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The Student Academy Awards are presented by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of adva ...
in an annual competition for college and university filmmakers.


Description

The awards were originally named the Student Film Awards and were first presented in 1973. The current name was adopted effective in 1991. Since 1975, the awards have been given annually. The event has been held in October since 2017 and usually takes place at the
Samuel Goldwyn Theater The Samuel Goldwyn Theatre is a screening-only movie theater named after filmmaker Samuel Goldwyn. It is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California, at headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). ...
in Beverly Hills, California. The awards offer prizes in four categories: alternative (
experimental film Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that does not apply standard cinematic conventions, instead adopting Non-narrative film, non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many e ...
), animation, documentary, and
narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, whether non-fictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travel literature, travelogue, etc.) or fictional (fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller ...
. Gold, silver, and bronze awards may be given in each category, with accompanying cash grants of $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000, respectively, as of 2005. Since 1981, a separate award has been given annually to a student filmmaker from outside the United States – however in the 49th annual SAA (2022), the academy has merged its domestic and international categories to provide everyone with an equal footing. This reduced the 7 categories (4 domestic & 3 international) into 4 = narrative, animation, alternative/ experimental and documentary. Several award winners have gone on to significant achievement as filmmakers, including
Robert Zemeckis Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies, often blending cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades incl ...
,
Bob Saget Robert Lane Saget (May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and television host. He portrayed Danny Tanner on the sitcom ''Full House'' (1987–1995) and its sequel '' Fuller House'' (2016–2020). ...
,
Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary ...
,
Trey Parker Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and musician. He is best known for co-creating ''South Park'' (1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative part ...
,
Pete Docter Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator, who has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar since 2018. He has directed the company's animated films ''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001), ''Up (2009 film), Up'' ( ...
and
John Lasseter John Alan Lasseter ( ; born January 12, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, a ...
. Some of the award-winning student films have themselves been nominated for and/or won the
Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...
in the short film categories, including '' Chicks in White Satin'', ''The Janitor'', '' Karl Hess: Toward Liberty'', '' The Lunch Date'', '' 9'', '' Quiero ser (I want to be...)'', '' Gang Cops'', '' The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club'', ''The Red Jacket'', ''On the Line (Auf der Strecke)'', '' God of Love'', ''The Confession,'' '' 4.1 Miles'' and '' Dcera (Daughter)''. To extend the impact and honor beyond the competition, a compilation presentation of the gold medal award-winning films is circulated each year free of charge to educational and non-profit organizations nationwide. Copies (and some elements) for over 90% of films honored with Student Academy Awards, along with recordings of many of the awards ceremonies, are held by the
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.


List of winners


1970s


1st Annual Student Film Awards December 20, 1973

* Animation: ''Anti-matter'', Lewis Hall, Carlos Guiterrez-Mena
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
(Los Angeles) **Nominees: ''Cosmic Cartoon'',
Steven Lisberger Steven M. Lisberger (born April 24, 1951) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the 1982 film ''Tron''. Early life and education Lisberger was born in 1951 in New York City and gre ...
, Eric Ladd
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...
(Boston) * Documentary: ''You See, I've Had a Life'', Ben Levin, Mort Jordan
Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...
(
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, Pennsylvania) * Dramatic: ''Manhattan Melody'', Reuben Trane,
Ken Wiederhorn Ken Wiederhorn (born 1945) is an American former news and documentary editor at CBS and film director, film and television director, known mainly for the horror films ''Shock Waves (film), Shock Waves'' and ''Return of the Living Dead Part II''. ...
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
(New York City) * Special Jury (Dramatic): ''Norman Nurdelpick's Suspension: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock'', Bob Dahlin
Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
( Evanston, Illinois)


2nd Annual Student Film Awards July 1, 1975

* Animation:
Euphoria
', Vincent Collins
San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a Private college, private art school, college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mis ...
(San Francisco) * Documentary: ''Men's Lives'', Josh Hanig, Will Roberts
Antioch College Antioch College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1850 by the Christian Connection and began operating in 1852 as a non-secta ...
( Yellow Springs, Ohio) * Dramatic: ''Swag'', Bruce Postman New York University School of the Arts (New York City) * Experimental: ''Architecture of the Petroleum Age'', Scott Thomas
Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, the university spans 300 acres. Rice University comp ...
(
Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
, Texas) * Special Jury (Dramatic): ''A Field of Honor'',
Robert Zemeckis Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies, often blending cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades incl ...
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
(Los Angeles)


3rd Annual Student Film Awards June 23, 1976

* Animation: '' Fame'',
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,
Richard Jefferies John Richard Jefferies (6 November 1848 – 14 August 1887) was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood on a small Wiltshire farm had a great influ ...
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
(
Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
, California) * Documentary: ''What the Notes Say Karen Grossman'', Richard O'Neill
Adelphi University Adelphi University is a private university in Garden City, New York, United States. Adelphi also has centers in Downtown Brooklyn, Hudson Valley, and Suffolk County in addition to a virtual, online campus for remote students. As of 2019, it had ...
( Garden City, New York) * Dramatic: ''The Preparatory'', Terence Cahalan
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
(Los Angeles) * Experimental: ''After Lumiere'', Joan Laine
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
(Los Angeles) * Special Jury (Documentary): ''The American Love Affair'', Lee M. Rhoads, Jr.
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
(Los Angeles)


