Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins in Medicine for Melancholy (2008)

Awards

Medicine for Melancholy

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2 wins & 10 nominations

Chicago International Film Festival

2008 Nominee Gold Hugo
- New Directors Competition
- Barry Jenkins (director)

Gotham Awards

2008 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
- Breakthrough Director
- Barry Jenkins

Image Awards (NAACP)

2010 Nominee Image Award
- Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

Film Independent Spirit Awards

2009 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best First Feature
- Barry Jenkins (director)
- Justin Barber (producer)
2009 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best Cinematography
- James Laxton
2009 Nominee Someone to Watch Award
- Barry Jenkins

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

2008 Nominee Best Film
- International Competition
- Barry Jenkins

Sarasota Film Festival

2008 Winner Special Jury Prize
- Best Cinematography
- James Laxton

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

2009 Winner Marlon Riggs Award
- Barry Jenkins
In recognition of the film.

Los Angeles Film Festival

2008 Nominee Filmmaker Award
- Best Narrative Feature
- Barry Jenkins

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

2009 Nominee AAFCA Award
- Best Picture
8th place

Indiewire Critics' Poll

2009 Nominee ICP Award
- Best First Feature
- Barry Jenkins
5th place. Tied with A Single Man (2009) and Tulpan (2008).

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