AWARDS | NOMINATIONS | HONORS
141
WINS
43
NOMINATIONS
6
HONORS
2024
AVA (Audio Visual Arts) Digital Awards
Web-Based Production: Music Video (Gold Award)
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Bare Bones International Independent Film & Music Festival
Best Music Video USA
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Berlin Short Film Festival
Best Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Birsamunda International Film Awards
Best Musical Video
"Wasn't Mine" (Won)
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Bridge Fest
​January 2024 Music Contest - Grand Monthly Winner
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
"In My House" (Won)
California Music Video Awards
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​Best Male Soloist - "Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
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Best Cinematography in a Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Lyrics and Verse - "Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
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Best Inspirational - "Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
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Best Fashion and Makeup - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Social Justice and Hope Award - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Castle Rock Film Festival
Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Official Selection)
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Europe Music Video Awards
Best Black & White Music Video
"Wasn't Mine (Music Video)" (Won)
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Future of Film Awards
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Best Director Music Video - "Wasn't Mine (Music Video)" (Won)
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Best Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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International Acoustic Music Awards (20th Annual)
Acoustic Open Genre (Runner-Up)​
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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International Singer-Songwriter Association
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​USA Male Vocalist of the Year (Nominated)
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USA Male Single of the Year (Nominated)
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LA Shorts International Film Festival
Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Official Selection)
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New Media Film Festival
Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Official Selection)
New York International Film Awards
Best American Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Oniros Film Awards
Best Music Video (Honorable Mention Award)
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Prague International Music Video Awards
Best American Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Radio Music Awards
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Best Americana Recording - "Black Cowboys" (Won)
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Best Easy Listening Recording - "All Ways" (Won)
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Best R&B Recording - "The Silent Treatment" (Won)
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Regina International Film Festival & Awards (RIFFA)
Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Official Selection)
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Sweden Film Awards
Best Director Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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The Telly Awards
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Music Video - Non-Broadcast (Silver Award) - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Music Video - Non-Broadcast (Bronze Award) - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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People's Telly - Non-Broadcast (Bronze Award) - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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ThinLine Fest
Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Official Selection)
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Toulouse Shorts Festival
Best Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Tribeca Festival
Shorts | Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Official Selection)
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UK Animation & Music Video Festival
Special Mention Award
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
2023
American Songwriter 2023 Song Contest
Blues (First Place | Category Winner)
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Atlas Elite Entertainment Music Awards
Blues
"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
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Best Actor & Director Awards
Best Director of a Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
Birsamunda International Film Awards
Best Song
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
Canadian Cinematography Awards
Best Song
"In My House" (Won)
Cannes World Film Festival
Best Singer of the Future
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
CKF International Film Festival
Best Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
Clouzine International Music Awards
Best Blues Album
"Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Won)
Communicator Awards
Award of Distinction: Audio & Voice (Craft - Original Music)
"Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Won)
Crown Point International Film Festival
Best Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
Cyprus Music Video Festival
Best Makeup
"Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)
Denver Monthly Film Awards
Best Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
EdiPlay International Film Festival
Best Original Music
"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
Ethereal Frames Film & Art Awards
Best Music/Score
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
Europe Music Awards
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Best Original Song - "Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)
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Best Black and White Music Video - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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Best Sing - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Euro Video Song Awards
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Best Art Music Video - "Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)
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Best Black Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Australian Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Male Director Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Original Song - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
Future of Film Awards
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Best Director Music Video - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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Best Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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Ganges International Film Festival
Best Music Video
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
Global Film Festival Awards
Best Original Song
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
Global Music Awards
Americana (Gold Medal Award)
"Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Won)
Golden Lion International Film Festival
Best Music Video
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
