Gotham Awards film nominations announced, with five films tied on four nods

Left · 2The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the nominations for the 2026 Gotham Film Awards, with "All of a Sudden," "Clarissa," "La Gradiva," "The Invite" and "Tender Loving Care" tied for the lead on four nominations each. 1 2 Mixed · 2Variety and Deadline say the nominations span 42 features and 25 performances in 11 categories. 1 3 Centre · 1Deadline says Everytime, Josephine, Minotaur, Possible Love, Primetime, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother each received three, and that A24 and Neon topped the nominations by distributor. 3

Left · 1Eleven films are nominated for Best Feature: Clarissa, Club Kid, The Debut, Dreams in Nightmares, The Invite, Josephine, Mouse, Paper Tiger, Primetime, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. 2 Left · 1Best Director nominees are Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Sandra Wollner, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Jane Schoenbrun and Mike Leigh. Lead performance nominees include Mahershala Ali, Gillian Anderson, Jeon Do-yeon, John Malkovich, Ian McKellen, Julianne Moore, Sophie Okonedo and Andrew Scott. 1 Mixed · 2The Gotham Audience Award returns after a six-year hiatus. Gotham members will vote on it, and its nominees were curated from submitted films using opening-weekend per-theater average and the highest-rated and most-watched films of 2026, as reported in box office tracking and on Letterboxd. 4 3

Left · 2The six Audience Award nominees in Variety's list are Backrooms, La Bola Negra, The Drama, Michael, Obsession and Project Hail Mary. IndieWire notes that "The Odyssey" and "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth" were not submitted for any Gotham consideration. 1 4 Mixed · 2Executive director Jeffrey Sharp said it had been "a remarkable year for film, with audiences turning out in theaters for bold, distinctive work from first-time filmmakers and established artists alike." 1 3 Mixed · 2Nominees were chosen by committees of critics, journalists, festival programmers and film curators. Separate juries of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors and other industry professionals will pick the winners. 2 3

Left · 3The ceremony is set for 30 November at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Outlets give different edition numbers: Variety says 36th, The Hollywood Reporter 35th and Deadline 38th. 2 4 3 Mixed · 2As context, IndieWire notes that last year's nominations and wins were topped by "One Battle After Another," which went on to win the Best Picture Oscar. Deadline notes that the Gothams dropped their $35 million budget cap for eligibility in 2023 and expanded Best Feature to 10 nominees last year. 4 3 Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter disclosed that its reviews editor and film critic Jon Frosch sat on the nominating committee for original and adapted screenplay. 2