Awards & Winners

Ross McElwee

Date of Birth 21-July-1947
Place of Birth Charlotte
(North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, United States of America, Area code 704, Area code 980)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Ross Simonton McElwee III
Profession Film director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Film Editor, Cinematographer, Professor, Documentary Filmmaker, Filmmaker
Ross McElwee is an American documentary filmmaker known for his autobiographical films about his family and personal life, usually interwoven with an episodic journey that intersects with larger political or philosophical issues. Cultural aspects of his Southern upbringing are present in his humorous and often self-deprecating films. He received the Career Award at the 2007 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

Awards by Ross McElwee

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ross McElwee.

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay Bright Leaves
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature Bright Leaves

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary Bright Leaves
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries Bright Leaves
Lions Gate Films / Discovery Documentaries