Deepa Mehta Biography

Awards

• 1975Red Ribbon Award-Documentary - Short: winner
• 1975Etrog-Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes: winner
• 1976Gold Hugo-Best Documentary: nominated
• 1991Golden Camera - Special Mention-: winner
• 1994Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 1996Special Prize of the Jury-: winner
• 1996International Independent Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 1996Most Popular Canadian Film-: winner
• 1997Audience Award-Outstanding Narrative Feature: winner
• 1997Best Film-: winner
• 1998APFF Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2003DGC Team Award-Outstanding Achievement in a Feature Film: nominated
• 2003Genie-Best Screenplay, Original: winner
• 2003Student Jury Award-: winner
• 2003Audience Award-Best Comedy: winner
• 2003VFCC Award-Best Director - Canadian Film: nominated
• 2005Youth Jury Award-Competition: winner
• 2005Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2006EDA Award-Best Drama by or About Women: nominated
• 2006EDA Female Focus Award-Hanging in There Award for Persistence: winner
• 2006Golden Kinnaree Award-Best Film: winner
• 2006Genie-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
• 2006Genie-Best Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2006Humanitarian Award-: winner
• 2006Silver Mirror Award-Best Feature: winner
• 2006Audience Award-Best Narrative: winner
• 2006VFCC Award-Best Director - Canadian Film: winner
• 2006WFCC Award-Best Foreign Movie by or About Women: winner
• 2007Chlotrudis Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2007Silver Ribbon-Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo): nominated
• 2008Muhr AsiaAfrica Award-Best Film - Feature: nominated
• 2008Muhr AsiaAfrica Award-Best Scriptwriter - Feature: winner
• 2009DGC Team Award-Feature Film: nominated
• 2009Genie-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
• 2009VFCC Award-Best Director - Canadian Film: nominated
• 2012Best Film-: nominated
• 2012Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2013Canadian Screen Award-Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2013DGC Team Award-Feature Film: winner
• 2015Best Canadian Feature Film-: nominated
• 2016Best Canadian Feature Film-: nominated
• 2016Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2021Canadian Screen Award-Achievement in Direction: winner
• 2021Canadian Screen Award-Adapted Screenplay: winner