wagner Moura – “The Secret Agent”
- Jessie Buckley – “Hamnet”
- Lee By Byunng-hong – “No Even Choice”
- Rose Byrne – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
- Sopé Dìrísù – “My Father’s Shadow”
- Ethan Hawke – “Blue Moon”
- Jennifer Lawrence – “Die My Love”
- Josh O’Connor – “The Mastermind”
- Amanda Seyfried – “The Testament of Ann Lee”
- Tessa Thompson – “Hedda”
Best Supporting Performance
- Benicio del Toro – “One Battle After Another”
- Jacob Elordi – “Frankenstein”
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – “Sentimental Value”
- Indya Moore – “Father Mother Sister Brother”
- Wunmi Mosku – “Sinners”
- Adam Sandler – “Jay Kelly”
- Andrew Scott – “Blue Moon”
- Alexander Skarsgård – “Pillion”
- Stellan Skarsgård – “Sentimental Value”
- Teyana Taylor – “One Battle After Another”
Best Original Screenplay
- “The Secret Agent”
- “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
- “It Was Just an Accident”
- “Sorry, Baby”
- “Sound of Falling”
Best Adapted Screenplay
- “No Other Choice”
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Pillion”
- “Preparation for the Next Life”
- “Train Dreams”
Best International Film
- “It Was Just an Accident”
- “No Other Choice”
- “New wave”
- “Resurrection”
- “Sound of Falling”
Best New Direction
- Constance Tsang – “Blue Sun Palace”
- Carson Lund – “Eephus”
- Sarah Friedland – “Familiar Touch”
- Akinola Davies Jr. – “My Father’s Shadow”
- Harris Dickinson – “Urchin”
Best Breakthrough Performance
- A$AP Rocky – “Highest 2 Lowest”
- Sebiye Behtiyar – “Preparation for the Next Life”
- Chase Infiniti – “One Battle After Another”
- Abou Sangaré – “Souleymane’s Story”
- Tonatiuh – “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
Best Documentary
- “2000 Meters to Andriivka”
- “BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions”
- “My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow”
- “The Perfect Neighbor”
- “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk”
