Gotham Independent Film Awards 2016

The 26th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on November 28, 2016.^[1][2][3] The nominees were announced on October 20, 2016.^[4][5] Actors Ethan Hawke and Amy Adams, director Oliver Stone and producer Arnon Milchan received tribute awards.^[6][7][8] The ceremony was hosted by Keegan-Michael Key.^[9]

26th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Hosted by	Keegan-Michael Key
Highlights
Most wins	Moonlight (3)
Most nominations	Manchester by the Sea (5)
Best Feature	Moonlight
Breakthrough Director	Trey Edward Shults – Krisha
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org
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Winners and nominees

Film

Best Feature Moonlight Certain Women Everybody Wants Some!! Manchester by the Sea Paterson	Best Documentary Feature O.J.: Made in America Cameraperson I Am Not Your Negro Tower Weiner
Breakthrough Director Trey Edward Shults – Krisha Robert Eggers – The Witch Anna Rose Holmer – The Fits Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Swiss Army Man Richard Tanne – Southside with You	Breakthrough Actor Anya Taylor-Joy – The Witch as Thomasin Lily Gladstone – Certain Women as Jamie Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea as Patrick Chandler Royalty Hightower – The Fits as Toni Sasha Lane – American Honey as Star
Best Actor Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water as Marcus Hamilton Adam Driver – Paterson as Paterson Joel Edgerton – Loving as Richard Loving Craig Robinson – Morris from America as Curtis Gentry	Best Actress Isabelle Huppert – Elle as Michèle Leblanc Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship as Lady Susan Vernon Annette Bening – 20th Century Women as Dorothea Field Ruth Negga – Loving as Mildred Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Best Screenplay Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney – Moonlight Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water Whit Stillman – Love & Friendship Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Jim Jarmusch – Paterson	Audience Award Moonlight Cameraperson Certain Women Everybody Wants Some!! The Fits I Am Not Your Negro Krisha Manchester by the Sea O.J.: Made in America Paterson Southside with You Swiss Army Man Tower Weiner The Witch

Television

Breakthrough Series – Long Form Crazy Ex-Girlfriend The Girlfriend Experience Horace and Pete Marvel's Jessica Jones Master of None	Breakthrough Series – Short Form Her Story The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo The Movement Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People Surviving

Special awards

Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance

• Moonlight – Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, and Ashton Sanders

Spotlight on Women Filmmakers "Live the Dream" Grant

• Roxy Toporowych – Julia Blue
  • Shaz Bennett – Alaska is a Drag
  • Katie Orr – Poor Jane

Made in NY Award

• Aziz Ansari
• Judith Light

Gotham Appreciation Award

• Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME)

Gotham Tributes

• Amy Adams
• Ethan Hawke
• Arnon Milchan
• Oliver Stone