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D.J. Higgins

Awards

D.J. Higgins

45 wins & 33 nominations

Santa Cruz Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Best Short Narrative
    • Best Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson

Accolade Competition

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Award of Merit
    • Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff
  • Henry Morello and Cathy Fiorillo in Sanitize This! (2021)
    2021 Winner Award Of Recognition
    • Film Short
    • Sanitize This!
    Shared with: Stefan Fulton · Cathy Fiorillo

L.A. Indies Awards

  • Henry Morello and Cathy Fiorillo in Sanitize This! (2021)
    2021 Winner L.A. Indie Award
    • Best Comedy
    • Sanitize This!
    Shared with: Cathy Fiorillo · Stefan Fulton

Best Shorts Competition

  • Henry Morello and Cathy Fiorillo in Sanitize This! (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Recognition
    • Film Short
    • Sanitize This!
    Shared with: Stefan Fulton · Cathy Fiorillo

Northeast Film Festival, US

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Loved
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Loved

Nyack Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff

Brightside Tavern Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best Director Drama
    • Loved
  • Julie Robinson, Harold Bridgeforth, and D.J. Higgins in Immigrant (2019)
    2020 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Director - Drama
    • Immigrant
  • Joseph D'Onofrio, Dan Grimaldi, Vincent Pastore, Artie Pasquale, Julie Robinson, Harold Bridgeforth, Snyder Derival, D.J. Higgins, Theresa Hottel, Angie Marie Muscat, Lisa Buonato Ajello, and Tom D'Angelo in Pasquale's Magic Veal (2016)
    2017 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best Comedy
    • Pasquale's Magic Veal
  • Joseph D'Onofrio, Dan Grimaldi, Vincent Pastore, Artie Pasquale, Julie Robinson, Harold Bridgeforth, Snyder Derival, D.J. Higgins, Theresa Hottel, Angie Marie Muscat, Lisa Buonato Ajello, and Tom D'Angelo in Pasquale's Magic Veal (2016)
    2017 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best Director in Comedy Short
    • Pasquale's Magic Veal

Northeast Film Festival Horror Fest

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best Director
    • Loved
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff

The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF)

  • Joseph Mangano, Kathrina Miccio, Angela Pietropinto, Joseph Nannariello, David Winkle, Vinny Teutonico, Ronan Dauria, Julie Robinson, Joe Minnella, Harold Bridgeforth, D.J. Higgins, Steven Bhiro, and Ava Breeze in Father K.O.
    2026 Winner March Award
    • Trailer of the Month
    • Father K.O.

Canada Shorts Film Festival

  • Henry Morello and Cathy Fiorillo in Sanitize This! (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Commendation
    • Award of Commendation
    • Sanitize This!
    Shared with: Stefan Fulton

Grove Film Festival, New Jersey

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff

Global Shorts, Los Angeles

  • Henry Morello and Cathy Fiorillo in Sanitize This! (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • March
    • Sanitize This!
    Shared with: Stefan Fulton

Sydney World Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Loved

Oniros Film Awards

  • Henry Morello and Cathy Fiorillo in Sanitize This! (2021)
    2021 Nominee March Monthly Edition
    • Finalist: Best Indie Short
    • Sanitize This!
    Shared with: Stefan Fulton

Independent Shorts Awards

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Certificate of Achievement
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Annual Award
    • Best Thriller Short
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff

Care Awards

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Care Award
    • Best Thriller/Horror Feature
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson · Peter Dobson
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Care Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson · Peter Dobson

Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Director
    • Loved
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Thriller Short
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio

Indie Short Fest

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner January Award
    • Best Short of the Season
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner January Award
    • Best Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner January Award
    • Best Drama Short
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson

Pinnacle Film Awards

  • Henry Morello and Cathy Fiorillo in Sanitize This! (2021)
    2021 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Narrative Short
    • Sanitize This!
    Shared with: Stefan Fulton

IndieX Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Indie Short
    • Best Indie Short
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Award of Excellence (Special Mention)
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff

New York Cinematography Awards

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Best US Cinematography
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Best US Cinematography
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff

Bergen International Film Festival of NJ

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2022 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson

New Jersey Web Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Director in a Thriller
    • Loved
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Outstanding Short Film
    • Outstanding Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Outstanding Horror/Thriller
    • Outstanding Horror/Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson · Peter Dobson

Venice Shorts

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Venice Short Film Award
    • Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio

Lonely Wolf International Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Directing
    • Loved

Montreal Independent Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Thriller
    • Best Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff · Peter Dobson

Rome International Movie Awards

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner April Award
    • Best Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner April Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff

Hollywood International Golden Age Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee March Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Peter Dobson · Kevin Interdonato
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Kevin Interdonato · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson · Peter Dobson · Ronald Vidor

Point Lookout Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Director
    • Loved

World Film Festival in Cannes

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Best Narrative Short
    • Best Narrative Short
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff

Vesuvius International Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Short Movie
    • Best Short Movie
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff

FilmHaus: Berlin Film + New Media Competition

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Best Thriller
    • Best Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff

Roosevelt Island Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Drama
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff

New Jersey Film Awards

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner January Award
    • Best Thriller Short
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson

AmiCorti Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best performance
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson

Best Actor & Director Awards

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Gold Award
    • Best Director of a Thriller
    • Loved

London Indie Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Horror
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson

White Vulture Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee White Vulture Film Festival Award
    • Best Action/Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner White Vulture Film Festival Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner White Vulture Film Festival Award
    • Best Action/Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson

MAGMA Festival Internacional de Cinema Independiente

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee MAGMA Award
    • Best Drama
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee MAGMA Award
    • Best Directing
    • Loved

CLIMAX Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff

Days of the Dead Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Certificate of Excellence
    • Best California Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson · Peter Dobson
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Best Special Effect
    • Best Special Effect
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Rafif Haj Ahmad
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Kill
    • Best Kill
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson · Peter Dobson

LensFame International Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Writer
    • Loved
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Producer
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director Short Film
    • Loved
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Drama Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Thriller Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson

San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Narrative Short
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson

Santa Monica Film Awards

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Santa Monica Film Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson · Troy Ruff

Chicago Shorts

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Best Thriller
    • Best Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson
  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Thriller
    • Best Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson

Northern Horror Fest

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Short Film
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Troy Ruff · Julie Robinson

Cal Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Crime Thriller
    • Best Crime Thriller
    • Loved
    Shared with: Joseph Sernio · Julie Robinson

Open Gate International Film Festival

  • Joseph Sernio in Loved (2023)
    2023 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Horror Film
    • Loved

Richmond Film Network

  • Vivian Amato, Debbie DeMeo, Julie Robinson, Joe Minnella, Harold Bridgeforth, D.J. Higgins, Stu Li, and Jenny Lin in The Pizza Connection (2024)
    2025 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Directing
    • The Pizza Connection
  • Robert Davi, Peter Dobson, Charles Malik Whitfield, Gary Cairns, Costner Hernandez, Bob Spillman, Joseph Sernio, and Erin O'Brien in Horsepower
    2025 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Directing
    • Horsepower

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