The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the nominations for the 33rd Annual Gotham Awards on October 24, 2023. The Awards provide critical early recognition and media attention to worthy independent films and series and their writers, directors, producers, and actors. Nominees are selected by committees of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators. Separate juries of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors, and others directly involved in making films will determine the final Gotham Award recipients. The awards ceremony will be held live and in person at 7 pm on Monday, November 27, 2023.
Congratulations to the 12 Tisch alumni who received nominations or tribute awards for their work on 9 projects. A special congratulations to George C. Wolfe '84 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), TSOA Dean's Council, for receiving the "Icon & Creator Tribute for Social Justice"!
See the full list of nominees here!
2023 Tributes
The Icon & Creator Tribute For Social Justice
George C. Wolfe '84 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), TSOA Dean's Council
Best Feature
A Thousand and One
A.V. Rockwell ’12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)/’19 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), director
Breakthrough Director Award, Presented by Cadillac
Raven Jackson ’19 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
A.V. Rockwell ’12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)/’19 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film), A Thousand and One
Outstanding Lead Performance
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor ’95 (MFA, Grad Acting), Origin
Best Screenplay
May December
Samy Burch '09 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), story & screenplay by
Alex Mechanik '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), story by
Breakthrough Series – Under 40 minutes
Beef
Ravi Nandan ’99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
High School
Laura Kittrell ’08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) , executive producer
Swarm
Donald Glover ’06 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), creator/executive producer
Breakthrough Series – Over 40 minutes
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
Christopher Rice (Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), executive producer
Alan Taylor ’91 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), executive producer
Telemarketers
Adam Bhala Lough ’01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/executive producer
*We apologize for omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.