Justin Simien
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Soundtrack
Awards
- 2014CFCA Award - Most Promising Filmmaker:Nominated
- 2014Audience Choice Award - Audience Choice Award:Nominated
- 2014Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director AwardNominated
- 2014Audience AwardNominated
- 2014ICP Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 2014Nexty - Best Motion Picture By a New Filmmaker:Winner
- 2014Directors to WatchWinner
- 2014Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature:Winner
- 2014Futurewave Youth Jury AwardWinner
- 2014Special Jury Prize - Dramatic:Winner
- 2014Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic:Nominated
- 2015TopsNominated
- 2015Black Reel - Outstanding Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015Black Reel - Outstanding Director, Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015Black Reel - Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted), Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist:Nominated
- 2015Chlotrudis Award - Best Original Screenplay:Nominated
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best First Screenplay:Winner
- 2015Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 2015Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Feature Debut:Nominated
- 2017Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Nominated
- 2017Audience Award - Episodic:Winner
- 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2018Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2018Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2019Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2020Black Reel - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2020Rondo Statuette - Best Independent Film:Nominated
- 2023IDA Award - Best Multi-Part Documentary:Nominated
- 2025Black Reel - Outstanding Documentary:Nominated
- 2025Independent Spirit Award - Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series:Winner
- 2025Gotham TV Award - Breakthrough Nonfiction Series:Nominated
- 2025News and Documentary Emmy - Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary:Nominated