Yesterday (December 1), the film industry descended on New York City. Directors, actors, and screenwriters alike gathered at Cipriani Wall Street for the 2025 Gotham Film Awards.
The evening’s biggest wins came by way of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which snagged Best Feature. Initially, critics expected the film to win in the six categories it was nominated for.
However, it was Akinola Davies Jr.‘s My Father’s Shadow and Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident that pulled off upsets. My Father’s Shadow took home Breakthrough Director and Lead Performance. It Was Just An Accident snatched Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature, and Best Director.
In addition to the year’s categories, several pictures were bestowed with special tributes. The 2025 Visionary Tribute was awarded to Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts in relation to After The Hunt. The cast of Sinners was awarded the 2025 Ensemble Tribute. Frankenstein‘s Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac, and Jacob Elordi were crowned with the 2025 Vanguard Tribute, while the 2025 Spotlight Tribute was awarded to Hedda, which stars Tessa Thompson.
The 2025 Director Tribute was placed upon Jay Kelly‘s Noah Baumbach; the 2025 Musical Tribute went to Song Sung Blue (starring Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman), and lastly, Scott Cooper’s Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White, was given the 2025 Cultural Icon Tribute.
Continue below to view the entire list of winners from the 2025 Gotham Film Awards. Find more information about the 2025 Gotham Film Awards here.
Best Feature
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)
One Battle After Another (WINNER)
Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, producers (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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 (WINNER)
Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, producers (Neon)
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
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)
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air In Moscow (WINNER)
Julia Loktev, director; Julia Loktev, producer (self-distributed)
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
Mary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident (Neon) (WINNER)
Kelly Reichardt, The Mastermind (Mubi)
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Oliver Laxe, Sirât (Neon)
Breakthrough Director
Constance Tsang, Blue Sun Palace (Dekanalog)
Carson Lund, Eephus (Music Box Films)
Sarah Friedland, Familiar Touch (Music Box Films)
Akinola Davies Jr., My Father’s Shadow (Mubi) (WINNER)
Harris Dickinson, Urchin (1-2 Special)
Best Original Screenplay
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Mary Bronstein (A24)
It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi (Neon) (WINNER)
The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho (Neon)
Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor (A24)
Sound Of Falling, Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski (Mubi)
Best Adapted Screenplay
No Other Choice, Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-Mi, Jahye Lee, Don McKellar (Neon)
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Pillion, Harry Lighton (A24) (WINNER)
Preparation For The Next Life, Martyna Majok (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Train Dreams, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Performance
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (Focus Features)
Lee Byung-hun, No Other Choice (Neon)
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Sopé Dìrísù, My Father’s Shadow (Mubi) (WINNER)
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
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)
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) (WINNER)
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Andrew Scott, Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Alexander Skarsgard, Pillion (A24)
Stellan Skarsgard, Sentimental Value (Neon)
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Breakthrough Performer
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)
Abou Sangaré, Souleymane’s Story (Kino Lorber) (WINNER)
Tonatiuh, Kiss Of The Spider Woman (Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, LD Entertainment)