4th Annual Student Film Awards May 22, 1977

* Animation: ''The Muse'', Paul W. Demeyer
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
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, California) * Documentary: ** Achievement: ''The Last of the Little Breweries'', Frank H. Binney
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...
(
Austin Austin refers to: Common meanings * Austin, Texas, United States, a city * Austin (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Austin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Austin Motor Company, a British car manufac ...
, Texas) ** Merit: ''Guitar Craft'', Rob Williams Western States Film Institute and
Metropolitan State College of Denver Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver or Metro State) is a public university in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is located on the Auraria Campus, along with the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver ...
(both in
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, Colorado) *Dramatic: ''Sixteen Down'', Carol L. Dysinger
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
(New York City) *Experimental: ''TRANSCENdance'', Philip W. Pura
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...
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, Massachusetts)


5th Annual Student Film Awards May 21, 1978

*Animation: ''Mother Goose'', David Bishop
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
(Los Angeles) *Documentary: **Achievement: ''The Sixth Week'', John Simeon Block
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
(New York City) **Merit: ''Like Any Child, Only More So'', Catherine Allan, Maile Ornellas
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
(
Berkeley Berkeley most often refers to: *Berkeley, California, a city in the United States **University of California, Berkeley, a public university in Berkeley, California *George Berkeley (1685–1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher Berkeley may also refer to ...
, California) **Merit: ''Through Adam's Eyes'', Robert Saget
Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...
, (
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Pennsylvania) *Dramatic: ''Button, Button'', Burton Lee Harry
University of Bridgeport The University of Bridgeport (UB or UBPT) is a private university in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. In 2021, the university was purchased by Goodwin Unive ...
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Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Is ...
, Connecticut) *Experimental: ''Triptych'', Matthew Patrick
Hampshire College Hampshire College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges ...
( Amherst, Massachusetts)


6th Annual Student Film Awards June 3, 1979

*Animation: **Achievement: ''Lady and the Lamp''
John Lasseter John Alan Lasseter ( ; born January 12, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, a ...
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
(
Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
, California) **Merit: ''The Walrus and the Carpenter'', Tomas Gasek, Malcolm G. Spaull
Rochester Institute of Technology The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, private research university in Henrietta, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York, Rochester. It was founded in 1829. It is one of only two institute of technology, institut ...
( Henrietta, New York) *Documentary: **Achievement: ''Since '45'', Michael David Korolenko
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...
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Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, Massachusetts) **Merit: ''Cotton Candy and Elephant Stuff'', Jan Krawitz, Thomas Ott
Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...
(
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Pennsylvania) **Merit: ''Everybody Needs a Forever Home'', Mike Simpson
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...
(
Austin Austin refers to: Common meanings * Austin, Texas, United States, a city * Austin (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Austin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Austin Motor Company, a British car manufac ...
, Texas) *Dramatic: ''The Writers'', Harriotte H. Aaron
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
(New York City)


1980s


7th Annual Student Film Awards June 8, 1980

*Animation: ''Nitemare'',
John Lasseter John Alan Lasseter ( ; born January 12, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, a ...
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
*Documentary: **Achievement: '' Karl Hess: Toward Liberty'', Roland Hallé, Peter W. Ladue
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...
**Merit: ''Crossroads/South Africa: The Struggle Continues'',
Jonathan Wacks Jonathan Philip Wacks is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has directed a number of films including '' Powwow Highway'', produced by George Harrison. The film won the Sundance Film Festival Filmmaker’s Trophy, was nomina ...
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
*Dramatic: **Achievement: ''Candy Store'', Claude Kerven
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
**Honorary: ''Happy Birthday'', Randall Fried
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
**Merit: ''Murder in a Mist'',
Lisa Gottlieb Lisa Gottlieb is an American film director, film, television director and Professor, college professor. She is best known for directing the 1985 film ''Just One of the Guys''. She went on to direct the films ''Across the Moon'' (1995) starring C ...
Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is a Private college, private art college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1890, it has 6,493 students (as of fall 2021) pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It i ...
(Chicago, Illinois) *Experimental: ''Sections'', Sean Phillips
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...


