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The Dark Divide director Tom Putnam at the annual Film Threat Magazine Award This! ceremony

Awards

Tom Putnam

15 wins & 9 nominations

Aspen Shortsfest

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2003 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Comedy
    • Tom Hits His Head
    Recognized for the best achievement in comedy from the moment of impact, through the hilarious manifestations of angst of our time, to an upbeat conclusion: all is right in the world.

Gotham Awards

  • Burn (2012)
    2012 Nominee Audience Award
    • Burn
    Shared with: Brenna Sanchez

Razzie Awards

  • Christine Lakin and Paris Hilton in The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)
    2009 Nominee Razzie Award
    • Worst Director
    • The Hottie & the Nottie

Slamdance Film Festival

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2003 Winner Spirit of Slamdance Award
    • Tom Hits His Head

SXSW Film Festival

  • 1996 Winner SXSW Competition Award - Honorable Mention
    • Narrative Short Film
    • Seven Guns Til Wednesday

Capalbio Cinema

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2003 Winner Special Mention
    • Tom Hits His Head

Ashland Independent Film Festival

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2004 Winner Ashland Independent Film Award
    • Honorable Mention
    • Tom Hits His Head

Tribeca Film Festival

  • Burn (2012)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Documentary
    • Burn
    Shared with: Brenna Sanchez

Black Point Film Festival

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2004 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Tom Hits His Head

Regensburg Short Film Week

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2004 Winner Best International Short Film - Special Mention
    • Tom Hits His Head

Anchorage International Film Festival

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2003 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Super Short Film
    • Tom Hits His Head

Valley Film Festival

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2003 Winner 10 Degrees Hotter Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Tom Hits His Head
    Tied with Dreaming in Black and White (2002).

BendFilm Festival

  • Alaska Invasion (2006)
    2007 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Best Score
    • Alaska Invasion
    Shared with: Jay Clarke · Jeff Saltzman

Westchester Film Festival

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2004 Winner Festival Trophy
    • Best Short Film
    • Tom Hits His Head

River's Edge International Film Festival, US

  • Tom Hits His Head (2003)
    2005 Winner Best Documentary Short
    • Tom Hits His Head

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Marwencol (2010)
    2011 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
    • Marwencol
    Shared with: Jeff Malmberg · Matt Radecki · Chris Shellen · Kevin W. Walsh

Red Nation Film Festival

  • Debra Messing and David Cross in The Dark Divide (2020)
    2020 Nominee Best Picture
    • Feature Film
    • The Dark Divide
    Shared with: Jory Weitz · Aaron Boyd · Ryan James Frost · David Cross
  • Debra Messing and David Cross in The Dark Divide (2020)
    2020 Nominee Directing Award
    • Feature Film
    • The Dark Divide

ZagrebDox

  • Burn (2012)
    2014 Nominee Big Stamp
    • International Competition
    • Burn
    Shared with: Brenna Sanchez

Film Threat Award This!

  • The United States of Insanity (2021)
    2022 Winner Award This! Music Documentary
    • Music Documentary
    • The United States of Insanity
    Shared with: Brenna Sanchez
  • The United States of Insanity (2021)
    2022 Nominee Award This! Best Documentary
    • Best Documentary
    • The United States of Insanity
    Shared with: Brenna Sanchez
  • Debra Messing and David Cross in The Dark Divide (2020)
    2021 Winner Award This! Indie Movie of the Year
    • Feature Film
    • The Dark Divide
    Shared with: Jory Weitz · Aaron Boyd · Ryan James Frost · David Cross
  • Debra Messing and David Cross in The Dark Divide (2020)
    2021 Nominee Award This! Indie Drama
    • Feature Film
    • The Dark Divide
    Shared with: Jory Weitz · Aaron Boyd · Ryan James Frost · David Cross
  • Debra Messing and David Cross in The Dark Divide (2020)
    2021 Nominee Best Director
    • The Dark Divide

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