Gotham Awards

16 films • 7 awards • 9 selections

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The Edge of Democracy

2019•Award

Brazil's political turmoil unfolds through the experiences of Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, focusing on the 2016 impeachment and Jair Bolsonaro's ascent.

The Edge of Democracy

2019 • Award

The Look of Silence

2015•Award

480 public screenings of the film took place across Indonesia on International Human Rights Day in 2014, including a premiere in Jakarta attended by 2,000 people.

The Look of Silence

2015 • Award

Waiting for "Superman"

2010•Award

Geoffrey Canada reflects on the challenges within the American education system as families like the Esparzas and Joneses seek admission to competitive charter schools.

Waiting for "Superman"

2010 • Award

Cameraperson

2016•Award

Footage from various documentary projects spans locations including Bosnia, Nigeria, and the United States, revealing the art of filmmaking through personal experiences.

Cameraperson

2016 • Award

All That Breathes

2023•Award

Over the last 20 years, two brothers in New Delhi have treated 20,000 injured black kites at their bird clinic.

All That Breathes

2023 • Award

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013•Award

Harry Dean Stanton appeared in over 250 films, including notable roles in "Paris, Texas" and "Repo Man," while also performing American folk songs.

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013 • Award

Dolores

2017•Award

Huerta organized hundreds of farmworkers during the Delano grape strike in the 1960s, advocating for labor rights and social justice.

Dolores

2017 • Award

Official Selections

An Inconvenient Truth

2006•Official selection

Al Gore has presented his slide show on global warming over 1,000 times to audiences worldwide, aiming to raise awareness about the climate crisis.

An Inconvenient Truth

2006 • Official selection

Grizzly Man

•Official selection

Over 100 hours of footage recorded by Timothy Treadwell documents his interactions with grizzly bears before he and his girlfriend were killed by one in 2003.

Grizzly Man

Year unknown • Official selection

The Rehearsal

•Official selection

Nathan Fielder creates elaborate simulations for ordinary people to rehearse significant life events, aiming to prepare them for potential challenges.

The Rehearsal

Year unknown • Official selection

Weiner

•Official selection

4.9% of the popular vote was all Anthony Weiner received in the 2013 New York City mayoral primary after a scandal derailed his campaign.

Weiner

Year unknown • Official selection

Listen to Me Marlon

•Official selection

Over 100 hours of audio recordings from Marlon Brando's personal archive provide insight into his life and career in this documentary.

Listen to Me Marlon

Year unknown • Official selection

Let the Fire Burn

2013•Official selection

Eleven people, including five children, died in a 1985 police bombing of the MOVE organization’s row house in Philadelphia.

Let the Fire Burn

2013 • Official selection

Bright Leaves

2004•Official selection

Ross McElwee reflects on his family's connection to the tobacco industry in North Carolina, linking it to the 1950 film "Bright Leaf" and its cultural implications.

Bright Leaves

2004 • Official selection

Midnight Traveler

2019•Official selection

The family spends 475 days in Serbia waiting for asylum after fleeing Afghanistan to escape threats from the Taliban.

Midnight Traveler

2019 • Official selection

Ballets Russes

2005•Official selection

Over 20 principal dancers from the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and the Original Ballet Russe share their experiences in this 118-minute documentary.

Ballets Russes

2005 • Official selection

The record, year by year

Every Gotham Awards title we index, 2004 to 2023: 8 awards, 9 nominations and 0 official selections across 10 years.

2023

Award

All That Breathes

2019

Award

The Edge of Democracy

Nomination

Midnight Traveler

2017

Award

Dolores

2016

Award

Cameraperson

2015

Award

The Look of Silence

2013

Award

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Nomination

Let the Fire Burn

2010

Award

Waiting for "Superman"

2006

Nomination

An Inconvenient Truth

2005

Nomination

Ballets Russes

2004

Nomination

Bright Leaves

How this was compiled. Our editors assembled this record together with Wikidata's structured claims (award received P166, nominated for P1411, official selection P5072), festival names and years drawn from published Wikipedia articles, and our own web research. Some entries were extracted automatically and have not yet been independently corroborated.

It describes the films we index, not the festival: a year showing one award means one award-winning title in our index, not that the festival gave one award. A further 5 entries carry no year and are not shown above.