Nominations for the 26th Annual Primetime IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards kicked off the film awards season. The Independent Filmmaker Project (IPF)’s Gotham Awards will present ten competitive awards to independent features and series. In addition to the competive awards, alumnus Oliver Stone ’71/Hon. ’13 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV) will be among the recipients of a Gotham Award Tribute. The Gotham Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, November 28th at Cipriani Wall Street.
Congratulations to the following NYU Tisch Alumni and friends who received nominations!
Best Feature
Manchester by the Sea
Kenneth Lonergan ’86 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW)
Paterson
Jim Jarmusch ’92 (MFA, Kanbar Film)
Best Screenplay
Manchester by the Sea
Kenneth Lonergan ’86 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW)
Paterson
Jim Jarmusch ’92 (MFA, Kanbar Film)
Special Gotham Jury Award for Ensemble Performance
Moonlight
Mahershala Ali ’00 (MFA, Acting)
André Holland ’06 (MFA, Acting)
Breakthrough Series – Long Form
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Rachel Bloom ’09 (BFA, Theater)
The Girlfriend Experience
Lodge Kerrigan ’93 (MFA, Kanbar, F&TV)
deep euphoria Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers ‘Live the Dream’ Grant
Roxy Toporowych ’98 (BFA, Kanbar, F&TV) director, Julia Blue
*We apologize for any omissions. Please email additions or edits to: tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu