The winners list for the 2025 Gotham Film Awards has been revealed!
While the awards show used to celebrate the best in independent films, the event now celebrates independent stories instead.
So many celebrities walked the red carpet at the event, with many of them there as nominees or honorees.
The international film It Was Just an Accident, by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, was the big winner of the night, taking home all three awards it was nominated for.
One Battle After Another was named Best Feature!
Head inside to check out the full list of winners…
See the full list of winners below…
Best Feature
“Bugonia” (Focus Features) — Ari Aster, Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko, Yorgos Lanthimos, Miky Lee, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, producers
“East of Wall” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Kate Beecroft, Shannon Moss, Melanie Ramsayer, Lila Yacoub, producers
“Familiar Touch” (Music Box Films) — Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, Matthew Thurm, producers
“Hamnet” (Focus Features) — Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg, producers
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24) — Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias, producers
“Lurker” (Mubi) — Galen Core, Archie Madekwe, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Olmo Schnabel, Jack Selby, producers
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures) — Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, producers – WINNER
“Sorry, Baby” (A24) — Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, producers
“The Testament of Ann Lee” (Searchlight Pictures) — Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Joshua Horsfield, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Mark Lampert, Lillian LaSalle, Andrew Morrison, Viktória Petrányi, Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska, producers
“Train Dreams” (Netflix) — Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman, producers
Best International Feature
“It Was Just an Accident” (Neon) — Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, producers – WINNER
“No Other Choice” (Neon) — Park Chan-wook, Alexandre Gavras, Michèle Ray Gavras, Back Jisun, producers
“Nouvelle Vague” (Netflix) — Laurent Pétin, Michèle Pétin, producers
“Resurrection” (Janus Films) — Charles Gillibert, Yang Lele, Shan Zuolong, producers
“Sound of Falling” (Mubi) — Lucas Schmidt, Maren Schmitt, producers
Best Documentary Feature
“2000 Meters to Andriivka” (PBS) — directed by Mstyslav Chernov; Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, producers
“BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions” (Rich Spirit) — directed by Kahlil Joseph; Onye Anyanwu, Kahlil Joseph, David Linde, Anikah McLaren, James Shani, Steven Soderbergh, producers
“My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow” (self-distributed) — directed and produced by Julia Loktev – WINNER
“The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix) — directed by Geeta Gandbhir; Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, producers
“Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” (Kino Lorber) — directed by Sepideh Farsi; Javad Djavahery, Sepideh Farsi, producers
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)
Best Original Screenplay
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24) — written by Mary Bronstein
“It Was Just an Accident” (Neon) — written by Jafar Panahi – WINNER
“The Secret Agent” (Neon) — written by Kleber Mendonça Filho
“Sorry, Baby” (A24) — written by Eva Victor
“Sound of Falling” (Mubi) — written by Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski
Best Adapted Screenplay
“No Other Choice” (Neon) — written by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee, Don McKellar
“One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures) — written by Paul Thomas Anderson
“Pillion” (A24) — written by Harry Lighton – WINNER
“Preparation for the Next Life” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) — written by Martyna Majok
“Train Dreams” (Netflix) — written by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Breakthrough Director
Constance Tsang, Blue Sun Palace (Mubi)
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)
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 em >(Netflix)
Andrew Scott,Blue Moon em >(Sony Pictures Classics)
Alexander Skarsgård,Pillion em >(A24)
Stellan Skarsgård,Sentimental Value em >(Neon)
Teyana Taylor,One Battle After Another em >(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Breakthrough Performer strong >
A$AP Rocky,Highest 2 Lowest em >(A24)
Sebiye Behtiyar,Preparation for the Next Life em >(Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Chase Infiniti,One Battle After Another em >(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Abou Sangaré,Souleymane’s Story em >(Kino Lorber) – WINNER strong >
Tonatiuh,Kiss of the Spider Woman em >(Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate/LD Entertainment)
SPECIAL AWARDS strong > p >
Cultural Icon Tribute strong >
Jeremy Allen White and Scott Cooper – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Director Tribute strong >
Noah Baumbach – Jay Kelly
Ensemble Tribute strong >
Sinners – Michael B. Jordan , Hailee Steinfeld , Miles Caton , Jack O’Connell , Wunmi Mosaku , Jayme Lawson , Omar Benson Miller , Buddy Guy , Li Jun Li , and Delroy Lindo
Musical Tribute strong >
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
Spotlight Tribute strong >
Tessa Thompson – Hedda
Vanguard Tribute strong >
Frankenstein – Guillermo del Toro , Oscar Isaac , and Jacob Elordi
Visionary Tribute strong >
Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts – After the Hunt p >

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