8th Annual Student Film Awards June 7, 1981

*Animation: ''A Bird's Eye View'', Deborah Jo Short
San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is ...
*Documentary: **Achievement: ''I Remember Barbra'',
Kevin Burns Kevin Burns (June 18, 1955September 27, 2020) was an American television and film producer, director, and screenwriter. His work can be seen on A&E, National Geographic Channel, E!, Animal Planet, AMC, Bravo, WE tv, Travel Channel, Lifetime, ...
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...
**Merit: ''Jazz'',
Albert Magnoli Albert Magnoli (born 1954)The San Bernardino County Sun: July 16, ...
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
*Dramatic: **Achievement: ''A Man Around the House'', Caroline Emmons
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
**Merit: ''Willie'', Coleen Higgins, Ghasem Ebrahimian
State University of New York at Purchase The State University of New York at Purchase, commonly referred to as Purchase College or SUNY Purchase, is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. Established in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, SUNY Purchase is one of 13 compr ...
*Experimental: ''Commuter'', Michael M. Patterson
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
*Foreign Student Film: '' Maedeli la brèche'',
Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael (born 9 February 1957) is a Belgium, Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His films especially focus on a respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disability, disabilities. Van Dorm ...
Institut National Superieur, Belgium


9th Annual Student Film Awards June 6, 1982

*Animation: **Achievement: ''Guess Who's for Dinner'', Kathy Zielinski
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
**Merit: ''The Taming'', Bill Jarcho
Emerson College Emerson College is a private college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It also maintains campuses in Los Angeles and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of Public Speaking, o ...
*Documentary: ''Face Value'', Michael Kriegsman, Dan Montopoli
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
*Dramatic: ''For Heaven's Sake'',
Ken Kwapis Kenneth William Kwapis (born August 17, 1957) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and author. He specialized in single-camera sitcoms in the 1990s and 2000s and has directed feature films such as '' Sesame Street Present ...
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
*Foreign Student Film: ''Zone Surveillee (Monitored Zone)'', Olivier Langlois Institut National Superieur, Belgium


10th Annual Student Film Awards June 5, 1983

*Animation: ''No One for Chess'', Richard Rosser
Washington and Lee University Washington and Lee University (Washington and Lee or W&L) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States. Established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, it is among ...
*Documentary: **Achievement: ''The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?'', Christopher McLeod, Glenn Switkes
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
**Merit: ''El Matador'', Arturo Ruiz Esparza
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...
**Merit: ''Where Did You Get That Woman'', Loretta Smith Columbia College (Chicago, Illinois) *Dramatic: **Achievement: '' American Taboo'', Steve Lustgarten
Portland State University Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the next ...
**Merit: ''Children of the Corn'', John Robert Woodward, Johnny Stevens
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...
**Merit: '' Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads'',
Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary ...
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
*Experimental: ''Somnolent Blue'', Monica Kendall
School of the Art Institute of Chicago The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a Private university, private art school associated with the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to an art students' cooperative founded in 1866, which gr ...
*Foreign Student Film: ''Over My Dead Body'', Ingrid Oustrup Jensen
National Film School of Denmark The National Film School of Denmark () is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen. History The National Danish Film School was e ...


11th Annual Student Film Awards June 10, 1984

*Animation: **Achievement: ''The White Gazelle'', Anthony Laudati
State University of New York at Purchase The State University of New York at Purchase, commonly referred to as Purchase College or SUNY Purchase, is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. Established in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, SUNY Purchase is one of 13 compr ...
**Merit: ''Mr. Gloom'', William G. Kopp
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
*Documentary: **Achievement: ''Rodin's Balzac'', Marilyn Waterman
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
**Merit: ''The Wizard of the Strings'', Alan Edelstein, Peter Friedman
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
*Dramatic: **Achievement: ''Minors'', Alan Kingsberg
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
**Merit: ''The Lottery Rose'', Gregory Popp, Frank Military
Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
*Experimental: ''Tuscola Moon'', Dan Reed
University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the Universi ...
*Foreign Student Film: ''Mother's Wedding'', Jenny Wilkes
National Film and Television School The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is a film, television and games school established in 1971 and based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. It is featured in the 2024 ranking by ''The Hollywood Repo ...
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Beaconsfield Beaconsfield ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, northwest of central London and southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within : Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High Wycombe. The ...
, Buckinghamshire, England


12th Annual Student Film Awards June 16, 1985

*Animation: ''Observational Hazard'', William G. Kopp
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
*Documentary: **Achievement: ''Burley: Growing Tobacco in America'', Robert Henson, Doron Schlair
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
**Merit: ''On the Rocks'', Kathryn Johnston, Iain C. Stobie
University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a Public university, public research university in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a Federated state, state, it is the fla ...
**Merit: ''Witness to Revolution: The Story of Anna Louise Strong'', Lucy Ostrander
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
*Dramatic: ''Heroes'', Camille Thomasson
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
*Foreign Student Film: ''The Leahys: Music Most of All'', Peter Weyman
York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...
, Toronto, Canada


