Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe Gotham Film & Media Institute, which oversees the Gotham Awards, announced Thursday that the awards for acting will no longer be defined by gender.
The best actor and best actress categories for independent feature films will instead be known as outstanding lead performance and outstanding supporting performance.The Gotham Breakthrough Actor award, which has been gender neutral since it was first awarded, will be renamed the Gotham Breakthrough Performer Award.
Honorees for that award have included Amy Adams, Elliot Page, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Anya Taylor-Joy.Last year’s Gotham for best picture went to “Nomadland,” which went on to win the Oscar for best picture.
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