Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer

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Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Gotham Film & Media Institute
First award1998
Currently held byBrandon Wilson for Nickel Boys (2024)
Websiteawards.thegotham.org

The Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. It was first awarded in 1998, with Sonja Sohn and Saul Williams being the first recipients of the award for their roles as Lauren Bell and Ray Joshua in Slam, respectively.

The category was called Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor until 2021.[1]

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role Ref.
1998 Sonja Sohn Slam Lauren Bell [2]
Saul Williams Slam Ray Joshua
Norman Reedus Six Ways to Sunday Harold
Sam Rockwell Lawn Dogs Trent Burns
Robin Tunney Niagara, Niagara Marcy
1999 Dylan Baker Happiness Bill Maplewood [3]
Janet McTeer Tumbleweeds Mary Jo Walker

2000s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role Ref.
2000 Michelle Rodriguez Girlfight Diana Guzman [4]
2001 Yolonda Ross Stranger Inside Treasure [5]
2002 Maggie Gyllenhaal Secretary Lee Holloway [6]
2003 Lee Pace Soldier's Girl Calpernia Addams [7]
Bobby Cannavale The Station Agent Joe Oramas
Jesse Eisenberg Roger Dodger Nick
Judy Marte Raising Victor Vargas Judy
Victor Rasuk Raising Victor Vargas Victor
Paul Schneider All the Real Girls Paul
2004 Catalina Sandino Moreno Maria Full of Grace Maria Álvarez [8]
Mos Def The Woodsman Lucas
Ensemble Cast Everyday People Various
Anthony Mackie Brother to Brother Perry
Dallas Roberts A Home at the End of the World Jonathan Glover
2005 Amy Adams Junebug Ashley Johnsten [9]
Camilla Belle The Ballad of Jack and Rose Rose Slavin
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Mysterious Skin Neil McCormick
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow DJay
Damian Lewis Keane William Keane
2006 Shareeka Epps Half Nelson Drey [10]
Rinko Kikuchi Babel Chieko Wataya
Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine Olive Hoover
Melinda Page Hamilton Sleeping Dogs Lie Amy
Channing Tatum A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Antonio (young)
2007 Elliot Page[a] Juno Juno MacGuff [11]
Emile Hirsch Into the Wild Chris McCandless
Kene Holliday Great World of Sound Clarence
Jess Weixler Teeth Dawn O'Keefe
Luisa Williams Day Night Day Night She
2008 Melissa Leo Frozen River Ray Eddy [12]
Pedro Castaneda August Evening Jaime
Rosemarie DeWitt Rachel Getting Married Rachel Buchman
Rebecca Hall Vicky Cristina Barcelona Vicky
Alejandro Polanco Chop Shop Alejandro "Ale"
Micheal J. Smith Sr. Ballast Lawrence
2009 Catalina Saavedra The Maid Raquel [13]
Ben Foster The Messenger SSgt. Will Montgomery
Patton Oswalt Big Fan Paul Aufiero
Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker Sergeant First Class William James
Souléymane Sy Savané Goodbye Solo Solo

2010s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role Ref.
2010 Ronald Bronstein Daddy Longlegs Lenny Sokol [14]
Prince Adu Prince of Broadway Lucky
Greta Gerwig Greenberg Florence Marr
Jennifer Lawrence Winter's Bone Ree Dolly
John Ortiz Jack Goes Boating Clyde
2011 Felicity Jones Like Crazy Anna Maria Gardner [15]
Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene Martha/Marcy May/"Marlene Lewis"
Harmony Santana Gun Hill Road Michael/Vanessa
Shailene Woodley The Descendants Alexandra "Alex" King
Jacob Wysocki Terri Terri Thompson
2012 Emayatzy Corinealdi Middle of Nowhere Ruby [16]
[17]
Mike Birbiglia Sleepwalk with Me Matt Pandamiglio
Thure Lindhardt Keep the Lights On Erik Rothman
Melanie Lynskey Hello I Must Be Going Amy
Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild Hushpuppy
2013 Michael B. Jordan Fruitvale Station Oscar Grant III [18]
Dane DeHaan Kill Your Darlings Lucien Carr
Kathryn Hahn Afternoon Delight Rachel
Lupita Nyong'o 12 Years a Slave Patsey
Robin Weigert Concussion Abby Ableman / Eleanor
2014 Tessa Thompson Dear White People Samantha "Sam" White [19]
Riz Ahmed Nightcrawler Rick
Macon Blair Blue Ruin Dwight Evans
Ellar Coltrane Boyhood Mason Evans Jr.
Joey King Wish I Was Here Grace Bloom
Jenny Slate Obvious Child Donna Stern
2015 Mya Taylor Tangerine Alexandra [20]
Rory Culkin Gabriel Gabriel
Arielle Holmes Heaven Knows What Harley
Lola Kirke Mistress America Tracy Fishko
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez Tangerine Sin-Dee Rella
2016 Anya Taylor-Joy The Witch Thomasin [21]
Lily Gladstone Certain Women Jamie
Lucas Hedges Manchester by the Sea Patrick Chandler
Royalty Hightower The Fits Toni
Sasha Lane American Honey Star
2017 Timothée Chalamet Call Me by Your Name Elio Perlman [22]
Mary J. Blige Mudbound Florence Jackson
Harris Dickinson Beach Rats Frankie
Kelvin Harrison Jr. It Comes at Night Travis
Brooklynn Prince The Florida Project Moonee
2018 Elsie Fisher Eighth Grade Kayla Day [23]
Yalitza Aparicio Roma Cleodegaria "Cleo" Gutiérrez
Helena Howard Madeline's Madeline Madeline
KiKi Layne If Beale Street Could Talk Clementine "Tish" Rivers
Thomasin McKenzie Leave No Trace Tom
2019 Taylor Russell Waves Emily Williams [24]
Julia Fox Uncut Gems Julia Holmes
Aisling Franciosi The Nightingale Clare Carroll
Chris Galust Give Me Liberty Vic
Noah Jupe Honey Boy Young Otis Lort
Jonathan Majors The Last Black Man in San Francisco Montgomery Allen

2020s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role Ref.
2020 Kingsley Ben-Adir One Night in Miami... Malcolm X [25]
Jasmine Batchelor The Surrogate Jess Harris
Sidney Flanigan Never Rarely Sometimes Always Autumn Callahan
Orion Lee First Cow King-Lu
Kelly O'Sullivan Saint Frances Bridget
2021 Emilia Jones CODA Ruby Rossi [26]
[27]
Natalie Morales Language Lessons Cariño
Rachel Sennott Shiva Baby Danielle
Suzanna Son Red Rocket Strawberry
Amalia Ulman El Planeta Leonor Jimenez
2022 Gracija Filipović Murina Julija [28]
Anna Cobb We're All Going to the World's Fair Casey
Frankie Corio Aftersun Sophie
Anna Diop Nanny Aisha
Kali Reis Catch the Fair One Kaylee
2023 Not awarded [29]
2024 Brandon Wilson Nickel Boys Turner [30]
Lily Collias Good One Sam
Ryan Destiny The Fire Inside Claressa "T-Rex" Shields
Maisy Stella My Old Ass Elliott
Izaac Wang Dìdi Chris Wang

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as Ellen Page

References

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