Awards

Ngozi Onwurah

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13 wins & 9 nominations

Chicago International Film Festival

1992 Winner Gold Hugo
- Flight of the Swan
1989 Nominee Gold Hugo
- Best Short Film
- Coffee Colored Children
1989 Nominee Gold Hugo
- Best Short Film
- Best Wishes

Melbourne International Film Festival

1991 Winner Best Short Film
- The Body Beautiful

Prix Italia

2007 Winner Prix Italia
- TV Drama - TV Movies and Mini Series
- Shoot the Messenger

Royal Television Society, UK

1992 Winner RTS Television Award
- Best Adult Continuing - General
- Who Stole the Soul?

San Francisco International Film Festival

1990 Winner Golden Gate Award
- Coffee Colored Children

Torino International Festival of Young Cinema

1988 Nominee Prize of the City of Torino
- Best Short Film
- Coffee Colored Children

Schermi d’Amore - Verona Film Festival

1995 Winner Audience Award
- Welcome II the Terrordome

Tribeca Film Festival

2006 Nominee Jury Award
- Best Narrative Feature
- Shoot the Messenger

BronzeLens Film Festival, Atlanta, US

2024 Nominee Best Short Film
- Best Short Film
- Neighborhood Alert

London Short Film Festival, UK

2024 Nominee Best International Short Film
- Best International Short Film
- Neighborhood Alert

African Movie Academy Awards

2024 Winner Best Diaspora Short
- Best Diaspora Short
- Neighborhood Alert

Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival

2024 Nominee HBO Competition Award
- Best Short
- Neighborhood Alert

Pan African Film Festival

2024 Nominee Best Short Narrative
- Best Short Narrative
- Neighborhood Alert

Dubai Independent Film Festival

2024 Winner Best International Narrative Short
- Best International Narrative Short
- Neighborhood Alert

Joburg Film Festival

2023 Nominee Best Short Film
- Best Short Film
- Neighborhood Alert

San Diego Short Film Festival

2024 Winner Honorable Mention
- Best Screenplay
- Neighborhood Alert
2024 Winner Palma Dorada
- Best Director
- Neighborhood Alert
2024 Winner Palma Dorada
- Best Drama
- Neighborhood Alert
Shared with: Saffron Burrows · Suzie Tedesco · Sharifa Johka
2024 Winner Palma Dorada
- Best Picture
- Neighborhood Alert
Shared with: Suzie Tedesco · Saffron Burrows · Sharifa Johka
2024 Winner Certificate of Cinematic Achievement
- Audience Choice
- Glimpse
- Neighborhood Alert
Shared with: Earl Alfred Paus · Suzie Tedesco · Saffron Burrows · Sharifa Johka

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