The Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award is one of the annual
Gotham Independent Film Awards
The Gotham Awards () are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City, the city first nicknamed "Gotham" by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of ''Salmagundi'', published on ...
and honors feature film directorial debuts. Named after
Bingham Ray since 2013,
the breakthrough director award was first given in 1991 as the Open Palm Award, with
Jennie Livingston
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being the first recipient of the award, for her work in ''
Paris Is Burning''. From 1991 to 1996 only the winner was announced, since 1997, a set of 5 to 6 nominees is presented annually.
Winners and nominees
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
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Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
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References
{{Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director
1991 establishments in New York City
Awards established in 1991
Film directing awards
Breakthrough Director