Gotham Awards 2026 nominations: 'La Gradiva', 'The Invite' and 'All of a Sudden' lead with four nods each

Gotham Awards 2026 nominations: 'La Gradiva', 'The Invite' and 'All of a Sudden' lead with four nods each center Stills from 'La Gradiva', 'The Invite' and 'All of a Sudden' Mubi, A24, Neon Mubi, A24, Neon https://th-i.thgim.com/public/entertainment/movies/1d2jkh/article71634453.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Copy%20of%20G2%20Cover%201.jpg

The 36th Gotham Awards will honour independent cinema on November 30, with Olivia Wilde, Jesse Eisenberg, Jane Schoenbrun and Nathan Fielder among the filmmakers and artists represented across this year's nominations

The nominations for the 2026 Gotham Awards have been announced, with All of a Sudden, Clarissa, La Gradiva, The Invite and Tender Loving Care leading the field with four nominations each. The 36th edition of the awards, organised by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, recognises achievements across 11 categories, with 42 feature films and 25 performances represented. The ceremony will take place on November 30, 2026, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

'All of a Sudden' trailer: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Cannes-winning drama promises an emotional rollercoaster storyline 1 'The Invite' movie review: A savagely funny excavation of modern love storyline 1 Oscars 2027: 'All of a Sudden', 'Coward,' 'Possible Love,' 'Everytime' and 'On the Road' join International Feature race Oscars 2027: 'All of a Sudden', 'Coward,' 'Possible Love,' 'Everytime' and 'On the Road' join International Feature race The 2027 Oscars International Feature Film race is taking shape with Japan, Belgium, South Korea, Germany and Mexico selecting 'All of a Sudden', 'Coward', 'Possible Love', 'Everytime' and 'On the Road', respectively Oscars 2027: 'All of a Sudden', 'Coward,' 'Possible Love,' 'Everytime' and 'On the Road' join International Feature race storyline 1

Olivia Wilde's The Invite and Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut are among the contenders for Best Feature, alongside Clarissa, Club Kid, Dreams in Nightmares, Josephine, Mouse, Paper Tiger, Primetime, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.

'Club Kid' trailer: Jordan Firstman's Cannes breakout brings his wild queer comedy to the screen storyline 1 'Josephine' teaser: Channing Tatum headlines Beth de Araújo's grim sophomore film storyline 1 'Paper Tiger' trailer: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller get tangled with the Russian mafia in James Gray's new crime drama storyline 1 'Primetime' movie review: Robert Pattinson is fiendishly good in Lance Oppenheim's vivisection of televised virtue storyline 1 'Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma' movie review: Jane Schoenbrun's erotic phantasmagoria finds the hole where the movies come from storyline 1 'Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother' trailer: Mahershala Ali battles faith and violence in Bassam Tariq's new thriller storyline 1

The Best Director category features Ryusuke Hamaguchi for All of a Sudden, Sandra Wollner for Everytime, Andrey Zvyagintsev for Minotaur, Jane Schoenbrun for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and Mike Leigh for Tender Loving Care.

'Minotaur' trailer: Andrey Zvyagintsev's Cannes Grand Prix winner brings adultery and war to a Russian noir storyline 1

The acting categories feature a mix of established performers and emerging talent. The Outstanding Lead Performance nominees include Mahershala Ali for Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Gillian Anderson for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Jeon Do-yeon for Possible Love, John Early for Maddie's Secret, John Malkovich for Wild Horse Nine, Ian McKellen for The Christophers, Julianne Moore for The Debut, Sophie Okonedo for Clarissa, Andrew Scott for Elsinore and John Turturro for The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.

'Possible Love' trailer: Lee Chang-dong's Venice contender is South Korea's Oscars 2027 submission storyline 1 'Wild Horse Nine' trailer: Martin McDonagh sends John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell to Easter Island storyline 1 'Elsinore' trailer: Andrew Scott plays 'Chariots of Fire' star Ian Charleson in Simon Stone's AIDS drama storyline 1

In Outstanding Supporting Performance, the nominees include Penélope Cruz for The Invite, Adam Driver for Paper Tiger, Andrew Garfield for Artificial, Channing Tatum for Josephine, Esmé Creed-Miles for Sense and Sensibility and Sandra Hüller for Fatherland.

'Artificial' trailer: Andrew Garfield plays Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino's OpenAI drama storyline 1 'Sense and Sensibility' trailer: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles promise a heartfelt Jane Austen adaptation storyline 1

The international film category includes All of a Sudden, Ben'Imana, Blue Heron, Everytime, Fatherland, Filipiñana, La Gradiva, Minotaur, Possible Love, Tender Loving Care. The documentary feature nominees are Closure, A Fox Under a Pink Moon, NAZA, Once Upon a Time in Harlem and You Can See Everything, the documentary co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim.

'NAZA' to stream for free on The Guardian after global theatrical run, explores screenings in Israel and Palestinian territories storyline 1 'You Can See Everything' becomes Letterboxd's highest-rated feature film of all time with 4.8 rating storyline 1 Oscars 2027: Is 'La Bola Negra' the biggest threat to 'The Odyssey' for Best Picture? Oscars 2027: Is 'La Bola Negra' the biggest threat to 'The Odyssey' for Best Picture? Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's 'La Bola Negra' has added the TIFF People's Choice Award to its Cannes Best Director prize and Spain's official Oscar submission, giving the Netflix film one of the strongest early precursor profiles in the 2027 Best Picture race, even as 'The Odyssey' remains the consensus film to beat Oscars 2027: Is 'La Bola Negra' the biggest threat to 'The Odyssey' for Best Picture? storyline 1

Other categories include Breakthrough Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay and Breakthrough Performer. The returning Gotham Audience Award will feature seven titles: Backrooms, La Bola Negra, The Drama, The Invite, Michael, Obsession and Project Hail Mary. The category returns after a six-year hiatus.

'Backrooms' movie review: Kane Parsons' postmodern labyrinth is a mesmerising moodboard for the horrors of the internet age storyline 1 'La Bola Negra' trailer: Los Javis' Cannes-winning queer epic stars Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close storyline 1 'The Drama' movie review: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson glitter and jitter in crackling, edgy romance storyline 1 'Michael' movie review: An opaque look at the man in the mirror storyline 1 'Obsession' movie review: Inde Navarrette is a petrifying sensation in Curry Barker's skin-crawling "nice guy" nightmare storyline 1 'Project Hail Mary' movie review: Ryan Gosling and an autistic alien helm a charming doomsday bromance storyline 1

The Gotham Awards are an early fixture of the American film awards season, recognising independent filmmaking and performances across a range of budgets and production backgrounds. The winners of the 2026 edition will be announced at the November 30 ceremony.