Clio Barnard Biography

Awards

• 2003Gold Hugo-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2010Sutherland Award-Most original and imaginative directorial debut: winner
• 2010Best British Newcomer-: winner
• 2010Douglas Hickox Award-: winner
• 2010CPH:DOX Award-: nominated
• 2010DFCC-Best Director: nominated
• 2010Sheffield Innovation Award-: winner
• 2010Jury Award-Best New Documentary Director: winner
• 2010Jury Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2011BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: nominated
• 2011Spotlight Award-: nominated
• 2011Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2011Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2011Punto de Vista Grand Prize-: nominated
• 2011Jean Vigo Prize for Best Director-: winner
• 2011ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: nominated
• 2011ALFS Award-Breakthrough British Filmmaker: nominated
• 2011John Schlesinger Award-: nominated
• 2012Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
• 2012Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2012Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film: winner
• 2013International Feature Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2013Best Film-: nominated
• 2013British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2013British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2013Label Europa Cinemas-: winner
• 2013SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight)-: nominated
• 2013DFCC-Best Director: nominated
• 2013DFCC-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Grand Prix-: winner
• 2013Golden Starfish Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2013Lux Prize-: nominated
• 2013Best Screenplay-: winner
• 2013Bronze Horse-Best Film: winner
• 2013Competition 1-2 Award-: nominated
• 2014Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
• 2014British Screenwriters' Award-Best British Feature Film Writing: nominated
• 2014Directors to Watch-: winner
• 2015Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best First Screenplay: nominated
• 2017Platform Prize - Honorable Mention-: winner
• 2017Platform Prize-: nominated
• 2018British Screenwriters' Award-Outstanding Newcomer for British Feature Film Writing: nominated
• 2018Narrative Feature Competition-: nominated
• 2021International Feature Film Competition Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2021British Independent Film Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2021British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2021British Independent Film Award-Best British Independent Film: nominated
• 2021SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
• 2021Golden Giraldillo-Best Film: nominated
• 2022BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
• 2022International Narrative Competition-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2022Lost Weekend Award-Best Story: winner
• 2023Girls on Film Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2023Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2025BAFTA TV Award-Drama Series: nominated