"TÁR" and "Aftersun" lead the 2022 Gotham Award Nominations
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 7:17PM by Nathaniel R
The Gotham Awards, the East Coast indie prizes that pair nicely with the West Coast's much-later Spirit Awards, have announced their nominations for the 2022 film year so we're officially off! Todd Field & Cate Blanchett's collaboration TÁR and Charlotte Wells' debut film Aftersun (both fairly new in theaters) most impressed the various juries that the Gothams assign to categories each year. They led the way with four nominations each across the 8 film categories. Other films that have reason to celebrate today include but are not limited to Everything Everywhere All At Once and two films that have not yet opened for moviegoers, the gay military drama The Inspection (Nov 18th) and Sarah Polley's return with Women Talking (Dec 2nd). Finally we've got a double acting nominee this year despite so few categories with Ben Whishaw nominated for both film (Women Talking) and television work (This is Going to Hurt).
Full list of nominees after the jump...
FILM AWARDS
BEST FEATURE
- Aftersun (A24)
- Cathedral (MUBI)
- Dos Estaciones (Cinema Guild)
- Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
- TÁR (Focus Features)
Because the nominations are juried there are always major surprises like tiny little seen films like Cathedral and Dos Estaciones factoring into the top category (but nowhere else). Given the other nominations for The Inspection though, perhaps A24 nearly had 2/3rds of this list.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- All That Breathes (Sideshow/HBO)
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (NEON)
- I Didn't See You There (RePort Media)
- The Territory (National Geographic)
- What We Leave Behind (Array)
Random note: None of these films are up for the top doc category at the more mainstream Critics Choice Awards though All The Beauty and the Bloodshed and The Territory both have nominations for their directors.
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
The Banshees of Inisherin
- Athena -France (Netflix)
- The Banshees of Inisherin -Ireland (Searchlight)
- Corsage - Austria (IFC Films)
- Decision to Leave - South Korea (MUBI)
- Happening - France (IFC Films)
- Saint Omer - France (Super LTD)
With the exception of Athena (just out) and Happening (which France did not select as their Oscar film last season), all of these are hoping for Oscar attention since they're either submitted for International or expected to factor into multiple categories (Banshees)
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
- Charlotte Wells, Aftersun
- Owen Kline, Funny Pages
- Elegance Bratton, The Inspection
- Antonetta Alamat Kusijanovic, Murina
- Beth de Araujo, Soft & Quiet
- Jane Schoenbrun, We're All Going to the World's Fair
The Daniels, who directed Everything Everywhere All At Once were nominated in this category back in 2016 for Swiss Army Man though they didn't win.
SCREENPLAY
AFTER YANG © A24
- After Yang, Kogonada
- Armageddon Time, James Gray
- Catherine Called Birdy, Lena Dunham
- TÁR, Todd Field
- Women Talking, Sarah Polley
It's nice to see After Yang and Catherine Called Birdy pop up here, both criminally undervalued must-see movies.
LEAD PERFORMANCE
TILL
- Cate Blanchett, TÁR
- Danielle Deadwyler, Till
- Dale Dickey, A Love Song
- Colin Farrell, After Yang
- Brendan Fraser, The Whale
- Paul Mescal, Aftersun
- Thandiwe Newton, Gods' Country
- Aubrey Plaza, Emily the Criminal
- Taylor Russell, Bones and All
- Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Tough break for Jeremy Pope the most conspicuous absentee given the supporting nods for The Inspection. And a pity that Colin Farrell wasn't honored for Banshees of Inisherin which is a stronger performance. But the Gothams weirdly avoid performances from overseas even if they're in English. They rule by "producer" rather than actor so it doesn't matter where the actor is from, just where their film is produced. so the British Aftersun, produced by Americans is eligible while the Irish film, Banshees, is not. (Dumb rule but you gotta have rules to narrow things down for juries one supposes).
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
- Jessie Buckley, Women Talking
- Rául Castillo, The Inspection
- Hong Chau, The Whale
- Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
- Nina Hoss, TÁR
- Noemie Merlant, TÁR
- Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Mark Rylance, Bones and All
- Gabrielle Union, The Inspection
- Ben Whishaw, Women Talking
Lots of lovely performances though I'm on record as saying that I think Rylance was quite bad in Bones and All, super hammy and laying on his character's freakishness super thick. Which might be okay in some films but not, I would argue, in this one which has a somewhat artful subtlety. Still, at the screening I attended for Bones and All the audience went nuts for his work so he's a crowd-pleaser.
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER
Anna Diop in "Nanny"
- Anna Cobb, We're All Going to the World's Fair
- Frankie Corio, Aftersun
- Anna Diop, Nanny
- Gracija Filipovic, Murina
- Kali Reis, Catch the Fair One
True dumb story: There was a mix up / double booking at the airport going to Middlelburg (where Anna Diop was honored for her Nanny work) and my boyfriend and I almost crashed Anna Diop's private car! She was nice about it but the driver figured it out and had the company send another driver quickly.
TV AWARDS
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES - SHORT FORMAT
- Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- As We See It (Prime)
- Mo (Netflix)
- Rap Sh!t (HBO Max)
- Somebody Somewhere (HBO Max)
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES - LONG FORMAT
- Pachinko (Apple TV+)
- Severance (Apple TV+)
- Station Eleven (HBO Max)
- This is Going to Hurt (AMC+/BBC)
- Yellowjackets (Showtime)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SERIES
This is Going to Hurt
- Bilal Baig, Sort Of
- Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
- Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
- Minha Kim, Pachinko
- Matilda Lawler, Station Eleven
- Britt Lower, Severance
- Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
- Zahn McClarnon, Dark Winds
- Sue Ann Pien, As We See It
- Ben Whishaw, This is Going to Hurt
BREAKTHROUGH NONCITION SERIES
- Andy Warhold Diaries (Nextli)
- The Last Movie Stars (HBO Max)
- Mind Over Murder (HBO Max)
- The Rehearsal (HBO Max)
- We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime)
Reader Comments (13)
surely jeremy pope qualified for breakthrough performance if there no was room in lead
glad to see matilda lawler acknowledged for being the best thing in station eleven
Time to add Mescal to your Best Actor chart? I don't think he'll end up getting nominated, but the film is doing well, his profile is rising a lot and that category is so empty that I think he deserves to be in the conversation more.
Also, I'm happy to note for those fearing that non-gendered acting categories would end up harming actresses, that it wasn't the case at all here, with women dominating in every category except for Supporting, in which there were as many nominated as men. And this allowed for a non-binary actor to get recognized in Outstanding Performance in a New Series. Good news.
I am happy that the wonderful MURINA is getting some recognition. I saw it this month in the local Croatian Film Festival, but I was resigned to having that as one of those small films that I love but no-one else has heard of.
Lucky - the non-gendered category works here because the Gothams are decided by a smaller number of people. I still believe that larger organisations like the Oscars will suffer from sexism if they go down the same route (for evidence, check out the Australian music award nominations, the ARIAs).
I know we shouldn't use these as Oscar bellwethers but i'm pleased to see The Inspection 2 nods,apparently Union gives us a reverse Mo'Nique in Precious,A24 have a big slate this year and something going to get lost in the mix.
Could we start saying Deadwyler is lockish.
I'm sorry but Banshees in foreign is bullshit.
I absolutely loathe gender-neutral acting categories. I will say it every single time, sorry. How on Earth am I supposed to choose between Chau, Hoss AND Whishaw?
This is Going to Hurt is beyond good. Suprised they couldn't find room for Ambika Mod.
