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Cynthia Wade
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Academy Awards, USA (2)
Aspen Shortsfest (1)
Atlanta Film Festival (1)
Denver International Film Festival (1)
Hamptons International Film Festival (1)
Hawaii International Film Festival (1)
International Documentary Association (2)
L.A. Outfest (1)
NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival (1)
Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (3)
Northampton Film Festival (1)
Palm Springs International ShortFest (3)
Seattle International Film Festival (1)
Sedona International Film Festival (2)
Sundance Film Festival (2)
Ashland Independent Film Festival (2)
Savannah Film Festival (1)
Director's View Film Festival (1)
Boston Independent Film Festival (3)
Indianapolis International Film Festival (2)
Orinda Film Festival (1)
Silverdocs Documentary Festival (1)
The Hague Movies that Matter Festival (1)
Santa Fe International Film Festival (1)
Independent Film Festival of Boston (2)
Irvine International Film Festival (1)
Crested Butte Film Festival (1)
Cine Eco Environment Film Festival (1)
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) (1)
Outflix Film Festival (1)
Global Shorts, Los Angeles (1)
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival (1)
Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series (1)
Seoul Eco Film Festival (2)
Mystic Film Festival (1)
The Annual Copenhagen Film Festival (1)
DRUK International Film Festival (3)
Monadnock International Film Festival (MONIFF) (1)
Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental (FINCA) (1)
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (1)
Golden Short Film Festival (1)
50 wins & 8 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2013 Nominee
Oscar
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Mondays at Racine
Shared with:
Robin Honan
2008 Winner
Oscar
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Freeheld
Shared with:
Vanessa Roth
Aspen Shortsfest
2010 Winner
Jury Award
Best Documentary
Born Sweet
For a touching and humanistic film that is hopeful without being false.
Atlanta Film Festival
2010 Winner
Jury Award
Best Documentary Short
Born Sweet
Denver International Film Festival
2022 Winner
People's Choice Award
Short Film
The Flagmakers
Shared with:
Sharon Liese
Hamptons International Film Festival
2010 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short
Born Sweet
Hawaii International Film Festival
2018 Nominee
Ka'u Ka Hoku Filmmaker Award
Category missing
Grit
Shared with:
Sasha Friedlander
International Documentary Association
2012 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Short
Mondays at Racine
Shared with:
Robin Honan
·
Vanessa Bergonzoli
·
Lisa Heller
·
Sheila Nevins
2007 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Short
Freeheld
L.A. Outfest
2007 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary - Short
Freeheld
NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival
2007 Winner
Best Documentary Short
Freeheld
Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island
2003 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Shelter Dogs
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2023 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Short Documentary
The Flagmakers
Shared with:
Sharon Liese
2023 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Short Documentary
The Flagmakers
Shared with:
Sharon Liese
2020 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Sound
Grit
Northampton Film Festival
2003 Winner
Best of the Fest
Shelter Dogs
Palm Springs International ShortFest
2010 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Born Sweet
2007 Winner
Jury Award
Best Documentary
Freeheld
2007 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Freeheld
Seattle International Film Festival
2007 Winner
Short Film Competition Special Jury Award
Freeheld
Sedona International Film Festival
2022 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Short
Sproutland
2020 Winner
Director's Choice Award
Best International Documentary
Grit
Sundance Film Festival
2010 Winner
Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention
Born Sweet
2007 Winner
Short Filmmaking Special Jury Prize
Freeheld
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2019 Winner
Special Mention
Excellence in Documentary Feature Production
Grit
Shared with:
Sasha Friedlander
2010 Winner
Ashland Independent Film Award
Best Documentary Short Film
Born Sweet
Savannah Film Festival
2022 Winner
Best Documentary Short
Documentary Short
The Flagmakers
United States
Shared with:
Sharon Liese
Director's View Film Festival
2003 Winner
Grand Prize
Documentary
Shelter Dogs
Boston Independent Film Festival
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Short Film
Mondays at Racine
2010 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
Best Short
Born Sweet
2007 Winner
Audience Award
Short Film
Freeheld
Indianapolis International Film Festival
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Short Film
Mondays at Racine
2010 Winner
Eric Parker Social Justice Award
Born Sweet
Orinda Film Festival
2004 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary
Shelter Dogs
Silverdocs Documentary Festival
2012 Winner
Honorable Mention
Best Short Film
Mondays at Racine
The Hague Movies that Matter Festival
2019 Nominee
Activist Documentary Award
Grit
Shared with:
Sasha Friedlander
Santa Fe International Film Festival
2021 Winner
Jury Award
Best U.S. Short
Sproutland
Independent Film Festival of Boston
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Short Film: Documentary
Mondays at Racine
2010 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
Short Film: Documentary
Born Sweet
Irvine International Film Festival
2013 Winner
Best Documentary Short
N/A
Mondays at Racine
Crested Butte Film Festival
2023 Winner
Festival Award
Best Documentary Short
The Flagmakers
Shared with:
Sharon Liese
Cine Eco Environment Film Festival
2019 Winner
Grand Prize Envorimental
International Feature Film Competition
Grit
Shared with:
Sasha Friedlander
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF)
2021 Winner
Audience Award
Best Short Film
Sproutland
Outflix Film Festival
2008 Winner
Jury Award
Best Documentary
Freeheld
Global Shorts, Los Angeles
2022 Winner
Special Mention
March
Sproutland
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
2022 Winner
Outstanding Achievement Award
Short Films
Sproutland
Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series
2010 Nominee
Audience Award
Born Sweet
Seoul Eco Film Festival
2019 Winner
Grand Prize
Best Feature Film
Grit
Shared with:
Sasha Friedlander
2019 Winner
Audience Choice Award
Grit
Shared with:
Sasha Friedlander
Mystic Film Festival
2021 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
Narrative Short
Sproutland
The Annual Copenhagen Film Festival
2020 Winner
Festival Award
Best Cinematographer
Grit
Shared with:
Sasha Friedlander
·
Boaz Freund
DRUK International Film Festival
2022 Winner
Outstanding Achievement Award
Best Actress
Sproutland
Shared with:
Beth Robbins
2022 Winner
Outstanding Achievement Award
Best Director
Sproutland
2022 Winner
Critic's Choice Award
Short Films
Sproutland
Monadnock International Film Festival (MONIFF)
2019 Winner
Jonathan Daniels Award
Grit
Shared with:
Sasha Friedlander
Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental (FINCA)
2020 Winner
First Prize
Official Feature Film Competition
Grit
Shared with:
Sasha Friedlander
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
2022 Winner
Spring Season Award
Best Drama Short Film
Sproutland
Golden Short Film Festival
2022 Winner
Golden Award
Golden Director
Sproutland
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