Gotham Awards Nominations: ‘Anora’ Leads Pack, ‘Challengers’ & ‘Nickel Boys’ Among Group Up For Best Feature

Gotham Awards Nominations: ‘Anora’ Leads Pack, ‘Challengers’ & ‘Nickel Boys’ Among Group Up For Best Feature

“We are proud to announce the nominees for The Gothams, selected by nominating committees who bring their independent perspective to the selection process. This year’s nominations celebrate voices from across the globe, embodying the growing embrace of international cinema by audiences everywhere,” said Jeffrey Sharp, president of the The Gotham Film & Media Institute, the awards’ parent organization.

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CIFF 2024: Vermiglio, The Sparrow in the Chimney, Super Happy Forever

CIFF 2024: Vermiglio, The Sparrow in the Chimney, Super Happy Forever

Director Maura Delpero’s “Vermiglio,” which won the top prize, the Gold Hugo, at the festival, earns encomium for how it renders frigid temperatures at high altitudes intimate and inviting. The very earliest moments that Delpero documents are those of the family’s daily rhythms and activities: milking the cow, preparing meals, and doing laundry. There’s affection and insurance in these movements; these actions sustain the community and bring joy. Knowing how to move forward when these activities are interrupted will become a key tribulation for the family and underscores one of the film’s main themes about how the more things change, the more they stay the same….

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