Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance explained

Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance
Presenter:	The Gotham Film & Media Institute
Country:	United States
Year:	2021
Holder:	Colman Domingo for Sing Sing (2024)

The Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards and was first awarded in 2021.

It is a gender neutral award and was introduced for the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2021 to replace the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress given out in previous years.^[1]

Winners and nominees

2020s

Year	Winner and nominees	Film	Role
2021	Olivia Colman	The Lost Daughter	Leda Caruso	^[2] ^[3]
	Frankie Faison	The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain	Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
		Wild Indian	Makwa
	Brittany S. Hall	Test Pattern	Renesha
		The Card Counter	William "Tell" Tillich
		Zola	Aziah "Zola" King
		C'mon C'mon	Johnny
		Red Rocket	Mikey Saber
		Paper Spiders	Dawn
		Passing	Irene "Reenie" Redfield
2022	Danielle Deadwyler	Till	Mamie Till-Mobley	^[4] ^[5]
		Tár	Lydia Tár
		A Love Song	Faye
		After Yang	Jake
		The Whale	Charlie
		Aftersun	Calum
		God's Country	Sandra Guidry
		Emily the Criminal	Emily Benetto
		Bones and All	Maren Yearly
		Everything Everywhere All At Once	Evelyn Wang
2023	Lily Gladstone	The Unknown Country	Tana	^[6]
		Origin
		Past Lives	Nora
		Passages	Tomas
		Our Father, the Devil	Marie Cissé
		All of Us Strangers	Adam
		Priscilla	Priscilla Presley
		A Thousand and One	Inez de la Paz
		Showing Up	Lizzy
		American Fiction	Thelonious "Monk" Ellison
2024	Colman Domingo	Sing Sing	John "Divine G" Whitfield	^[7]
		The Last Showgirl	Shelley
		The Brutalist	László Tóth
		Hard Truths	Pansy
		Babygirl	Romy Mathis
	Keith Kupferer	Ghostlight	Dan Mueller
		Anora	Anora "Ani" Mikheeva
		The Substance	Elisabeth Sparkle
		The Outrun	Rona
		I Saw the TV Glow	Owen

See also

• Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mandinach . Zach . The Gotham Awards Introduce Gender Neutral Acting Categories for 2021 . The Gotham Film & Media Institute . October 16, 2021 . August 5, 2021.
2. News: Lattanzio . Ryan . Gotham Awards: The Lost Daughter Wins Top Prize — See the Full List of Winners . November 30, 2021 . IndieWire . November 30, 2021.
3. News: Lewis . Hilary . Gotham Awards: The Lost Daughter, Passing Lead Nominations . October 21, 2021 . The Hollywood Reporter . October 21, 2021.
4. Web site: Tár Leads Gotham Awards Nominations: Full List. Variety. Ethan. Shanfield. October 25, 2022. October 25, 2022.
5. Web site: Gotham Awards: Everything Everywhere All At Once Takes Best Feature – Full Winners List. Deadline Hollywood. Jill. Goldsmith. November 28, 2022. November 29, 2022.
6. News: Lewis . Hilary . Chuba . Kirsten . 2023 Gotham Awards: Past Lives Wins Best Feature . November 29, 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter . November 27, 2023.
7. News: Lewis . Hilary . Chuba . Kirsten . 2024 Gotham Awards: A Different Man Wins Best Feature as Nickel Boys, Sing Sing Each Take Two . December 3, 2024 . . December 2, 2024.