Hollywood Independent Music Awards
Best Americana/Roots Song
"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Best Music Video (Independent)
"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
Indian Independent Film Festival
Best Original Song
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
IndieX Film Fest
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Best Music Video (Outstanding Achievement Award) - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Original Song - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
InterContinental Music Awards
America: Blues
"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
Prague International Music Video Awards
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Best Black Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Black Music Video - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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Best Experimental Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)
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Best Cover Music Video - "Crawling" (Won)
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Best American Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Male Director Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Vocalist - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Josie Music Awards
Album of the Year: Folk/Americana
"Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Nominated)
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LIT Talent Awards
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Best Album (Gold Award) - "Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Won)
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Best Performance (Platinum Award) - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Male Vocalist (Platinum Award) - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
Liverpool Indie Awards
Best Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
London Film & Television Festival
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Best Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
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Best Original Song/Soundtrack - "Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
London Music Video Awards
Best Experimental Music Video (Hon. Mention Award)
"Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)
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Los Angeles International Music Video Festival
Best Voice
"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
Madras Independent Film Festival
Best Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
Munich Music Video Awards
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Best Black Music Video - "Black Hurts" (Won)
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Best Black Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best North America Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Male Director - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Classic Song - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
Music Video Awards
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Best Vocalist - "In My House" (Won)
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Best Song - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Phoenix Shorts
Best Black Lives Matter Short
"Black Hurts" (Won)
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Radio Music Awards
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Best Americana Song - "Jimmy James" (Nominated)
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Best Blues Recording - "Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Best Gospel Recording - "In My House" (Won)
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Best R&B Recording - "Black Hurts" (Won)
Rome Music Video Awards
Best Black Music Video
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
Round The Globe Film & Music Festival
Best Original Song
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Stafford Film Festival
Best Original Song
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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The Telly Awards
Non-Broadcast—Craft:Use of Music (Bronze Award)
"Black Hurts" (Won)
The Womens Freedom Song Contest
Best Song (Hon. Mention Award)
"In Grandma's Kitchen" (Won)
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Unsigned Only Music Competition
Vocal Performance (Hon. Mention Award)
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
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Washington DC International Cinema Festival
Best Original Song
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
Williamsburg International Film & Music Competition
Original Song (Runner-up Award)
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
World Entertainment Awards
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Best Americana Song - "Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
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Best Americana Album - "Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Nominated)
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Best Spoken Word Album - "ADOS, the Album" (Nominated)
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World Songwriting Awards
Best Blues Song
"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)
Zepstone International Film Awards
Best Blues Song
"Won't Be Around" (Won)
2022
Global Music Awards
Neo Soul (Gold Medal Award)
"Neo Queer" (Won)
International Animation Film Festival
Music of the Night Prize (Best Music Video)
"Eaten Alive" (Nominated)
International Music Video Awards
Best Animation Music Video
"Eaten Alive" (Won)
K-Music and Arts Film Festival
Best Hip Hop Music Video
"Eaten Alive" (Nominated)
Prague Music Video Awards
Prague Music Video Award
"Blue" feat. Charlie J (Nominated)
The Sixth Dimension Music Video Competition
Best International Music Video (Runner-up Award)
"Black Hurts" (Won)
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2021
1st Monthly Film Festival
Second Best Music Video
"Black Hurts" (Won)
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2nd Pigeon D'Or Awards
Music Video
"Mr. Robertson" (Nominated)
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AVA (Audio Visual Arts) Digital Awards
Audio Production: Original Music (Gold Award)
"ADOS, the Album" (Won)
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Clouzine International Music Awards
Best Spoken Word Album
"ADOS, the Album" (Won)
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Euro Video Song Awards
Best Lyrics Song
"Black Hurts" (Won)
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Global Music Awards
Lyrics/Songwriting – Listener Impact: Message (Gold Medal Award)
"ADOS, the Album" (Won)
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Hermes Creative Awards
Original Music (Gold Award)
"ADOS, the Album" (Won)
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International Music Video Awards
Best Lyrics Song
"Black Hurts" (Won)
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LIT Talent Awards
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Singing Performance – Rhythm & Blues (Platinum Award) - "ADOS, the Album" (Won)
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Singing Performance – A Cappella (Gold Award) - "Karen Blues" (Won)
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Singing Performance – Cover (Gold Award) - "That's Alright Mama" (Won)
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Munich Music Video Awards
Best Original Song
"Black Hurts" (Won)
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Muse Creative Awards
Video (Gold Award)
"ADOS, the Album" (Won)
