Issa López Biography

Awards

• 2006CIFF Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2007Silver Goddess-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): nominated
• 2007Silver Goddess-Best First Work (Ópera Prima): nominated
• 2007Silver Goddess-Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión): winner
• 2008Jury Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2016Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original): nominated
• 2016Silver Goddess-Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión): nominated
• 2016Silver Goddess-Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión): nominated
• 2017Press Award for Best Film-Latinamerican Feature Films: winner
• 2017Silver Skull-Best Latinamerican Feature Film: winner
• 2017Premio Canacine-Best Director (Mejor Director): nominated
• 2017Festival Trophy-Best Director: winner
• 2017Festival Trophy-Best Picture: winner
• 2018Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original): nominated
• 2018Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): nominated
• 2018Audience Award-Best Feature: winner
• 2018Jury Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2018Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2018Audience Choice Award-Fiction: winner
• 2018Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2018Jury Prize-Best Script: winner
• 2018Lost Weekend Award-Best Director: winner
• 2018Grimmfest Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2018Grimmfest Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2018Audiences Darling-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Silver Goddess-Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión): nominated
• 2018Silver Goddess-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): winner
• 2018Jury Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Jury Prize-Best Director: winner
• 2018Jury Prize-Best Screenplay: nominated
• 2018Narcisse Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2018Special Award-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2018Special Award-Best Director: winner
• 2019International Student Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2020LEJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
• 2024Director Award for Television-Latino Cinema & Television: winner
• 2024Imagen Award-Best Director - Television: winner
• 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: nominated
• 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: nominated
• 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: nominated
• 2024Red Nation Film Award of Excellence-Best Episodic Television Series: winner
• 2025DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
• 2025Gracie-Writer Scripted - Drama: winner
• 2025WGA Award (TV)-Limited Series: nominated