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Boots Riley Biography

Profession Soundtrack, Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Music department

Awards

2018BFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2018Politiken's Audience Award-: winner
2018CFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: nominated
2018Gradam Spiorad na Féile (Spirit of the Festival Award)-: nominated
2018DFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: nominated
2018DFCC-Best Screenplay: nominated
2018FFCC Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2018FFCC Award-Best First Film: nominated
2018Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award-: nominated
2018Audience Award-: nominated
2018GWNYFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2018GWNYFCA Award-Best Debut Director: winner
2018Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2018IGN Award-Best Director: nominated
2018ICP Award-Best First Feature: winner
2018LAOFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2018Odyssey Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2018OAFFC Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2018OAFFC Award-Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
2018PFCC Award-Best Directorial Debut: winner
2018Kanbar Award for Storytelling-: winner
2018Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
2018TFCA Award-Best First Feature: winner
2019Saturn Award-Legion M Breakout Director: nominated
2019Breakthrough Artist Award-: nominated
2019AFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: winner
2019AFCA Award-Best First Film: nominated
2019Black Reel-Outstanding Emerging Director: winner
2019Black Reel-Outstanding Screenplay: winner
2019Black Reel-Outstanding Director: nominated
2019Black Reel-Outstanding First Screenplay: winner
2019Trailblazer Award-: nominated
2019COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: nominated
2019DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film: nominated
2019Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature: winner
2019Independent Spirit Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2019HFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019HFCS Award-Best New Filmmaker: nominated
2019Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
2019Humanitas Prize-Independent Feature Film: nominated
2019Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film): nominated
2019MCFCA Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2019MCFCA Award-Best Song: nominated
2019NCFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019OFTA Film Award-Best Feature Debut: nominated
2019OFCS Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
2019OFCS Award-Best Debut: nominated
2019Bradbury Award-Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: nominated
2020Audience Award-Tops: nominated
2023Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series, Under 40 minutes: nominated
2024Independent Spirit Award-Best New Scripted Series: nominated