Awards & Winners

Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature Film

Gotham Awards

Check all the winners of Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature Film presented under Gotham Awards since 2004 .


Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin

Honored for : Inside Llewyn Davis

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave
Brad Pitt 12 Years a Slave
Dede Gardner 12 Years a Slave
Jeremy Kleiner 12 Years a Slave
Bill Pohlad 12 Years a Slave
Arnon Milchan 12 Years a Slave
Anthony Katagas 12 Years a Slave
Cassian Elwes Ain't Them Bodies Saints
David Lowery Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Toby Halbrooks Ain't Them Bodies Saints
James M. Johnston Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Jay Van Hoy Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Lars Knudsen Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Amy Kaufman Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Richard Linklater Before Midnight
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos Before Midnight
Sara Woodhatch Before Midnight
Joel Coen Inside Llewyn Davis
Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis
Scott Rudin Inside Llewyn Davis
Shane Carruth Upstream Color
Casey Gooden Upstream Color
Ben LeClair Upstream Color

Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven M. Rales, Jeremy Dawson

Honored for : Moonrise Kingdom

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wes Anderson Moonrise Kingdom
Scott Rudin Moonrise Kingdom
Steven M. Rales Moonrise Kingdom
Jeremy Dawson Moonrise Kingdom
Richard Linklater Bernie
Ginger Sledge Bernie
Celine Rattray Bernie
Martin Shafer Bernie
Liz Glotzer Bernie
Matt Williams Bernie
David McFadzean Bernie
Judd Payne Bernie
Dete Meserve Bernie
Julia Loktev The Loneliest Planet
Jay Van Hoy The Loneliest Planet
Lars Knudsen The Loneliest Planet
Helge Albers The Loneliest Planet
Marie Therese Guirgis The Loneliest Planet
Paul Thomas Anderson The Master
Joanne Sellar The Master
Daniel Lupi The Master
Megan Ellison The Master
Ava DuVernay Middle of Nowhere
Howard Barish Middle of Nowhere
Paul Garnes Middle of Nowhere

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kelly Reichardt Meek's Cutoff
Anish Savjani Meek's Cutoff
Elizabeth Cuthrell Meek's Cutoff
Neil Kopp Meek's Cutoff
David Dees Urrutia Meek's Cutoff
Tyler Davidson Take Shelter
Jeff Nichols Take Shelter
Sophia Lin Take Shelter
Alexander Payne The Descendants
Jim Taylor The Descendants
Jim Burke The Descendants
Bill Pohlad The Tree of Life
Dede Gardner The Tree of Life
Terrence Malick The Tree of Life
Grant Hill The Tree of Life
Brad Pitt The Tree of Life
Sarah Green The Tree of Life
Leslie Urdang Beginners
Dean Vanech Beginners
Miranda de Pencier Beginners
Jay Van Hoy Beginners
Lars Knudsen Beginners
Mike Mills Beginners

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kelly Reichardt Meek's Cutoff
Anish Savjani Meek's Cutoff
Elizabeth Cuthrell Meek's Cutoff
Neil Kopp Meek's Cutoff
David Dees Urrutia Meek's Cutoff
Tyler Davidson Take Shelter
Jeff Nichols Take Shelter
Sophia Lin Take Shelter
Alexander Payne The Descendants
Jim Taylor The Descendants
Jim Burke The Descendants
Bill Pohlad The Tree of Life
Dede Gardner The Tree of Life
Terrence Malick The Tree of Life
Grant Hill The Tree of Life
Brad Pitt The Tree of Life
Sarah Green The Tree of Life
Leslie Urdang Beginners
Dean Vanech Beginners
Miranda de Pencier Beginners
Jay Van Hoy Beginners
Lars Knudsen Beginners
Mike Mills Beginners

Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, Alix Madigan

Honored for : Winter\u2019s Bone

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lisa Cholodenko The Kids Are All Right
Jordan Horowitz The Kids Are All Right
Jeff Levy-Hinte The Kids Are All Right
Philippe Hellmann The Kids Are All Right
Gary Gilbert The Kids Are All Right
Celine Rattray The Kids Are All Right
Daniela Taplin Lundberg The Kids Are All Right
Derek Cianfrance Blue Valentine
Jamie Patricof Blue Valentine
Alex Orlovsky Blue Valentine
Lynette Howell Blue Valentine
Darren Aronofsky Black Swan
Arnold Messer Black Swan
Brian Oliver Black Swan
Scott Franklin Black Swan
Mike Medavoy Black Swan
Debra Granik Winter\u2019s Bone
Alix Madigan Winter\u2019s Bone
Anne Rosellini Winter\u2019s Bone
Matt Reeves Let Me In
Alexander Yves Brunner Let Me In
Guy East Let Me In
Carl Molinder Let Me In
Simon Oakes Let Me In
John Nordling Let Me In
Tobin Armbrust Let Me In
Donna Gigliotti Let Me In
Nigel Sinclair Let Me In

Kathryn Bigelow, Greg Shapiro, Nicolas Chartier, Mark Boal

Honored for : The Hurt Locker

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nicolas Chartier The Hurt Locker
Greg Shapiro The Hurt Locker
Mark Boal The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker
Cherien Dabis Amreeka
Christina Piovesan Amreeka
Paul Barkin Amreeka
Robert D. Siegel Big Fan
Jean Kouremetis Big Fan
Elan Bogarin Big Fan
Sebastián Silva The Maid
Gregorio González The Maid
Joel Coen A Serious Man
Ethan Coen A Serious Man

Chip Hourihan, Heather Rae, Courtney Hunt

Honored for : Frozen River

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Franklin The Wrestler
Darren Aronofsky The Wrestler
Chip Hourihan Frozen River
Courtney Hunt Frozen River
Heather Rae Frozen River
Charlie Kaufman Synecdoche, New York
Spike Jonze Synecdoche, New York
Sidney Kimmel Synecdoche, New York
Anthony Bregman Synecdoche, New York
Nina Parikh Ballast
Lance Hammer Ballast
Thomas McCarthy The Visitor
Michael London The Visitor
Mary Jane Skalski The Visitor

Sean Penn, Bill Pohlad, Art Linson

Honored for : Into the Wild

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Rudin Margot at the Wedding
Noah Baumbach Margot at the Wedding
Art Linson Into the Wild
Bill Pohlad Into the Wild
Sean Penn Into the Wild
Craig Zobel Great World of Sound
David Gordon Green Great World of Sound
Melissa Palmer Great World of Sound
Richard A. Wright Great World of Sound
John Goldwyn I'm Not There
John Sloss I'm Not There
Todd Haynes I'm Not There
James D. Stern I'm Not There
Christine Vachon I'm Not There
Lydia Dean Pilcher The Namesake
Mira Nair The Namesake

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ryan Fleck Half Nelson
Jamie Patricof Half Nelson
Alex Orlovsky Half Nelson
Lynette Howell Half Nelson
Anna Boden Half Nelson
Rosanne Korenberg Half Nelson
Todd Field Little Children
Ron Yerxa Little Children
Albert Berger Little Children
Martin Scorsese The Departed
Brad Grey The Departed
Graham King The Departed
Brad Pitt The Departed
Anish Savjani Old Joy
Neil Kopp Old Joy
Jay Van Hoy Old Joy
Kelly Reichardt Old Joy
Lars Knudsen Old Joy
Ross Katz Marie Antoinette
Sofia Coppola Marie Antoinette

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bennett Miller Capote
Michael Ohoven Capote
Caroline Baron Capote
William Vince Capote
Chris Bender A History of Violence
J.C. Spink A History of Violence
David Cronenberg A History of Violence
Miranda July Me and You and Everyone We Know
Gina Kwon Me and You and Everyone We Know
Lodge Kerrigan Keane
Andrew Fierberg Keane
James Schamus Brokeback Mountain
Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain
Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain

Alexander Payne, Michael London

Honored for : Sideways

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alexander Payne Sideways
Michael London Sideways
Scott Rudin I Heart Huckabees
Gregory Goodman I Heart Huckabees
David O. Russell I Heart Huckabees
Anne Walker-McBay Before Sunset
Richard Linklater Before Sunset
Shane Carruth Primer
Anthony Bregman Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Steve Golin Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind