Awards & Winners

Ira Sachs

Date of Birth 21-November-1965
Place of Birth Memphis
(Tennessee, United States of America, Shelby County, Area code 901)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Screenwriter, Film Producer, Film Director, Filmmaker
Ira Sachs is an American filmmaker. His first film was the acclaimed short Lady. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, his films have included the Sundance Film Festival selection The Delta, the Sundance Film Festival Grand Prize winning Forty Shades of Blue and Married Life, starring Chris Cooper and Pierce Brosnan. His film, Keep the Lights On, debuted at Sundance in 2012. His new film, Love Is Strange, will premiere at Sundance in 2014. Sachs is Jewish and openly gay. He lives and works in New York City.

Awards by Ira Sachs

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ira Sachs.

2013


Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada
(Film-Video)

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Keep the Lights On
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Keep the Lights On
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Keep the Lights On

2012


Teddy Award for Best Feature Film
Honored for : Keep the Lights On

2005


Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Dramatic
Honored for : Forty Shades of Blue

1997


Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gotham Open Palm Award The Delta