Gyllenhaal won breakthrough director and best screenplay for her directorial debut, and star
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. Stars including
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 presented without gendered acting categories. While the season's top award shows — the Oscars, the
Several times during Monday night's show that was applauded.
“True talent shines through the divisions meant to separate us,” said “Billions” actor Asia Kate Dillon, a presenter, who identifies as nonbinary.
Other borders seemed to disintegrate at the Gothams, once a more narrow celebration of independent film. Among the series winners was
“CODA,” the celebrated coming-of-age drama about a hearing daughter in a deaf family, won several awards.
"First off, I’m absolutely handless right now,” Kotsur said through sign language, shaking his hands.
Nominees and winners (except for best film) are chosen by juries for the Gothams. 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
But the Gothams also trot out a number of tribute awards, some of them going to a handful of filmmakers and performers expected to play starring roles throughout awards season. Those included honors for
Often, the tribute introductions are as dramatic as the acceptance speeches. “Spencer” director
“I feel so visible to him,” Stewart said.
Dinklage, introduced with exuberance by Hawke ("If he was British, he'd be a knight"), stood aside and went “off-podium” for his speech because, he noted, the lectern was too high for him.
“The podium, not me,” he said. “Although...”
But Dinklage, who plays
“When it's good, it's not precious,” said Dinklage of acting. “It's work.”
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