The Admired has broken out onto the festival circuit in a major way. With an astonishing 37 awards won, 9 additional nominations and 16 official festival selections, the excitement and the “buzz” has already started to give audiences a taste of old Hollywood glamour. Here is a detail of the festivals, their awards and nominations.
LONDON INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER FESTIVAL
OF WORLD CINEMA 2017
WINNER:
BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM – Jacqueline Murphy
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY OF A SHORT FILM – Jacqueline Murphy, Lynne Newton, Leonid Andronov
NOMINATION:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A SHORT FILM – Egor Povolotskiy
WORLDFEST HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017
REMI AWARD WINNER: GOLD AWARD – BEST DRAMATIC ORIGINAL SHORT
NICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017
WINNER:
BEST LEAD ACTRESS: Jacqueline Murphy,
BEST COSTUME: Sue Wong, Rashon Wilson and Warden Neil
NOMINATION:
BEST SHORT FILM: Jacqueline Murphy
BEST DIRECTOR: Jacqueline Murphy,
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lynne Newton
ACCOLADE GLOBAL FILM COMPETITION 2017
WINNER:
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WEB SERIES – The Admired
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WOMEN FILMMAKERS – Jacqueline Murphy
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE BEST EDITING – David Bartlett
WINNER:
AWARD OF MERIT BEST SHORT – The Admired
AWARD OF MERIT BEST DIRECTION – Jacqueline Murphy
AWARD OF MERIT SCRIPT/WRITER – Jacqueline Murphy, Lynne Newton, Leonid Andronov
AWARD OF MERIT BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Leon Winters
AWARD OF MERIT BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Maria Elena Infantino
AWARD OF MERIT BEST COSTUME DESIGN – Sue Wong
AWARD OF MERIT BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – Ruy Folguera
AWARD OF MERIT BEST ORIGINAL SONG – Bridget Brady
WINNER:
AWARD OF MERIT SPECIAL MENTION TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES – The Admired
AWARD OF MERIT SPECIAL MENTION TELEVISION PILOT PROGRAM – The Admired
AWARD OF MERIT SPECIAL MENTION BEST LEADING ACTOR – Steve Carnahan
AWARD OF MERIT SPECIAL MENTION BEST LEADING ACTRESS – Jacqueline Murphy
BEST SHORTS COMPETITION 2017
WINNER:
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Women Filmmakers – Jacqueline Murphy
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE BEST WEB SERIES
WINNER:
AWARD OF MERIT SPECIAL MENTION ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jacqueline Murphy
AWARD OF MERIT SPECIAL MENTION ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Lynne Newton
WINNER:
AWARD OF MERIT BEST LEADING ACTOR – Leon Winters
AWARD OF MERIT BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Jeff Rector
AWARD OF MERIT BEST FILM SHORT
AWARD OF MERIT BEST TELEVISION – PILOT PROGRAM
AWARD OF MERIT BEST DIRECTION Jacqueline Murphy
AWARD OF MERIT BEST DRAMA PROGRAM/SERIES
AWARD OF MERIT BEST MINISERIES
AWARD OF MERIT BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Ruy Folguera
AWARD OF MERIT BEST ORIGINAL SONG When You’re Admired by Bridget Brady
MANHATTAN FILM FESTIVAL 2017
WINNER: BEST DRAMATIC FANTASY SHORT SUBJECT
ARTEMIS WOMEN IN ACTION FESTIVAL 2017