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Derek Cianfrance
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Cannes Film Festival (2)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Florida Film Festival (2)
Gijón International Film Festival (1)
Gotham Awards (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival (1)
Kudzu Film Festival (1)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Sundance Film Festival (2)
Venice Film Festival (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (1)
Black Reel Awards (1)
Göteborg Film Festival (1)
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards (1)
Chlotrudis Awards (1)
Film by the Sea International Film Festival (2)
Zurich Film Festival (1)
International Cinephile Society Awards (1)
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
CinEuphoria Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (2)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (1)
Luxembourg City Film Festival (2)
Sunset Film Circle Awards (1)
10 wins & 25 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2021 Nominee
Oscar
Best Original Screenplay
Sound of Metal
Shared with:
Darius Marder
·
Abraham Marder
Cannes Film Festival
2010 Nominee
Un Certain Regard Award
Blue Valentine
2010 Nominee
Golden Camera
Blue Valentine
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2010 Winner
CFCA Award
Most Promising Filmmaker
Blue Valentine
Directors Guild of America, USA
2017 Winner
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Shared with:
Rick Lange
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Ethan Ross
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Craig Sackett
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Cue Chatley
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Greg Moutran
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Steve Killebrew
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Mariela Comitini
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Brad Robinson
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David Backus
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Joshua Voegelin
Florida Film Festival
1998 Nominee
Grand Jury Award
Narrative Feature
Brother Tied
Shared with:
Joey Curtis
1998 Winner
Special Jury Award
For bold original expression
Brother Tied
Shared with:
Joey Curtis
Gijón International Film Festival
2010 Nominee
Grand Prix Asturias
Best Film
Blue Valentine
Gotham Awards
2010 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Feature
Blue Valentine
Shared with:
Jamie Patricof
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Lynette Howell Taylor
·
Alex Orlovsky
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2004 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Cinematography
Quattro Noza
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
1998 Winner
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Best Feature
Brother Tied
Shared with:
Joey Curtis
Kudzu Film Festival
1998 Winner
Best Feature
Brother Tied
Shared with:
Joey Curtis
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2021 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Original Screenplay
Sound of Metal
Shared with:
Darius Marder
·
Abraham Marder
Sundance Film Festival
2010 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Dramatic
Blue Valentine
2003 Winner
Cinematography Award
Dramatic
Quattro Noza
Venice Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Golden Lion
Best Film
The Light Between Oceans
Writers Guild of America, USA
2021 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Original Screenplay
Sound of Metal
Shared with:
Abraham Marder
·
Darius Marder
Black Reel Awards
2025 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Film
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Shared with:
Titus Kaphar
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Stephanie Allain
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Sean Cotton
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Jamie Patricof
Göteborg Film Festival
2011 Winner
International Debut Award
Blue Valentine
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
2014 Winner
Literary Award
Screenplay
The Place Beyond the Pines
Shared with:
Darius Marder
·
Ben Coccio
Chlotrudis Awards
2021 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Original Screenplay
Sound of Metal
Shared with:
Darius Marder
·
Abraham Marder
Film by the Sea International Film Festival
2017 Nominee
The Pearl
Best Feature Film
The Light Between Oceans
2016 Nominee
Film and Literature Award
The Light Between Oceans
Zurich Film Festival
2010 Nominee
Golden Eye Award
Best International Feature Film
Blue Valentine
International Cinephile Society Awards
2011 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Original Screenplay
Blue Valentine
Shared with:
Joey Curtis
·
Cami Delavigne
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2013 Nominee
DFCC
Best Director
The Place Beyond the Pines
7th place
2013 Nominee
DFCC
Best Screenplay
The Place Beyond the Pines
6th place
Shared with:
Ben Coccio
·
Darius Marder
CinEuphoria Awards
2022 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Screenplay - International Competition
Sound of Metal
Shared with:
Abraham Marder
·
Darius Marder
Online Film & Television Association
2011 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best First Feature
Blue Valentine
2011 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best First Screenplay
Blue Valentine
Shared with:
Joey Curtis
·
Cami Delavigne
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2010 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Screenplay
Blue Valentine
Shared with:
Cami Delavigne
·
Joey Curtis
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2011 Nominee
INOCA
Best Original Screenplay
Blue Valentine
Shared with:
Joey Curtis
·
Cami Delavigne
Luxembourg City Film Festival
2013 Winner
Audience Award
The Place Beyond the Pines
2013 Nominee
Grand Prix
Wajma, an Afghan Love Story
Berberian Sound Studio
Call Girl
Clip
Consuming Spirits
Electrick Children
Karaoke Girl
The Place Beyond the Pines
Shared with:
Barmak Akram
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Peter Strickland
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Mikael Marcimain
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Maja Milos
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Chris Sullivan
·
Rebecca Thomas
·
Visra Vichit-Vadakan
Sunset Film Circle Awards
2020 Nominee
SFC Award
Best Screenplay
Sound of Metal
Shared with:
Darius Marder
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