Marriage Story is one of the front-runners in this year’s Oscar race, and it’s receiving more and buzz buzz as the ceremony approaches. It’s sweeping awards left and right, and it came out victories in several major categories at the recent Gotham Awards ceremony.
Noah Baumbach’s latest drama managed to beat indie darlings The Farewell, Hustlers, Uncut Gems, and Waves in the Best Feature category, and ended up scooping the biggest honor of the night. Adam Driver picked up the Best Actor award, while Baumbach was crowned as Best Screenwriter. The Audience Award also went to Marriage Story.
The list of the major winners at this year’s ceremony also included Awkwafina, who walked away with Best Actress award for The Farewell, and Taylor Russell who picked up the Breakthrough award for his performance in Waves. PEN15 and When They See Us were honored in the TV categories.
Full List of Winners at 2019 Gotham Awards
BEST FEATURE
Marriage Story
BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
BEST ACTRESS
Awkwafina – The Farewell
BEST DOCUMENTARY
American Factory
BEST SCREENPLAY
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Taylor Russell – Waves
AUDIENCE AWARD
Marriage Story
BINGHAM RAY BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR AWARD
Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre – The Mustang
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES – SHORT FORM
PEN15
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES – LONG FORM
When They See Us
