{"id":122822,"date":"2016-10-20T12:19:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=122822"},"modified":"2016-10-20T12:25:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T16:25:01","slug":"gotham-awards-2016-our-nominations-for-best-breakthrough-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=122822","title":{"rendered":"Gotham Awards 2016: Our Nominations for Best Breakthrough Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s that time of year again: one of (if not the?) first awards shows of the season: The Gotham Independent Film Awards<\/a>! <\/p>\n

I was on the committee to nominate the category of Breakthrough Actor Performance<\/strong>, along with Bilge Ebiri of the Village Voice, David Ehrlich of Indiewire, Tim Grierson, VP of LA Film Critis, and Katie Walsh, critic for LA Times and other outlets. It was a HELL of a year for brand-new actors giving unbelievably memorable performances and we had quite a task, narrowing the field down. There were some clear front-runners from the get-go, but after that, a free-for-all of opinion. Finally, though, we narrowed it down to 5 nominees that we all could agree on – and happily, I might add. <\/p>\n

And they are: <\/p>\n

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\nSasha Lane, “American Honey,” directed by Andrea Arnold<\/i><\/p>\n

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\nLucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea, directed by Kenneth Lonergan<\/i><\/p>\n

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\nAna Taylor-Joy, “The Witch,” directed by Robert Eggers<\/i><\/p>\n

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\nRoyalty Hightower, “The Fits,” directed by Anna Rose Holmer<\/i><\/p>\n

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\nLily Gladstone, “Certain Women,” directed by Kelly Reichardt<\/i><\/p>\n

\nCongratulations to all of the very worthy nominees. It’s a pleasure to acknowledge you! <\/p>\n

The full list of Gotham Awards nominations here. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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