Other winners included OJ: Made in America (best documentary), Krisha director Trey Edward Shults (best breakthrough), The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy (breakthrough actor), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (longform series) and Her Story (breakthrough shortform series).
Moonlight, the rapturously received story of a young gay black man at three stages in his life, has swept the board at the Gotham awards in New York.
Casey Affleck won the best actor award for his role as a traumatised janitor in Kenneth Lonergan’s comeback film, Manchester by the Sea, while Isabelle Huppert was the surprise winner of best actress for her role in Paul Verhoeven’s controversial rape comedy Elle.
Amy Adams was presented with a tribute prize by Cate Blanchett; Ethan Hawke also picked one up from Winona Ryder.