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Thom Fitzgerald at an event for 3 Needles (2005)

Awards

Thom Fitzgerald

65 wins & 21 nominations

Atlanta Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Grand Jury Award
    • Narrative Feature
    • Cloudburst

Atlantic Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • People's Choice Award
    • Cloudburst
    Sponsored by Creative Post, 3D Camera Company, Theatre D
  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2011 Winner Atlantic Canadian Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Cloudburst
    Michael Weir Award for Best Screenplay sponsored by the Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts
  • 3 Needles (2005)
    2005 Winner Atlantic Canadian Award
    • Best Direction
    • 3 Needles
  • The Event (2003)
    2003 Winner Atlantic Canadian Award
    • Best Direction
    • The Event
  • The Event (2003)
    2003 Winner Atlantic Canadian Award
    • Outstanding Writer
    • The Event
    Shared with: Steven Hillyer · Tim Marback

Berlin International Film Festival

  • The Event (2003)
    2003 Winner Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule"
    • The Event

Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival

  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1998 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • The Hanging Garden
    For making this feature movie a real collaborative experience for the viewer and for trying to find new ways in story telling.
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1998 Winner Prize of the City of Grândola
    • The Hanging Garden

Genie Awards

  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Nominee Genie
    • Best Achievement in Direction
    • The Hanging Garden
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Winner Genie
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Hanging Garden
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Winner Claude Jutra Award
    • The Hanging Garden
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Nominee Genie
    • Best Motion Picture
    • The Hanging Garden
    Shared with: Louise Garfield · Arnie Gelbart

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Winner Best Screenplay
    • The Hanging Garden
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Nominee Best Film
    • International Competition
    • The Hanging Garden

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Stage Mother (2020)
    2020 Winner Best of the Fest Audience Vote
    • Stage Mother

Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature
    • Cloudburst

San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature
    • Cloudburst

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Thom Fitzgerald at an event for 3 Needles (2005)
    2003 Winner Emerging Masters Showcase Award

Taos Talking Picture Festival

  • The Wild Dogs (2002)
    2003 Nominee Taos Land Grant Award
    • The Wild Dogs

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Sofia Banzhaf in Splinters (2018)
    2018 Nominee Best Canadian Feature Film
    • Splinters
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Winner People's Choice Award
    • The Hanging Garden
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Winner Best Canadian Feature Film
    • The Hanging Garden
    Tied with The Sweet Hereafter (1997).

Vancouver International Film Festival

  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Winner Most Popular Canadian Film
    • The Hanging Garden
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Winner Best Canadian Screenplay
    • The Hanging Garden

Verzaubert - International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

  • Beefcake (1998)
    1999 Nominee Rosebud
    • Best Film
    • Beefcake

Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival, Canada

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Best Canadian Feature
    • Cloudburst

Writers Guild of Canada

  • Sofia Banzhaf in Splinters (2018)
    2019 Nominee WGC Award
    • Feature Film
    • Splinters
  • Sex & Violence (2013)
    2015 Nominee WGC Award
    • Movies & Miniseries
    • Sex & Violence
    for the episode "Surface Scars"

Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Cloudburst

Cinéfest Sudbury

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • Cloudburst
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1997 Winner Best Canadian Film
    • The Hanging Garden

Directors Guild of Canada

  • 3 Needles (2005)
    2006 Nominee DGC Craft Award
    • Outstanding Direction - Feature Film
    • 3 Needles

Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Lesbian Films
    • Cloudburst
  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Cloudburst

Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Favorite
    • Best Film
    • Cloudburst
  • The Event (2003)
    2003 Winner Audience Favorite
    • Best Overall Film
    • The Event

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Thom Fitzgerald at an event for 3 Needles (2005)
    2004 Winner Excellence in Direction Award

Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Best Film
    • Grand Jury Award
    • Cloudburst

Mezipatra Queer Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Cloudburst
  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Feature Film Competition
    • Cloudburst

Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

  • Stage Mother (2020)
    2020 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Stage Mother

Edmonton International Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2011 Winner Grand Jury Award
    • Cloudburst

Canadian Screen Awards, CA

  • Sex & Violence (2013)
    2015 Nominee Canadian Screen Award
    • Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
    • Sex & Violence
    Episode: "Surface Scars (2013)"
  • Forgive Me (2013)
    2015 Nominee Canadian Screen Award
    • Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
    • Forgive Me
    Episode: "Hallowed Be Thy Name (2013)"

FilmOut San Diego, US

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner FilmOut Audience Awards
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • Cloudburst
    Shared with: Doug Pettigrew
  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner FilmOut Festival Award
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • Cloudburst
    Shared with: Doug Pettigrew
  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner FilmOut Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Cloudburst

Out on Film, Atlanta, US

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Overall Feature
    • Cloudburst
  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Film
    • Cloudburst

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • 3 Needles (2005)
    2006 Nominee EDA Special Mention Award
    • Don't Stick Your Head in the Sand
    • 3 Needles

Reelout Queer Film + Video Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature
    • Cloudburst

Image + Nation Festival Cinema LGBT Montreal Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2011 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Cloudburst

Spokane International Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Film
    • Cloudburst

Athens Outview Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Film
    • Cloudburst

Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature
    • Cloudburst

SHOUT Film Festival, UK

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature
    • Cloudburst

Online Film & Television Association

  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1999 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best First Feature
    • The Hanging Garden
  • The Hanging Garden (1997)
    1998 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Canadian Film
    • The Hanging Garden
    Shared with: Louise Garfield · Arnie Gelbart

North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Women's Feature Film
    • Cloudburst

Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature
    • Cloudburst

Victoria Film Festival, Canada

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Canadian Feature
    • Cloudburst

TLVFest - The Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival

  • Thom Fitzgerald at an event for 3 Needles (2005)
    2019 Winner Special Award
    • Honorary Award

Screen Nova Scotia Awards

  • Sugar Highs (2022)
    2023 Nominee Screen Nova Scotia Award
    • Best Television Series - Scripted
    • Sugar Highs
    Shared with: Doug Pettigrew
  • Sofia Banzhaf in Splinters (2018)
    2019 Winner Screen Nova Scotia Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Splinters
    Shared with: Doug Pettigrew
  • Forgive Me (2013)
    2019 Nominee Screen Nova Scotia Award
    • Best Television Series
    • Forgive Me
    Shared with: Doug Pettigrew
  • Sex & Violence (2013)
    2018 Nominee Screen Nova Scotia Award
    • Best Television Series
    • Sex & Violence
    Shared with: Doug Pettigrew
  • Sex & Violence (2013)
    2016 Nominee Screen Nova Scotia Award
    • Best Television Series
    • Sex & Violence
    Shared with: Doug Pettigrew

Outflix Film Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Domestic Feature
    • Cloudburst
  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Domestic Feature
    • Cloudburst

Merlinka Festival

  • Cloudburst (2011)
    2012 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Feature Film
    • Cloudburst

OUTshine Film Festival

  • Stage Mother (2020)
    2020 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Stage Mother

Pinnacle Film Awards

  • 8:37 Rebirth (2021)
    2021 Winner Diamond Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • 8:37 Rebirth

Montreal Independent Film Festival

  • 8:37 Rebirth (2021)
    2021 Winner Best Canadian Narrative Feature
    • Best Canadian Indie Feature
    • 8:37 Rebirth
    Shared with: Hank White · Marty Williams · Joseph LeClair · Juanita Peters

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