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The Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer 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 ...
. It was first awarded in 1998, with
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and Saul Williams being the first recipients of the award for their roles as Lauren Bell and Ray Joshua in ''
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'', respectively. The category was called Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor until 2021.


Winners and nominees


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{{Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor Breakthrough Performer Awards for young actors Awards established in 1998