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Joe Brewster

Awards

Joe Brewster

23 wins & 18 nominations

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
    2023 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Denver Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Nominee Maysles Brothers Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2024 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson · Tommy Oliver

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2024 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson · Tommy Oliver
  • The Keeper (1995)
    1997 Nominee Someone to Watch Award
    • The Keeper

International Documentary Association

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson · Tommy Oliver

New Orleans Film Festival

  • The Changing Same (2018)
    2018 Winner Special Judge's Award
    • Short Documentary
    • The Changing Same
    The Changing Same received The Special Jury Prize for Short Documentary
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • The Changing Same VR - The Dilemma (2021)
    2022 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Interactive Media: Documentary
    • The Changing Same VR - The Dilemma
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson · Yasmin Elayat
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    2015 Nominee Emmy
    • Best Documentary
    • P.O.V.
    • American Promise
    For episode "American Promise"
    Shared with: Simon Kilmurry · Sally Jo Fifer · Michèle Stephenson · Chris White · Dan Cogan · Cynthia Lopez

Seattle Queer Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Sundance Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Documentary
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson
  • American Promise (2013)
    2013 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Documentary
    • American Promise
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson
  • American Promise (2013)
    2013 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Documentary
    • American Promise
    By turning the camera on themselves, the filmmakers give a raw and unflinching look at the complex landscapes from his face, educating and bringing up their children in contemporary America.
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson
  • The Keeper (1995)
    1996 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Dramatic
    • The Keeper

Ashland Independent Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Rogue Award
    • Rogue Award
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

American Black Film Festival

  • Slaying Goliath (2008)
    2008 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Documentary
    • Slaying Goliath
    The Documentary Award was presented by Bet J
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Tribeca Film Festival

  • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Documentary Short
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson
  • The Changing Same VR - The Dilemma (2021)
    2021 Winner Best Immersive Narrative Competition Award
    • The Changing Same VR - The Dilemma
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson · Yasmin Elayat

Black Reel Awards

  • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
    2024 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Short Film
    • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

  • American Promise (2013)
    2013 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary
    • American Promise
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson
  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 2nd Place Audience Award
    • Audience Award
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

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  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

  • American Promise (2013)
    2013 Winner Best Documentary
    • American Promise
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
    2024 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking
    • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson
  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2024 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson · Tommy Oliver

Canadian Screen Awards, CA

  • Stateless (2020)
    2021 Nominee Canadian Screen Award
    • Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary Award
    • Stateless
    Shared with: Sudz Sutherland · Michèle Stephenson · Jennifer Holness · Lea Marin · Anita Lee

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences College Television Awards

  • American Promise (2013)
    2015 Nominee Emmy
    • Best Documentary Film
    • American Promise
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson
  • American Promise (2013)
    2015 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story-Long Form
    • American Promise
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Champs-Élysées Film Festival

  • American Promise (2013)
    2014 Winner Bloggers Award
    • Bloggers Award
    • American Promise
    Michele Stephenson was joint winner
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson
  • American Promise (2013)
    2014 Nominee Audience Award
    • Best American Feature Film
    • American Promise
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Montclair Film Festival (MFF)

  • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
    2023 Nominee Documentary Shorts Competition
    • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Indie Memphis Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Documentary Feature
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Outstanding Documentary Feature
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Documentary
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Edward R. Murrow Awards

  • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
    2024 Winner National Edward R. Murrow Award
    • Excellence in Video
    • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Blackstar Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson
  • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
    2023 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Short Documentary
    • Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Boston Latino Film Festival

  • Stateless (2020)
    2020 Winner Audience Award
    • Audience Awards
    • Stateless
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson · Jennifer Holness · Sudz Sutherland · Lea Marin

Americana Film Fest

  • American Promise (2013)
    2014 Nominee Audience Award
    • Best Film
    • American Promise
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson

Freep Film Festival

  • Virginia Fowler in Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
    2023 Winner Freep Film Festival Award
    • Best of Festival
    • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
    Shared with: Michèle Stephenson · Tommy Oliver

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