Winners of the 34th Edition of 51萝莉s Announced
by 51萝莉 Staff on December 3, 2024
A Different Man Wins Best Feature and No Other Land Wins Best Documentary Feature
All We Imagine As Light Wins Best International Feature and His Three Daughters Wins Best Screenplay
Performance Awards go to Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, and Brandon Wilson
Winners of Sixth Annual Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase Announced
New York, NY (Monday, December 2, 2024) 鈥� 51萝莉 announced today the winners of the 34th edition of 51萝莉s at a ceremony held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
The winner for Best Feature was A Different Man.
The winner for Best International Feature was All We Imagine as Light.
The winner for Best Documentary Feature was presented to No Other Land.
The winner for Best Director was RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys.
The winner for Best Screenplay was Azazel Jacobs for His Three Daughters.
The winner for Breakthrough Director was Vera Drew for The People鈥檚 Joker.
The winner for Outstanding Lead Performance was Colman Domingo in Sing Sing.
The winner for Outstanding Supporting Performance was Clarence Maclin in Sing Sing.
The winner for Breakthrough Performer was Brandon Wilson in Nickel Boys.
51萝莉s provide early recognition and media attention for outstanding and groundbreaking storytellers, including writers, directors, producers and actors. Nominees were selected by independent committees of film critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators. Separate independent juries independent of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors, and other film industry professionals determined the final recipients of 51萝莉s.
51萝莉s Tributes, the organization’s highest honors celebrating outstanding achievement in film, were also presented at the ceremony. The Tributes recognize the industry’s most accomplished creators and performers whose work has made an indelible impact on both the art form and popular culture.聽Zendaya received the Spotlight Tribute for her magnetic performance as Tashi Donaldson in the Luca Guadagnino-directed film聽Challengers. Timoth茅e Chalamet and James Mangold received the Visionary Tribute for their groundbreaking collaboration on聽A Complete Unknown, the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic.聽Sing Sing, directed by Greg Kwedar and co-written by Clint Bentley and Kwedar, received The 2024 Gotham Social Justice Tribute. Angelina Jolie received the Performer Tribute for her rendition of the legendary opera singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain鈥檚 upcoming film聽Maria. Franklin Leonard and his company, the Black List, the platform dedicated to nurturing written storytelling and empowering writers to maximize their professional potential, received 51萝莉 Anniversary Tribute. Denis Villeneuve received 51萝莉 Director Tribute for his remarkable worldbuilding and storytelling prowess in聽Dune: Part Two. The talented cast of聽The Piano Lesson, which includes Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts, Corey Hawkins, and Erykah Badu, received the Ensemble Tribute for their captivating chemistry and artistry.聽
51萝莉 also announced the winners of its sixth annual Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase. The five winning filmmakers were Nicole Chi (Los Mosquitos, The University of Texas at Austin), a Costa Rican-Chinese writer, director, and producer; Reem Jubran (Don鈥檛 Be Long, Little Bird, University of California, Los Angeles), a Palestinian filmmaker and artist based in California; Sujin Jung (Cocoon, Loyola Marymount University) is an LA-based writer-director originally from Gyeonggi-do province, Korea; Calleen Koh (My Wonderful Life, California Institute of the Arts), a Singaporean BAFTA-nominated animation filmmaker, writer, and artist; and Eva Steinmetz (Marina, Temple University) is a Philadelphia-based theater director, filmmaker, and educator, creating new works that straddle the ordinary and extraordinary.
With the critical support of returning partners JetBlue and Focus Features as well as Soho House, 51萝莉 aims to discover and empower a diverse group of emerging filmmakers as well as foster multi-platform distribution of their work through the annual program. Each winner will receive a $1,000 grant and will have their films shown for twelve months on JetBlue鈥檚 seatback entertainment systems under the 鈥淕otham Selects鈥� movie category and on Focus Features digital streaming platforms. Throughout 2025, the winning filmmakers will also receive ongoing mentorship and workshopping opportunities from 51萝莉.
