The Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Series – Short Form is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards and honors series with episodes under 40 minutes.[ 1] Until 2019, the award intended to honor a new continuing or limited series new digital media programming, with five or more episodes mostly under 20 minutes.[ 2] It was first awarded in 2015.
Winners and nominees
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Year
Program
Creator(s)/Host(s)
Network
Ref.
2015
Shugs and Fats
Nadia Manzoor and Radhika Vaz , creators
ShugsandFats.TV
[ 3] [ 2]
Bee and PuppyCat
Natasha Allegri , creator
Cartoon Hangover
The Impossibilities
Anna Kerrigan, creator
seriesofimpossibilities.com
Qraftish
Christal, creator
Blackgirldangerous.com
You're So Talented
Sam Bailey, creator
Open TV
2016
Her Story
Jen Richards and Laura Zak, creators
herstoryshow.com
[ 4] [ 5]
The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo
Brian Jordan Alvarez , creator
YouTube
The Movement
Darnell Moore, host
Mic.com
Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People
Dylan Marron , creator
Seriously.TV
Surviving
Reagan Gomez, creator
YouTube
2017
The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes
Nancy Andrews, creator
YouTube
[ 6] [ 7]
555
Kate Berlant , Andrew DeYoung and John Early , creators
Vimeo
Inconceivable
Joel Ashton McCarthy , creator
YouTube
Junior
Zoe Cassavetes , creator
Blackpills and VICE
Let Me Die a Nun
Sarah Salovaara, creator
Vimeo
2018
195 Lewis
Chanelle Aponte Pearson and Rae Leone Allen, creators
195lewis.com
[ 8] [ 9]
Cleaner Daze
Tess Sweet and Daniel Gambelin, creators
cleanerdaze.com
Distance
Alex Dobrenko, creator
distancetheseries.com
The F Word
Nicole Opper, creator
PBS Digital Studios
She's the Ticket
Nadia Hallgren, creator
Topic
2019
PEN15
Maya Erskine , Anna Konkle , and Sam Zvibleman, creators
Hulu
[ 10]
Ramy
Ramy Youssef , Ari Katcher, and Ryan Welch, creators
Hulu
Russian Doll
Natasha Lyonne , Leslye Headland , and Amy Poehler , creators
Netflix
Tuca & Bertie
Lisa Hanawalt , creator
Undone
Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy , creators
Amazon Video
Year
Program
Creator(s)/Host(s)
Network
Ref.
2020
I May Destroy You
Michaela Coel , creator
HBO
[ 11]
Dave
Lil Dicky and Jeff Schaffer , creators
FX
Betty
Crystal Moselle , creator
HBO
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi , host
Hulu
Work in Progress
Abby McEnany and Tim Mason, creators
Showtime
2021
Reservation Dogs
Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi , creators
FX
[ 12] [ 13]
Blindspotting
Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs , creators
Starz
Hacks
Lucia Aniello , Paul W. Downs , and Jen Statsky , creators
HBO Max
Run the World
Leigh Davenport , creator
Starz
We Are Lady Parts
Nida Manzoor , creator
Peacock
2022
Mo
Mohammed Amer and Ramy Youssef , creators
Netflix
[ 14]
Abbott Elementary
Quinta Brunson , creator
ABC
As We See It
Jason Katims , creator
Prime Video
Rap Sh!t
Issa Rae , creator
HBO/HBO Max
Somebody Somewhere
Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, creators
HBO Max
2023
Beef
Lee Sung Jin, creator
Netflix
[ 15]
High School
Clea DuVall and Tegan and Sara Quin , creators
Amazon Freevee
I'm a Virgo
Boots Riley , creator
Prime Video
Rain Dogs
Cash Carraway , creator
HBO
Swarm
Donald Glover and Janine Nabers , creators
Prime Video
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^ Luers, Erik (October 20, 2016). "Nominees Announced for 26th Annual IFP Gotham Awards" . Independent Filmmaker Project. Retrieved October 15, 2018 .
^ Luers, Erik (November 28, 2017). "27th Annual IFP Gotham Awards Winners Announced" . Independent Filmmaker Project. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2018 .
^ Luers, Erik (October 19, 2017). "Nominations Announced for 27th Annual IFP Gotham Awards" . Independent Filmmaker Project. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2018 .
^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (November 26, 2018). "Gotham Awards: A24 Sweeps with Five Wins, Including First Reformed , Eighth Grade (Full Winners List)" . Variety . Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
^ Mandinach, Zach (October 18, 2018). "Nominations Announced for the 28th Annual IFP Gotham Awards" . Independent Filmmaker Project. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018 .
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^ Lewis, Hilary (January 11, 2021). "Gotham Awards: Nomadland Wins Best Feature, Audience Award" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 11, 2021 .
^ Lattanzio, Ryan (November 30, 2021). "Gotham Awards: The Lost Daughter Wins Top Prize — See the Full List of Winners" . IndieWire . Retrieved November 30, 2021 .
^ Lewis, Hilary (October 21, 2021). "Gotham Awards: The Lost Daughter , Passing Lead Nominations" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 21, 2021 .
^ Lewis, Hilary (November 28, 2022). "Everything Everywhere All at Once Tops Gotham Awards; Full Winners List" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 29, 2022 .
^ Lewis, Hilary; Chuba, Kirsten (November 27, 2023). "2023 Gotham Awards: Past Lives Wins Best Feature" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 29, 2023 .