Awards & Winners

Sarah Polley

Date of Birth 08-January-1979
Place of Birth Toronto
(Ontario, Canada)
Nationality Canada
Also know as Sara Polley, Sarah E. Polley
Profession Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Singer, Film Producer
Sarah E. Polley OC is a Canadian actress and film director. Polley first attained notice in her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea. She has also starred in such films as Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, Guinevere, Go, The Weight of Water, My Life Without Me, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Dawn of the Dead, Splice, and Mr. Nobody. Polley made her feature film directorial debut with Away from Her, for which she won a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Polley's second film, Take This Waltz, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011. Her latest film, Stories We Tell, is her first feature-length documentary. It had its world premiere at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, and its North American premiere followed at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Toronto Film Critics Association awarded it the $100,000 prize for best Canadian film of the year.

Awards by Sarah Polley

Check all the awards nominated and won by Sarah Polley.

2014


Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay
Honored for : Stories We Tell
(Roadside Attractions)

Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay Stories We Tell

2013


Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary
Honored for : Stories We Tell

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries Stories We Tell
Roadside Attractions","The National Film Board of Canada
Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary Stories We Tell

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Robert Award for Best Non-American Film Away from Her

2008


Claude Jutra Award
Honored for : Away from Her
Genie Award for Best Screenplay
Honored for : Away from Her
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Direction
Honored for : Away from Her
Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Away from Her

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Away from Her
Chlotrudis Award for Best Director Away from Her
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Direction Away from Her
Genie Award for Best Screenplay Away from Her
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film John Adams

2007


DGC Award for Team Feature Film
Honored for : Away from Her
Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award
Honored for : Away from Her
Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature
Honored for : Away from Her
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : Away from Her
(short story by Alice Munro)
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film
Honored for : Away from Her
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
Honored for : Away from Her
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance - Behind the Camera
Honored for : Away from Her
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Film Artist
Honored for : Away from Her
(For directing and writing)
DGC Craft Award for Direction - Feature Film
Honored for : Away from Her

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Film Artist Away from Her
For directing and writing
DGC Award for Team Feature Film Away from Her
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film Away from Her
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Away from Her
Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature Away from Her
DGC Craft Award for Direction - Feature Film Away from Her
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance - Behind the Camera Away from Her
Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award Away from Her
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker Away from Her
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Filmmaker Away from Her
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Away from Her
Satellite Award for Best Director Away from Her
Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Away from Her
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series Slings & Arrows
Vex Not His Ghost

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
European Film Award for Best Actress The Secret Life of Words

2004


Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Honored for : My Life Without Me

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role My Life Without Me
Goya Award for Best Actress My Life Without Me

2003


Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Live Action Short Drama
Honored for : I Shout Love

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Live Action Short Drama I Shout Love

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Law of Enclosures

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Go

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Teen Choice Award for Film - Breakout Performance Go

1998


Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Honored for : Straight Up
(Mortifying)

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress The Sweet Hereafter
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series White Lies
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Junior's Groove
Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Straight Up
Mortifying

1997


National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Honored for : The Sweet Hereafter
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Honored for : The Sweet Hereafter

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast The Sweet Hereafter
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress The Sweet Hereafter
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Sweet Hereafter
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress The Sweet Hereafter
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Song The Sweet Hereafter

1994


Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Road to Avonlea

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Road to Avonlea

1992


Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Honored for : Lantern Hill

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Lantern Hill

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Road to Avonlea

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Ramona