13th Annual Student Film Awards June 8, 1986

*Animation: **Achievement: ''Housecats'', Peg McClure Moudy
De Anza College De Anza College is a public community college in Cupertino, California, United States. It is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, which also administers Foothill College in nearby Los Altos Hills, California. The college i ...
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Cupertino Cupertino ( ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 60,38 ...
, California **Merit: ''Mangia!'', Sheila Sofian
Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...
*Documentary: **Achievement: ''Songs of Wool: Vena Tipton's Hooked Rugs'', Cathey Edwards
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
**Merit: '' The Flapper Story'', Lauren Lazin
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
**Merit: ''Sam'', Aaron D. Weisblatt
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
*Dramatic: **Achievement: ''Jenny'', John Travers
University of Bridgeport The University of Bridgeport (UB or UBPT) is a private university in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. In 2021, the university was purchased by Goodwin Unive ...
, Connecticut **Merit: ''Chicken Thing'',
Todd Holland Todd Holland (born December 13, 1961) is an American film and television director and producer. He directed over 50 episodes of '' The Larry Sanders Show'', for which he received an Emmy, and 26 episodes of ''Malcolm in the Middle'', for which h ...
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
*Experimental: ''The Three Cornered Hat'', Angel Gracia
Miami Dade Community College Miami Dade College (MDC) is a public college located in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1959, MDC operates eight campuses and numerous outreach centers throughout Miami-Dade County. It is the largest institution in the Florida Colleg ...
*Foreign Student Film: ''Come, I Have a Story To Tell You'', Frederic Roullier-Gall Institut National Superieur des Arts du Spectacle et Techniques de Diffusion, Belgium


14th Annual Student Film Awards June 7, 1987

*Animation: ''Husband of Rat's Daughter'', Karen McCoy Fremuth
Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...
*Documentary: **Achievement: ''Silver into Gold'', Lynn Mueller
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
**Honorary: ''Living with AIDS'', Tina DiFeliciantonio
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
**Merit: ''In the Wee Wee Hours'', Izak Ben-Meir
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
*Dramatic: **Achievement: '' Bird in a Cage'', Antonio Zarro CBN University **Merit: ''Prelude'',
James Spione James Michael Spione is an American director, producer, writer and editor of both documentary and fiction films. Early on in his career, he developed a reputation for suspenseful dramatic shorts; his later career, however, has been marked by a ...
State University of New York at Purchase The State University of New York at Purchase, commonly referred to as Purchase College or SUNY Purchase, is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. Established in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, SUNY Purchase is one of 13 compr ...
*Experimental: ''Zebu'', William Mitchell
Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...
, Los Angeles *Foreign Student Film: ''See You at Wembley, Frankie Walsh'',
Mark Herman Mark Herman (born 1954) is a British film director and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing the 1996 film '' Brassed Off'' and the 2008 film '' The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas''. Film critic Paul Wells offers this assessment of He ...
National Film and Television School The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is a film, television and games school established in 1971 and based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. It is featured in the 2024 ranking by ''The Hollywood Repo ...
, Beaconsfield, England


15th Annual Student Film Awards June 12, 1988

*Animation: **Achievement: ''Cat & Rat'', James Richardson Columbia College (Chicago, Illinois) **Merit: ''Artistic Vision'', Richard Quade
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
**Merit: ''Cat's Cradle'', Temah Nelson
Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...
**Merit: ''Why'', Suzanne Dimant
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
*Documentary: **Achievement: ''Gang Cops'', Thomas B. Fleming, Daniel Marks
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
**Merit: ''Norma Jean'', John H Behnke
Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois. Board of trustees The university is governed by the nine member SIU Board of T ...
*Dramatic: **Achievement: ''Part VII'', Thomas Wallin, Steve Wang
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
*Experimental: **Achievement: ''The Anti-Video'', Gary Rosenthal
Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca (town), New York, Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a Music school, conservatory of music. Ithaca College is known for its media-related programs and entertainment program ...
*Foreign Student Film: ''Schmetterlinge (Butterflies)'', Wolfgang Becker
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin The Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB, German Film and Television Academy Berlin) is a film school in Berlin, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Ba ...
, Berlin,
West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...


16th Annual Student Film Awards June 11, 1989

*Animation: **Achievement: ''Sand Dance'', Richard Quade
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
**Merit: ''All in Your Mind'', Richard C. Zimmerman
Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois. Board of trustees The university is governed by the nine member SIU Board of T ...
**Merit:
The Chore
', Joe Murray
De Anza College De Anza College is a public community college in Cupertino, California, United States. It is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, which also administers Foothill College in nearby Los Altos Hills, California. The college i ...
*Documentary: **Achievement: ''Leila'', Shawn Maurer
Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...
**Merit: ''Just Like It Was'', Dave Burkhardt
Bob Jones University Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It is known for its Conservatism in the United States, conservative and Evangelicalism in the United States, evangelical cultural and religious posit ...
**Merit: ''No Hunger in My Home'', Nancy Brink
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
*Dramatic: **Achievement: ''The Yuppie'', John H. Behnke, James M. Peterson
Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois. Board of trustees The university is governed by the nine member SIU Board of T ...
**Merit: ''Summer Rain'', Howard Slavitt
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
*Experimental: **Achievement: ''The Lost Treasure of Captain Cornelius "Deadeye" Tuckett'', John Michael Di Jiacomo
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
**Merit: ''The Computer Analyst'', Gary Rosenthal
Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca (town), New York, Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a Music school, conservatory of music. Ithaca College is known for its media-related programs and entertainment program ...
*Foreign Student Film: '' Ropáci (Oilgobblers)'', Jan Sverák
Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague () or FAMU is a film school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1946 as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. It is the fifth oldest film school in ...
, Prague,
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...


