The second annual Gotham Television Awards were handed out in New York City Monday night, and the curated industry juries picked some very Emmy-friendly winners. Focusing on new series only, “Adolescence” was the biggest winner of the night, taking Breakthrough Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series (Stephen Graham), and tying for Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series (Owen Cooper). Jenny Slate took the other Supporting Performance in a Limited Series win for “Dying for Sex.”
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s “The Studio” won Breakthrough Comedy Series, and Noah Wyle was on hand to receive “The Pitt’s” win for Breakthrough Drama Series. “Matlock’s” Katy Bates provided a rare network win for CBS in the Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series, while, in something of a surprise in a weirdly weak category, Julio Torres took Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series for “Fantasmas.”
Poorna Jagannathan won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series for “Deli Boys,” and Ben Whishaw took Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series for “Black Doves.” Both are considered longshot Emmy nominees, so these wins certainly help their cause.
Outstanding Performance in a Film went to Aaron Pierre for “Rebel Ridge.” That big Netflix hit ended up losing out to “Pee-wee As Himself” in the Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast, or Streaming category (which also includes documentaries).
Breakthrough Nonfiction Series went to “Social Studies.”
As with most Gotham Awards ceremonies, there were a number of tributes that were previously announced. “Squid Game” creator, writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk with the Creator Tribute, “Dope Thief’s” Brian Tyree Henry took the Performer Tribute, David E. Kelley with the Visionary Tribute, “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” Elisabeth Moss and the rest of the current cast received the Ensemble Tribute, “Abbot Elementary” and Tony Award-winning legend Sheryl Lee Ralph received the Sidney Poitier Icon Tribute, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino also received a Creator Tribute, and “The White Lotus'” Parker Posey with the Legend Tribute even though a majority of her work has been on the big screen.
A complete list of tonight’s winners is as follows:
Breakthrough Comedy Series
#1 Happy Family USA
Pam Brady, Ramy Youssef, creators; Pam Brady, Andy Campagna, Mona Chalabi, Ravi Nandan, Josh Rabinowitz, Alli Reich, Hallie Sekoff, Ramy Youssef, executive producers (Amazon Prime Video)
English Teacher
Brian Jordan Alvarez, creator; Brian Jordan Alvarez, Dave King, Jonathan Krisel, Paul Simms, executive producers (FX / Hulu)
Fantasmas
Julio Torres, creator; Alex Bach, Olivia Gerke, Dave McCary, Daniel Powell, Emma Stone, Julio Torres, executive producers (HBO | Max)
Overcompensating
Benito Skinner, creator; Josh Bachove, Matt Dines, Sam French, Alison Goodwin, Jonah Hill, Scott King, Daniel Gray Longino, Alli Reich, Benito Skinner, Charli XCX, executive producers (Amazon Prime Video)
The Studio – ***WINNER***
Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen, creators; Josh Fagan, Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Alex McAtee, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen, James Weaver, executive producers (Apple TV+)
Breakthrough Drama Series
Black Doves
Joe Barton, creator; Joe Barton, Jane Featherstone, Chris Fry, Keira Knightley, executive producers (Netflix)
Forever
Mara Brock Akil, creator; Mara Brock Akil, Judy Blume, Susie Fitzgerald, Erika Harrison, Anthony Hemingway, Regina King, Reina King, Shana C. Waterman, Sara White, executive producers (Netflix)
Matlock
Jennifer Snyder Urman, creator; Kathy Bates, Kat Coiro, Joanna Klein, Eric Christian Olsen, Frank Siracusa, Jennifer Snyder Urman, John Weber, John Will, executive producers (CBS)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Josep Amorós, Gonzalo García Barcha, Carolina Caicedo, Andrés Calderón, Rodrigo García, Alex García López, Juliana Flórez Luna, Laura Mora, José Rivera, Diego Ramírez Schrempp, executive producers (Netflix)
The Pitt – ***WINNER***
R. Scott Gemmill, creator; Simran Baidwan, R. Scott Gemmill, Michael Hissrich, Erin Jontow, John Wells, Noah Wyle, executive producers (HBO | Max)
Breakthrough Limited Series
Adolescence – ***WINNER***
Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne, creators; Philip Barantini, Emily Feller, Dede Gardner, Stephen Graham, Mark Herbert,, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, Jack Thorne, Hannah Walters, Nina Wolarsky, executive producers (Netflix)
Dying for Sex
Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether, creators; Nikki Boyer, Kathy Ciric, Elizabeth Meriwether, Shannon Murphy, Katherine Pope, Kim Rosenstock, Michelle Williams, executive producers (FX / Hulu)
