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Awards

Musa Syeed

9 wins & 4 nominations

Sundance Film Festival

  • The Big House (2013)
    2014 Nominee Short Film Grand Jury Prize
    • The Big House
  • Valley of Saints (2012)
    2012 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Dramatic
    • Valley of Saints
  • Valley of Saints (2012)
    2012 Winner Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
    • Valley of Saints
    Tied with Robot & Frank (2012).
  • Valley of Saints (2012)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • World Cinema - Dramatic
    • Valley of Saints

SXSW Film Festival

  • Barkhad Abdirahman in A Stray (2016)
    2016 Nominee SXSW Grand Jury Award
    • Narrative Feature
    • A Stray

Ashland Independent Film Festival

  • Valley of Saints (2012)
    2012 Winner Ashland Independent Film Award
    • Best Feature
    • Valley of Saints

Bombay International Film Festival

  • Valley of Saints (2012)
    2012 Nominee Golden Gateway
    • Valley of Saints
  • Valley of Saints (2012)
    2012 Winner Silver Gateway
    • Special Jury Prize
    • Valley of Saints
    The Special Jury Award for the International Competition Section is given to MUSA SYEED; the writer and director of VALLEY OF SAINTS, whose capacity to create interesting characters and nurture strong performances makes for an impressive first film.

VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

  • Valley of Saints (2012)
    2012 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • Valley of Saints
  • Valley of Saints (2012)
    2012 Winner Special Jury Prize
    • Best Director - Narrative Feature
    • Valley of Saints
  • 2012 Winner Honorable Mention
    • C3 Project Market
    Project: THE DOCTOR
    Shared with: Nicholas Bruckman

Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

  • Barkhad Abdirahman in A Stray (2016)
    2016 Winner Best MN-Made Narrative Feature
    • A Stray

Indie Memphis Film Festival

  • Barkhad Abdirahman in A Stray (2016)
    2016 Winner Duncan-Williams, Inc. Scriptwriting Award
    • A Stray

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