MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Among Nominees for 26th Annual GOTHAM AWARDS; Full List

Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester By The Sea, Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, Kelly Reichardt's Certain Women, Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!! and Jim Jarmusch's Paterson are among the IFP Gotham Awards nominees announced today.

Ten categories were unveiled today for the 26th edition of the annual awards, considered by many to be the unofficial start of the awards season. Winners will be revealed on November 28 at Cipriani Wall Street. At the event, Amy Adams, Ethan Hawke and Oliver Stone will receive 2016 Gotham tributes and producer Arnon Milchan will receive the group's industry tribute.

Check out the list of nominees below:

BEST FEATURE

Certain Women
Kelly Reichardt, director; Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani, producers (IFC Films)

Everybody Wants Some!!
Richard Linklater, director; Megan Ellison, Ginger Sledge, Richard Linklater, producers (Paramount Pictures)

Manchester by the Sea
Kenneth Lonergan, director; Kimberly Steward, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. Walsh, producers (Amazon Studios)

Moonlight
Barry Jenkins, director; Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, producers (A24)

Paterson
Jim Jarmusch, director; Joshua Astrachan, Carter Logan, producers (Amazon Studios)

BEST ACTOR

Casey Affleck
Manchester by the Sea (Amazon Studios)

Jeff Bridges
Hell or High Water (CBS Films)

Adam Driver
Paterson (Amazon Studios)

Joel Edgerton
Loving (Focus Features)

Craig Robinson
Morris from America (A24)

BEST ACTRESS

Kate Beckinsale
Love & Friendship (Amazon Studios)

Annette Bening
20th Century Women (A24)

Isabelle Huppert
Elle (Sony Pictures Classics)

Ruth Negga
Loving (Focus Features)

Natalie Portman
Jackie (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

SPECIAL GOTHAM JURY AWARD

Cast Of Moonlight
(A24)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Cameraperson
Kirsten Johnson, director; Marilyn Ness, producer (Janus Films)

I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck, director; Rémi Grellety, Raoul Peck, Hébert Peck, producers (Magnolia Pictures)

O.J.: Made in America
Ezra Edelman, director; Caroline Waterlow, Ezra Edelman, Tamara Rosenberg, Nina Krstic, Deirdre Fenton, Erin Leyden, producers (ESPN Films)

Tower
Keith Maitland, director; Keith Maitland, Megan Gilbride, Susan Thomson, producers (Kino Lorber, Independent Lens)

Weiner
Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg, directors and producers (Sundance Selects and Showtime Documentary Films)

BINGHAM RAY BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR AWARD

Robert Eggers
The Witch (A24)

Anna Rose Holmer
The Fits (Oscilloscope Laboratories)

Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Swiss Army Man (A24)

Trey Edward Shults
Krisha (A24)

Richard Tanne
Southside with You (Roadside Attractions and Miramax)

BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR

Lily Gladstone
Certain Women (IFC Films)

Lucas Hedges
Manchester by the Sea (Amazon Studios)

Royalty Hightower
The Fits (Oscilloscope Laboratories)

Sasha Lane
American Honey (A24)

Anya Taylor-Joy
The Witch (A24)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Hell or High Water
Taylor Sheridan (CBS Films)

Love & Friendship
Whit Stillman (Amazon Studios)

Manchester by the Sea
Kenneth Lonergan (Amazon Studios)

Moonlight
Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; Screenplay by Barry Jenkins (A24)

Paterson
Jim Jarmusch (Amazon Studios)

BREAKTHROUGH SERIES - LONGFORM

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna, creators; Marc Webb, Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna, Erin Ehrlich, executive producers (The CW)

The Girlfriend Experience
Lodge Kerrigan, Amy Seimetz, creators; Steven Soderbergh, Philip Fleischman, Amy Seimetz, Lodge Kerrigan, Jeff Cuban, Gary Marcus, executive producers (Starz)

Horace and Pete
Louis C.K., creator; M. Blair Breard, Dave Becky, Vernon Chatman, Dino Stamatopoulos, executive producers (louisck.net)

Marvel's Jessica Jones
Melissa Rosenberg, creator; Melissa Rosenberg, Liz Friedman, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Dan Buckley, Jim Chory, Jeph Loeb, Howard Klein,mexecutive producers (Netflix)

Master of None
Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, creators; Michael Schur, David Miner, Dave Becky, executive producers (Netflix)

BREAKTHROUGH SERIES - SHORTFORM

The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo
Brian Jordan Alvarez, creator (YouTube)

Her Story
Jen Richards and Laura Zak, creators (herstoryshow.com)

The Movement
Darnell Moore, Host (Mic.com)

Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People
Dylan Marron, creator (Seriously.TV)

Surviving
Reagan Gomez, creator (YouTube)

The IFP Gotham Awards, selected by distinguished juries and presented in New York City, the home of independent film, are the first honors of the film awards season. This public showcase honors the filmmaking community, expands the audience for independent films, and supports the work that IFP does behind the scenes throughout the year to bring such films to fruition.

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) champions the future of storytelling by connecting artists with essential resources at all stages of development and distribution. The organization fosters a vibrant and sustainable independent storytelling community through its year-round programs, which include Independent Film Week, Filmmaker Magazine, the IFP Gotham Awards and the Made in NY Media Center by IFP, a new incubator space developed with the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment. IFP represents a growing network of 10,000 storytellers around the world, and plays a key role in developing 350 new feature and documentary works each year. During its 36-year history, IFP has supported over 8,000 projects and offered resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers, including Debra Granik, Miranda July, Michael Moore, Dee Rees, and Benh Zeitlin. More info at www.ifp.org.

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