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Awards

James Cunningham

20 wins & 16 nominations

Annecy International Animated Film Festival

  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2016 Nominee Cristal
    • Best Short
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities

Aspen Shortsfest

  • Das Tub (2010)
    2011 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Short Short
    • Das Tub
    For its creativity, humor, and ability to surprise.
  • Infection (2000)
    2001 Winner Animated Eye Award
    • Infection
    This film has attitude; it is irreverent. It was an action-packed, bizarre ride with unrelenting, weird little eye ball-driven characters.

Cannes Film Festival

  • Infection (2000)
    2000 Nominee Palme d'Or - Best Short Film
    • Infection

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Infection (2000)
    2000 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Short Film
    • Infection

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2016 Nominee Grand Prix
    • International Competition
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities

Dresden Film Festival

  • Infection (2000)
    2001 Winner Youth Jury Award - Honorable Mention
    • Infection

New Zealand Film and TV Awards (I)

  • Infection (2000)
    2000 Winner Film Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Infection
  • Infection (2000)
    2000 Winner Film Award
    • Best Craft Contribution to Short Film
    • Infection

Palm Springs International ShortFest

  • Shelved (2013)
    2013 Winner ShortFest Online Audience Award
    • Shelved

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2016 Nominee Bruce Corwin Award
    • Best Animated Short Film
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities

SXSW Film Festival

  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2016 Nominee SXSW Grand Jury Award
    • Animated Short
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities
  • Shelved (2013)
    2013 Nominee SXSW Grand Jury Award
    • Animated Short
    • Shelved
  • Poppy (2009)
    2010 Nominee SXSW Grand Jury Award
    • Animated Short
    • Poppy

San Francisco Indiefest

  • Time for Change (2010)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Animation
    • Time for Change

Montréal Comedy Festival 'Just for Laughs'

  • Infection (2000)
    2001 Winner Eat My Shorts! Jury Award
    • Infection

San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival

  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2016 Winner CCI:IFF Award
    • Best Animation
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities

New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)

  • Das Tub (2010)
    2011 Nominee Film Award
    • Outstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film
    • Das Tub
  • First Contact (2010)
    2011 Nominee Film Award
    • Outstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film
    • First Contact
  • Poppy (2009)
    2009 Nominee Film Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Poppy
  • Poppy (2009)
    2009 Winner Film Award
    • Outstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film
    • Poppy

Honolulu International Festival (II)

  • Time for Change (2010)
    2011 Winner Golden Kahuna Award
    • Short Film
    • Time for Change
  • Das Tub (2010)
    2011 Winner Aloha Accolade
    • Short Film
    • Das Tub

New York City Short Film Festival

  • Shelved (2013)
    2013 Nominee Audience Award
    • Audience Choice Program A
    • Shelved

SIGGRAPH

  • Poppy (2009)
    2010 Winner Computer Animation Festival Award
    • Jury Prize
    • Poppy

Show Me Shorts Film Festival

  • Kitten Witch (2016)
    2016 Winner People's Choice
    • Kitten Witch
    Shared with: Oliver Hilbert
  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2015 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Editor
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities
  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2015 Winner Festival Award
    • People's Choice
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities
  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2015 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities
  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2015 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Film
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities

Winter Film Festival

  • Poppy (2009)
    2015 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Animated Film
    • Poppy

Festival internacional de cine fantástico de Torremolinos

  • The Dragon's Scale (2016)
    2016 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • The Dragon's Scale
  • The Dragon's Scale (2016)
    2016 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Fantastic Short Film
    • The Dragon's Scale

British Animation Film Festival

  • Prickly Jam (2019)
    2020 Nominee British Animation Film Festival Award
    • Best Animated Short
    • Prickly Jam
  • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities (2015)
    2016 Nominee British Animation Film Festival Award
    • Best Animated Short
    • Accidents, Blunders and Calamities

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