The Gotham Awards 2025 have been stuffed with unforgettable moments — together with some that made us do a double take.
The ceremony came about on Monday, December 1, at Cipriani Wall Avenue in New York Metropolis, honoring among the most talked-about movies of the yr, together with Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly and Paul Thomas Anderson‘s One Battle After One other.
Among the many evening’s honorees have been Tune Sung Blue’s Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, who obtained the inaugural Gotham Musical Tribute, the Sinners forged, who earned the Ensemble Tribute for the blockbuster horror movie and Springsteen: Ship Me from Nowhere’s Jeremy Allen White and Scott Cooper, who have been awarded the Cultural Icon Tribute.
Us Weekly rounds up the very best and worst moments from the present, together with what you might have missed beneath:
Greatest: Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Pack on PDA
Jackman, 57, and Foster, 50, cozied up collectively on the pink carpet on the occasion. The actor regarded dapper in a traditional black swimsuit, whereas his girlfriend glowed in a strappy black sequin robe that she paired with emerald drop earrings. The couple, courting since final yr, made their official debut at Tune Sung Blue‘s Los Angeles premiere in October.
Worst: Adam Sandler’s Awkward Noah Baumbach Intro
Adam Sandler and Emily Mortimer Mike Coppola/Getty Pictures for The Gotham Movie & Media Institute
Far be it for Us to disagree with The Sandman, however Sandler, 59, took too lengthy introducing Baumbach, 56, who earned the Movie Tribute Award. The actor, who seems reverse George Clooney within the upcoming Jay Kelly, appeared onstage with fellow presenter Emily Mortimer for roughly 9 minutes. Sandler seemingly went off-script, ad-libbing feedback comparable to, “Can I get a f***in hell yeah from everyone! That was some good s*** Emily mentioned, let’s go!”
For her half, Mortimer, 54, appeared to squirm amid Sandler’s unpredictable commentary.
Greatest: Guillermo del Toro’s Fiery Acceptance Speech
Jacob Elordi, Guillermo del Toro and Oscar Isaac Mike Coppola/Getty Pictures for The Gotham Movie & Media Institute
The Frankenstein director ignored producers’ cues to depart the stage whereas accepting the Vanguard Tribute alongside Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, as an alternative persevering with on with a speech and talking over the announcer as he shared his scorching tackle AI. Praising Frankenstein‘s forged and crew, he declared, “The artistry of all of them shines on each single body of this movie that was willfully made by people, for people.”
Del Toro added: “It belongs to all of them, and I wish to prolong our gratitude and say, ‘F*** AI.”
Worst: Jafar Panahi’s Sentence
Jafar Panahi Cindy Ord/Getty Pictures for The Gotham Movie & Media Institute
Panahi, 65, gained Greatest Worldwide Function, Greatest Director and Greatest Authentic Screenplay for his drama It Was Simply an Accident, however his victories have been sadly overshadowed by grimmer headlines. Earlier Monday, the Human Rights Activists Information Company reported that the Iranian filmmaker had been sentenced to at least one yr in jail and a two-year journey ban amid accusations of propaganda in opposition to Iran.
Greatest: Elle Fanning’s Enjoyable Rapport With Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart and Elle Fanning Mike Coppola/Getty Pictures for The Gotham Movie & Media Institute
Fanning, 27, bantered adorably with Stewart, 35, earlier than they introduced the award for Excellent Lead Efficiency to Sopé Dìrísù in My Father’s Shadow.
“We have now the identical birthday: April ninth!” Elle mentioned of Stewart, to which the latter added, “Her large sister [Dakota Fanning] is my finest pal.”
“Yeah, and I’m lastly cool sufficient to hang around with you,” Elle mentioned, smiling.
Worst: No Clapping
For anybody viewing the present at residence, both the sound was off — or no person was applauding for any of the award winners, making every class really feel awkward, as an alternative of jubilant.
Greatest: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Tribute to Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson Kristina Bumphrey/WWD through Getty Pictures
Taking the stage to say Greatest Image for One Battle After One other, writer-director Anderson, 55, took a second to honor his spouse, Rudolph, 53, saying, “December 1, 24 years in the past, I met a girl who made me a greater filmmaker: Glad Anniversary, Maya. Thanks.” Cue the “awwwwwws.”
New York Metropolis’s lights shined shiny on the Gotham Awards 2025 as A-list {couples} stepped out for the annual awards present. Gotham Movie & Media Institute celebrated the thirty fifth Annual Gotham Movie Awards on Monday, December 1. Whereas followers tuned in to see which stars gained every movie class, many have been targeted on the pink […]
Greatest: Relatable Kings
Whereas accepting the Cultural Icon Tribute alongside his Ship Me From Nowhere director, Scott Cooper, White, 34, fumbled over his phrases.
“We’re very grateful that Bruce [Springsteen] allowed us into [his] house. And to inform a narrative he had by no means instructed himself and by no means mythologized,” mentioned the actor, who portrayed The Boss within the biopic, struggling to search out the immediately to pronounce mythologized. “Sorry guys, I’m drained!” Allen confessed with fun earlier than handing the speech again over to Cooper.
And taking the stage to rep Sinners, filmmaker Ryan Coogler confessed to being nervous. Stars: They’re similar to Us!
