The Gotham Awards announced nominees on Thursday, with "Get Out" leading the field with recognition in four categories, including best feature and breakthrough director and best screenplay for writer-director Jordan Peele.
"Call Me by Your Name," "Lady Bird," "The Florida Project" and "Columbus" had three nominations each.
Along with "Get Out," the other nominees for best picture are Luca Guadagnino's "Call Me by Your Name," Sean Baker's "The Florida Project," Josh and Benny Safdie's "Good Time" and Craig Gillespie's "I, Tonya."
Dee Rees' "Mudbound" received a special jury award for acting ensemble to actors Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Rob Morgan and Jonathan Banks.
Blige was also nominated for breakthrough actor, alongside Timothee Chalamet ("Call Me by Your Name"), Harris Dickinson ("Beach Rats"), Kelvin Harrison Jr. ("It Comes at Night") and Brooklynn Prince ("The Florida Project").
Best actor nominees are Willem Dafoe ("The Florida Project"), James Franco ("The Disaster Artist"), Daniel Kaluuya ("Get Out"), Robert Pattinson ("Good Time"), Adam Sandler ("The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)") and Harry Dean Stanton ("Lucky"). While the best actress race includes Melanie Lynskey ("I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore"), Haley Lu Richardson ("Columbus"), Margot Robbie ("I, Tonya"), Saoirse Ronan ("Lady Bird") and Lois Smith ("Marjorie Prime").
The group does not split performers into lead or supporting categories.
The awards handed out by the Independent Filmmaker Project are scheduled to be presented in New York City on Nov. 27; the ceremony is to be hosted by John Cameron Mitchell.
Nominees are determined by a series of committees made up from 28 writers, critics and programmers.
Although they are one of the first groups out of the gate during Hollywood's fall awards season, the indie-film-focused awards are not typically thought of as a strong indicator of any given winner's Oscar chances. However, last year "Moonlight" won best feature, along with best screenplay and two other prizes, while Casey Affleck won best actor for "Manchester by the Sea," and "O.J.: Made in America" won best documentary.
"Moonlight," "Manchester" and "O.J." all eventually took Oscars too. It will remain to be seen if last year was the exception that proved the rule or if the unpredictable new academy voters will fall in line with the Gothams again.
Previously announced tribute awards will be given to director Sofia Coppola, actor Dustin Hoffman, actress Nicole Kidman, and cinematographer Ed Lachman. Former Vice President Al Gore will receive a humanitarian tribute, and producer Jason Blum will receive an industry tribute.
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