‘All of a Sudden,’ ‘Clarissa,’ ‘La Gradiva,’ ‘The Invite’ and ‘Tender Loving Care’ Lead Gothams Nominees

“All of a Sudden,” “Clarissa,” “La Gradiva,” “The Invite” and “Tender Loving Care” lead the nominations for the 36th edition of The Gothams with four nods each.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the nominations for the 36th edition of The Gothams, singling out 42 feature films and 25 performances in 11 award categories.

“It’s a pleasure to announce this year’s nominees. It has been a remarkable year for film, with audiences turning out in theaters for bold, distinctive work from first-time filmmakers and established artists alike,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute, announcing the nods. “This year’s nominations, alongside our Tributes and the return of the Audience Award, reflect that abundance and celebrate the creative community that has been at the heart of The Gothams for more than three decades.”

The Gotham Film Awards nominations for 2026 are:

Best Feature
“Clarissa”
Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, directors; Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri, Theresa Park, Nicholas Weinstock, producers (NEON)

“Club Kid”
Jordan Firstman, director; Michael Bloom, Alex Coco, Galen Core, Ryan Heller, producers (A24)

“The Debut”
Jesse Eisenberg, director; Jesse Eisenberg, Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, producers (A24)

“Dreams in Nightmares”
Shatara Michelle Ford, director; Naima Abed, Shatara Michelle Ford, Pin-Chun Liu, producers (Lunette Films)

“The Invite”
Olivia Wilde, director; Ben Browning, Megan Ellison, David Permut, producers (A24)

“Josephine”
Beth de Araújo, director; Beth de Araújo, Josh Beirne-Golden, Gemma Chan, David Kaplan, Josh Peters, Jordan Rapaport, Mark H. Rapaport, Robina Riccitiello, Marina Stabile, Channing Tatum, Crystine Zhang, producers (Sumerian Pictures)

“Mouse”
Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson, directors; Bonnie Comley, Pierce Cravens, Steven A. Jones, Ian Keiser, Chelsea Krant, Stewart F. Lane, Abigail Rose Solomon, Alex Thompson, Alex Wilson, producers (Independent Film Company)

“Paper Tiger”
James Gray, director; Andrea Bucko, Leonardo Maria del Vecchio, Gary Farkas, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Andrea Leone, Raffaella Leone, Marco Perego, Carlo Salem, Rodrigo Teixeira, producers (NEON)

“Primetime”
Lance Oppenheim, director; Ari Aster, Fred Berger, William Iannaccone, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Lars Knudsen, Brighton McCloskey, Robert Pattinson, producers (A24)

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma”
Jane Schoenbrun, director; Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, producers (MUBI)

“Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother”
Bassam Tariq, director; Babak Anvari, Bassam Tariq, Lucan Toh, producers (Amazon MGM Studios)

Best International Feature
“All of A Sudden”
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director; Julien Deris, David Gauquié, Kosuke Oshida, Yuji Sadai, producers (NEON)

“Ben’Imana”
Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, director; Samantha Biffot, Pierre-Adrien Ceccaldi, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, Marie Epiphanie Uwayezu, producers (Alexander)

“Blue Heron”
Sophy Romvari, director; Ryan Bobkin, Sara Wylie, Sophy Romvari, Gábor Osváth, producers (Janus Films)

“Everytime”
Sandra Wollner, director; David Bohun, Lixi Frank, Viktoria Stolpe, producers (1-2 Special)

“Fatherland”
Pawel Pawlikowski, director; Edward Berger, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli, Ewa Puszczynska, Dimitri Rassam, Jeanne Tremsal, producers (MUBI)

“Filipiñana”
Rafael Manuel, director; Bianca Balbuena, Jeremy Chua, Omar El Kadi, Bradley Liew, Rafael Manuel, Alex Polunin, Nadia Turincev, producers (Kino Lorber)

“La Gradiva”
Marine Atlan, director; Inès Daïen Dasi, producer (1-2 Special)

“Minotaur”
Andrey Zvyagintsev, director; Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz, Marco Perego, Andrey Zvyagintsev, producers (MUBI)

“Possible Love”
Lee Chang-dong, director; Lee Joon-dong, Lee Chang-dong, David Levine, Chadwick Prichard, producers (Netflix)

“Tender Loving Care”
Mike Leigh, director; Georgina Lowe, producer (Bleecker Street)

Best Documentary Feature
“Closure”
Michal Marczak, director; Monika Braid, Rémi Grellety, Karolina Marczak, Michal Marczak, Katarzyna Szczerba, producers (1-2 Special)

“A Fox Under a Pink Moon”
Soraya Akhlaghi, Mehrdad Oskouei, directors; Siavash Jamali, Mehrdad Oskouei, producers (Kino Lorber)

“NAZA”
Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, directors; Harry Davies, Lindsay Poulton, James Wilson, producers (NEON)

“Once Upon a Time in Harlem”
David Greaves, director; Anne de Mare, Liani Greaves, producers (NEON)

“You Can See Everything”
Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, directors; Maggie Ambrose, Tatiana Bears, Jack Davis, Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, producers (A24)

Best Director
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, All of a Sudden (NEON)
Sandra Wollner, Everytime (1-2 Special)
Andrey Zvyagintsev, Minotaur (MUBI)
Jane Schoenbrun, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (MUBI)
Mike Leigh, Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street)

Breakthrough Director
Sophy Romvari, Blue Heron (Janus Films)
Jordan Firstman, Club Kid (A24)
Aleshea Harris, Is God Is (Amazon MGM Studios)
Marine Atlan, La Gradiva (1-2 Special)
Joel Alfonso Vargas, Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
John Early, Maddie’s Secret (Magnolia Pictures)

Best Original Screenplay
Everytime, Sandra Wollner (1-2 Special)
La Gradiva, Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet (1-2 Special)
Possible Love, Lee Chang-dong, Oh Jung-mi (Netflix)
Tender Loving Care, Mike Leigh (Bleecker Street)
Wild Horse Nine, Martin McDonagh (Searchlight Pictures)

Best Adapted Screenplay
All of a Sudden, Ryusuke Hamaguchi (NEON)
Clarissa, Chuko Esiri (NEON)
The Invite, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack (A24)
Minotaur, Simon Lyashenko, Andrey Zvyagintsev (MUBI)
Primetime, Ajon Singh (A24)

Outstanding Lead Performance
Mahershala Ali, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Amazon MGM Studios)
Gillian Anderson, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (MUBI)
Jeon Do-yeon, Possible Love (Netflix)
John Early, Maddie’s Secret (Magnolia Pictures)
John Malkovich, Wild Horse Nine (Searchlight Pictures)
Ian McKellen, The Christophers (NEON)
Julianne Moore, The Debut (A24)
Sophie Okonedo, Clarissa (NEON)
Andrew Scott, Elsinore (Focus Features)
John Turturro, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (Sony Pictures Classics)

Outstanding Supporting Performance
Tom Courtenay, Queen at Sea (Greenwich Entertainment)
Esmé Creed-Miles, Sense and Sensibility (Focus Features)
Penélope Cruz, The Invite (A24)
Adam Driver, Paper Tiger (NEON)
Andrew Garfield, Artificial (NEON)
Skyler Gisondo, Primetime (A24)
Sandra Hüller, Fatherland (MUBI)
Kate O’Flynn, Tender Loving Care (Bleecker Street)
Tao Okamoto, All of a Sudden (NEON)
Channing Tatum, Josephine (Sumerian Pictures)

Breakthrough Performer
Adia, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Amazon MGM Studios)
India Amarteifio, Clarissa (NEON)
Guitarricadelafuente, La Bola Negra (Netflix)
Colas Quignard, La Gradiva (1-2 Special)
Mason Reeves, Josephine (Sumerian Pictures)

Gotham Audience Award
“Backrooms”
Kane Parsons, director; Kori Adelson, Michael Clear, Dan Cohen, Chris Ferguson, Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, Roberto Patino, Osgood Perkins, Jenno Topping, James Wan, producers (A24)

“La Bola Negra
“Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, directors; Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, producers (Netflix)

“The Drama”
“Kristoffer Borgli, director; Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, Tyler Campellone, producers (A24)

“The Invite”
Olivia Wilde, director; Ben Browning, Megan Ellison, David Permut, producers (A24)

“Michael”
Antoine Fuqua, director; John Branca, John McClain, Graham King, producers (Lionsgate)

“Obsession”
Curry Barker, director; James Harris, Haley Nicole Johnson, Christian Mercuri, Roman Viaris, producers (Focus Features)

“Project Hail Mary”
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, directors; Ryan Gosling, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Aditya Sood, Andy Weir, producers (Amazon MGM Studios)

“You Can See Everything”
Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, directors; Maggie Ambrose, Tatiana Bears, Jack Davis, Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, producers (A24)

More to come…