Destin Daniel Cretton Biography

Awards

• 2006CCI:IFF Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2012Audience Award-Best of Next!: nominated
• 2013Child Protection Award-Special Mention: winner
• 2013Black Pearl Award-New Horizons Competition: nominated
• 2013EDA Award-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature - Official Competition: winner
• 2013Audience Award-Audience Special Recognition - Feature: winner
• 2013Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2013CFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: winner
• 2013Grand Special Prize-: nominated
• 2013DFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: nominated
• 2013DFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Audience Award-: winner
• 2013Young Talent Award-: winner
• 2013Golden Leopard-: nominated
• 2013Special Mention-: winner
• 2013Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
• 2013Junior Jury Award-International Competition: winner
• 2013Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2013Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2013Audience Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2013OFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013SXSW Competition Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2013SDFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2013SDFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Golden Space Needle Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2013Golden Space Needle Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2013SLFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2013Just Film Award-Best Youth Film: nominated
• 2013Just Film Award-Best Film: winner
• 2013Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2013Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2013LIUNA People's Choice Award-: winner
• 2014Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2014COFCA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2014COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: nominated
• 2014Chlotrudis Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2014CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
• 2014CinEuphoria-Best Screenplay - International Competition: nominated
• 2014GAFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
• 2014ICS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2014INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
• 2014INOCA-Best Original Song: nominated
• 2014Youth Jury Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated
• 2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
• 2017Film and Literature Award-: nominated
• 2019Audience Award-Overall Favorite: winner
• 2019Audience Choice Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2019Audience Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2020Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: nominated
• 2020Image Award-Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film): nominated
• 2022Gold List Award-Best Director: winner
• 2022Honorable Mention-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
• 2022HFCS Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2022Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
• 2022Bradbury Award-Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: nominated
• 2024DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs: nominated