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Daniel J. Egbert

Awards

Daniel J. Egbert

16 wins & 29 nominations

American Film Institute, USA

  • Chorus (2022)
    2021 Winner Richard P. Rogers Spirit of Excellence Award
    • Chorus

Dances With Films

  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Short Film
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo

San Diego International Film Festival

  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Student Film
    • Chorus
    United States
    Shared with: Ling Guo

US International Film & Video Festival

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Nominee Student Award
    • Short Film
    • There's Something in the Trunk

Valley Film Festival

  • Ashes (2022)
    2021 Winner Jury Award
    • Jury Award
    • Ashes
    Shared with: Xue'Sophie'Hou · Li Siwei

BendFilm Festival

  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Narrative Short Film
    • Best Narrative Short Film
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo

Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

  • Daniel J. Egbert
    2023 Nominee Nicholl Fellow
    • Semifinalist

HollyShorts Film Festival

  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Student FIlm
    • Best Student Film
    • Chorus
    United States
    Shared with: Ling Guo
  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2019 Nominee Audience Award
    • Monthly Screenings - Los Angeles, CA
    • There's Something in the Trunk

GI Film Festival - Washington, DC/Virginia

  • Project 22 (2015)
    2015 2nd Place Best Feature Documentary
    • Project 22

Portland Film Festival, US

  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences College Television Awards

  • Chorus (2022)
    2024 Nominee College Emmy / College Television Award
    • Best Drama
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo

California Film Awards

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Student Short Film
    • There's Something in the Trunk

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

  • Daniel J. Egbert
    2024 Nominee Finalist
    • Finalist

Roving Eye International Film Festival

  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Nominee Grand Prize
    • Best Narrative Short Film
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo

ScreenCraft

  • Daniel J. Egbert
    2023 Nominee Screencraft Film Fund
    • Film Fund Grant Program
  • Chorus (2022)
    2021 Nominee Screencraft Film Fund
    • Best Screenplay
    • Chorus

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Director
    • There's Something in the Trunk
  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Drama
    • There's Something in the Trunk

McMinnville Short Film Festival

  • Follicles (2026)
    2026 Nominee Best Suspense/Horror/Sci-fi
    • Best Suspense/Horror/Sci-fi
    • Follicles
    Shared with: Natasha Borchakovskaia · Dany Zambrano Fernandez
  • Chorus (2022)
    2023 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Chorus
  • Chorus (2022)
    2023 Nominee Best Drama
    • Chorus

Los Angeles Film Awards

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Director
    • There's Something in the Trunk
  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Nominee Jury Award
    • Best Student Film
    • There's Something in the Trunk
  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Thriller
    • There's Something in the Trunk

Hollywood Verge Film Awards

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Student Film
    • There's Something in the Trunk

Culver City Film Festival

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Winner Grand Prize
    • Best Narrative Short
    • There's Something in the Trunk

New York Shorts International Film Festival

  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best Film
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo

European Cinematography Awards (ECA)

  • Ashes (2022)
    2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Student Film
    • Ashes
    Shared with: Li Siwei · Xue'Sophie'Hou

GI Film Festival - San Diego

  • Chorus (2022)
    2023 Winner Best Narrative Directed by Military or Veteran
    • Best Narrative Directed by Military of Veteran
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo
  • Chorus (2022)
    2023 Winner Best Student Film
    • Best Student Film
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo

Directors Circle Festival of Shorts

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Narrative Short Film
    • There's Something in the Trunk

Global Film Festival Awards

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best First Time Director
    • There's Something in the Trunk
  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Student Short Film
    • There's Something in the Trunk
  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Thriller Short Film
    • There's Something in the Trunk

Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards

  • Ashes (2022)
    2022 Nominee Prisma Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Ashes
    Shared with: Li Siwei · Xue'Sophie'Hou

Walla Walla Movie Crush

  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Narrative Short
    • Best Short Film
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo
  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Screenplay
    • Best Screenplay
    • Chorus
  • Chorus (2022)
    2022 Winner Curators Choice
    • Chorus
    Shared with: Ling Guo
  • Ashes (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Narrative Short
    • Best Short Film
    • Ashes
    Shared with: Li Siwei · Xue'Sophie'Hou

London International Short Film Festival

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Narrative Short
    • There's Something in the Trunk

Cine Gear Expo

  • Ashes (2022)
    2021 Winner Judge Award
    • Best Student Film
    • Ashes
    Shared with: Xue'Sophie'Hou · Li Siwei

Jelly Film Festival

  • There's Something in the Trunk (2018)
    2018 Winner Jelly FEST Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • There's Something in the Trunk

Berlin Indie Film Festival

  • Ashes (2022)
    2022 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Ashes
    Shared with: Li Siwei · Xue'Sophie'Hou

Chicago International Indie Film Festival (CIIFF)

  • Ashes (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Short Fiction
    • Best Short Fiction
    • Ashes
    Shared with: Li Siwei · Xue'Sophie'Hou

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