'2025 Gotham Film Award for Best Feature Goes to 'Endless Struggle' — Check Out the Complete Winners List'

On the first Monday of December, coinciding with the first workday after Thanksgiving, New York Citys film community gathered at Cipriani Wall Street for the Gotham Film Awards. Seen as the seasons opening live awards event, the ceremony set the tone for the months ahead with a glamorous evening celebrating cinematic achievements.

This year, the nominations were dominated by Paul Thomas Andersons One Battle After Another, which received six nods and won the evenings top honor: Best Feature.

Although larger studio and streaming projects, including After the Hunt, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Song Sung Blue, Frankenstein, Sinners, Hedda, and Jay Kelly, were recognized, smaller independent films captured many of the nights key wins. Notable successes included Jafar Panahis It Was Just an Accident with three awards, as well as My Fathers Shadow and Pillion.

For the first time, the Best Feature category expanded from five to ten nominees in the 2025 season. While Andersons film was among the contenders, the list also featured strong independent titles such as East of Wall, Lurker, Familiar Touch, Hamnet, and Train Dreams.

Nominations are selected by committees of critics, journalists, festival programmers, and curators, while separate juries of industry professionals, including writers, directors, actors, producers, and editors, determine the winners.

Selected Winners of the 2025 Gotham Film Awards

• One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures) Best Feature WINNER
• It Was Just an Accident (Neon) WINNER
• My Undesirable Friends: Part I Last Air in Moscow (self-distributed) WINNER
• Pillion (A24) WINNER
• My Fathers Shadow (Mubi) WINNER
• Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures) WINNER
• Souleymanes Story (Kino Lorber) WINNER

Notable Nominated Films

• Bugonia (Focus Features)
• East of Wall (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Familiar Touch (Music Box Films)
• Hamnet (Focus Features)
• If I Had Legs Id Kick You (A24)
• Lurker (Mubi)
• Sorry, Baby (A24)
• The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)
• Train Dreams (Netflix)
• No Other Choice (Neon)
• Nouvelle Vague (Netflix)
• Resurrection (Janus Films)
• Sound of Falling (Mubi)
• 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS)
• BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (Rich Spirit)
• The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
• Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (Kino Lorber)

Key Highlights

The expanded Best Feature category offered a diverse mix of indie projects and high-profile productions. Awards recognized both emerging filmmakers and established names, reflecting Gothams commitment to celebrating originality and creative excellence in cinema.

Author: Sophia Brooks