Get Millie Back
Marlon James, creator; Marlon James, Leopoldo Gout, Simon Maxwell, Jami O’Brien, executive producers (HBO | Max)
Penelope
Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn, creators; Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Shuli Harel, executive producers; (Netflix)
Say Nothing
Joshua Zetumer, creator; Nina Jacobson, Patrick Radden Keefe, Michael Lennox, Monica Levinson, Edward L. McDonnell, Brad Simpson, Joshua Zetumer, executive producers; (FX/Hulu)
Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
Conbody Vs Everybody
Debra Granik, creator; Joslyn Barnes, Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, Diane Weyermann, executive producers; (Self-distributed)
Hollywood Black
Justin Simien, creator; Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jill Burkhart, Shayla Harris, Jon Kamen, Amy Goodman Kass, Kyle Laursen, Stacey Reiss, Jeffrey Schwarz, Justin Simien, Dave Sirulnick, Forest Whitaker, Michael Wright, executive producers (MGM+)
Omnivore
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Matt Goulding, René Redzepi, creators; Michael Antinoro, Matt Goulding, Ben Liebmann, Collin Orcutt, René Redzepi, Chris Rice, Max Wagner, Mateo Willis, executive producers (Apple TV+)
Ren Faire
Nancy Abraham, Dani Bernfeld, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Lisa Heller, David Gauvey Herbert, Lance Oppenheim, Sara Rodriguez,Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, executive producers (HBO | Max)
Social Studies – ***WINNER***
Lauren Greenfield, creator; Frank Evers, Lauren Greenfield, executive producers (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
Anna Lambe, North of North (Netflix)
Saagar Shaikh, Deli Boys (Hulu)
Benito Skinner, Overcompensating (Amazon Prime Video)
Julio Torres, Fantasmas (HBO | Max) – ***WINNER***
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, Matlock (CBS) – ***WINNER***
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise (Hulu)
Aldis Hodge, Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
Lovie Simone, Forever (Netflix)
Noah Wyle, The Pitt (HBO | Max)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series
Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix) – ***WINNER***
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief (Apple TV+)
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin (HBO | Max)
Megan Stott, Penelope (Netflix)
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex (FX / Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series
Poorna Jagannathan, Deli Boys (Hulu) – ***WINNER***
Linda Lavin, Mid-Century Modern (Hulu)
Sean Patton, English Teacher (FX / Hulu)
Timothy Simons, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Chase Sui Wonders, The Studio (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt (HBO | Max)
James Marsden, Paradise (Hulu)
Skye P. Marshall, Matlock (CBS)
Ben Whishaw, Black Doves (Netflix) – ***WINNER***
Olivia Williams, Dune: Prophecy (HBO | Max)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series
Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Netflix) – ***WINNER*** (TIE)
Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Netflix)
Taraji P. Henson, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Diego Luna, La Maquina (Hulu)
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex (FX / Hulu) – ***WINNER*** (TIE)
Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast, or Streaming
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Michael Morris, director; Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, producers (Peacock)
Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music
Oz Rodriguez, Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, directors; Oz Rodriguez, producer (Peacock)
Pee-wee as Himself – ***WINNER***
Matt Wolf, director; Emma Tillinger Koskoff, producer (HBO | Max)
Rebel Ridge
Jeremy Saulnier, director; Neil Kopp, Jeremy Saulnier, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani, producers (Netflix)
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, director; Eric Macdonald, Derik Murray, Joseph Patel, Stephen Sawchuk, producers (Hulu)
Outstanding Performance in an Original Film
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Searchlight Pictures/Hulu)
Dylan O’Brien, Caddo Lake (HBO | Max)
Aaron Pierre, Rebel Ridge (Netflix) – ***WINNER***
Phoebe-Rae Taylor, Out of My Mind (Disney+)
Renée Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Ma
Editor-at-Large Gregory Ellwood is one of the entertainment industry's most respected journalists and critics. Based in Los Angeles, he's the only current awards expert who previously worked on Oscar campaigns at a major movie studio. Over the years, he has written for the LA Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Vox, among others. He also co-founded the entertainment news site HitFix, which spawned a legion of influential Emmy and WGA Award-winning alumni.
