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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

Awards

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

30 wins & 26 nominations

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Nominee Crystal Bear
    • Generation 14plus - Best Film
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn

Montréal Festival of New Cinema

  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Winner Grand Prix
    • National Competition
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn

Leo Awards

  • Rebel (2014)
    2016 Nominee Leo
    • Best Direction in a Documentary Program or Series
    • Rebel
  • Patrick Gallagher and Sara Canning in On the Farm (2016)
    2016 Nominee Leo
    • Best Lead Performance By a Female in a Television Movie
    • On the Farm
  • Rebel (2014)
    2016 Nominee Leo
    • Best Short Documentary Program
    • Rebel
    Shared with: Laura Good

Nashville Film Festival

  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Bridgestone Narrative Feature Competition
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
    2023 Winner OFCS Award
    • Best Non-U.S. Release
    • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
    Canada

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Rebel (2014)
    2015 Winner Short Film Competition Award
    • Documentary
    • Rebel
    For its ambitious approaches to visual storytelling and imaginative recounting of an exceptional family history.
  • Rebel (2014)
    2015 Nominee Golden Space Needle Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Rebel
    4th runner-up

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

  • Michaela Kurimsky in Sweet Angel Baby (2024)
    2025 Winner TFCA Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Canadian Film
    • Sweet Angel Baby
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Winner Rogers Award
    • Best Canadian Film
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Nominee Best Canadian Feature Film
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Winner Best Canadian Feature Film - Honourable Mention
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn

Vancouver International Film Festival

  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Winner Best BC Film
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Winner BC Emerging Filmmaker Award
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

American Indian Film Festival

  • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
    2021 Nominee American Indian Movie Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Nominee American Indian Movie Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Nominee American Indian Movie Award
    • Best Film
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn
  • Patrick Gallagher and Sara Canning in On the Farm (2016)
    2016 Nominee American Indian Movie Award
    • Best Actress
    • On the Farm
  • Rebel (2014)
    2015 Nominee American Indian Movie Award
    • Best Documentary Short
    • Rebel

Directors Guild of Canada

  • Darla Contois in Little Bird (2023)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Directorial Achievement
    • Dramatic Series
    • Little Bird
    For the episode: Love is all Around

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • Night Raiders (2021)
    2022 Nominee VFCC Award
    • Best Actress in a Canadian Film
    • Night Raiders
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Winner VFCC Award
    • Best Director in a Canadian Film
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Nominee VFCC Award
    • One to Watch
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

  • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
    2021 Winner Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award
    • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
  • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • Rogers Audience Choice Award
    • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
  • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • Canadian Spectrum
    • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

DOXA Documentary Film Festival

  • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
    2021 Winner The Colin Low Award for Canadian Documentary
    • Best Canadian Documentary
    • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

Camden International Film Festival

  • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
    2021 Nominee Harrell Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

Canadian Screen Awards, CA

  • Michaela Kurimsky in Sweet Angel Baby (2024)
    2026 Winner Canadian Screen Award
    • Performance in a Supporting Role, Drama
    • Sweet Angel Baby
  • Darla Contois in Little Bird (2023)
    2024 Winner Canadian Screen Award
    • Best Direction, Drama Series
    • Little Bird
    For episode "Love Is All Around"
  • Darla Contois in Little Bird (2023)
    2024 Winner Canadian Screen Award
    • Best Drama Series
    • Little Bird
    Shared with: Jennifer Podemski · Hannah Moscovitch · Christina Fon · Ernest Webb · Catherine Bainbridge · Linda Ludwick · Kim Todd · Nicholas Hirst · Zoe Leigh Hopkins · Jeremy Podeswa · Christian Vesper · Dante Di Loreto · Tanya Brunel · Jessica Dunn · Claire Mackinnon · Philippe Chabot · Lori Lozinski · Ellen Rutter
  • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
    2022 Winner Canadian Screen Award
    • Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary
    • Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
    Shared with: David Christensen · Lori Lozinski
  • Night Raiders (2021)
    2022 Winner Canadian Screen Award
    • Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Night Raiders

ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival

  • Jessica Matten in A Red Girl's Reasoning (2012)
    2012 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Canadian Short Drama
    • A Red Girl's Reasoning

Milwaukee Film Festival

  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Nominee Hertzfeld Competition Award
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn

Red Nation Film Festival

  • Darla Contois in Little Bird (2023)
    2024 Nominee Red Nation Film Award of Excellence
    • Best Episodic Television Series
    • Little Bird
    Shared with: Zoe Leigh Hopkins
  • Night Raiders (2021)
    2021 Nominee Red Nation Film Award of Excellence
    • Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Night Raiders
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Winner Red Nation Film Award of Excellence
    • Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Nominee Red Nation Film Award of Excellence
    • Best Director
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn

Series Mania

  • Darla Contois in Little Bird (2023)
    2023 Winner Public Award
    • Best Series
    • Little Bird
    Canada.
    Shared with: Zoe Leigh Hopkins

Vancouver International Women in Film Festival

  • Patrick Gallagher and Sara Canning in On the Farm (2016)
    2017 Winner VIWIFF Award
    • Best Performance
    • On the Farm
  • Rebel (2014)
    2016 Winner Matrix Award
    • Outstanding Acheivement in a BC Short
    • Rebel
  • Jessica Matten in A Red Girl's Reasoning (2012)
    2013 2nd Place Legacy Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in a Short Film from British Columbia
    • A Red Girl's Reasoning

Women in Film & Television Vancouver's Spotlight Awards (CA)

  • Jessica Matten in A Red Girl's Reasoning (2012)
    2013 Winner Spotlight Award
    • Image Award
    • A Red Girl's Reasoning

Gimli Film Festival

  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2020 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn
  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2020 Nominee On the Rise Award: Best Canadian Director to Watch
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn

Los Cabos International Film Festival

  • Kathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, and Violet Nelson in The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
    2019 Nominee Los Cabos Award
    • Best Film
    • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Shared with: Kathleen Hepburn

East Van Showcase

  • Not Indian Enough (2014)
    2015 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Acting Performance
    • Not Indian Enough

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