• Dakota Johnson attends the 2021 Gotham Awards presented by The Gotham Film and Media Institute at Cipriani Wall Street on November 29, 2021 in New York City. Getty Images
    Dakota Johnson attends the 2021 Gotham Awards presented by The Gotham Film and Media Institute at Cipriani Wall Street on November 29, 2021 in New York City. Getty Images
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal poses with the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award . AP
    Maggie Gyllenhaal poses with the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award . AP
  • Julianne Moore poses as she arrives at the awards. AFP
    Julianne Moore poses as she arrives at the awards. AFP
  • Rooney Mara arrives. AFP
    Rooney Mara arrives. AFP
  • Actress Kristen Stewart arrives. AFP
    Actress Kristen Stewart arrives. AFP
  • US actor Forest Whitaker arrives. AP
    US actor Forest Whitaker arrives. AP
  • Riko Shibata, left, and Nicolas Cage arrive. AFP
    Riko Shibata, left, and Nicolas Cage arrive. AFP
  • Frankie Faison poses with the Outstanding Lead Performance Award for his role in 'The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain'. AP
    Frankie Faison poses with the Outstanding Lead Performance Award for his role in 'The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain'. AP
  • Ethan Hawke poses with the Outstanding Performance in a New Series Award. AP
    Ethan Hawke poses with the Outstanding Performance in a New Series Award. AP
  • Garrett Basch, left, Devery Jacobs, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Sterlin Harjo, Paulina Alexis and Lane Factor pose with the Breakthrough Series - Short Format (under 40 minutes) Award for 'Reservation Dogs'. AP
    Garrett Basch, left, Devery Jacobs, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Sterlin Harjo, Paulina Alexis and Lane Factor pose with the Breakthrough Series - Short Format (under 40 minutes) Award for 'Reservation Dogs'. AP
  • Kwang Dong-hyuk, left, Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yeon and Kim Ji-yeon pose with the Breakthrough Series - Long Format Award for 'Squid Game'. AP
    Kwang Dong-hyuk, left, Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yeon and Kim Ji-yeon pose with the Breakthrough Series - Long Format Award for 'Squid Game'. AP
  • Jane Campion poses with the Director's Tribute Award. AP
    Jane Campion poses with the Director's Tribute Award. AP
  • Peter Dinklage poses with the Performer Tribute Award. AP
    Peter Dinklage poses with the Performer Tribute Award. AP
  • Breakthrough Performer Award winner Emilia Jones. AP
    Breakthrough Performer Award winner Emilia Jones. AP
  • Canadian director Emma Seligman arrives. AFP
    Canadian director Emma Seligman arrives. AFP
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr. arrives. AFP
    Kelvin Harrison Jr. arrives. AFP
  • US actress Tessa Thompson arrives. AFP
    US actress Tessa Thompson arrives. AFP
  • Actress Helen Hunt arrives. AFP
    Actress Helen Hunt arrives. AFP
  • Actress Haley Bennett arrives. AFP
    Actress Haley Bennett arrives. AFP
  • Bree Elrod poses on the red carpet. AFP
    Bree Elrod poses on the red carpet. AFP
  • From left: Amber Stevens West, Leigh Davenport, Corbin Reid and Bresha Webb pose on the red carpet. AFP
    From left: Amber Stevens West, Leigh Davenport, Corbin Reid and Bresha Webb pose on the red carpet. AFP
  • Actor Daveed Diggs arrives. AP
    Actor Daveed Diggs arrives. AP
  • Thandie Newton arrives. AP
    Thandie Newton arrives. AP
  • Amber Stevens West arrives. AFP
    Amber Stevens West arrives. AFP
  • 'Squid Game' star Jung Ho-yeon arrives. AP
    'Squid Game' star Jung Ho-yeon arrives. AP
  • 'Schitt's Creek' star Dan Levy arrives. AFP
    'Schitt's Creek' star Dan Levy arrives. AFP
  • Natalie Morales arrives. AFP
    Natalie Morales arrives. AFP
  • Aldis Hodge poses on the red carpet. AFP
    Aldis Hodge poses on the red carpet. AFP
  • Taylour Paige arrives. AFP
    Taylour Paige arrives. AFP
  • Renate Reinsve poses on the red carpet. AFP
    Renate Reinsve poses on the red carpet. AFP
  • Actress Jennifer Coolidge arrives. AFP
    Actress Jennifer Coolidge arrives. AFP

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Gotham Awards 2021: red carpet looks and the full list of winners

Netflix's 'The Lost Daughter' was the big winner of the night

Sophie Prideaux
Sophie Prideaux

November 30, 2021

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The Gotham Awards took place in New York City on Monday evening, celebrating the best of independent cinema and television over the past 12 months.

Stars including Dakota Johnson, Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore and Maggie Gyllenhaal walked the red carpet, as the awards returned for a second time this year. The 2020 ceremony took place in January, after being delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Scroll through the gallery above to see pictures from the red carpet

Netflix’s The Lost Daughter was the big winner on the night, taking the award for Best Feature, as well as two individual awards for director Gyllenhaal, for Breakthrough Director and Best Screenplay. The film’s star, Olivia Colman, won Outstanding Lead Performance.

Colman’s triumph was one of two tied wins in the award’s new gender-neutral acting categories. Frankie Faison also won Outstanding Lead Performance for The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, while in the Outstanding Performance in a New Series category, Thuso Mbedu won for The Underground Railroad alongside Ethan Hawke for The Good Lord Bird.

The Breakthrough Performer award went to Emilia Jones for her role in Apple’s CODA, while co-star Troy Kotsur won Outstanding Supporting Performance.

Netflix’s most popular series ever made, Squid Game, won its first major US award, taking the gong for Breakthrough Series – Long Format (over 40 minutes).

FX on Hulu’s Reservation Dogs took the prize for Breakthrough Series – Short Format (under 40 minutes).

Here is the full list of winners for the Gotham Awards 2021:

Best Feature

The Lost Daughter (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Performance (tie)

Frankie Faison in The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (Gravitas Ventures)

Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Performance

Troy Kotsur in CODA (Apple)

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award

Maggie Gyllenhaal for The Lost Daughter (Netflix)

Breakthrough Series (over 40 minutes)

Squid Game (Netflix)

Breakthrough Series (under 40 minutes)

Reservation Dogs (FX)

Breakthrough Nonfiction Series

Philly DA (Topic, Independent Lens, PBS)

Outstanding Performance in a New Series (tie)

Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad (Amazon Studios)

Ethan Hawke in The Good Lord Bird (Showtime)

Best Documentary Feature

Flee (Neon)

Best International Feature

Drive My Car (Sideshow and Janus Films)

Best Screenplay

The Lost Daughter (Netflix)

Breakthrough Performer

Emilia Jones in CODA (Apple)

Updated: December 01, 2021, 3:01 AM
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