Gotham Awards Honor Ethan Hawke, Toni Colette, 'The Rider'

The Gotham awards given out tonight went to First Reformed, The Rider, and Eighth Grade, with Won’t You Be My Neighbor? winning the Audience Award, although not Best Documentary. I think if that film makes it into the Oscar nominations (it will), it’s probably a lock for the Doc category. Best Feature went to The Rider, a film most people probably haven’t heard of, but we’ll see if this early critics love for First Reformed lasts as the critics awards start coming in this week. I think it probably will, and the screenplay and Ethan Hawke at least will likely make it through for Oscar nominations. Toni Colette is a harder sell, because the movie is difficult to sit through, but it’s cool that she won here.

• Best Feature: The Rider

• Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed

• Best Actress: Toni Colette, Hereditary

• Best Documentary: Hale County This Morning, This Evening

• Best Screenplay: First Reformed

• Breakthrough Actor: Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade

• Breakthrough Director: Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade

• Breakthrough Series (Long Form): Killing Eve

• Breakthrough Series (Short Form): 195 Lewis

• Audience Award: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

‘Eighth Grade’ singled out for breakthrough awards