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Gotham Awards 2019: 'Marriage Story' Named Best Feature, Full List of Winners

The Independent Film Project (IFP) held its annual Gotham Awards tonight, rewarding the best in indie movies of 2019. Marriage Story was the big winner of the night, taking home the Best Feature prize over nominees The Farewell, Hustlers, Uncut Gems and Waves.

Heading into the night, The Farewell, Marriage Story and Uncut Gems led with three nominations apiece.

Check out the full list of 2019 Gotham Awards winners below.

Best Feature

MARRIAGE STORY – Noah Baumbach, director; Noah Baumbach, David Heyman, producers (Netflix)

  • THE FAREWELL – Lulu Wang, director; Daniele Melia, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng, Lulu Wang, Anita Gou, producers (A24)
  • HUSTLERS – Lorene Scafaria, director; Jessica Elbaum, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, producers (STXfilms)
  • UNCUT GEMS – Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, directors; Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Sebastian Bear McClard, producers (A24)
  • WAVES – Trey Edward Shults, director; James Wilson, Kevin Turen, Trey Edward Shults, producers (A24)

Best Actor

Adam Driver – Marriage Story

  • Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
  • Aldis Hodge – Clemency
  • André Holland – High Flying Bird
  • Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

Best Actress

Awkwafina – The Farewell

  • Elisabeth Moss – Her Smell
  • Mary Kay Place – Diane
  • Florence Pugh – Midsommar
  • Alfre Woodard – Clemency

Breakthrough Actor

Taylor Russell – Waves

  • Julia Fox – Uncut Gems
  • Aisling Franciosi – The Nightingale
  • Chris Galust – Give Me Liberty
  • Noah Jupe – Honey Boy
  • Jonathan Majors – The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award

Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre for The Mustang

  • Kent Jones for Diane
  • Joe Talbot for The Last Black Man in San Francisco
  • Olivia Wilde for Booksmart
  • Phillip Youmans for Burning Cane

Best Screenplay

Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach

  • The Farewell – Lulu Wang
  • High Flying Bird – Tarell Alvin McCraney
  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco – Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, and Rob Richert
  • Midsommar – Ari Aster

Best Documentary

AMERICAN FACTORY – Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, directors; Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, Jeff Reichert, Julie Parker Benello, producers (Netflix)

  • APOLLO 11 – Todd Douglas Miller, director; Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Baxley Petersen, Evan Krauss, producers (NEON and CNN Films)
  • THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY – Petra Costa, director; Petra Costa, Tiago Pavan, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris, producers (Netflix)
  • MIDNIGHT TRAVELER – Hassan Fazili, director; Emelie Mahdavian, Su Kim, producers (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
  • ONE CHILD NATION – Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, directors; Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Christoph Jörg, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn, producers (Amazon Studios)

Breakthrough Series – Over 40 Minutes

WHEN THEY SEE US – Ava DuVernay, creator; Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Berry Welsh, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, executive producers (Netflix)

  • CHERNOBYL – Craig Mazin, creator; Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss, Jane Featherstone, executive producers (HBO)
  • DAVID MAKES MAN – Tarell Alvin McCraney, creator; Mike Kelley, Melissa Loy, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Denitria Harris-Lawrence, Michael B. Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, executive producers (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
  • MY BRILLIANT FRIEND – Saverio Costanzo, creator; Domenico Procacci, Mario Gianani, Guido De Laurentiis, Elena Recchia, Jennifer Schuur, Paolo Sorrentino, executive producers (HBO)
  • UNBELIEVABLE – Susannah Grant, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Lisa Cholodenko, Ayelet Waldman & Michael Chabon, Katie Couric, Richard Tofel, Neil Barsky, Robyn Semien, Marie, executive producers (Netflix)

Breakthrough Series – Under 40 Minutes

PEN15 – Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, creators; Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Debbie Liebling, Gabe Liedman, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Becky Sloviter, Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, Jordan Levin, executive producers (Hulu)

  • RAMY – Ramy Youssef, Ari Katcher, Ryan Welch, creators; Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Ravi Nandan, Bridget Bedard, Ari Katcher, Ryan Welch, executive producers (Hulu)
  • RUSSIAN DOLL – Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, Amy Poehler, creators; Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, Amy Poehler, Dave Becky, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, Allison Silverman, executive producers (Netflix)
  • TUCA & BERTIE – Lisa Hanawalt, creator; Lisa Hanawalt, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Noel Bright, Steven A. Cohen, Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong, executive producers (Netflix)
  • UNDONE – Kate Purdy, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creators; Kate Purdy, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Noel Bright, Steven A. Cohen, Tommy Pallotta, executive producers (Amazon Prime Video)

Audience Award (voted on by all IFP members)

MARRIAGE STORY – Noah Baumbach, director; Noah Baumbach, David Heyman, producers (Netflix)