“Small Axe” director Steve McQueen and “The Prom” director Ryan Murphy will each be honored at the 2020 Independent Filmmaker Project Gotham Awards, the 30th annual ceremony that will be held on January 11, 2021.
McQueen will receive the Director’s Tribute and Murphy will receive the Industry Tribute in the virtual awards ceremony. The Gotham Awards recently announced that Chadwick Boseman would posthumously be recognized by the voting body, as would his “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” co-star Viola Davis.
“Steve McQueen is a force within the industry, directing one of most impactful and influential films of the year. His bold, masterful storytelling has riveted audiences for the past decade making him one of the most iconic filmmakers today,” Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of IFP, said in a statement.