Ben Lawrence Biography

Awards

• 2018Documentary Film Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2018AACTA Award-Best Feature Length Documentary: nominated
• 2018Jury Award-: nominated
• 2018Jury Prize-Best Feature Documentary: nominated
• 2018Illuminate Award-: nominated
• 2018New Visions Award-Non Fiction Motion Picture: nominated
• 2018Documentary Foundation Australia Award-Best Film: winner
• 2019ADG Award-Best Direction in a Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2019Awgie Award-Documentary: winner
• 2019World Competition Award-: nominated
• 2019CinefestOZ Film Prize-Film Prize Finalist: nominated
• 2019FCCA Award-Best Feature Documentary: nominated
• 2019Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for a Film of Conflict and Resolution-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Ka'u Ka Hoku Filmmaker Award-: nominated
• 2019Ka'u Ka Hoku Filmmaker Award-Honorable Mention: winner
• 2019World Panorama-: nominated
• 2019Documentary Award-: nominated
• 2019People's Choice Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2019German Independence Award - Best First Film-: nominated
• 2019German Independence Award - Best First Film-: nominated
• 2019Jury Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2019Archie Award-Best First Feature: nominated
• 2019Sydney Film Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Audience Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2019New Directors Competition-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Current Waves-: nominated
• 2019Discovery Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Official Section Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2020ADG Award-Best Direction in a Feature Film: winner
• 2020Awgie Award-Feature Film - Original: winner
• 2020BIFF Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2020International Narrative Competition-Best Film: nominated
• 2020Human Rights Film Award-: nominated
• 2020Best Narrative Feature-Narrative Feature Film: winner
• 2020Lost Weekend Award-Lost Weekend Audience Favorite: winner
• 2020Lost Weekend Award-Best Story: winner
• 2020Lost Weekend Award-Best Film: winner
• 2020New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
• 2020Audience Award-: winner
• 2020Grand Prize-Feature Film: nominated
• 2020TaorminaFilmFest Award-Feature Film: nominated
• 2021Documentary Foundation Australia Award-Best Australian Documentary: nominated
• 2022AACTA Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2022ADG Award-Best Direction in a Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2022Awgie Award-Documentary - Public Broadcast: nominated
• 2022Awgie Award-Documentary - Public Broadcast: winner
• 2022Festival Prize-Best Director: winner
• 2022Grand Jury Prize-International Competition: nominated
• 2022World Cinema Award-Best International Director: winner
• 2022Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2022Special Jury Prize-Main International Competition: nominated
• 2022Audience Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2022Walkley Documentary Award-Walkley Documentary Award: nominated
• 2023Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award-: nominated
• 2023Special Jury Prize-Main International Competition: nominated
• 2023Amnesty International Award-Best Film: winner