Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast

Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Gotham Film & Media Institute
First awarded2005
Currently held byFire Island (2021)
Websiteawards.thegotham.org

The Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast was one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards awarded between 2005 and 2012. The award was called Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance between 2008 and 2012.

Since 2014, a similar award has been given as a special non-competitive award every year, except in 2019. From 2014 to 2018 it was presented as Special Jury Award – Best Ensemble Performance, since 2020 it has been presented as Ensemble Tribute.

Winners and nominees[edit]

2000s[edit]

Year Film Winners and nominees Ref.
2005 The Squid and the Whale William Baldwin, Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, Laura Linney, Anna Paquin [1]
Brokeback Mountain Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Heath Ledger, Randy Quaid, Michelle Williams
Crash Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Nona Gaye, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Michael Peña, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate
Good Night, and Good Luck Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., Frank Langella, David Strathairn
Nine Lives Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Elpidia Carrillo, Glenn Close, Stephen Dillane, Dakota Fanning, William Fichtner, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Jason Isaacs, Joe Mantegna, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Mary Kay Place, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Aidan Quinn, Miguel Sandoval, Amanda Seyfried, Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn
2006 Babel Boubker Ait El Caid, Adriana Barraza, Gael García Bernal, Cate Blanchett, Rinko Kikuchi, Brad Pitt, Said Tarchani, Kōji Yakusho [2]
For Your Consideration Bob Balaban, Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard
Little Miss Sunshine Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear
A Prairie Home Companion Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, L. Q. Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin
Shortbus Raphael Barker, Lindsay Beamish, Jay Brannan, Justin Vivian Bond, Paul Dawson, PJ DeBoy, Sook-Yin Lee, Peter Stickles
2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Albert Finney, Rosemary Harris, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brían F. O'Byrne, Amy Ryan, Michael Shannon, Marisa Tomei [3]
Talk to Me Cedric the Entertainer, Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mike Epps, Vondie Curtis Hall, Taraji P. Henson, Martin Sheen
The Last Winter Connie Britton, Kevin Corrigan, Zach Gilford, James LeGros, Ron Perlman
Margot at the Wedding Jack Black, Flora Cross, Ciarán Hinds, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zane Pais, John Turturro
The Savages Philip Bosco, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney
2008 Synecdoche, New York Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams [4]
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson
Ballast Johnny McPhail, Tarra Riggs, Jim Myron Ross, Michael J. Smith Sr.
Rachel Getting Married Tunde Adebimpe, Rosemarie DeWitt, Anisa George, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Anna Deavere Smith, Debra Winger, Mather Zickel
The Visitor Hiam Abbass, Danai Gurira, Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman
2009 The Hurt Locker Ralph Fiennes, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, David Morse, Guy Pearce, Jeremy Renner [5]
Adventureland Jesse Eisenberg, Bill Hader, Margarita Levieva, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Kristen Stewart, Kristen Wiig
Cold Souls Paul Giamatti, Dina Korzun, David Strathairn, Emily Watson, Katheryn Winnick
A Serious Man Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg
Sugar Richard Bull, Michael Gaston, Andre Holland, Ellary Porterfield, Rayniel Rufino, Algenis Perez Soto, Jaime Tirelli, Ann Whitney

2010s[edit]

Year Film Winners and nominees Ref.
2010 Winter's Bone Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, John Hawkes, Jennifer Lawrence, Lauren Sweetser [6]
The Kids Are All Right Annette Bening, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska
Life During Wartime Shirley Henderson, Ciarán Hinds, Allison Janney, Michael Lerner, Chris Marquette, Rich Pecci, Paul Reubens, Charlotte Rampling, Ally Sheedy, Dylan Riley Snyder, Renée Taylor, Michael K. Williams
Please Give Ann Guilbert, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Lois Smith, Sarah Steele
Tiny Furniture David Call, Grace Dunham, Lena Dunham, Sarah Sophie Flicker, Rachel Howe, Garland Hunter, Isen Hunter, Alex Karpovsky, Jemima Kirke, Amy Seimetz, Laurie Simmons, Merritt Wever
2011 Beginners Keegan Boos, Mary Page Keller, Mélanie Laurent, Kai Lennox, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Goran Višnjić [7]
The Descendants Mary Birdsong, Beau Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Rob Huebel, Nick Krause, Matthew Lillard, Amara Miller, Shailene Woodley
Margin Call Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Aasif Mandvi, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci
Martha Marcy May Marlene Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy, Maria Dizzia, Julia Garner, John Hawkes, Louisa Krause, Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson
Take Shelter Kathy Baker, Jessica Chastain, LisaGay Hamilton, Robert Longstreet, Ray McKinnon, Katy Mixon, Michael Shannon, Tova Stewart, Shea Whigham
2012 Your Sister's Sister Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass [8]
[9]
Bernie Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey
Moonrise Kingdom Bob Balaban, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Bruce Willis
Safety Not Guaranteed Kristen Bell, Jenica Bergere, Mark Duplass, Jeff Garlin, Jake Johnson, Aubrey Plaza, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Karan Soni
Silver Linings Playbook Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver

Special non-competitive awards[edit]

2010s[edit]

Year Film Winners and nominees Ref.
2014 Foxcatcher Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum [10]
2015 Spotlight Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, and Stanley Tucci [11]
2016 Moonlight Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, and Ashton Sanders [12]
2017 Mudbound Jonathan Banks, Mary J. Blige, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Rob Morgan, and Carey Mulligan [13]
2018 The Favourite Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz [14]
2019 Not given

2020s[edit]

Year Film Winners and nominees Ref.
2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Caitlin FitzGerald, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Michael Keaton, Alice Kremelberg, Frank Langella, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, Ben Shenkman, and Jeremy Strong [15]
2021 The Harder They Fall Zazie Beetz, Deon Cole, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Idris Elba, Edi Gathegi, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Lakeith Stanfield, and Damon Wayans Jr. [16]
2022 Fire Island Nick Adams, Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, Zane Phillips, Conrad Ricamora, Matt Rogers, James Scully and Bowen Yang [17]

Multiple competitive awards[edit]

2 awards

Multiple competitive nominations[edit]

3 nominations
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman
2 nominations

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ "2008 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "2009 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "2010 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "2011 Winners and nominees". Gotham Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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  9. ^ Knegt, Peter (October 18, 2012). "Gotham Awards Announce 2012 Nominations". Indiewire. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  10. ^ Luers, Erik (December 2, 2014). "24th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards by IFP Winners Announced". Independent Filmmaker Project. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  11. ^ Cox, Gordon (November 30, 2015). "Spotlight Wins Big at 2015 Gotham Awards (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  12. ^ Erbland, Kate (November 28, 2016). "Gotham Awards 2016: Complete Winners List". IndieWire. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  13. ^ Erbland, Kate (November 27, 2017). "Gotham Awards 2017: Complete Winners List". IndieWire. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  14. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (November 26, 2018). "Gotham Awards: A24 Sweeps with Five Wins, Including First Reformed, Eighth Grade (Full Winners List)". Variety. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  15. ^ Lewis, Hilary (December 17, 2020). "Trial of the Chicago 7 Cast to Receive Gotham Awards' First Ensemble Tribute". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  16. ^ Grobar, Matt (2021-10-18). "The Harder They Fall Cast to Receive Ensemble Tribute at Gotham Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  17. ^ Zee, Michaela; Malkin, Marc (September 20, 2022). "Fire Island to Receive Gotham Awards' Ensemble Tribute (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2022.