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17th Annual Student Film Awards June 10, 1990

* Animation: ** Achievement: ''Watunna'', Stacey Steers
University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a Public university, public research university in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a Federated state, state, it is the fla ...
** Merit: ''The Yodel Contest'', Andrew Artz
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
* Documentary: ** Achievement: ''Clowning Around'', Kelly Clement, Ellen Osborne
San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is ...
** Merit: ''Alf Landon: My Talk with Papa'', Richard Kassebaum
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Merit: ''Samsara: Death and Rebirth in Cambodia'', Ellen Bruno
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
* Dramatic: ** Achievement: '' The Lunch Date'', Adam Davidson
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
, New York City ** Merit: ''The Blue Men'', Denise McKenna, Mark Squier
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
, Los Angeles ** Merit: ''Go to Hell'', Suzanne V. Johnson
Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, as the School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch ...
,
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Foreign Student Film: ''Alaska'', Mike van Diem
Netherlands Film and Television Academy The Netherlands Film Academy () (NFA) was founded in 1958. The academy is the only recognised institute in the Netherlands that offers training to prepare for the work in the various crew disciplines. Specialisation is possible in fiction direc ...
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Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
, Netherlands * Directors Guild of America Student Award: Adam Davidson


18th Annual Student Academy Awards June 9, 1991

* Animation: ** Gold Medal:
Ode to G.I. Joe
', Gregory P. Grant
Brooks Institute The Brooks Institute was a private for-profit art school in Ventura, California. It was formerly the Brooks Institute of Photography and was originally based in Montecito and Santa Barbara.Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
* Dramatic: ** Gold Medal: ''The Dog Ate It'', Steve Pearl
Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...
** Silver Medal: ''Turtle Races'', Jim Lincoln, Lisa Swain
Regent University Regent University is a Private university, private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. It was founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Broadcasting Network University and chang ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Andy's Got a Girlfriend!'', Dan Moran, Joel Kuchan
Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is a Private college, private art college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1890, it has 6,493 students (as of fall 2021) pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It i ...
(Chicago, Illinois) * Foreign Film Award: ''Once Upon a Time'', Zsuzsa Böszörményi
Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest The Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (, SZFE) is an educational institution founded in 1865 in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Hungary. It became a university in 2000 and the name was changed to University of Theatre and Film Arts ...
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Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
* Directors Guild of America Student Award: Steve Pearl


19th Annual Student Academy Awards June 14, 1992

* Animation: ** Gold Medal:
Next Door
', Peter H. Docter
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Silver Medal: ''Five Female Persuasions'', Peter Hixson
American University The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Fur and Feathers'', Celia Kendrick
Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the Little Review'', Wendy Weinberg
Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...
** Silver Medal: ''Dolphins: Minds in the Water'', Christopher C. Carson
Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...
** Bronze Medal: ''In and Out of Time'', Elizabeth Finlayson
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
* Dramatic: ** Gold Medal: ''The Lady in Waiting'', Christian M. Taylor
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Eagle Against the Sun'', John Akahoshi, Steve Foonberg
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Gold Mountain'', Rachel Saltz, Kryssa Schemmerling
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
* Experimental Award: ** Gold Medal: ''In the Aquarium'', Robert Beebe
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''This Boy's Story'', John Roberts, Michele Camarda
National Film and Television School The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is a film, television and games school established in 1971 and based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. It is featured in the 2024 ranking by ''The Hollywood Repo ...
, Beaconsfield, England * Directors Guild of America Student Award: Christian M. Taylor


20th Annual Student Academy Awards June 13, 1993

* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Above Average'', Jamie Maxfield
Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...
** Silver Medal:
American History
', Chris Graves,
Trey Parker Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and musician. He is best known for co-creating ''South Park'' (1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative part ...
University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a Public university, public research university in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a Federated state, state, it is the fla ...
** Bronze Medal: ''The Wind'', Drew King
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Living Forward, Looking Back'', Stephanie L. Hill
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: '' Chicks in White Satin'', Elaine Holliman
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
* Dramatic: ** Gold Medal: ''A Children's Story'', Graham Justice
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Silent Rain'', Martin Curland
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
* Experimental Award: ** Gold Medal: ''The Strange Case of Balthazar Hyppolite'', Ethan Spigland
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Seven Lucky Charms'', Lisa Mann
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''The Last New Year'', Javier Bourges
Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica The Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) is a film school belonging to Mexico's Secretariat of Culture. It was founded in 1975 with the aim of providing technical and artistic training for those entering the film industry. The CCC is p ...
, Mexico City, Mexico * Directors Guild of America Student Award: Graham Justice