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Music Video Awards
Best Song
"Black Hurts" (Nominated)
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Music Video Clip Awards
Best Song
"Black Hurts" (Won)
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Paris Film Festival
Best Original Song
"Black Hurts" (Nominated)
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Rome Music Video Awards
Best Original Song
"Black Hurts" (Won)
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Salt House Creative International Film Festival
Best Short Film
"Tomorrow" (Won)
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Summit International Awards
Summit Creative Award – Audio – Other (Bronze Award)
"ADOS, the Album" (Won)
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The Artists Forum Music Competition
Music: Protest/Freedom/Songs of Peace
"Black Hurts" (Nominated)
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Vega Awards
Audio & Radio – Best Original Music (Canopus Award)
"ADOS, the Album" (Won)
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V.i.Z. Film Fest
Best Music Video
"Crawling" (Won)
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W.A.M. Awards
Social Justice/Peace (Hon. Mention Award)
"Forward (Live)" (Won)
2020
American Golden Picture International Film Festival
Best Animation Short (Hon. Mention Award)
"The Widow" (Won)
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CKF International Film Festival
Best Music Video
"The Widow" (Nominated)
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Clouzine International Music Awards
Best Folk Song
"Mr. Robertson" (Won)
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Cult Critic Movie Awards
Best Music Video
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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Film in Focus International Film Festival
Film in Focus Award
"Mr. Robertson" (Nominated)
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Florence Film Awards
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Best Original Song - "The Widow" (Won)
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Best Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "The Widow" (Won)
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Best Original Song - "Tomorrow" (Won)
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Frostbite International Indie Fest
Best Music Video
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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Global Film Festival Awards
Best Music Video (Hon. Mention Award)
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
Golden Earth Film Award
Best Music Video
"The Widow" (Nominated)
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Hollywood Gold Awards
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Original Song (Gold Award) - "Tomorrow" (Won)
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Director - Super Short Firm (Silver Award) - "The Widow" (Won)
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Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Best Music: Singer-Songwriter
"The Unloveable" (Nominated)
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Independent Short Awards
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Best Animation Short (Hon. Mention Award) - "Tomorrow" (Won)
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Best Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "Tomorrow" (Won)
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IndieFEST Film Awards
Music Video (Award of Merit)
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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IndieX Film Fest
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Best Music Video - "The Last Macbeth" (Nominated)
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Best Original Song - "The Last Macbeth" (Nominated)
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Best Makeup and Hairstyling - "The Last Macbeth" (Nominated)
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Istanbul Film Awards
Best Music Video
The Last Macbeth (Nominated)
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Kosice International Film Festival
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Best Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "Tomorrow" (Won)
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Best Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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L' Age d'Or International Arthouse Film Festival
Best Music Video (Outstanding Achievement Award)
"Mr. Robertson" (Won)
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Lonely Seal Film Festival
Best Song
"The Widow" (Won)
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Long Story Shorts International Film Festival
Best Music Video
"Mr. Robertson" (Nominated)
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Lonely Wolf International Film Festival
Best Music Video
"Mr. Robertson" (Nominated)
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Luis Buñuel Memorial Awards
Music Video (Outstanding Achievement Award)
"Mr. Robertson" (Won)
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Luminous Frames
Best Original Song
"Mr. Robertson" (Won)
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Madras Independent Film Festival
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Best Music Video - "Mr. Robertson" (Won)
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Music Video (Special Mention Award) - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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MLC Awards
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Best Worldwide Animated MLC Short - "The Widow" (Nominated)
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Best MLC Jewel – Creative Videos - "The Last Macbeth" (Nominated)
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Motion Picture Film Awards
Best Music Video (Jury Award)
"Tomorrow" (Won)
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Music Video Underground Festival
Best Lyrics Video
"The Unloveable" (Nominated)
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New York International Film Awards
Song (Grand Jury Award)
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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New York Movie Awards
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Best Original Song - The Last Macbeth (Won)
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Best Original Song - Tomorrow" (Won)
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Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "Tomorrow" (Won)
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One-Reeler Short Film Competition
Music Video (Award of Merit)
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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Oniros Film Awards
Best Song
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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Play Short International Film Awards
Music Video (Hon. Mention Award)
"Mr. Robertson" (Won)
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Raleigh Film & Art Festival
Best New Music Video
"Mr. Robertson" (Nominated)
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Tracks Music Awards
Best Acoustic/Folk Song
"That's Alright Mama" (Nominated)
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Virgin Spring Cinefest
Music Video (Gold Award)
"Mr. Robertson" (Won)
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World Distribution Award
Best Original Song
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)
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World Premiere Film Awards
Best Music Video
"The Last Macbeth" (Won)