List of awards and nominations received by Ava DuVernay

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Ava DuVernay awards and nominations
Ava DuVernay
DuVernay at the Peabody Awards
Totals[a]
Wins50
Nominations108
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American director and screenwriter Ava DuVernay.

Active in the cinematographic field since 2000s, DuVernay started as an independent director, received critics associations accolades for This Is the Life (2008), I Will Follow (2010) and Middle of Nowhere (2012), for which she was recognized with the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. In 2014 she directed Selma based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, which was nominated for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards, and gave her a nomination at the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. The related soundtrack album generated her a Grammy Award nomination as a producer.

In 2013 DuVernay produced, wrote and directed documentary film 13th, becoming the first black woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Her work was honored with two Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award, two Critics' Choice Documentary Awards and tow BAFTA Award, including the John Schlesinger Award for Excellence in Directing.

Since 2016 she directed and wrote episodes of television series Queen Sugar , winning a NAACP Image Award, and When They See Us, being nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2018 she made her video direction debout with "Family Feud" by Jay-Z and Beyoncé, winning the BET Award for Video Director of the Year. In 2024 she directed Origin, competing at the 80th Venice International Film Festival for Golden Lion.

DuVernay was also honored by the Royal Photographic Society, the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize and the International Emmy Awards. In 2020 she was honored for her independent distribution company ARRAY with the Industrial Honor by the Peabody Awards.

Major associations[edit]

Academy Awards[edit]

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in the film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Best Documentary Feature 13th Nominated [1]

BAFTA Awards[edit]

The BAFTA Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honour the best British and international contributions to film, TV shows and video-games.

Year Category Work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2017 Best Documentary 13th Won [2]
British Academy Britannia Awards
2017 John Schlesinger Award for Excellence in Directing Herself Honoree [3]

Emmy Awards[edit]

The Emmy Awards are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry.

Year Category Work Result Ref.
International Emmy Awards
2022 Founders Award Herself Honoree [4]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2017 Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special 13th Won [5][6]
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming Won
Primetime Emmy Awards
2019 Outstanding Limited Series When They See Us Nominated [7]
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Nominated

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television.

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Best Director Selma Nominated [8]

Grammy Awards[edit]

The Grammy Awards are accolades presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry.

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Selma: Music from the Motion Picture Nominated [9]

Other awards and nominations[edit]

BET Awards[edit]

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2018 "Family Feud" Video Director of the Year Won [10]

Black Reel Awards[edit]

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2010 Outstanding Independent Feature This Is the Life Nominated [11]
2011 Outstanding Feature Documentary My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop Nominated [12]
2012 Outstanding Director I Will Follow Nominated [13]
Outstanding Screenplay Nominated
2013 Outstanding Film Middle of Nowhere Nominated [14]
Outstanding Screenplay Won
Outstanding Director Won
2014 Outstanding Television Documentary Nine for IX Nominated [15]
2015 Outstanding Director Selma Won [16]
2016 Outstanding Film 13th Nominated [17]
Outstanding Feature Documentary Won
2017 Outstanding Drama Series Queen Sugar Nominated [18]
Outstanding Directing, Drama Series Nominated
Outstanding Writing, Drama Series Nominated
2018 Outstanding Drama Series Nominated [19]
Outstanding Writing, Drama Serie Nominated
2019 Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series When They See Us Won [20]
Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series Won
Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series When They See Us (Ep. Part One) Won
When They See Us (Ep. Part Two) Nominated
When They See Us (Ep. Part Three) Nominated
When They See Us (Ep. Part Four) Nominated
2022 Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series Colin in Black & White Nominated [21]
2024 Outstanding Film Origin Nominated [22]
Outstanding Director Nominated
Outstanding Screenplay Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Queen Sugar Nominated [23]
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Nominated

Critics' Choice Awards[edit]

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards or Broadcast Film Critics Association Award is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2016 Best Documentary Feature TV/Streaming 13th Won [24]
Best Director TV/Streaming Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2014 Best Director Selma Nominated [25]

Directors Guild of America Awards[edit]

The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2020 When They See Us Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film Nominated [26]

Film Independent Spirit Awards[edit]

The Film Independent Spirit Awards are awards presented annually to independent filmmakers by Film Independent.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2012 Middle of Nowhere John Cassavetes Award Won [27]
2015 Selma Best Director Nominated [28]
2017 13th Best Documentary Nominated [29]

GLAAD Media Awards[edit]

