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Tadashi Nakamura

Awards

Tadashi Nakamura

33 wins & 6 nominations

CINE Competition

  • A Song for Ourselves (2009)
    2009 Winner CINE Golden Eagle
    • Independent (Unaffiliated) Division: Documentary Short
    • A Song for Ourselves

Cleveland International Film Festival

  • Third Act (2025)
    2025 Nominee Nesnady and Schwartz Documentary Competition
    • Best Documentary
    • Third Act

Columbus International Film and Animation Film Festival

  • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (2012)
    2012 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Arts
    • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings
  • A Song for Ourselves (2009)
    2009 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Arts
    • A Song for Ourselves

Gotham Awards

  • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (2012)
    2013 Winner Audience Award
    • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings
    Shared with: Donald Young

Hawaii International Film Festival

  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2016 Winner Special Mention
    • Documentary Feature
    • Mele Murals
    Local Impact
  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2016 Nominee Halekulani Golden Orchid Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Mele Murals

RiverRun International Film Festival

  • Third Act (2025)
    2025 Nominee Documentary Features Competition
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Third Act
  • A Song for Ourselves (2009)
    2010 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Documentary Short Film
    • A Song for Ourselves
  • A Song for Ourselves (2009)
    2010 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Student Documentary Short Film
    • A Song for Ourselves

Sundance Film Festival

  • Third Act (2025)
    2025 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Documentary
    • Third Act

Urbanworld Film Festival

  • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (2012)
    2012 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Documentary
    • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings
  • A Song for Ourselves (2009)
    2009 Winner Documentary Prize
    • Best Documentary, Short Subjects
    • A Song for Ourselves

WorldFest Houston

  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2017 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Documentary
    • Mele Murals
  • A Song for Ourselves (2009)
    2010 Winner Gold Remi Award
    • Film & Video Production Award - Ethnic/Cultural
    • A Song for Ourselves

Los Angeles FirstGlance Film Festival

  • Pilgrimage (2007)
    2008 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Historical Short Film
    • Pilgrimage

Ashland Independent Film Festival

  • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (2012)
    2013 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings

San Diego Asian Film Festival

  • A Song for Ourselves (2009)
    2009 Winner Special Jury Mention
    • A Song for Ourselves
  • Yellow Brotherhood (2004)
    2004 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Yellow Brotherhood

Santa Cruz Film Festival

  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2016 Winner Festival Director's Award
    • Feature Documentary
    • Mele Murals

Honolulu International Festival (I)

  • A Song for Ourselves (2009)
    2010 Winner Gold Kahuna Award
    • Short Film
    • A Song for Ourselves

Calgary International Film Festival

  • Third Act (2025)
    2025 Nominee Best International Documentary
    • Best International Documentary
    • Third Act

VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2017 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Editor - North American Documentary Feature
    • Mele Murals
  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2017 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • North American Documentary Feature
    • Mele Murals
  • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (2012)
    2013 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Best Editor - Documentary Feature
    • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings
  • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (2012)
    2013 Winner Audience Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings
  • Pilgrimage (2007)
    2007 Winner New Directors/New Visions Award
    • Pilgrimage

Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2016 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Mele Murals

Sacramento Film and Music Festival

  • Pilgrimage (2007)
    2007 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Pilgrimage

Honolulu Film Awards, US

  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2017 Winner Gold Kahuna Award
    • Documentary Feature Competition
    • Mele Murals

DisOrient Asian American Film Festival

  • Atomic Cafe: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town (2020)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Short Documentary
    • Atomic Cafe: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town
    Shared with: Akira Boch
  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2017 Winner Best Feature Documentary
    • Mele Murals

Guam International Film Festival

  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2016 Winner Grand Jury Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Mele Murals

CAAMFest

  • Nobuko Miyamoto in Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement
    Shared with: Quyên Nguyen-Le
  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2016 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Mele Murals

Boston Asian American Film Festival

  • Nobuko Miyamoto in Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement (2024)
    2024 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement
    Shared with: Quyên Nguyen-Le

FIFO Festival International du Film Documentaire Océanien

  • Mele Murals (2016)
    2017 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Mele Murals

Austin Asian American Film Festival

  • Atomic Cafe: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town (2020)
    2021 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Atomic Cafe: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town
    Shared with: Akira Boch

Highland Park Independent Film Festival

  • Atomic Cafe: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town (2020)
    2021 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Atomic Cafe: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town
    Shared with: Akira Boch

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