21st Annual Student Academy Awards June 12, 1994

* Animation: ** Gold Medal:
The Janitor
', Vanessa Stella Schwartz
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Silver Medal: ''Foodchain'', Brian P. Dowrick University of the Arts,
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Pennsylvania * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Genbaku Shi: Killed by the Atomic Bomb'', Casey G. Williams
University of Utah The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public university, public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (Book of Mormon), Deseret by the General A ...
** Silver Medal: ''Portrait of Boy with Dog'', Robin Hessman, James Longley
Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...
,
Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the Methodi ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Street Songs: Pittsburgh Street Singer Bill Dorsey'', Craig McTurk
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
* Dramatic: ** Gold Medal: ''Red'', Gary Nadeau
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Outside'', Matt Danciger
Art Center College of Design The ArtCenter College of Design is a private art college in Pasadena, California. It was incorporated in 1930 as a degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual arts and design. ...
,
Pasadena Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial d ...
, California ** Bronze Medal: ''The Make'', Stephen James Columbia University * Foreign Film Award: '' Abgeschminkt (Making Up!)'',
Katja von Garnier Katja von Garnier (born 15 December 1966) is a German film director. Biography von Garnier was born in Wiesbaden. From 1989 to 1994, she studied at the University of Television and Film Munich. Her 1993 practice film ''Making Up!'' was shown in t ...
University of Television and Film Munich The University of Television and Film Munich (German: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, short: HFF Munich) is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. T ...
, Munich, Germany * Directors Guild of America Student Award: Matt Danciger


22nd Annual Student Academy Awards June 11, 1995

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Picasso Would Have Made a Glorious Waiter'', Jonathan Schell
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Card Trick'', Robert Herrick Russ
University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego in communications material, formerly and colloquially UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California, United States. Es ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Their Own Vietnam'', Nancy D. Kates
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
** Silver Medal: ''Playing the Part'', Mitch McCabe
Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate education, undergraduate college of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Part of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Scienc ...
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Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...
, Massachusetts * Dramatic: ** Gold Medal: '' La Ciudad (The City)'', David Riker
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''Scarborough Ahoy!'', Tania Diez
National Film and Television School The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is a film, television and games school established in 1971 and based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. It is featured in the 2024 ranking by ''The Hollywood Repo ...
, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England * Directors Guild of America Student Award: David Riker


23rd Annual Student Academy Awards June 9, 1996

* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Patronized'', Zachary Lehman
Dartmouth College Dartmouth College ( ) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the America ...
** Silver Medal: ''Return of the Sun Devil'', Steven Ayromlooi
Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase th ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Independent Little Cuss'', Jeff Patterson
Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...
** Silver Medal: ''Just for the Ride'', Amanda Micheli
Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Spirits Rising'', Ramona S. Diaz
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
* Dramatic ** Gold Medal: ''The Water Carrier'', Patricia Cardoso
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
** Silver Medal: ''Short Change'', Jon Andrews
Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Around the Time'', Phil Bertelsen
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Eclipse'', Jason Ruscio
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Memories of Matthews Place'', Daniel Bova
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''Grænsen (Never)'', Reza Parsa
National Film School of Denmark The National Film School of Denmark () is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen. History The National Danish Film School was e ...
* Directors Guild of America Student Award: Patricia Cardoso


24th Annual Student Academy Awards June 8, 1997

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Erosion'', Robert Gelber
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''My Divorce'', Andrea Clark
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Unborn Baby Blues'', Mark Dale Levine
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Walk This Way'', Chris Sheridan
Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale Community College is a Public college, public community college just outside of Scottsdale, Arizona. It is on the city's eastern boundary, on 160 acres (650,000 m2) of land belonging to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. ...
** Silver Medal: ''Miriam Is Not Amused'', Kim Roberts
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
** Bronze Medal: ''The Mirror Lied'', Jennifer Haskin-O'Reggio
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
* Dramatic: ** Gold Medal: ''Christmas in New York'', Mark Millhone
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Silver Medal: ''Waiting in the Wings'', Charles R. Uy
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
, New York City ** Bronze Medal: ''Mr. October'', Chris Angel
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''An Ordinary Mission'', Raymond Boy
Academy of Media Arts The Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM) is the art and film school of the state of North Rhine Westphalia. It was founded 1989 in Cologne, Germany. Notable artists and filmmakers who studied or taught at the academy include Rosa Barba, VALIE EX ...
, Cologne, Germany * Directors Guild of America Student Award: Charles R. Uy


25th Annual Student Academy Awards June 14, 1998

* Alternative ** Gold Medal: ''Sombra'', Robin Larsen
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Jataka'', Peter Choe, Neal Nellans Ringling School of Art and Design,
Sarasota Sarasota () is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located in Southwest Florida, the southern end of the Tampa Bay area, and north of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Its official limits include Sarasota Ba ...
, Florida ** Silver Medal: ''Switchback'', Kyle Clark
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Put On a Happy Face'', Suzanne Lee Twining University of the Arts,
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Pennsylvania * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Fighting Grandpa'', Greg Pak
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Occidental Encounters'', Yuriko Gamo Romer
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Wayne Freedman's Notebook'', Aaron Lubarsky
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
*Dramatic: ** Gold Medal: ''Bleach'', Bill Platt
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''My Body'', Joel Moffett, Matthias Visser
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Intermezzo'', Dana H. Glazer
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''Rochade'', Thorsten Schmidt
Film Academy Baden-Württemberg The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg (German: ''Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg'') was founded in 1991 as a publicly funded film school in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Filmakademie is one of the most internationally renowned film ...
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Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a Cities of Germany, city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg (district), Lu ...
, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) * Directors Guild of America Student Award: Bill Platt


