Bo Burnham Biography

Awards

• 2017The BAM Award-Best Cast: nominated
• 2018BSFC Award-Best New Filmmaker: winner
• 2018Audience Award-Narrative: winner
• 2018CFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: nominated
• 2018CFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2018Grand Jury Prize-Narrative Feature Competition: nominated
• 2018DFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: winner
• 2018DFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2018DFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2018FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2018FFCC Award-Best First Film: winner
• 2018Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award-: winner
• 2018Audience Award-: nominated
• 2018GWNYFCA Award-Best Debut Director: nominated
• 2018GWNYFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2018Truly Moving Picture Award-: winner
• 2018IFJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2018ICP Award-Best First Feature: nominated
• 2018KCFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2018LAOFCS Award-Best First Feature: winner
• 2018LAOFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2018NBR Award-Best Directorial Debut: winner
• 2018NYFCC Award-Best First Film: winner
• 2018NYFCO Award-Best Debut as Director: winner
• 2018OFCC Award-Best First Film: winner
• 2018OAFFC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2018OAFFC Award-Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
• 2018PCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2018Audience Award-Festival Favorites: nominated
• 2018SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2018SDFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2018SDFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: nominated
• 2018SFFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
• 2018Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2018Golden Space Needle Award-Best Film: winner
• 2018Futurewave Youth Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2018SLFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2018Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
• 2018Audience Favourite-: winner
• 2018TFCA Award-Best First Feature: nominated
• 2018UFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2018VFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2018WAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019EDA Award-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019AFCA Award-Best First Film: winner
• 2019Special Honorary Award-: winner
• 2019AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019ACCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Impact Award-: nominated
• 2019CIFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2019COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2019COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: winner
• 2019Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019DFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film: winner
• 2019Dorian Award-Screenplay of the Year: nominated
• 2019Dublin Film Critics Special Jury Prize-: winner
• 2019Independent Spirit Award-Best First Screenplay: winner
• 2019GAFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
• 2019Gold Derby Film Award-Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019HFCS Award-Best New Filmmaker: nominated
• 2019HFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Humanitas Prize-Comedy Feature Film: nominated
• 2019INOCA-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019New Directors Award-: winner
• 2019LEJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Odyssey Award-Breakthrough Director: nominated
• 2019OFTA Film Award-Best Feature Debut: nominated
• 2019OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
• 2019OFCS Award-Best Debut: nominated
• 2019OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2019Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
• 2019WGA Award (Screen)-Original Screenplay: winner
• 2020IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
• 2021CIC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
• 2021DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
• 2021HCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
• 2021HMMA Award-Best Live Concert for Visual Media: nominated
• 2021HMMA Award-Best Original Song - TV Show/Limited Series: nominated
• 2021MNFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
• 2021NDFS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
• 2021OFTA Film Award-Best Breakthrough Performance: Male: nominated
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded): nominated
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming: nominated
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: winner
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: winner
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Music Direction: winner
• 2021SLFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
• 2021TCA Award-Individual Achievement in Comedy: nominated
• 2021UFCA Award-Best Original Score: nominated
• 2022Eddie-Best Edited Variety Talk/Sketch Show or Special: winner
• 2022Black Reel-Outstanding Variety, Talk or Sketch - Series or Special: nominated
• 2022C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television - Non-Fiction, Variety or Music - Series or Specials: nominated
• 2022Heterodox Award-: nominated
• 2022DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Specials: nominated
• 2022Grammy-Best Music Film: nominated
• 2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special: nominated