Gotham Awards: “The Lost Daughter” wins top honour, “Squid Game” named Breakthrough series

New York, Nov 30, : .Maggie Gyllenhaals directorial debut "The Lost Daughter" dominated the 2021 Gotham Awards.

The popular Netflix survival drama was also named one of the Breakthrough series at the event.The Lost Daughter, which went into the event as a five-time nominee, won four awards, including the top prize of best feature, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

After a short speech in which she thanked her loved ones for the best screenplay, Gyllenhaal announced that she would deliver a "real speech", for her second win for the evening, for breakthrough filmmaker.Gyllenhaal stated in her second acceptance speech, "Its costly to make movies." "Movies are expensive.

You can write them, but you have to make them.The question is, then, what makes them valuable? Is it valuable for women to tell stories that resonate with us? Is it high art? Is it attractive to men? Its refreshing to see women who look like their wives, their sisters, or their mothers on the screen.It seems like the film list tonight is saying, "Yeah it f nt is." The five nominations for Passing were also received by the Netflix title.Three-time nominee Test Pattern was also nominated from Kino Lorber.

Two of the three awards that CODA was nominated for were won by it.The Gotham Awards honored two groundbreaking series on the TV side with their two award-winning series awards: Squid Game’ and Reservation Dogs’.Kim Ji-yeon, the producer of Squid Game, accepted the award and stated that "weve experienced so much miracles since we launched the show.

and the greatest is how much love you all have shown to a foreign series with a very bizarre title." Hwang Donghyu, the creator of the series, recalled his long journey and how it became a huge success.

He stated that he wrote the script in 2009, 12 years ago.He said that he tried his best, but it was not well received.People said it was unrealistic, too violent, absurd, and weird.

It took 12 years for this show to be made and then shown to the public.It took less than 12 days for the show to reach No.It took less than 12 days to become the No.1 show on the globe.What can I say? Its a miracle." Sterlin Harjo (creator of Reservation Dogs") joked that while accepting the award, "White people have long speeches and y’all been saying these speeches way too long.

" "We love and support you, dont talk so much.Jesus Christ.

He also called out Cipriani Wall Street as the venue for the event, and asked the audience to remember the native people who called Manhattan home.He said, "Everyone thinks about Wall Street.

" "There were native people who lived here, and they f ****n’ came here and gave them beads.They tricked them into giving their land up.They built a wall to keep them from their land, and thats why it is called Wall Street "They built a wall f ****n to keep our people from that land.That is what I want you to all remember.They did it to us.Did you know that Trump wanted to build a wall in the United States? They did that long ago to keep the native people from this land." The Gotham Awards made their acting awards gender-neutral this summer.

This was praised by Asia Kate Dillon, a non-binary actor from the Billions.They presented the award for outstanding performance of a new series, one the two awards that were tied.

Dillon stated, "I would like to first commend the Gotham Awards to eliminate gender from their award categories because true talent shines through these constructs meant to divide us." Ethan Hawke was one of the two category winners and spoke briefly about the importance of being nominated alongside women.Hawke, who was honored for his role as the Good Lord Bird, stated that he has never been nominated in a category where the male and female performances were not separate.

"I wish the women in this room had the same opportunities as the men.Gender doesnt make a difference to directors.I have never understood why actors do it, so Im honored to share this award.

" Hawke presented a tribute award for Peter Dinklage, his friend and fellow actor, after his win.The Gotham Awards honored Jane Campion, the director of Power of the Dog, Spencer star Kristen Stewart and Magnolia executive Eamonn Bowes, the cast of "The Harder They Fall", The Actors Fund, and Kathleen Collins, an activist and filmmaker, with the Gothams first Icon Tribute.Stewart was presented with the tribute award by Julianne Moore and Spencer director Pablo Larrain "To work with her is to feel truly understood and partnered.

Moore stated that Moore elevates everything "What she presents onscreen and in real life can sometimes be challenging for people because its almost as if shes skinless.She is both cool and uncomfortable, which can make it difficult for people to accept.Shes the coolest person I know.Larrain said, "Kristen has changed my life.

" "Youre a f *****g wonder of cinema." dc/kr #Gotham #Awards #Lost #wins #Squid #Game.