David Pinkston, Morgana Shaw, Alexandra Billington, Daniel Morton, and Joey Morris in Nut Cracker (2016)

Awards

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48 wins & 27 nominations

Accolade Competition

2021 Winner Award of Merit
- Best Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington
2021 Winner Award of Merit
- Short Film
- David Pinkston

L.A. Indies Awards

2022 Nominee L.A. Indie Award
- Best Script
- Alexandra Billington

Best Shorts Competition

2017 Winner Award of Merit
- Direction
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Award of Merit
- Short Film
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Award of Excellence
- Editing
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Award of Excellence
- Cinematography
- Marie Travis

London Short Film Festival, UK

2021 Winner Honorable Mention
- David Pinkston

Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, US

2021 Nominee Festival Award
- Best Short Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington

International Independent Film Awards

2017 Winner Platinum Award
- Best Narrative Short
- David Pinkston
2017 Winner Platinum Award
- Narrative Short
- David Pinkston

Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival, US

2016 Nominee PIFF Award
- Best Narrative Short
- David Pinkston

Los Angeles Film Review Independent Film Awards

2017 Winner Silver Award
- Short Film
- David Pinkston

LA Shorts Awards

2016 Winner Silver Award
- Editing
- David Pinkston

Lift-Off Film Festival, Los Angeles

2016 Nominee Special Mention
- David Pinkston

Southern Shorts Awards

2016 Winner Award of Merit
- Screenwriting
- Alexandra Billington
2016 Winner Award of Merit
- Best Actor
- Daniel Morton
2016 Winner Award of Merit
- Best Actor
- Joey Morris
2016 Winner Award of Merit
- Audio
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Award of Merit
- Editing
- David Pinkston

Canada Shorts Film Festival

2016 Winner Award of Excellence
- Best Short
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Award of Excellence
- Award of Excellence
- David Pinkston

Global Shorts, Los Angeles

2016 Winner Award of Excellence
- Best Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington
2016 Winner Award of Excellence
- Short Film
- David Pinkston

Brazil International Film Festival

2021 Winner Special Jury Award
- Best Student Film
- David Pinkston

Prague International Film Festival

2021 Winner Film Award
- Best First Time Director - Short Film
- David Pinkston

Los Angeles CineFest

2016 Nominee Los Angeles CineFest Award
- Best Short Film
- David Pinkston

Paris Play Film Festival

2021 Nominee Festival Prize
- Best Drama Film
- David Pinkston
2021 Winner Festival Prize
- Best Short Script
- Alexandra Billington

Global Independent Film Awards

2017 Winner Silver Award
- Best Actor Under 18
- Joey Morris
2017 Winner Bronze Award
- Best Screenplay Narrative
- Alexandra Billington
2017 Winner Gold Award
- (Dis)Ability Film Award
- Daniel Morton (performed by)
- David Pinkston (producer, director)
Physical: Mobility Impaired

Best Shorts Award

2016 Winner Award of Merit
- Film Short
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Award of Excellence
- Cinematography
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Award of Excellence
- Lighting
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Award of Merit
- Directing
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Award of Excellence
- Editing
- David Pinkston

American Filmatic Arts Awards, Brooklyn

2022 Winner Best Short Story
- Best Short Story
- Alexandra Billington
2022 Winner Best Director
- Short Film
- David Pinkston
2022 Winner Best Child Actor in a Short Film
- Joey Morris

International New York Film Festival

2016 Winner Merit Award
- Short Film
- David Pinkston
2016 Winner Merit Award
- Short Film
- David Pinkston

Hollywood Just4Shorts

2016 Nominee May Award
- Best Drama Short
- David Pinkston (Director)

London International Short Film Festival

2021 Winner LISFF Award
- Best Student Film
- David Pinkston

Reale Film Festival

2022 Winner February Award
- Best Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington

Hollywood International Golden Age Festival

2021 Nominee Annual Award
- Best Narrative Short
- David Pinkston

Best Director Award

2021 Nominee Special Jury Award
- Best International Short
- David Pinkston

Dubai Independent Film Festival

2021 Nominee Best International Narrative Short
- Best International Short
- David Pinkston

Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT

2021 Nominee July Award
- Best International Narrative Short
- David Pinkston
2021 Nominee July Award
- Best International Narrative Short
- David Pinkston

Madrid Arthouse Film Festival

2021 Winner Jury Prize
- Best Student Short
- David Pinkston

Rotterdam Independent Film Festival

2021 Nominee Best Short
- Short Film
- David Pinkston
2021 Nominee November Award
- Best Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington
2021 Nominee November Award
- Best First-Time Filmmaker
- David Pinkston

World Cine Fest

2022 Winner Special Jury Award
- Best Short Film
- David Pinkston

London Indie Film Festival

2021 Nominee October Award
- Best Short Film
- David Pinkston

Toronto Film and Script Awards

2023 Winner Best Produced Script
- Best Short Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington
2021 Nominee Best Script
- Best Produced Script
- Alexandra Billington
2021 Winner Best Produced Script
- Alexandra Billington

Monza Film Fest

2021 Winner Best Family Film
- Short Film
- David Pinkston

Cairo Indie Short Festival

2021 Nominee Festival Award
- Best International Short Film
- David Pinkston

New York International Women Festival

2021 Nominee Festival Award
- Best Short Script
- Alexandra Billington
2021 Nominee Festival Award
- Best Cinematography
- Marie Travis

Toronto Indie Shorts

2022 Nominee Jury Prize
- Best Short Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington

Tokyo Shorts

2021 Nominee Jury Prize
- Best International Short
- David Pinkston

Sicily Art Cinema Festival

2022 Nominee Best Short
- Best Narrative International Short
- David Pinkston
2022 Winner Jury Prize
- Best Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington

Boston Independent Film Awards

2022 Nominee Jury Award
- Best Narrative Short Script
- Alexandra Billington

LA Indies Fest

2022 Nominee Jury Prize
- Best Short Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington

Film in Focus

2022 Nominee Best Actor
- Best International Short
- Joey Morris

Australia Film Festival

2022 Winner Honorable Mention
- Best Student Film
- David Pinkston
2022 Winner Honorable Mention
- Honorable Mention
- Alexandra Billington

Washington Film Awards

2022 Nominee Festival Award
- Best Short Screenplay
- Alexandra Billington

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