Awards & Winners

Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor

Gotham Awards

Check all the winners of Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor presented under Gotham Awards since 1998 .


Michael B. Jordan

Honored for : Fruitvale Station

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dane DeHaan Kill Your Darlings
Kathryn Hahn Afternoon Delight
Michael B. Jordan Fruitvale Station
Lupita Nyong'o 12 Years a Slave
Robin Weigert Concussion

Emayatzy E. Corinealdi

Honored for : Middle of Nowhere

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Emayatzy E. Corinealdi Middle of Nowhere
Mike Birbiglia Sleepwalk with Me
Thure Lindhardt Keep the Lights On
Melanie Lynskey Hello I Must Be Going
Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild

Felicity Jones

Honored for : Like Crazy

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene
Harmony Santana Gun Hill Road
Shailene Woodley The Descendants
Jacob Wysocki Terri
Felicity Jones Like Crazy

Ronald Bronstein

Honored for : Daddy Longlegs

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ronald Bronstein Daddy Longlegs
Prince Adu Prince of Broadway
Greta Gerwig Greenberg
Jennifer Lawrence Winter\u2019s Bone
John Ortiz Jack Goes Boating

Catalina Saavedra

Honored for : The Maid

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker
Catalina Saavedra The Maid
Ben Foster The Messenger
Patton Oswalt Big Fan
Souléymane Sy Savané Goodbye Solo

Melissa Leo

Honored for : Frozen River

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Melissa Leo Frozen River
Pedro Castaneda August Evening
Rosemarie DeWitt Rachel Getting Married
Rebecca Hall Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Alejandro Polanco Chop Shop
Micheal J. Smith Sr. Ballast

Ellen Page

Honored for : Juno

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ellen Page Juno
Emile Hirsch Into the Wild
Kene Holliday Great World of Sound
Jess Weixler Teeth
Luisa Williams Day Night Day Night

Shareeka Epps

Honored for : Half Nelson

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Melinda Page Hamilton Sleeping Dogs Lie
Channing Tatum A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Shareeka Epps Half Nelson
Rinko Kikuchi Babel
Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine

Rinko Kikuchi

Honored for : Babel

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Melinda Page Hamilton Sleeping Dogs Lie
Channing Tatum A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Shareeka Epps Half Nelson
Rinko Kikuchi Babel
Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine

Amy Adams

Honored for : Junebug

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow
Camilla Belle The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Amy Adams Junebug
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Mysterious Skin
Damian Lewis Keane

Catalina Sandino Moreno

Honored for : Maria Full of Grace

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mos Def The Woodsman
Catalina Sandino Moreno Maria Full of Grace
Dallas Roberts A Home at the End of the World
Everyday People
Ensemble Cast
Anthony Mackie Brother to Brother

Lee Pace

Honored for : Soldier's Girl

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Pace Soldier's Girl
Judy Marte Raising Victor Vargas
Bobby Cannavale The Station Agent
Paul Schneider All the Real Girls
Jesse Eisenberg Roger Dodger
Victor Rasuk Raising Victor Vargas

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Honored for : Secretary

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maggie Gyllenhaal Secretary

Yolonda Ross

Honored for : Stranger Inside

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yolonda Ross Stranger Inside

Michelle Rodriguez

Honored for : Girlfight

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michelle Rodriguez Girlfight

Dylan Baker

Honored for : Happiness

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dylan Baker Happiness
Janet McTeer Tumbleweeds

Janet McTeer

Honored for : Tumbleweeds

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dylan Baker Happiness
Janet McTeer Tumbleweeds

Sonja Sohn, Saul Williams

Honored for : Slam

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sonja Sohn Slam
Saul Williams Slam
Norman Reedus Six Ways to Sunday
Sam Rockwell Lawn Dogs
Robin Tunney Niagara, Niagara