The Gotham Film & Media Institute paid tribute to the late Sidney Poitier at the awards ceremony taking place at NYC’s Cipriani Wall Street this evening.
09.11.2022 - 20:17 / deadline.com
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has set The Woman King filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood and Audible, Inc.’s Founder and Executive Chairman Don Katz as the latest pair of honorees to be feted at the 32nd annual Gotham Awards, taking place live and in person at NYC’s Cipriani Wall Street on November 28.
Prince-Bythewood will receive the Filmmaker Tribute, with Katz set for the Innovator Tribute.
Prince-Bythewood is an award-winning writer, director and producer who was also recently named by American Cinema Editors as this year’s recipient of their Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award. She most recently directed the period war film The Woman King, starring Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu, for Sony’s TriStar, Which premiered to critical acclaim at the Toronto Film Festival and was released in September.
The multi-hyphenate previously helmed features including Love & Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees, Beyond the Lights and The Old Guard. Among her upcoming projects is the Disney+ Original limited series Genius: MLK/X, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Aaron Pierre as Malcolm X, which she’s exec producing alongside her husband Reggie Rock Bythewood for Undisputed Cinema.
“Gina Prince-Bythewood is a visionary filmmaker and a champion of Black narratives, particularly stories that center around Black women,” said The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s Executive Director, Jeffrey Sharp. “She has brilliantly tackled painful moments in our nation’s history, thorny philosophical debates, and love stories. From the beloved and burnished classic ‘Love & Basketball’ to the pinnacle success of this year’s ‘The Woman King,’ Gina is a true inspiration and it is a distinct honor to name her the recipient
The Gotham Film & Media Institute paid tribute to the late Sidney Poitier at the awards ceremony taking place at NYC’s Cipriani Wall Street this evening.
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Steven Spielberg has Covid. Given that, the 75-year-old director missed his planned introduction of the Michelle Williams tribute at the Gotham Awards tonight in Manhattan.
Best Feature“Aftersun”“The Cathedral”“Dos Estaciones”“Everything Everywhere All at Once”“Tár”Best Documentary Feature“All That Breathes” * WINNER“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” “I Didn’t See You There”“The Territory”“What We Leave Behind”Best International Feature: “Athena”“The Banshees of Inisherin”“Corsage”“Decision to Leave”“Happening” *WINNER“Saint Omer”Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director AwardCharlotte Wells for “Aftersun” Owen Kline for “Funny Pages” Elegance Bratton for “The Inspection” Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic for “Murina” Beth de Araújo for “Soft & Quiet” Jane Schoenbrun for “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair “Best Screenplay: “After Yang,” Kogonada“Armageddon Time,” James Gray“Catherine Called Birdy,” Lena Dunham“Tár,” Todd Field *WINNER“Women Talking,” Sarah Polley, based upon the book by Miriam ToewsOutstanding Lead PerformanceCate Blanchett in “Tár” Danielle Deadwyler in “Till”Dale Dickey in “A Love Song”Colin Farrell in “After Yang” Brendan Fraser in “The Whale” Paul Mescal in “Aftersun”Thandiwe Newton in “God’s Country” Aubrey Plaza in “Emily the Criminal” Taylor Russell in “Bones and All “Michelle Yeoh in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” Outstanding Supporting PerformanceJessie Buckley in “Women Talking” Raúl Castillo in “The Inspection” Hong Chau in “The Whale” Brian Tyree Henry in “Causeway” Nina Hoss in “Tár” Noémie Merlant in “Tár” Ke Huy Quan in “Everything Everywhere All At Once”Mark Rylance in “Bones and All “Gabrielle Union in “The Inspection” Ben Whishaw in “Women Talking”Breakthrough Performer: Anna Cobb in “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”Frankie Corio in “Aftersun”Anna Diop in “Nanny” Gracija Filipovic in “Murina” *WINNERKalie Reis in “Catch the Fair One”Breakthrough Series –
The 32st annual Gotham Awards is underway, and Deadline is updating the winners list live from in-person event at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan.
, whom she affectionately knew as “Gan-Gan.” Royal watchers noted the physical similarities between the pair, but now their connection will reportedly be strengthened in a surprising, and meaningful, manner. King Charles III is said to be planning to bestow one of the Queen's titles, the Duchess of Edinburgh, upon his granddaughter as a “fitting” tribute to his late mother. The title—one of the most senior within the Royal Family—also reflects Charlotte's senior position as third-in-line to the throne, behind her father Prince William and , nine. The then Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, Prince William, and Princess Charlotte at the Platinum Jubilee.Though it was expected that the Earl of Wessex would inherit the title after the death of his father Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the King has not bestowed it upon anyone, and rumor has it that he has kept the title for his granddaughter. A source told the , “It would be a fitting way to remember the Queen—who, of course, had the title Duchess of Edinburgh—and a way for His Majesty to honor the line of succession.”Prince Edward, Earl of WessexFrom her marriage until her accession, the late Queen was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh.
Princess Charlotte could be getting a title change soon!
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