2019 Gotham Award Nominations

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The 2019 Gotham Awards nominations are out. The following is a breakdown of the nomination numbers for people of color for this years award ceremony in the acting categories, followed by the full list of nominees in all of the main categories.

Asian & Pacific Islander: 10

African American/Black: 13

Latinx: 3

Note: Nominees of color appear in bold text in each category.

Best Film

• 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)

• Marriage Story - Noah Baumbach, director; Noah Baumbach, David Heyman, producers (Netflix)

• 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)

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award

• Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre for The Mustang (Focus Features)

• Kent Jones for Diane (IFC Films)

• Joe Talbot for The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)

• Olivia Wilde for Booksmart (United Artists Releasing)

• Phillip Youmans for Burning Cane (ARRAY Releasing)

Best Actor

• Willem Dafoe in The Lighthouse (A24)

• Adam Driver in Marriage Story (Netflix)

• Aldis Hodge in Clemency (NEON)

• André Holland in High Flying Bird (Netflix)

• Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems (A24)

Breakthrough Actor

• Julia Fox in Uncut Gems (A24)

• Aisling Franciosi in The Nightingale (IFC Films)

• Chris Galust in Give Me Liberty (Music Box Films)

• Noah Jupe in Honey Boy (Amazon Studios)

• Jonathan Majors in The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)

• Taylor Russell in Waves (A24)

Breakthrough Series : Long Format (over 40 min.)

• 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)

• 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)

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)

Best Screenplay

• The Farewell, Lulu Wang (A24)

• High Flying Bird, Tarell Alvin McCraney (Netflix)

• The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, Rob Richert (A24)

• Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach (Netflix)

• Midsommar, Ari Aster (A24)

Best Actress

• Awkwafina in The Farewell (A24)

• Elisabeth Moss in Her Smell (Gunpowder & Sky)

• Mary Kay Place in Diane (IFC Films)

• Florence Pugh in Midsommar (A24)

• Alfre Woodard in Clemency (NEON)

Breakthrough Series : Short Format (under 40 min.)

• 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)

Special Tributes

• Laura Dern

• Sam Rockwell

• Ava DuVernay

• Glen Basner

The Gotham Awards winners will be awarded on December 2 at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.