Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry
Waters gonna rise up, wild animals gonna re-run from the grave, and everything south of the levee is goin’ under, in this tale of a six-year-old named Hushpuppy, who lives with her daddy at the edge of the world. Winner of the 2012 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, the Camera D’Or at Cannes, and nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and the youngest ever acting nomination to be handed out at the Academy Awards.
**WINNER – Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
Outstanding Nonfiction Feature
**WINNER – Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
Outstanding Original Score
**WINNER – Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
Outstanding Sound Design
**NOMINEE — 5 Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
**TOP 5 DOCS OF 2023 — National Board of Review**
**WINNER — Cinema Audio Society Awards 2024**
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Picture – Documentary
**WINNER — Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2024**
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary
**NOMINEE 2 Critics Choice Documentary Awards 2023**
**NOMINEE — Hollywood Professional Association 2023**
Outstanding Sound – Documentary
Academy Awards Nominee
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Quvenzhané Wallis)
Best Achievement in Directing
Best Adapted Screenplay
**WINNER** Sundance Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic)
Cinematography Award (Dramatic)
NHK Award
**WINNER** Cannes Film Festival
Caméra d’Or
Prix Regards Jeune
Prize of Ecumenical Jury
FIPRESCI Prize
**WINNER** Film Independent Spirit Awards
Best Cinematography
Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee
Best Feature
Best Director
Best Female Lead
**WINNER** National Board of Review
Best Directorial Debut
Breakthrough Actress
**WINNER** Gotham Awards
Breakthrough Director
**WINNER** Critics Choice Awards
Best Young Actor/Actress (Quvenzhané Wallis)
**WINNER** Image Awards (NAACP)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
**WINNER** Indiewire Critics’ Poll
Best First Feature
**WINNER** BFI London Film Festival
Sutherland Trophy
**WINNER** American Film Institute Awards
Top 10 Films
**WINNER** Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Best Music Score
**WINNER** Los Angeles Film Festival
Best Narrative Feature
**WINNER** Stockholm International Film Festival
Best Directorial Debut
**WINNER** Seattle International Film Festival
Best Director
**WINNER** New York Film Critics
Best Debut Director
Best Breakthrough Performer
Top 10 Films
Breakthrough Artist
**WINNER** Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Virtuoso Award
**WINNER** Deauville Film Festival
Best Film
The Most Promising Newcomer Award
**WINNER** Reykjavik International Film Festival
Best Film (Golden Puffin)
**WINNER** Black Reel Awards
Outstanding Score
Outstanding Films
Outstanding Actress
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance