Paul Thomas Anderson’s big-budget action epic “One Battle After Another” leads this year’s Gotham Awards nominations with six mentions, the most ever in Gothams history, including best feature and acting nods for Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor and breakthrough performer Chase Infiniti.
This marks the third year since the organization removed the limit on budget caps for awards consideration. In previous years, to be eligible for the Gothams, a film’s budget couldn’t exceed $35 million. Past best feature winners have included “Spotlight” (2015), “Moonlight” (2016) and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (2022), all of which went on to win best picture at the Oscars. The removal of budget caps was essentially a non-factor in 2024, with the only nominee from a big-budget film being Ryan Gosling in “Barbie.” Now, with “One Battle’s” budget exceeding $130 million, it feels out of place among the smaller indie titles in its categories.
The other films nominated for best feature, which now has 10 nominees, include “Bugonia,” “East of Wall,” “Familiar Touch,” “Hamnet,” “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” “Lurker,” “Sorry, Baby,” “The Testament of Ann Lee” and “Train Dreams.” The kudos will be handed out Dec. 1 in New York.
In addition to “One Battle After Another,” several major contenders scored multiple nominations. The best director category includes Mary Bronstein (“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”), Jafar Panahi (“It Was Just an Accident”), Kelly Reichardt (“The Mastermind”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“One Battle After Another”) and Oliver Laxe (“Sirât”).
The lead acting lineup, which is in its fourth year as a gender-neutral category, features best actress frontrunner Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”) and other acting hopefuls such as Lee Byung-hun (“No Other Choice”), Rose Byrne (“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”), Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”), Jennifer Lawrence (“Die My Love”), Amanda Seyfried (“The Testament of Ann Lee”) and Tessa Thompson (“Hedda”) among others.
Supporting performance nominees include Jacob Elordi’s transformative work as the Monster in “Frankenstein,” “Sinners” standout performer Wunmi Mosaku, and former Gotham acting winner Adam Sandler for his turn in “Jay Kelly.”
Breakthrough performers include A$AP Rocky (“Highest 2 Lowest”), Sebiye Behtiyar (“Preparation for the Next Life”), Chase Infiniti (“One Battle After Another”), Abou Sangaré (“Souleymane’s Story”) and Tonatiuh (“Kiss of the Spider Woman”).
Among the notable omissions is “Sentimental Value,” Norway’s Oscar submission in international feature, which wasn’t among the nominees at the Gothams, and missed out on a best feature nom, along with its leading actress, Renate Reinsve. However, supporting players Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Stellan Skarsgård were recognized. Other contenders, such as “Marty Supreme” and “Is This Thing On?,” were not submitted because they were not finished on time for committee members to vote on.
Nominees were selected by committees of film critics, journalists, programmers and curators, with final winners determined by separate juries of filmmakers, producers, editors and actors.
Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham Film & Media Institute, praised this year’s nominees for their creativity and diversity of storytelling. “This year’s nominees celebrate an extraordinary year of cinematic achievement — one defined by bold, original storytelling, festival breakouts and filmmakers whose independent vision extends across studios and streamers,” Sharp said in a statement. “These nominees, and our Gotham Tributes, reflect the year’s most accomplished filmmakers and performers and embody the community that has defined The Gothams for 35 years.”
See the full list of nominations below.
Train Dreams. (Featured) Director Clint Bentley and Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier in Train Dreams. Cr. Daniel Schaefer/BBP Train Dreams. LLC. © 2025.
