The Gotham Film and Media Institute will announce nominations for the 2021 Gotham Awards on Thursday at 7 a.m. PT. The award show will take place on Nov. 29 at Cipriani Wall Street.
The nominations will be hosted on Variety.com and throughout Variety’s social media platforms.
The event will take place in New York, where winners selected by a jury will be honored for their achievements in independent projects. At last year’s ceremony, “Nomadland” won best feature, Riz Ahmed won best actor for “Sound of Metal” and Nicole Beharie won best actress for “Miss Juneteenth.”
The 2021 Gothams have already announced some special awards, including Kristen Stewart receiving the Performer Tribute, Eamonn Bowles receiving the Industry Tribute, the cast of “The Harder They Fall” receiving the Ensemble Tribute and Jane Campion receiving the Director’s Tribute
One new element of this year’s show is that the organization has gotten rid of gendered awards. The best actor and best actress categories for independent feature films will instead be known as outstanding lead performance and outstanding supporting performance.
Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham Film and Media Institute, explained the decision in a statement in August, saying: “The Gotham Awards have a 30-year history of celebrating diverse voices in independent storytelling. We are proud to recognize outstanding acting achievements each year, and look forward to a new model of honoring performances without binary divisions of gender. We are grateful to those who helped to start this conversation in recent years and we are thrilled that the Gotham Awards will continue to support artistic excellence in a more inclusive and equitable way.”
The Gotham Awards are part of IFP’s mission to encourage independent storytelling, as are other programs like IFP Week and Filmmaker Magazine. More details about the Gotham Awards will be released closer to the event’s date.
Watch the nominations below: