Breakthrough Actor

2007 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor WinnerJunoEllen PageFaced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.Amazon2007 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor NomineesDay Night Day NightLuisa WilliamsAmazonGreat World of SoundKene HolidayAmazonInto the WildEmile HirschAmazonTeethJess WeixlerAmazon

2019 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor WinnerWavesTaylor RussellTraces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.Amazon2019 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor NomineesGive Me LibertyChris GalustAmazonHoney BoyNoah JupeAmazonThe Last Black Man in San FranciscoJonathan MajorsAmazonThe NightingaleAisling FranciosiAmazonUncut GemsJulia FoxAmazon

2009 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor WinnerThe MaidCatalina SaavedraA drama centered on a maid trying to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.Amazon2009 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor NomineesBig FanPatton OswaltAmazonGoodbye SoloSouleymane Sy SavaneAmazonThe Hurt LockerJeremy RennerAmazonThe MessengerBen FosterAmazon

2011 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor WinnerLike CrazyFelicity JonesA British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.Amazon2011 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor NomineesGun Hill RoadHarmony SantanaAmazonMartha Marcy May MarleneElizabeth OlsenAmazonTerriJacob WysockiAmazonThe DescendantsShailene WoodleyAmazon

2012 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor WinnerMiddle of NowhereEmayatzy CorinealdiWhen her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.Amazon2012 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor NomineesBeasts of the Southern WildQuvenzhané WallisAmazonHello I Must Be GoingMelanie LynskeyAmazonKeep the Lights OnThure LindhardtAmazonSleepwalk with MeMike BirbigliaAmazon

2013 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor WinnerFruitvale StationMichael B. JordanThe story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.Amazon2013 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor Nominees12 Years a SlaveLupita Nyong'oAmazonAfternoon DelightKathryn HahnAmazonConcussionRobin WeigertAmazonKill Your DarlingsDane DeHaanAmazon

2014 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor WinnerDear White PeopleTessa ThompsonThe lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.Amazon2014 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor NomineesBlue RuinMacon BlairAmazonBoyhoodEllar ColtraneAmazonNightcrawlerRiz AhmedAmazonObvious ChildJenny SlateAmazonWish I Was HereJoey KingAmazon

2015 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor WinnerTangerineMya TaylorA hooker tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.Amazon2015 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor NomineesGabrielRory CulkinAmazonHeaven Knows WhatArielle HolmesAmazonMistress AmericaLola KirkeAmazonTangerineKitana Kiki RodriguezAmazon

2016 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor WinnerThe WitchAnya Taylor-JoyA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession.Amazon2016 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor NomineesAmerican HoneySasha LaneAmazonCertain WomenLily GladstoneAmazonManchester by the SeaLucas HedgesAmazonThe FitsRoyalty HightowerAmazon