Gotham Independent Film Awards 2025


The 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards, presented by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, were held on December 1, 2025, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
The nominees were announced on October 28, 2025. One Battle After Another led the nominations with a record six, followed by If I Had Legs I'd Kick You with four, and It Was Just an Accident and No Other Choice, both with three each.
The film Frankenstein, Noah Baumbach, Tessa Thompson, Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, Jeremy Allen White and Scott Cooper, and the cast of Sinners received tribute awards.

Winners and nominees

Films with multiple wins and nominations

WinsFilm
3It Was Just an Accident
2My Father's Shadow

NominationsFilm
6One Battle After Another
4If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
3It Was Just an Accident
3No Other Choice
2Blue Moon
2Familiar Touch
2Hamnet
2The Mastermind
2My Father's Shadow
2Pillion
2Preparation for the Next Life
2The Secret Agent
2Sentimental Value
2Sorry, Baby
2Sound of Falling
2The Testament of Ann Lee
2Train Dreams

Special awards

Cultural Icon Tribute

'Jeremy Allen White and Scott CooperSpringsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere'''''

Director Tribute

'Noah BaumbachJay Kelly'''''

Ensemble Tribute

'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

'Hugh Jackman and Kate HudsonSong Sung Blue'''''

Spotlight Tribute

'Tessa ThompsonHedda'''''

Vanguard Tribute

'Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac, and Jacob ElordiFrankenstein'''''

Visionary Tribute

'Luca Guadagnino and Julia RobertsAfter the Hunt'''''