Presenting the Award This! 2020 Nominees

By Film Threat Staff | January 31, 2020

Film Threat’s Award This! is an event with a clear mission — to champion independent films in a variety of categories in order to bring greater awareness to the growing number of exceptional independent films available on numerous platforms including VOD and streaming services. Recognizing these films during the height of award season with a ceremony hosted by actors, comedians and critics, and right afterwards to celebrate with a huge party.

Your movie might be nominated! So why not check out the nominees below and read the text from the official press release? Greener Grass from IFC Midnight leads with with four nominations including Indie Comedy, Ensemble Cast, Indie Movie of the Year and a Directress nomination for co-directors Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe. In an effort to support women directors, Film Threat’s Award This! has separated the directing category into male and female directors in the same way that the Oscars has gender-split its acting categories.

Film Threat has been a longtime independent film champion and we are stepping into the void to honor true indies and right the Oscar snubs with Award This! live from Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 5th at the Studio Movie Grill in Glendale, CA. Award This! The event will feature the creative forces of independent cinema both in front of and behind the camera with inventive new categories: Oscar Snub nominating those performances and filmmakers who blew us away this year like Awkwafina, Jennifer Lopez, Robert DeNiro, Adam Sandler, Greta Gerwig, and Lulu Wang; Socially Relevant Documentary hitting topics that get to the heart of us like Afghan Cycles, The Animal People (executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix), Don’t Be Nice, Fat: A Documentary, Life Overtakes Me, Mr. Toilet, No Safe Spaces, and Tell Me Who I Am; Sports Documentary, Indie Sci-Fi, Pop Culture Documentary, Indie Horror, Indie Comedy, Indie LGBTQ+ Themed Film, Indie Action/Thriller, WTF Indie, Director, Directress, Indie Made for Less Than the Contents of an Oscar Gift Bag (Under $100K), Indie Movie of the Year, and Ensemble Cast.

“I’ve seen how recognition from awards can help bring awareness to independent films on the fringe. Award This! is another way for our passionate writers and editors at Film Threat to champion indie movies across a multitude of genres,” said Film Threat publisher Chris Gore. “In addition to our mission, I wanted to make it possible for anyone to attend Award This! So while it’s impossible to get into the Oscars or the Spirit Awards unless you are nominated or in the industry, we’re offering tickets to the general public who can enjoy the awards ceremony and join filmmakers, presenters, winners and guests at our after party.”

Award This! is comprised of the staff of Film Threat’s editors and critics which number 30+ worldwide along with an advisory board of media figures and independent film luminaries. The winners are selected by the editors of Film Threat along with the advisory board.

Award This! 2020 Categories and Nominees include…