Lucky -- what Travis said. I think with small juries you're going to have an easier time "controlling" the nomination so there's a balance with diversity, gender, even age (though most groups aren't worried about ageism yet) etc... i'm hoping Oscar doesn't go this route but if they do, i think it will be a disaster given that people already criticize everything they do. Imagine if they did this and the ensuing uproar if they accidentally nominated a majority of men -- by accident of course because there's never any group intention when you have 1000s voting on 100s of options and it's a secret ballot.
Peggy Sue -- ooh good to hear that about This is Going to Hurt. i will sample it soon.
Considering my top three films of the year are currently EEAAO, Aftersun and TAR, I am over the moon with these picks. Still, I'm with you 100% on Rylance, Nathaniel. In my screening I could tell it was going to be a divisive performance all season - very love it or hate it, and I'm in the hate camp. It's insanely over the top.
I really hope Blanchett, Deadwyler and Yeoh are all solid for Actress, but I know several deserving names are going to miss this year.
My concern with non-gendered categories is not that women will be underrepresented, it's the opposite. People are so conscious of political correctness these days, that I feel women will be totally represented. If anything, it'll harm actors more, and I don't want that either. The categories are fine the way they are, everyone gets their moment to shine.
And if they are going to ensure behind the scenes that the categories are gender-balanced, then why combine them anyway...?
While I understand - in theory - the purpose of trying to ensure diversity / inclusion etc in nominations - in practice, it undermines the award entirely. If it's supposed to be about acting / performance, but we're choosing people based on boxes they check, no matter how well-intentioned, isn't that making it totally political and about things that are not at all related to acting / performance? It gets into sticky territory.
Then again, awards are inherently political, so I guess it doesn't really matter. I just prefer when we can at least pretend it's about "the performance, and not the politics," to quote the icon Mo'Nique.
But, I digress. I've been able to detach myself more and more from awards in the past few years and just observe for entertainment / trivia purposes and that helps. The non-gendered categories are helping me detach even more bc I personally am not a fan.
And less awards! ONE lead actor / actress wins. That's so boring lol.
I'm upset Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu missed out here!
- Peggy Sue - How on Earth are you supposed to choose between Chau, Hoss and Whishaw? Well the same way you would usually choose between Chau and Hoss. Acting talent -like editing, costume design or cinematography- has nothing to do with gender.
-Philip H - everyone gets their moment to shine... except for non-binary actors. Who are coming out and getting more roles every year.
And Nathaniel, I understand the fear of the backlash in case a majority of male actors got in, but if that happens maybe that's the conversation we should be having. If the men are worthy maybe it would help us finally advance on this topic. The truth is we just don't know how this would fare. Until it actually happens, we're just speculating.
But I see I'm in the minority on this topic, so maybe let's just agree to disagree for now. Although I do think it's a discussion worth having.
Happy to see Zahn McClarnon nominated. I get people being mixed on the show, but loved his performance on Dark Winds. A shame about the Farrell thing, but yeah, I guess you've got to narrow things down somehow.
Lucky: one thing you might need to realize is that as it stands, non-gendered categories means there will be two less acting categories, and given that most people who are not obsessed with the Oscars like we are only care about actors, there is no way they would impliment a change that would mean having two less actors going up to receive a trophy. They would have to come up with some excuse to award more actors, but also come up with a way that doesn't turn them into the Golden Globes or the People`s Choice Awards. Awards like the Gothams or the Independent Spirit Awards can afford to make these changes because they have less at stake in terms of the telecast. The Oscars are still an institution that is expected to deliver a big telecast, which has driven them to make so many questionable choices in the last 10 years, and eliminating acting categories is something they simply can't afford to do.
I don’t think any actress should be singled out for Women Talking. It’s such a beautiful ensemble and makes me sad for the others.
Also thrilled for Aftersun. Hopefully it’ll land Spirit nominations as well.
Think Oscar’s original screenplay is too competitive to squeeze in there. Mescal could have a chance with a campaign and a thin Oscar pool.