Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance
The Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards and was first awarded in 2021. It is a gender neutral award and was introduced for the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2021 to replace the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress given out in previous years.[1]
Winners and nominees[]
- "‡" indicates an Academy Award-nominated performance
2020s[]
Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role | Ref. |
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2021 | Olivia Colman ‡ | The Lost Daughter | Leda Caruso | [2][3] |
Frankie Faison | The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain | Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. | ||
Michael Greyeyes | Wild Indian | Makwa | ||
Brittany S. Hall | Test Pattern | Renesha | ||
Oscar Isaac | The Card Counter | William "Tell" Tillich | ||
Taylour Paige | Zola | Aziah "Zola" King | ||
Joaquin Phoenix | C'mon C'mon | Johnny | ||
Simon Rex | Red Rocket | Mikey Saber | ||
Lili Taylor | Paper Spiders | Dawn | ||
Tessa Thompson | Passing | Irene "Reenie" Redfield |
References[]
- ^ Mandinach, Zach (August 5, 2021). "The Gotham Awards Introduce Gender Neutral Acting Categories For 2021". The Gotham Film & Media Institute. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (November 30, 2021). "Gotham Awards: 'The Lost Daughter' Wins Top Prize — See the Full List of Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (October 21, 2021). "Gotham Awards: 'The Lost Daughter,' 'Passing' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
Categories:
- Gotham Awards
- Film awards for lead actor
- Film awards for lead actress
- Awards established in 2021