A Different Man won best feature at the 2024 Gotham Awards, while Nickel Boys and Sing Sing each won two awards at the star-studded ceremony at New York’s Cipriani Wall Street on Monday night. A Different Man director Aaron Schimberg, accepting the top prize, said he was “totally stunned” by the win and admitted he hadn’t prepared a speech.

If you’re anything like us, you might already be doing your homework and watching all the critically acclaimed new movies ahead of the 2025 awards season. Chances are, for instance, that you’ve already watched Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande shine bright in Wicked.

“A Different Man” was named the best independent film of the year at the 2024 Gotham Awards, which took place on Monday night in New York City.

Colman Domingo has been part of the 2025 Oscars race for Best Actor for some time thanks to Sing Sing, and his first major win with the Gotham Awards is a telling sign of what is to come. After breaking through into the awards side of Hollywood with Rustin,

Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet and Angelina Jolie were among the stars who were presented with tribute awards during the ceremony.