John Sheedy Biography

Awards

• 2017AACTA Award-Best Short Fiction Film: nominated
• 2017Festival Prize-Best Short Film with a Social Commitment: winner
• 2017Bella Brussela Award-Competition Shorts: winner
• 2017Mo Award-Best film: winner
• 2017Festival Prize-Gympie Gold Award: winner
• 2017Best Australian Short Film-Short Film: winner
• 2017Prize of the Children's Short Film Competition - Honorable Mention-11-14 Years of Age Program: winner
• 2017Best Director-Grand Prize: winner
• 2017Viola M. Marshall Audience Choice Award-Most Popular: winner
• 2017Audience Award-One Title Section: winner
• 2017Audience Choice Award-International Shorts: winner
• 2018Around The World In 80 Shorts-: nominated
• 2018ADG Award-Best Direction of a Short Film: winner
• 2018Children's Jury Award-Best Live Action Short Film (8+): winner
• 2018The Spalding and Jackson Award: In Celebration of Joy - Honorable Mention-: winner
• 2018Best LGBT Short Film-: winner
• 2018Special Mention of the Jury for Gender Equality-: winner
• 2018Audience Choice-Best Short Film: winner
• 2018Programmer's Choice-Best Short Film: winner
• 2018Videoqueer Award-Best Film: winner
• 2018Jury Prize-Youth Jury Award for Best Short Film: winner
• 2018Jury Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2018Audience Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2018Jury Award-Best Transgender Short: winner
• 2018Jury Award-Best Short Film, Honourable Mention: winner
• 2018Short Film Competition Prize-Best Director: winner
• 2018Short Film Competition Prize-Best Short Film: nominated
• 2018Young People's Jury Award - Honorable Mention-Best Short Film (Ages 9-13): winner
• 2018Audience Award-Best Narrative Short: winner
• 2018Honorable Mention-Narrative: winner
• 2019People's Choice Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2019Festival Prize-Best Short Film: winner
• 2019Audience Award-Best Mix Short: winner
• 2020AACTA Award-Best Direction: nominated
• 2020ADG Award-Best Direction in a Feature Film: nominated
• 2020Crystal Bear-Generation Kplus - Best Film: nominated
• 2020Generation Prize-Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury: winner
• 2020Scythian Deer-Teen Screen Competition: winner
• 2022ADG Award-Best Direction in a Short Film: nominated
• 2022Youth Jury Award-Best Live Action Television: winner
• 2022Professional Jury-Best Live-Action TV: winner
• 2022Industry Choice Award-INDUSTRY CHOICE AWARD - under 40: winner
• 2022First Prize-Best Director: winner
• 2022HSF Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2022HSF Award-Best Male Director: winner
• 2022HSF Award-Special Jury Award: winner
• 2022Iris Prize-Iris Prize: winner
• 2022Jury Honorable Mention-Best International Live Action Short Film: winner
• 2023Audience Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2023Director's Choice Award-Best Short - Drama: winner
• 2025FIPRESCI Jury Prize-Best International Feature Film: nominated
• 2025Award of the Kids Jury-Best International Feature Film in the Category "Children's Film": nominated
• 2025MDR Special Award-Best International Children's Film: nominated
• 2025SLM Top Award-Best International Feature Film: nominated
• 2025Award of the CIFEJ Jury-Best International Feature Film: nominated