2026 GOTHAM NOMINATIONS PREDICTIONS

Published on 10/26/26 

Written by: Braylon Mitchell 

My final predictions for the 36th Annual Gotham Award Nominations. Nominations will be announced on October 26th. 

Let the awards season begin, baby! 

BEST FEATURE 

1. Blue Heron 

2. Club Kid 

3. The Invite 

4. The Debut 

5. Blue Film 

6. Rose of Nevada 

7. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 

8. Joesphine 

9. Night Nurse 

10. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie 

BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE 

1. Sandra Hüller- Rose 

2. John Turturro- The Only Living Pickpocket in New York 

3. Julianne Moore- The Debut 

4. John Malkovich- Wild Horse Nine 

5. Virginie Efira- All of a Sudden 

6. Mahershala Ali- Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother 

7. Jeon Do yeon- Possible Love 

8. Rinko Kikuchi- Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! 

9. Rosalind Eleazar- Misty Green 

10. Pedro Pascal- Behemoth! 

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE 

1. Guitarricadelafuente- La bola negra 

2. Penelope Cruz- The Invite 

3. Edward Norton- The Invite 

4. Paul Giamatti- The Debut 

5. Tao Okamoto- All of a Sudden 

6. Adam Driver- Paper Tiger 

7. Gillian Anderson- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 

8. Kate O'Flynn- Tender Loving Care 

9. Danielle Brooks- If I Go Will They Miss Me 

10. Leo Woodall- Tony 

BEST DIRECTOR 

1. Andrey Zvyaginstev- Minotaur 

2. Lee Chang Dong- Possible Love 

3. Olivia Wilde- The Invite 

4. James Gray- Paper Tiger 

5. Sophy Romvari- Blue Heron 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

1. Tender Loving Care 

2. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 

3. Maddie's Secret 

4. Bunnylovr 

5. Bedford Park 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 

1. All of a Sudden 

2. Minotaur 

3. La Gradiva 

4. Coyote vs. Acme 

5. Is God Is 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 

1. NAZA 

2. Once Upon a Time in Harlem 

3. The History of Concrete 

4. Everybody to Kemure Street 

5. Ghost in the Machine 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE 

1. All of a Sudden 

2. Minotaur 

3. La Gravida 

4. Everytime 

5. Rose