A Different Man won best feature at the 2024 Gotham Awards, while Nickel Boys and Sing Sing each won two awards at the star-studded ceremony at New York’s Cipriani Wall Street on Monday night. A Different Man director Aaron Schimberg, accepting the top prize, said he was “totally stunned” by the win and admitted he hadn’t prepared a speech.

If you’re anything like us, you might already be doing your homework and watching all the critically acclaimed new movies ahead of the 2025 awards season. Chances are, for instance, that you’ve already watched Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande shine bright in Wicked.

“ A Different Man ,” a dark indie comedy starring Sebastian Stan, was the surprise best-feature winner at the 34th annual Gotham Awards, which took place Monday night at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.