The 2022 Gotham Award nominations popped today. I’m sorry but I don’t think anyone outside of New York or Los Angeles cares about these damn indie awards.
They’ll be presented at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, 11.28.
The non-gender acting categories are a drag, and the only film nominated for Best Feature that has any real precision or power is Todd Field‘s Tar.
Friendo: “It’s a best-of-the-year list for coastal elitists who hate the average moviegoer.”
The Gothams couldn’t be bothered to nominate James Gray‘s Armageddon Time for best feature — bad call.
Ten outstanding gender-free lead performance noms and…do I understand only one winner will be chosen? This is ridiculous. Tar‘s Cate Blanchett will probably take it, but that means The Whale‘s Brendan Fraser (also nominated) can’t win, which seems a shame. Not to mention Everything Everywhere All At Once‘s Michelle Yeoh.
Eight nominations for outstanding gender-free supporting performance, and the only one that got to me was Nina Hoss‘s performance as Cate Blanchett‘s neglected wife in Tar.
The Gotham committee actually nominated Mark Rylance‘s performance as a suburban cannibal oddball in Bones and All? C’mon!