26th Annual Student Academy Awards June 13, 1999

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Tree Shade'', Lisa Collins
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
, New York City ** Silver Medal: ''The Piece'', Jordan Waid
The New School The New School is a Private university, private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1919 as The New School for Social Research with an original mission dedicated to academic freedom and intellectual inquiry and a home for p ...
, New York City ** Bronze Medal: ''Atomic Tobasco'', James Cox
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Gregory'', Marston Younger
Allan Hancock College Allan Hancock College is a public community college in Santa Maria, California. It offers associate degrees at its Lompoc Valley campus and at nearby Vandenberg Space Force Base. The college is part of the California Community College System ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''A Letter from the Western Front'', Daniel M. Kanemoto
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Between the Lines'', Jamie Maxfield
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Shadow of a Drought'', Daniel Kutner, Brian Emerson
University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Man and Dog'', Randolph Benson
North Carolina School of the Arts The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is a public art school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It grants a high school diploma, in addition to both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina Sc ...
* Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''John'', Marni Banack, J. B. Sugar
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
** Silver Medal: ''True Confessions of a Sushi Addict'', Kimberly Harwood
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Slow Dancin' Down the Aisles of the Quickcheck'', Thomas Wade Jackson
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''Kleingeld (Small Change)'', Marc-Andreas Bochert
Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg The Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg (German: ''Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf'') is the oldest and largest film school in Germany. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, as well as post-graduate studies in all fields o ...
, Germany * Directors Guild of America Student Award: Marni Banack * American Society of Cinematographers Student Award: David A. Armstrong


2000s


27th Annual Student Academy Awards June 11, 2000

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Helicopter'', Ari Gold
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Dear Sir: Letters to a Union Soldier'', Michael Mullan, Jessica Lakis University of the Arts,
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Pennsylvania * Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Al Tudi Tuhak (Long, Long Ago)'', Tod Polson
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Silver Medal (tie): ''The Bad Plant'', Amy Winfrey
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
** Silver Medal (tie): ''Luz'', Jose Javier Martinez
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Iron Ladies'', Kennedy Wheatley
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Silver Medal: ''Slender Existence'', Laura C. Murray
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
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Palo Alto Palo Alto ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for ) is a charter city in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a Sequoia sempervirens, coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. Th ...
, California ** Bronze Medal: ''Between Two Fires'', Douglas Noel Smith
Regent University Regent University is a Private university, private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. It was founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Broadcasting Network University and chang ...
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
* Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''One Day Crossing'', Joan L. Stein
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Silver Medal: ''Homeland'', Doug Scott
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Bronze Medal: ''6 Miles of 8 Feet'', Ben Tomlin
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
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Quiero ser ''Quiero Ser'' (also titled ''Rock Chiquillo'' in Puerto Rico) is the ninth studio album by the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, released in 1981 by Padosa Records. The lineup at the time included members Ricky Meléndez, René Farrait, Johnny L ...
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Florian Gallenberger Florian Gallenberger (born 23 February 1972 in Munich) is a German film director and writer. His film ''Quiero ser (I want to be...)'' was awarded the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2001. Career Gallenberger appeared in various ...
University of Television and Film Munich The University of Television and Film Munich (German: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, short: HFF Munich) is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. T ...
, Germany * Directors Guild of America Student Award: Joan L. Stein


28th Annual Student Academy Awards June 10, 2001

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Warmth'', Michael Schaerer
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
, New York City * Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Boobie Girl'', Brooke Keesling
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Silver Medal: ''The Yellow Umbrella'', Victor Robert, Rodney Hom
Art Center College of Design The ArtCenter College of Design is a private art college in Pasadena, California. It was incorporated in 1930 as a degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual arts and design. ...
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Pasadena Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial d ...
, California ** Bronze Medal: ''That Special Monkey'', Sean McBride University of the Arts,
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Pennsylvania * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: '' XXXY'', Porter Gale, Laleh Soomekh
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
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Palo Alto Palo Alto ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for ) is a charter city in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a Sequoia sempervirens, coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. Th ...
, California ** Silver Medal: ''Green'', Laura Dunn
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Undesirables'', Marianna Yarovskaya
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
, Los Angeles * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Zen and the Art of Landscaping'', David Kartch
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Silver Medal: ''The Confession'', Carl Pfirman
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Lector'', Greg Marcks
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
, Tallahassee * Foreign Film Award: ''The Eye on the Nape (El ojo en la nuca)'', Rodrigo Pla
Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica The Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) is a film school belonging to Mexico's Secretariat of Culture. It was founded in 1975 with the aim of providing technical and artistic training for those entering the film industry. The CCC is p ...
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Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
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29th Annual Student Academy Awards June 9, 2002

