As tempting as it might be to reach a conclusion based on these nominations (like Bola Negra took a drubbing or Wild Horse Nine is in trouble), the fact is several of these category nominations were selected by a group of 5 people. That’s nothing even approaching a consensus. The only thing you could determine is that there are pockets of love for several films that could bolster chances at the critic prizes later this year.

Nominations Tallies

(4) All of a Sudden, Clarissa, The Invite, La Gradiva, Tender Loving Care
(3) Everytime, Josephine, Minotaur, Possible Love, Primetime, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
(2) Blue Heron, Club Kid, The Debut, Fatherland, La Bola Negra, Maddie’s Secret, Paper Tiger, Wild Horse Nine, You Can See Everything
(1) Artificial, Backrooms, Ben’Imana, Closure, The Christophers, The Drama, Dreams in Nightmares, Elsinore, Filipiñana, A Fox Under a Pink Mooon, Is God Is, Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo), Michael, Mouse, Naza, Obsession, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, Project Hail Mary, Queen at Sea, Sense and Sensibility

The Nominations

Best Feature

Clarissa
Club Kid
The Debut
Dreams in Nightmares
The Invite
Josephine
Mouse
Paper Tiger
Primetime
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Best Director

Ryusuke Hamaguchi – All of a Sudden
Mike Leigh – Tender Loving Care
Jane Schoenbrun – Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Sandra Wollner – Everytime
Andrey Zvyagintsev – Minotaur

Best Lead Performance

Mahershala Ali – Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Gillian Anderson – Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Jeon Do-yeon – Possible Love
John Early – Maddie’s Secret
John Malkovich – Wild Horse Nine
Ian McKellen – The Christophers
Julianne Moore – The Debut
Sophie Okonedo – Clarissa
Andrew Scott – Elsinore
John Turturro – The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Best Supporting Performance

Tom Courtenay – Queen at Sea
Esmé Creed-Miles – Sense and Sensibility
Penélope Cruz – The Invite
Adam Driver – Paper Tiger
Andrew Garfield – Artificial
Skyler Gisondo – Primetime
Sandra Hüller – Fatherland
Kate O’Flynn – Tender Loving Care
Tao Okamoto – All of a Sudden
Channing Tatum – Josephine

Best Original Screenplay

Everytime
La Gradiva
Possible Love
Tender Loving Care
Wild Horse Nine

Best Adapted Screenplay

All of a Sudden
Clarissa
The Invite
Minotaur
Primetime

Best International Feature

All of a Sudden
Ben’Imana
Blue Heron
Everytime
Fatherland
Filipiñana
La Gradiva
Minotaur
Possible Love
Tender Loving Care

Best Documentary

Closure
A Fox Under a Pink Mooon
Naza
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
You Can See Everything

Audience Award

Backrooms
La Bola Negra
The Drama
The Invite
Michael
Obsession
Project Hail Mary
You Can See Everything

Breakthrough Director Award

Marine Atlan – La Gradiva
John Early – Maddie’s Secret
Jordan Firstman – Club Kid
Aleshea Harris – Is God Is
Sophy Romvari – Blue Heron
Joel Alfonso Vargas – Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)

Breakthrough Performer Award

Adia – Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
India Amarteifio – Clarissa
Guitarricadelafuente – La Bola Negra
Colas Quignard – La Gradiva
Mason Reeves – Josephine

Gotham Award Data

Year Founded: 1979
First Awards: 1991 (36)