The GLAAD Media Awards is an annual presentation of the GLAAD Media Awards, presented by GLAAD, honoring films, television shows, musicians and works of journalism that fairly and accurately represent the LGBT community and issues relevant to the community.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2018 Herself Excellence in Media Award Honoree [30]

Gotham Awards[edit]

The Gotham Awards are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films by the Gotham Film & Media Institute.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2012 Middle of Nowhere Best Feature Nominated [31]
2019 When They See Us Breakthrough Series – Long Form Won [32]
Herself Tribute Awards Honoree

IDA Documentary Awards[edit]

The IDA Documentary Awards is an annual event organized by the International Documentary Association that recognises and honours outstanding documentary films and filmmakers.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2016 13th Best Feature Nominated
VideoSource Award Won

NAACP Image Awards[edit]

The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2012 I Will Follow Outstanding Independent Motion Picture Nominated [33]
2015 Selma Outstanding Motion Picture Nominated [34]
2017 Queen Sugar (for "First Things First") Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Won [35]
2018 Queen Sugar (for "Dream Variations") Nominated [36]
Herself Entertainer of the Year Won
2024 Origin Outstanding Motion Picture Nominated [37]
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Won

Peabody Awards[edit]

The Peabody Awards honor what are described as the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2020 ARRAY Institutional Honors Honoree [38]

Producers Guild of America Awards[edit]

The Producers Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Producers Guild of America.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2020 When They See Us Best Limited Series Television Nominated [39]

Royal Photographic Society Awards[edit]

The Royal Photographic Society presents a series of awards to photographers and other individuals in photography.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2021 Herself Cinematic Production Award Honoree [40]

Satellite Awards[edit]

The Satellite Awards is an award ceremony honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, home videos and interactive media, presented by the International Press Academy.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2015 Selma Best Film Nominated [41]
Best Director Nominated

The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize[edit]

The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize is given annually by JPMorgan Chase Bank to "a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind's enjoyment and understanding of life".

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2020 Herself The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize Honoree [42]

Venice Film Festival[edit]

The Venice Film Festival is part of the Venice Biennale and is the world's oldest film festival.

Year Work Category Result Ref.
2023 Origin Golden Lion Nominated [43]

Critics awards[edit]

Association Year Work Category Result Ref.
African-American Film Critics Association 2011 I Will Follow Best Screenplay Won [44]
2012 Middle of Nowhere Best Independent Film Won [45]
Best Picture Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
2014 Selma Best Director Won [46]
2024 Origin Best Drama Won [47]
Best Director Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2012 Middle of Nowhere Best Woman Screenwriter Nominated
2016 13th Best Woman Director Won
Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry Won
American Film Festival 2015 Selma Best Film Won
Top Films Nominated
Camerimage 2013 Middle of Nowhere Directors' Debuts Competition Nominated
Astra TV Awards 2023 Queen Sugar Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2014 Selma Best Director Nominated
Dorian Awards 2014 Selma Film Director of the Year Won
Georgia Film Critics Association 2015 Selma Oglethorpe Award Won
Best Director Nominated
Breakthrough Award Nominated
2024 Origin Oglethorpe Award Runner-up
Hollywood Black Film Festival 2008 This Is the Life Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Won
Jury Award for Best Documentary Won
Hollywood Critics Association 2018 A Wrinkle in Time Best Female Director Nominated
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards 2024 Origin Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2014 Selma New Generation Award Won
Online Film Critics Society Award 2014 Selma Best Director Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2015 Selma Directors to Watch Award Won
Best Narrative Feature Won
Pan African Film Festival 2008 This Is the Life Best Documentary Won
Jury Award - Honorable Mention Won
Reelworld Film Festival 2008 This Is the Life Audience Award - Documentary Won
Stockholm International Film Festival 2012 Middle of Nowhere Bronze Horse Nominated
Sundance Film Festival 2012 Middle of Nowhere Directing Award Won [48]
Grand Jury Prize Nominated
TCA Awards 2019 When They See Us Program of the Year Nominated [49]
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials Nominated
Virginia Film Festival 2023 Herself Visionary Award Won [50]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2014 13th Best Director Nominated [51]
2023 Origin Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated [52]
Women Film Critics Circle 2012 Middle of Nowhere Josephine Baker Award Won [53]
2016 13th Best Woman Storyteller Won [54]
Courage in Filmmaking Won
Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards 2015 Herself Dorothy Arzner Directors award Honoree [55]

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