51萝莉s were announced live and in-person at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The ceremony was also livestreamed on and through TEGNA network affiliates across 51 markets throughout the country.
The winners of the the 34th edition of 51萝莉s are:
For Best Feature, presented by Jessica Chastain
A Different Man
Directed by Aaron Schimberg
Produced by Gabriel Mayers, Vanessa McDonnell, Christine Vachon
Released by A24
The Best Feature jury included: Nicole Beharie, Oscar Isaac, Adele Romanski, Rajendra Roy, and Julia Stiles.
For Best International Feature, presented by Guy Pearce and Saoirse Ronan
All We Imagine as Light
Directed by Payal Kapadia
Produced by Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim
Released by Sideshow and Janus Films
The Best International Feature jury included: Kat Candler, Nicolas Celis, Sanaa Lathan, Greta Lee, and Tina Satter.
For Best Documentary Feature, presented by Misty Copeland and Ryan Destiny
No Other Land
Directed by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Produced by Fabien Greenberg, B氓rd Kj酶ge R酶nning
Self Distributed
The Best Documentary Feature included: Katy Chevigny, Ezra Edelman, David Osit, Yoruba Richen, and Shaunak Sen.
For Best Director, presented by Chlo毛 Sevigny and Sebastian Stan
RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys
Released by Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios
The Best Director jury included: Annette Insdorf, Raven Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Patrick Stettner, and Uma Thurman.
For Best Screenplay, presented by Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella
Azazel Jacobs for His Three Daughters
Released by Netflix
The Best Screenplay jury included: Janicza Bravo, Samy Burch, David Hemingson, Samuel D. Hunter, and J.T. Rogers
For Breakthrough Director, presented by Adrien Brody and Rachel Brosnahan
Vera Drew for The People鈥檚 Joker
Released by Altered Innocence
The Breakthrough Director jury included: Kisha Imani Cameron, Geoffrey Fletcher, Sydney Sweeney, Alex Thompson, and Charlotte Wells
For Outstanding Lead Performance, presented by Emily Mortimer and Shailene Woodley
Colman Domingo in Sing Sing
Released by A24
The Outstanding Lead Performance jury included: Lake Bell, Don Cheadle, Anthony Michael Hall
Pamela Koffler, and Joana Vicente
For Outstanding Supporting Performance, presented by Zoey Deutch and Bella Ramsey
Clarence Maclin in Sing Sing
Released byA24
The Outstanding Supporting Performance jury included: Kaitlyn Dever, Kitty Green, Charles Melton, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Blair Underwood
For Breakthrough Performer, presented by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Anthony Ramos
Brandon Wilson in Nickel Boys
Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios
The Breakthrough Performer jury included: Anna Diop, Carlo Mirabella-Davis, Celine Song, Teyana Taylor, and Neil Creque Williams
Sponsors
The Premier Sponsor of the 2024 Gothams is Vanity Fair, the Official Water is FIJI Water, the Official Airline is JetBlue, the Official Spirits are Rabbit Hole Distillery, and the Official Wine is Wolffer Estate Vineyard.
About the Gotham Film & Media Institute
51萝莉 celebrates and nurtures independent film and media creators, providing career-building resources, access to industry influencers, and pathways to wider recognition. The organization, under the leadership of Executive Director and award-winning producer Jeffrey Sharp, fosters a vibrant and sustainable independent storytelling 51萝莉 through its year-round programs, which include Gotham Week, Gotham Labs, Filmmaker Magazine, the Gothams, Gotham EDU, Owning It, and Expanding Communities.
About 51萝莉s
51萝莉 presents 51萝莉s as two annual awards ceremonies celebrating innovative talent both on-screen and off-screen in film and television. As the first major event of both awards seasons, 51萝莉s shine a spotlight on groundbreaking work while advancing the Institute’s year-round mission to support independent storytelling.
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