Matt Johnson Biography

Awards

• 2013Special Jury Prize-Narrative Feature Competition: winner
• 2013Festival Prize-Director's Choice Award: winner
• 2013Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present-: nominated
• 2013German Independence Award - Audience Award-: nominated
• 2013Independent Visions Award-Best Film: winner
• 2013New Visions Award-Best Motion Picture: nominated
• 2013Just Film Award-Best Youth Film: nominated
• 2013Jay Scott Prize-: winner
• 2013Rogers Award-Best Canadian Film: nominated
• 2013Best Film-: nominated
• 2014Canadian Screen Award-Achievement in Editing: nominated
• 2014IBAFF Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2014FIPRESCI Prize-International First Film: nominated
• 2014VFCC Award-Best Director of a Canadian Film: nominated
• 2014VFCC Award-Best Actor in a Canadian Film: winner
• 2016Golden Athena-Best Picture: nominated
• 2016Golden Athena-Best Director: winner
• 2016City of Athens Award-Best Director: winner
• 2016Audience Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2016Politiken's Audience Award-: nominated
• 2016Best Film-EEFF's Best Film Award: nominated
• 2016Audience Award-Best Canadian Feature: nominated
• 2016Audience Award-Best of Next!: nominated
• 2016Rogers Award-Best Canadian Film: nominated
• 2016Golden Eye Award-Best International Feature Film: nominated
• 2017Canadian Screen Award-Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2017Canadian Screen Award-Best Motion Picture: nominated
• 2018Canadian Screen Award-Best Comedy Series: nominated
• 2019VFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film: winner
• 2020Canadian Screen Award-Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
• 2023Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
• 2023Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2023Audience Award-Narrative Spotlight: nominated
• 2023Sloan Science on Screen Award-: winner
• 2023WIFF Prize in Canadian Film-: nominated
• 2024Canadian Screen Award-Achievement in Direction: winner
• 2024Canadian Screen Award-Adapted Screenplay: winner
• 2024Canadian Screen Award-Performance in a Supporting Role, Comedy: nominated
• 2024Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
• 2024VFCC Award-Best Supporting Male Actor in a Canadian Film: nominated
• 2024VFCC Award-Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film: winner
• 2024VFCC Award-Best Director in a Canadian Film: winner
• 2025Audience Award-Midnighter: winner
• 2025Rogers Award-Best Canadian Film: nominated
• 2025People's Choice Award-Midnight Madness: winner
• 2025VFCC Award-Best Male Actor in a Canadian Film: winner