Joshua Leonard

Birth Name:

Joshua Granville Leonard

Birth Place:

Houston, Texas, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Editor, Script department

His short film "The Youth in Us" won the Palm Springs International ShortFest Jury Award for Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes in 2005
Shared the prize for Best Actor with Mark Duplass at the 2009 Gijón International Film Festival for "Humpday․"
Completed his studies at the New York Film Academy School of Film and Acting after spending a year at Penn State
Earned his GED at 16, then went to Mexico for a year and a half where he taught poor children in Puebla, worked as a gardener and explored Central and South American jungles
While living in New York trying to make it as a filmmaker and photographer, he took portraits of musicians, worked as a band promoter, acted in student films and worked behind the scenes on shorts and documentaries
Primarily appears in and directs independent films
To begin with, he only earned $500 for acting in "The Blair Witch Project," the low budget horror film that catapulted him into stardom

2000Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Newcomer (Internet Only):Nominated
2000Chainsaw Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2005Special Jury Prize - Short Film: Narrative:Winner
2005Jury Award - Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes:Winner
2009Best ActorWinner
2011Jury Award - Best Narrative Feature Film:Winner
2011Chainsaw Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2011Audience Award - Best of Next!:Nominated
2012Special Jury Prize - Best Ensemble Acting - Narrative Feature:Winner
2018Transatlantyk Distribution Award - Section "New Cinema":Nominated
2019Chainsaw Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2020Grand Jury Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
2020Jury Award - Best US Indie:Winner
2020Jury Prize - Best Narrative Feature:Winner
2020Founders Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated

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