Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015

25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
Date	November 30, 2015
Country	United States
Presented by	Independent Filmmaker Project
Hosted by	Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer
Highlights
Most awards	Spotlight (2)
Most nominations	The Diary of a Teenage Girl (5)
Best Feature	Spotlight
Breakthrough Director	Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea
Website	https://gotham.ifp.org

The 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on November 30, 2015.^[1]^[2]^[3] The nominees were announced on October 22, 2015.^[4]^[5]^[6] The ceremony was hosted by Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer.^[7]

Winners and nominees

Best Feature

Spotlight
- Carol
- The Diary of a Teenage Girl
- Heaven Knows What
- Tangerine

Best Documentary Feature

The Look of Silence
- Approaching the Elephant
- Cartel Land
- Heart of a Dog
- Listen to Me Marlon

Breakthrough Director

Breakthrough Actor

Mya Taylor – Tangerine as Alexandra
- Rory Culkin – Gabriel as Gabriel
- Arielle Holmes – Heaven Knows What as Harley
- Lola Kirke – Mistress America as Tracy Fishko
- Kitana Kiki Rodriguez – Tangerine as Sin-Dee Rella

Best Actor

Paul Dano – Love & Mercy as Brian Wilson
- Christopher Abbott – James White as James White
- Kevin Corrigan – Results as Danny Flynn
- Peter Sarsgaard – Experimenter as Stanley Milgram
- Michael Shannon – 99 Homes as Rick Carver

Best Actress

Bel Powley – The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Minnie Goetze
- Cate Blanchett – Carol as Carol Aird
- Blythe Danner – I'll See You in My Dreams as Carol Petersen
- Brie Larson – Room as Joy "Ma" Newsome
- Lily Tomlin – Grandma as Elle Reid
- Kristen Wiig – Welcome to Me as Alice Klieg

Best Screenplay

Audience Award

Tangerine
- Approaching the Elephant
- Appropriate Behavior
- Carol
- Cartel Land
- The Diary of a Teenage Girl
- Heart of a Dog
- Heaven Knows What
- Listen to Me Marlon
- The Look of Silence
- The Mend
- Mediterranea
- Spotlight
- James White

Breakthrough Series – Long Form

Mr. Robot
- Jane the Virgin
- Transparent
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- UnREAL

Breakthrough Series – Short Form

Shugs and Fats
- Bee and PuppyCat
- The Impossibilities
- Qraftish
- You're So Talented

Chanelle Aponte Pearson – 195 Lewis
- Claire Carré – Embers
- Deb Shoval – AWOL

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^ "25th Annual IFP Gotham Independent Film Award Winners Announced". Independent Filmmaker Project (Press release). November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^ Lewis, Hilary (October 22, 2015). "Gotham Award Nominations: Diary of a Teenage Girl Leads with Four". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^ Cox, Gordon (October 22, 2015). "Gotham Awards Nominations: Diary of a Teenage Girl, Carol Lead the Pack". Variety. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 22, 2015). "Diary Of A Teenage Girl Leads Gotham Independent Film Award Nominations – Full List". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^ Lewis, Hilary (November 3, 2015). "Gotham Awards: Broad City Stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson to Host". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2017.