Moments ago, the 30th IFP Gotham Awards announced their nominees. As always, the Gotham Award nominations begin the awards season in earnest, and this year is no exception. In fact, they’ve done something pretty cool and pretty unique. The nominees for Best Feature this year, The Assistant, First Cow, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Nomadland, and Relic, all have something in common. What might they be? They’re all directed by female filmmakers. The entire list of nominees is rock solid, and even includes the first citation of the year for Chadwick Boseman and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Read on for the full list of nominations below… Here are the Gotham nominations, via press release: New York, NY (November 12, 2020) – The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation’s premier member organization of independent storytellers, announced today the nominees for the 30th Annual IFP Gotham Awards. Eleven competitive awards will be presented to independent features and series. The IFP Gotham Awards is one of the leading awards for independent film and signals the kick-off to the film awards season. As the first major awards ceremony of the season, the IFP Gotham Awards provide critical early recognition and media attention to worthy independent films. The awards are also unique for their ability to assist in catapulting award recipients prominently into national awards season attention. “We congratulate the 2020 IFP Gotham Award nominees. In this unprecedented year we look forward to bringing the industry together and shining a light on some incredible films and television shows. We are proud to be celebrating our 30th anniversary in our resilient city, and continuing the core mission of IFP, independent storytelling.” said Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of IFP. Forty-one films and series received nominations this year. Nominees are selected by committees of film 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 IFP Gotham Award recipients. The IFP Gotham Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, January 11th. The awards show will be presented live from Cipriani Wall Street New York in a hybrid format featuring virtual interactive tables in order to follow health and safety protocols brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual Gotham Actor Tributes, Director Tribute, and Industry Tribute will be announced at a later date. The 2020 IFP Gotham Award nominations are: Best Feature The Assistant Kitty Green, director; Scott Macaulay, James Schamus, P. Jennifer […]