Each year, the Gotham Film & Media Institute honors the best in independent film and media. The winners were announced at the 2023 Gotham Awards which took place on November 27, 2023, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
At the ceremony, the Gotham Awards honored AIR with the Gotham Visionary Icon & Creator Tribute, BARBIE with the Global Icon & Creator Tribute, FERRARI with the Icon and Creator Tribute for Innovation, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON with the Historical Icon & Creator Tribute, MAESTRO with the Gotham Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute and RUSTIN with the Gotham Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute for Social Justice. Congratulations to the following AFI Alumni whose work was recognized at the 33rd annual Gotham Awards!
Special Tributes
Visionary Icon & Creator Tribute
AIR
–Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979), Cinematographer
–Kelsi Drew Howard (AFI Class of 2021), Art Department Production Assistant
Global Icon & Creator Tribute
BARBIE
–Andrew Max Cahn (AFI Class of 1992), Supervising Art Director: Los Angeles Unit
–Allison Jones (AFI Class of 1981), Casting Director
Icon and Creator Tribute for Innovation
FERRARI
–Thorsten Schumacher (AFI Class of 2001), Producer
–Lars Sylvest (AFI Class of 1999), Producer
–Franck Méndez (AFI Class of 2017), 1st Assistant Editor
Historical Icon & Creator Tribute
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
–Melinda Sue Gordon (AFI Class of 1980), Still Photographer
Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute
MAESTRO
–Matthew Libatique (AFI Class of 1992), Cinematographer
The Icon & Creator Tribute for Social Justice
RUSTIN
–Daniel Sladek (AFI Class of 1985), Executive Producer
–Nathan W. Bailey (AFI Class of 2010), Set Designer
–David Schmalz (AFI Class of 1984), Video Assist: Visual Effects
2023 Gotham Award nominations
Best International Feature
ALL OF US STRANGERS
–Jonathan Alberts (AFI Class of 2001), Editor
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
–James Wilson (AFI Class of 1991), Producer
Breakthrough Series – Under 40 minutes
BEEF – Winner
–Eric Jihwan Jeon (AFI Class of 2010), Art Director (Additional Photography)
–Zirao Zhang (AFI Class of 2021), Concept Illustrator
HIGH SCHOOL
–Carolina Costa (AFI Class of 2013), Cinematographer
I’M A VIRGO
–Aashish Gandhi (AFI Class of 2010), Digital Imaging Technician
SWARM
–Augie Robles (AFI Class of 1995), Assistant Editor
Breakthrough Series – Over 40 minutes
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
–Alexis Ostrander (AFI DWW Class of 2014), Director
–Victor Du Bois (AFI Class of 1976), Editor
–William Flicker (AFI Class of 1976), Assistant Editor
DEAD RINGERS
–Daniel Valverde (AFI Class of 1988), Editor
–Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993), Editor
–Erin Magill (AFI Class of 2012), Production Designer
–Benjamin K. Cox (AFI Class of 2014), Assistant Art Director
THE LAST OF US
–Emily Mendez (AFI Class of 2015), Editor
–Harrison Yurkiw (AFI Class of 2009), Art Direction
A SMALL LIGHT – Winner
–Lynarion Hubbard (AFI Class of 2007), Editor
–Noam Klement (AFI Class of 2021), Apprentice Editor
–Mo Faraji (AFI Class of 2018), Assistant Editor
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