John Burgess Biography

Awards

• 2012Slate Award-Best Music: nominated
• 2012Slate Award-Best Feature Comedy: winner
• 2013Audience Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2013Audience Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2013Festival Award-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
• 2013Best Feature-Feature Film - Comedy: winner
• 2013Best Narrative Feature-Grand Jury Award: nominated
• 2013Festival Prize-US/International - Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2013Jury Award-Best Director: winner
• 2013Audience Award-Narrative Feature Comedy: nominated
• 2013Best Narrative Feature-Feature Film: nominated
• 2013Rising Star Award-Feature Film: winner
• 2013Best of Festival Award-New Directors Competition: nominated
• 2013Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2013Jury Award-Best Feature: winner
• 2013Best Feature Film-: nominated
• 2013Best Narrative Feature-Feature Film: nominated
• 2013Director's Choice Award-Best Comedy: winner
• 2013Festival Achievement Award-Directing: winner
• 2013WFF Award-Feature Film: nominated
• 2014Award of Excellence-Feature Film: winner
• 2014Action on Film Award-Best Comedy - Feature: nominated
• 2014Special Jury Prize-Grand Winner: winner
• 2014Grand Winner-Special Jury Prize: winner
• 2014Festival Prize-Best Feature: nominated
• 2014CFF Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2014Best Narrative Feature-Romantic Feature: winner
• 2014Special Jury Commendation-Feature: winner
• 2014Audience Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2014Festival Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2014IFFF Directors Gold Award-IFF Special Awards: winner
• 2014Gold Award-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2014Festival Award-Best Comedy Film: nominated
• 2014Gold Lion Award: Film Competition-Feature Film Competition: winner
• 2014Audience Award-Best Feature Comedy: nominated
• 2014Best Feature-Feature Film: nominated
• 2014MFF Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2014Maverick Movie Award-Best Soundtrack: Feature: nominated
• 2014Maverick Movie Award-Best Director: Feature: nominated
• 2014Maverick Movie Award-Best Picture: Feature: nominated
• 2014Feature Comedy Award-Feature Narrative Film: nominated
• 2014Festival Award-Best Feature Narrative: nominated
• 2014NIFF-Best Director: nominated
• 2014NIFF-Best Feature: winner
• 2014Founder's Award-Feature Film: winner
• 2014Platinum Award-First-Time Director: winner
• 2014Best in Track-Independent Track: winner
• 2014Best of Show-Audience Award: winner
• 2014Jury Prize-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2014Audience Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2014New Filmmakers Forum - Emerging Director Award-American Indie Spotlight: nominated
• 2014Distinctive Achievement Award-Narrative Feature Film - Comedy: winner
• 2014WRIFF Award-Director - Feature Film: nominated
• 2014Outstanding Achievement-Feature Filmmaking: winner
• 2014Jury Prize-Best Narrative Feature Film: nominated
• 2015Platinum Award-Director: winner
• 2015Platinum Award-International Feature Film: winner
• 2015Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2015Jury Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2015LAIFF July Award-Best Feature Film: winner
• 2015Prestige Gold Award-Feature Film: winner
• 2015Golden Drover-Best Feature Comedy: nominated