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Alanis Obomsawin Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Actress, Sound department, Composer, Music department, Camera department

Awards

  • 1993American Indian Movie Award-Best Feature Documenatary: winner
  • 1993Special Jury Award-Best Documentary: winner
  • 1993Best Canadian Feature Film-: winner
  • 1993Best Documentary Feature-: winner
  • 1994Genie-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 1997Jury Award-Best Long Documentary: winner
  • 2001Genie-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2003American Indian Movie Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
  • 2003Genie-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2013People's Choice Award-Documentary: nominated
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary Award: nominated
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Best Direction in a Documentary Program: nominated
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program: winner
  • 2014Audience Choice Award-: winner
  • 2015American Indian Movie Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
  • 2018APTN Award-Indigenous Filmmaker: winner
  • 2019WIFF Prize in Canadian Film-: nominated
  • 2022American Indian Movie Award-Best Documentary Short: nominated
  • 2023Canadian Screen Award-Best Short Documentary: nominated