‘Anora,’ ‘Babygirl,’ ‘Challengers’ Among Top Gotham Awards Nominees — Full List

The Gotham Film and Media Institute announced Tuesday the nominations for the 34th annual Gothams, honoring 39 features and 25 performances across nine award categories. Nominees were chosen by a group of journalist- and programmer-led committees. This is the first major awards body to share nominations for the year in film, and here, the Gothams are led by “Anora,” “Babygirl,” “Challengers,” “A Different Man,” and “Nickel Boys” in the Best Feature category.

“We are proud to announce the nominees for The Gothams, selected by nominating committees who bring their independent perspective to the selection process. This year’s nominations celebrate voices from across the globe, embodying the growing embrace of international cinema by audiences everywhere. We look forward to celebrating our nominees and our Gotham tributes in a few weeks,” said Gotham Film and Media Institute executive director Jeffrey Sharp.

Per the Institute, nominees are chosen by committees of film critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators. Separate juries of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors, and other film industry professionals will determine the final Gothams recipients. (This year’s nominating committees included IndieWire Editorial Director Kate Erbland and Chief Film Critic David Ehrlich.)

The 2024 Gothams will be held live and in person at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 2 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Here is the full list of nominations:

Best Feature 

“Anora“
Sean Baker, director; Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, producers (NEON)

“Babygirl“
Halina Reijn, director; David Hinojosa, Julia Oh, Halina Reijn, producers (A24)

“Challengers“
Luca Guadagnino, director; Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya, producers (Amazon MGM Studios)

“A Different Man”
Aaron Schimberg, director; Gabriel Mayers, Vanessa McDonnell, Christine Vachon, producers (A24)

“Nickel Boys”
RaMell Ross, director; Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, producers (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)

Best International Feature

“All We Imagine as Light”
Payal Kapadia, director; Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim, producers (Sideshow and Janus Films)

“Green Border”
Agnieszka Holland, director; Fred Bernstein, Agnieszka Holland, Marcin Wierzchoslawski, producers (Kino Lorber) 

“Hard Truths”
Mike Leigh, director; Georgina Lowe, producer (Bleecker Street)

“Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell”
Thien An Pham, director; Jeremy Chua, Tran Van Thi, producers (Kino Lorber)

“Vermiglio”
Maura Delpero, director; Francesca Andreoli, Maura Delpero, Santiago Fondevila Sance, Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli, producers (Sideshow and Janus Films)

Best Documentary Feature 

“Dahomey”
Mati Diop, director; Mati Diop, Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin, producers (MUBI) 

“Intercepted”
Oksana Karpovych, director; Darya Bassel, Olha Beskhmelnytsina, Rocío B. Fuentes, Giacomo Nudi, Lucie Rego Pauline Tran Van Lieu, producers (Grasshopper Film)

“No Other Land”
Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, directors; Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning, producers (Antipode Films)

“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
Johan Grimonprez, director; Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius, producers (Kino Lorber)

“Sugarcane”
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, directors; Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn, producers (National Geographic Documentary Films)

“Union”
Stephen Maing, Brett Story, directors; Samantha Curley, Mars Verrone, producers (Self-Distributed)

Best Director

Payal Kapadia, “All We Imagine as Light” (Sideshow and Janus Films)
Sean Baker, “Anora” (NEON)
Guan Hu, “Black Dog” (The Forge)
Jane Schoenbrun, “I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)
RaMell Ross, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)

Best Screenplay

“Between the Temples,” Nathan Silver, C. Mason Wells (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Evil Does Not Exist,” Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Sideshow and Janus Films)
“Femme,” Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping (Utopia)
“His Three Daughters,” Azazel Jacobs (Netflix)
“Janet Planet,” Annie Baker (A24)

Breakthrough Director

Shuchi Talati, “Girls Will Be Girls” (Juno Films, Inc)
India Donaldson, “Good One” (Metrograph Pictures)
Alessandra Lacorazza, “In the Summers” (Music Box Films)
Vera Drew, “The People’s Joker” (Altered Innocence)
Mahdi Fleifel, “To a Land Unknown” (Watermelon Pictures)

Outstanding Lead Performance 

Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl” (Roadside Attractions)
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” (A24)
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing” (A24)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street)
Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl” (A24)
Keith Kupferer, “Ghostlight” (IFC Films)
Mikey Madison, “Anora” (NEON)
Demi Moore, “The Substance” (MUBI)
Saoirse Ronan, “Outrun” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Justice Smith, “I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)

Outstanding Supporting Performance

Yura Borisov, “Anora” (NEON)
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
Brigette Lundy-Paine, “I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)
Natasha Lyonne, “His Three Daughters” (Netflix)
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing” (A24)
Katy O’Brian, “Love Lies Bleeding” (A24)
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist” (A24)
Adam Pearson, “A Different Man” (A24)
Brian Tyree Henry, “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)

Breakthrough Performer

Lily Collias, “Good One” (Metrograph Pictures)
Ryan Destiny, “The Fire Inside” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Maisy Stella, “My Old Ass” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Izaac Wang, “Dìdi” (Focus Features) 
Brandon Wilson, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)

Nominating Committees for the Gothams were: 

Nominating Committee for Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Screenplay:

Justin Chang, Film Critic, The New Yorker
Peter Debruge,Film Critic, Variety 
David Ehrlich, Chief Film Critic and Reviews Editor for IndieWire
Jessica Kiang, Freelance Film Critic; Programmer, Belfast Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival 
Alison Willmore, Film Critic, New York Magazine

Nominating Committee for Best Documentary Feature:

Tania Ahmadi, Director of Editorial, Docunight
Bedatri Datta Choudhury,Programmer, DOC NYC, Arts and Entertainment Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Eric Hynes, Curator of Film, Museum of the Moving Image
Dara Messinger, Director of Programming, DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema
Sky Sitney, Co-Founder and Festival Director, DC/DOX

Nominating Committee for Best International Feature:

David Fear, Chief Film Critic, Rolling Stone
Douglas Greenwood, Film Editor, i-D; Freelance, New York Times and GQ
Wendy Ide, Chief Film Critic, The Observer
Beatrice Loayza, Freelance Film Critic, New York Times, Film Comment, Sight & Sound, Criterion
Guy Lodge, Film Critic, Variety, The Observer

Nominating Committee for Breakthrough Director:

Carlos Aguilar, Film Critic and Journalist
Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer, Associated Press
Kate Erbland, Editorial Director, IndieWire
Lovia Gyarkye, Arts and Culture Critic, The Hollywood Reporter
Jourdain Searles, Film Critic and Programmer

Nominating Committee for Outstanding Lead Performance, Outstanding Supporting Performance, and Breakthrough Performer:

Monica Castillo, Freelance Film Critic, RogerEbert.com; Senior Film Programmer, Jacob Burns Film Center 
Robert Daniels, Associate Editor, RogerEbert.com
Tim Grierson, Senior U.S. Critic, Screen International; author, This Is How You Make a Movie
Tomris Laffly, Freelance Film Journalist and Film Critic
Brian Tallerico, Managing Editor, RogerEbert.com