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Cynthia Wade attends the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences 13th Governors Awards - November 19, 2022

Awards

Cynthia Wade

55 wins & 7 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Mondays at Racine (2012)
    2013 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Documentary, Short Subjects
    • Mondays at Racine
    Shared with: Robin Honan
  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2008 Winner Oscar
    • Best Documentary, Short Subjects
    • Freeheld
    Shared with: Vanessa Roth

Aspen Shortsfest

  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Born Sweet
    For a touching and humanistic film that is hopeful without being false.

Atlanta Film Festival

  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Born Sweet

Denver Film Festival

  • The Flagmakers (2022)
    2022 Winner People's Choice Award
    • Short Film
    • The Flagmakers
    Shared with: Sharon Liese

Hamptons International Film Festival

  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Short
    • Born Sweet

Hawaii International Film Festival

  • Grit (2018)
    2018 Nominee Ka'u Ka Hoku Filmmaker Award
    • Category missing
    • Grit
    Shared with: Sasha Friedlander

International Documentary Association

  • Mondays at Racine (2012)
    2012 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Short
    • Mondays at Racine
    Shared with: Robin Honan · Vanessa Bergonzoli · Lisa Heller · Sheila Nevins
  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2007 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Short
    • Freeheld

L.A. Outfest

  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2007 Winner Audience Award
    • Documentary - Short
    • Freeheld

NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival

  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2007 Winner Best Documentary Short
    • Freeheld

Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island

  • Shelter Dogs (2003)
    2003 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Shelter Dogs

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • The Flagmakers (2022)
    2023 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Short Documentary
    • The Flagmakers
    Shared with: Sharon Liese
  • Grit (2018)
    2020 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Sound
    • Grit

Northampton Film Festival

  • Shelter Dogs (2003)
    2003 Winner Best of the Fest
    • Shelter Dogs

Palm Springs International ShortFest

  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Born Sweet
  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2007 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Freeheld
  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2007 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Freeheld

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2007 Winner Short Film Competition Special Jury Award
    • Freeheld

Sedona International Film Festival

  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2022 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Short
    • Sproutland
  • Grit (2018)
    2020 Winner Director's Choice Award
    • Best International Documentary
    • Grit

Sundance Film Festival

  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 Winner Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention
    • Born Sweet
  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2007 Winner Short Filmmaking Special Jury Prize
    • Freeheld

Ashland Independent Film Festival

  • Grit (2018)
    2019 Winner Special Mention
    • Excellence in Documentary Feature Production
    • Grit
    Shared with: Sasha Friedlander
  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 Winner Ashland Independent Film Award
    • Best Documentary Short Film
    • Born Sweet

Savannah Film Festival

  • Good Enough Ancestor (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Documentary Short
    • Professional
    • Good Enough Ancestor
  • The Flagmakers (2022)
    2022 Winner Best Documentary Short
    • Documentary Short
    • The Flagmakers
    United States
    Shared with: Sharon Liese

Director's View Film Festival

  • Shelter Dogs (2003)
    2003 Winner Grand Prize
    • Documentary
    • Shelter Dogs

Boston Independent Film Festival

  • Mondays at Racine (2012)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Short Film
    • Mondays at Racine
  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Short
    • Born Sweet
  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2007 Winner Audience Award
    • Short Film
    • Freeheld

Indianapolis International Film Festival

  • Mondays at Racine (2012)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Short Film
    • Mondays at Racine
  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 Winner Eric Parker Social Justice Award
    • Born Sweet

Orinda Film Festival

  • Shelter Dogs (2003)
    2004 Winner Audience Award
    • Documentary
    • Shelter Dogs

Silverdocs Documentary Festival

  • Mondays at Racine (2012)
    2012 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • Mondays at Racine

The Hague Movies that Matter Festival

  • Grit (2018)
    2019 Nominee Activist Documentary Award
    • Grit
    Shared with: Sasha Friedlander

Santa Fe International Film Festival

  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Award
    • Best U.S. Short
    • Sproutland

Independent Film Festival of Boston

  • Mondays at Racine (2012)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Short Film: Documentary
    • Mondays at Racine
  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Short Film: Documentary
    • Born Sweet

Irvine International Film Festival

  • Mondays at Racine (2012)
    2013 Winner Best Documentary Short
    • N/A
    • Mondays at Racine

Telly Awards

  • Good Enough Ancestor (2024)
    2025 Winner Silver Telly
    • General-Documentary
    • Good Enough Ancestor
    Shared with: Teri Whitcraft · Matthew Syrett

Crested Butte Film Festival

  • The Flagmakers (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Documentary Short
    • The Flagmakers
    Shared with: Sharon Liese

Topanga Film Festival

  • Good Enough Ancestor (2024)
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Good Enough Ancestor

Cine Eco Environment Film Festival

  • Grit (2018)
    2019 Winner Grand Prize Envorimental
    • International Feature Film Competition
    • Grit
    Shared with: Sasha Friedlander

Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF)

  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Sproutland

Outflix Film Festival

  • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    2008 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Freeheld

Global Shorts, Los Angeles

  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2022 Winner Special Mention
    • March
    • Sproutland

Calcutta International Cult Film Festival

  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Short Films
    • Sproutland

Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series

  • Born Sweet (2010)
    2010 2nd Place Audience Award
    • Born Sweet

Seoul Eco Film Festival

  • Grit (2018)
    2019 Winner Grand Prize
    • Best Feature Film
    • Grit
    Shared with: Sasha Friedlander
  • Grit (2018)
    2019 Winner Audience Choice Award
    • Grit
    Shared with: Sasha Friedlander

Mystic Film Festival

  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2021 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Narrative Short
    • Sproutland

The Annual Copenhagen Film Festival

  • Grit (2018)
    2020 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Cinematographer
    • Grit
    Shared with: Sasha Friedlander · Boaz Freund

DRUK International Film Festival

  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Sproutland
    Shared with: Beth Robbins
  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director
    • Sproutland
  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2022 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Short Films
    • Sproutland

Monadnock International Film Festival (MONIFF)

  • Grit (2018)
    2019 Winner Jonathan Daniels Award
    • Grit
    Shared with: Sasha Friedlander

Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental (FINCA)

  • Grit (2018)
    2020 Winner First Prize
    • Official Feature Film Competition
    • Grit
    Shared with: Sasha Friedlander

Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival

  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2022 Winner Spring Season Award
    • Best Drama Short Film
    • Sproutland

Golden Short Film Festival

  • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    2022 Winner Golden Award
    • Golden Director
    • Sproutland

Centre Film Festival

  • Good Enough Ancestor (2024)
    2024 Winner Juror's Choice Award
    • Best Editing: Documentary Short
    • Good Enough Ancestor
  • Good Enough Ancestor (2024)
    2024 Winner Juror's Choice Award
    • Best Short: Pride on Screen
    • Good Enough Ancestor

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