NEW YORK — Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Elena Ferrante adaptation “The Lost Daughter”Four Gotham AwardsThe 31st Gotham Awards, an annual celebration of independent films in New York City, will award the best feature film. It is a great way to kick off Oscar season.
Gyllenhaal won breakthrough screenwriter and best director for her directorial debut. Star Olivia Colman was nominated for outstanding lead performance alongside Frankie Faison. “The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain,”Drama based on the White Plains police shooting of 2011 in New York. “The Lost Daughter,”Netflix releases the movie Dec. 17.
As one of the first stops in the long march to the Oscars, Monday evening’s Gothams was the first real attempt since the pandemic began to summon all the season’s usual glitz and pomp. The red carpet was walked by stars like Kristen Stewart, Tessa Thompson, and Dakota Johnson. Participants were required to show proof of vaccination and submit a negative COVID-19 testing at the packed banquet hall. Last year’s Gotham Awards (where “Nomadland”This award (the top) was given out virtually. The winners were presented with awards by Zoom and an internet poker platform, which allows them to digitally seat guests at the tables.
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This year, even with the recent discovery of the omicron variant spooking a film industry still trying to rebound from the pandemic, the Gothams got back to normal — even while tweaking traditions.
For the first-time, the Gothams were not presented with gendered acting categories. While the season’s top award shows — the Oscars, the Emmys, the Tonys — haven’t yet embraced such a move, the Gothams are part of a growing number of awards bodies, including the GrammysAnd the MTV Film and TV Awards, to ditch “best actor” and “best actress.”
Several times during Monday night’s show that was applauded. Ethan Hawke, co-winner for the series. “The Good Lord Bird,”He claimed that he didn’t understand the different categories.
“True talent shines through the divisions meant to separate us,” “Billions”Asia Kate Dillon is a presenter and actor who is nonbinary.
Other borders appeared to dissolve at the Gothams. This was once a narrower celebration of independent film. Among the series winners was Netflix’s “Squid Game,”According to streaming service, the pop-culture icon has been watched more than 2 million hours. The Gothams have a tradition of giving speeches that extol the hard work, and sometimes the lesser-seen benefits, of independent filmmaking.
“CODA,”This celebrated coming-of age drama about a daughter born to a deaf father and hearing daughter won numerous awards. Troy Kotsur, the veteran deaf actor who plays the film’s fisherman father, won outstanding supporting performance. Emilia Jones, the film’s star, was named breakthrough performer. After an award-winning debut at a virtual Sundance Film Festival, the film’s awards hopes had seemed to lag somewhat after a muted streaming debut on Apple TV+ in August. The Gothams delivered. “CODA”A boost.
“First off, I’m absolutely handless right now,”Kotsur said it through sign language and shook his hands.
Juries for the Gothams select nominees and winners (except best film). In a few categories, they elected multiple winners — like for outstanding lead performance where Colman and Faison both won from a pool of 10 nominees.
Other winners included Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s intimate epic “Drive My Car” for best international film and Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s “Flee,” an animated film about an Afghanistan migrant’s life, for best documentary.
The Gothams also present a variety of tribute awards. Some of these awards go to filmmakers and performers who are expected to star in the awards season. These honors included Jane Campion, director “The Power of the Dog”Stewart was praised for her performance at Princess Diana’s in “Spencer”Peter Dinklage is the author of the forthcoming “Cyrano”; and the cast of Jeymes Samuel’s Black Western “The Harder They Fall.”
Many times, the tribute introductions are just as dramatic and dramatic as the acceptance speeches. “Spencer”Stewart was told by Pablo Larrain and Julianne Moore that she had changed his life. “a miracle of cinema.”
“I feel so visible to him,”Stewart stated.
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Hawke introduced Dinklage (with exuberance)“If he was British, he’d be a knight”), stood aside and went “off-podium”His speech was canceled because he felt the lectern was too high.
“The podium, not me,”He said. “Although…”
However, Dinklage, who plays Cyrano De Bergerac in the movie, opened up about his life and love for movies. “you tribe of weirdos.”
“When it’s good, it’s not precious,”Dinklage spoke of acting. “It’s work.”
