Harry Lighton Biography

Awards

• 2017Short Film Award-: nominated
• 2017Festival Award-Best International Film: winner
• 2018BAFTA Film Award-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2018Grand Prix International-Short Film: nominated
• 2018Grand Jury Prize-Best European Independent Dramatic Short: winner
• 2018Best International Short Film-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Tiernan McBride Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2018Golden Firebird Award-Short Film: nominated
• 2018Jury Award-Best Narrative Short: winner
• 2018Jury Award-Best Narrative Short: winner
• 2018SXSW Grand Jury Award-Narrative Short: nominated
• 2018Short Film Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
• 2025British Independent Film Award-Best Debut Screenwriter, Sponsored by Film4: winner
• 2025British Independent Film Award-Best British Independent Film: winner
• 2025Douglas Hickox Award-Best Debut Director, Sponsored by BBC FILM: nominated
• 2025British Independent Film Award-Best Director, Sponsored by Sky Cinema: nominated
• 2025British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay, Sponsored by Apple Original Films: nominated
• 2025Golden Camera-: nominated
• 2025Un Certain Regard - Screenplay Prize-: winner
• 2025Queer Palm-: nominated
• 2025Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
• 2025Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
• 2025NYFCO Award-Best Debut Director: nominated
• 2025OAFFC Award-Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
• 2025Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
• 2025Golden Alexander-International Competition: nominated
• 2025Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2026Michael Apted Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film: nominated
• 2026Dorian Award-LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year: nominated
• 2026ALFS Award-Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year: nominated
• 2026Directors to Watch-: winner