New Delhi:The 35th Gotham Independent Film Award winners were revealed on Monday, December 1, 2025. Leonardo DiCaprio's action thriller film, One Battle After Another, won the Best Feature award. Paul Thomas Anderson is the director of the movie.
Director Jafar Panahi bagged three Gotham Awards 2025 for his film, It Was Just an Accident, in multiple categories, including Best Director, Best International Feature, and Best Original Screenplay. The award ceremony was held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
Winner list for the 35th Gotham Awards in 2025
Let's have a look at the full winners' list here:
Best FeatureOne Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, producers (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Best DirectorJafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
Outstanding Lead PerformanceMy Father's Shadow (Mubi), Sope Dirisu
Outstanding Supporting PerformanceSinners, Wunmi Mosaku (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Breakthrough PerformerAbou Sangare, Souleymane's Story (Kino Lorber)
Top Documentary FilmPart I: Last Air in Moscow: My Undesirable Friends Director Julia Loktev and producer Julia Loktev (self-distributed)
Director of BreakthroughMy Father's Shadow by Akinola Davies Jr. (Mubi)
Top International AttractionIt Was Just an Accident: Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi, producers (Neon)
The Best Screenplay AdaptationHarry Lighton Pillion (A24)
Top Original ScreenplayIt was merely an accident. Jafar Panahi (Neon)
One Conflict After Another: Cast and plot
For the unversed, the action epic thriller film, One Battle After Another, follows the story of Bob (played by Leonardo DiCaprio, a once-passionate revolutionary, now lives off the grid in a constant haze, trying to get by with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa.
Apart from Leonardo DiCaprio, the film features Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Wood Harris, Regina Hall and others in the key roles.
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