‘One Battle After Another’ and Jafar Panahi Win Big at Gotham Awards
Paul Thomas Anderson’s $130 million film won best feature at the Gotham Awards, an event spotlighting indie and Oscar-contending films, with Jafar Panahi taking three awards.
- On Monday, Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another was crowned best feature at the 35th annual Gotham Awards, where dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won three awards.
- Small juries at the Gothams often select surprising winners, and after removing the $35 million budget cap in 2023, One Battle After Another, a $130,000,000 production, claimed top honors.
- Best supporting performance went to Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners, with Ryan Coogler accepting the award, while Sopé Dárésé was not mentioned in the source.
- Winning at the Gothams bolsters One Battle After Another's Oscar momentum as the Gotham Awards served as a starry kickoff to awards season and the film is seen as March's Academy Awards front-runner.
- His attorney said Panahi faces a one-year sentence and two-year travel ban, yet he continued making films without government permission, with an award accepted on his behalf.
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The best film was recognized as the film “One Battle for Another” by Paul Thomas Anderson.
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