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Best Feature
- “Bugonia” (Focus Features) — Ari Aster, Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko, Yorgos Lanthimos, Miky Lee, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, producers
- “East of Wall” (Sony Pictures Classics) — Kate Beecroft, Shannon Moss, Melanie Ramsayer, Lila Yacoub, producers
- “Familiar Touch” (Music Box Films) — Alexandra Byer, Sarah Friedland, Matthew Thurm, producers
- “Hamnet” (Focus Features) — Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg, producers
- “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24) — Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias, producers
- “Lurker” (Mubi) — Galen Core, Archie Madekwe, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Olmo Schnabel, Jack Selby, producers
- “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures) — Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, producers
- “Sorry, Baby” (A24) — Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, producers
- “The Testament of Ann Lee” (Searchlight Pictures) — Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Joshua Horsfield, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Mark Lampert, Lillian LaSalle, Andrew Morrison, Viktória Petrányi, Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska, producers
- “Train Dreams” (Netflix) — Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman, producers
Best International Feature
- “It Was Just an Accident” (Neon) — Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, producers
- “No Other Choice” (Neon) — Park Chan-wook, Alexandre Gavras, Michèle Ray Gavras, Back Jisun, producers
- “Nouvelle Vague” (Netflix) — Laurent Pétin, Michèle Pétin, producers
- “Resurrection” (Janus Films) — Charles Gillibert, Yang Lele, Shan Zuolong, producers
- “Sound of Falling” (Mubi) — Lucas Schmidt, Maren Schmitt, producers
Best Documentary Feature
- “2000 Meters to Andriivka” (PBS) — directed by Mstyslav Chernov; Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, producers
- “BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions” (Rich Spirit) — directed by Kahlil Joseph; Onye Anyanwu, Kahlil Joseph, David Linde, Anikah McLaren, James Shani, Steven Soderbergh, producers
- “My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow” (self-distributed) — directed and produced by Julia Loktev
- “The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix) — directed by Geeta Gandbhir; Sam Bisbee, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne, producers
- “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” (Kino Lorber) — directed by Sepideh Farsi; Javad Djavahery, Sepideh Farsi, producers
Best Director
- Mary Bronstein, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24)
- Jafar Panahi, “It Was Just an Accident” (Neon)
- Kelly Reichardt, “The Mastermind” (Mubi)
- Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Oliver Laxe, “Sirât” (Neon)
Breakthrough Director
- Constance Tsang, “Blue Sun Palace” (Mubi)
- Carson Lund, “Eephus” (Music Box Films)
- Sarah Friedland, “Familiar Touch” (Music Box Films)
- Akinola Davies Jr., “My Father’s Shadow” (Mubi)
- Harris Dickinson, “Urchin” (1-2 Special)
Best Original Screenplay
- “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24) — written by Mary Bronstein
- “It Was Just an Accident” (Neon) — written by Jafar Panahi
- “The Secret Agent” (Neon) — written by Kleber Mendonça Filho
- “Sorry, Baby” (A24) — written by Eva Victor
- “Sound of Falling” (Mubi) — written by Louise Peter, Mascha Schilinski
Best Adapted Screenplay
- “No Other Choice” (Neon) — written by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee, Don McKellar
- “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures) — written by Paul Thomas Anderson
- “Pillion” (A24) — written by Harry Lighton
- “Preparation for the Next Life” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) — written by Martyna Majok
- “Train Dreams” (Netflix) — written by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Outstanding Lead Performance
- Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet” (Focus Features)
- Lee Byung-hun, “No Other Choice” (Neon)
- Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24)
- Sopé Dìrísù, “My Father’s Shadow” (Mubi)
- Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Jennifer Lawrence, “Die My Love” (Mubi)
- Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent” (Neon)
- Josh O’Connor, “The Mastermind” (Mubi)
- Amanda Seyfried, “The Testament of Ann Lee” (Searchlight Pictures)
- Tessa Thompson, “Hedda” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding Supporting Performance
- Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein” (Netflix)
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
- Indya Moore, “Father Mother Sister Brother” (Mubi)
- Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Adam Sandler, “Jay Kelly” (Netflix)
- Andrew Scott, “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Alexander Skarsgård, “Pillion” (A24)
- Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value” (Neon)
- Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Breakthrough Performer
- A$AP Rocky, “Highest 2 Lowest” (A24)
- Sebiye Behtiyar, “Preparation for the Next Life” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
- Chase Infiniti, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Abou Sangaré, “Souleymane’s Story” (Kino Lorber)
- Tonatiuh, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate/LD Entertainment)
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