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''For Our Man'', Kazuo Ohno
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Silver Medal: ''Island to Island'', Soopum Sohn
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Passing Moments'', Don Phillips, Jr. Ringling School of Art and Design ** Silver Medal: ''The Velvet Tigress'', Jen Sachs
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
, Valencia ** Bronze Medal: ''Shadowplay'', Dan Blank
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Moving House'', Pin Pin Tan
Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
** Silver Medal: ''Family Values'', Eva Saks New York University ** Bronze Medal: ''Revolutions Per Minute'', Thomas Burns
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
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Palo Alto Palo Alto ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for ) is a charter city in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a Sequoia sempervirens, coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. Th ...
, California * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''The Wormhole'',
Jessica Sharzer Jessica Sharzer (born October 26, 1972) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and editor. She is known for her work on the Showtime drama series ''The L Word'' and the FX horror series ''American Horror Story''. She wrote the screen ...
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''
Barrier Device "Barrier Device" is a 2002 short film written and directed by Grace Lee. It stars Sandra Oh as a sex researcher and Suzy Nakamura as a subject. It won four awards, including the silver medal at the 29th Student Academy Awards. Plot Researcher ...
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Grace Lee Grace Lee (; Lee Kyung-hee) is a South Korean-born Filipino film distributor, businesswoman, former television host and former radio disc jockey. She is one of a few Korean expatriates to appear prominently in Philippine television, other not ...
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Sophie Helen'', Haeyoung Lee
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''Feeding Desire'', Martin Strange-Hansen
National Film School of Denmark The National Film School of Denmark () is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen. History The National Danish Film School was e ...
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30th Annual Student Academy Awards June 8, 2003

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''The Projects Lumiere'', Waleed Moursi
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Perpetual Motion'', Kimberly Miner
Rochester Institute of Technology The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, private research university in Henrietta, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York, Rochester. It was founded in 1829. It is one of only two institute of technology, institut ...
** Silver Medal: ''Bert'', Moonsung Lee Academy of Art College, San Francisco. ** Bronze Medal: ''A Work in Progress'', Wes Ball
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
, Tallahassee * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Left Behind'', Christof Putzel
Connecticut College Connecticut College (Conn) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut. Originally chartered as Thames College, it was founded in 1911 as the state's only women's colle ...
** Silver Medal: ''Indiana Aria'', Elizabeth Pollock
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Those Who Trespass'', Renee Fischer
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
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Palo Alto Palo Alto ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for ) is a charter city in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a Sequoia sempervirens, coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. Th ...
, California * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''La Milpa (The Cornfield)'',
Patricia Riggen Patricia Riggen (born June 2, 1970) is a Mexican film director. She is best known for directing the 2007 film '' Under the Same Moon,'' the 2011 Disney Channel original film '' Lemonade Mouth,'' and the 2025 Amazon Prime action thriller film ...
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Silver Medal: ''Jesus Henry Christ'', Dennis Lee
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
, New York City ** Bronze Medal: ''Fine.'', Michael Downing, Philip Svoboda
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
, California * Foreign Film Award: ''The Red Jacket'', Florian Baxmeyer
University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (, also referred to as UHH) is a public university, public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('':de:Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen, ...
, Germany


31st Annual Student Academy Awards June 13, 2004

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''The Storyboard of My Life'', Robert F. Castillo
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
** Silver Medal: ''Focus'', Bill Ridlehoover, Nilanjan Neil Lahiri
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private art school with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lacoste, France. It was founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast of the United ...
, Georgia * Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher'', Alexander Woo
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Rock the World'', Sukwon Shin
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
, New York City ** Bronze Medal: ''Lemmings'', Craig Van Dyke BYU Center for Animation, Utah * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Cheerleader'', Kimberlee Bassford
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
** Silver Medal: ''When the Storm Came'', Shilpi Gupta
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Cuba: Illogical Temple'', David Pittock, Lindsey Kealy University of Nebraska–Lincoln * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''A-Alike'', Randall Dottin
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Silver Medal: ''Zeke'', Dana Buning
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
, Tallahassee ** Bronze Medal: ''The Plunge'', Todd Schulman
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
, Tallahassee * Foreign Film Award: ''Between Us'', Laurits Much-Peterson
National Film School of Denmark The National Film School of Denmark () is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen. History The National Danish Film School was e ...
, Denmark


32nd Annual Student Academy Awards June 12, 2005

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Knock Knock'', Jaron Henrie-McCrea Ball State University ** Silver Medal: ''Your Dark Hair Ihsan'', Tala Hadid
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: '' 9'', Shane Acker University of California ** Silver Medal: ''Frog'', Christopher Conforti
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
, New York City ** Bronze Medal: ''Things That Go Bump in the Night'', Joshua G. Beveridge Ringling School of Art and Design, Florida * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club, The Life of Kevin Carter'', Dan Krauss University of California ** Silver Medal: ''Unhitched'', Erin Hudso, Ben Wu
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Listen'', Kimby Caplan Southern Methodist University, Texas * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Wednesday Afternoon'', Alonso Mayo
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
** Silver Medal: ''Victoria Para Chino'', Cary Fukunaga New York University ** Bronze Medal: ''Charm'', Melissa Rossi
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
, Tallahassee * Foreign Film Award: ''The Runaway'', Ulrike Grote
University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (, also referred to as UHH) is a public university, public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('':de:Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen, ...
, Germany


33rd Annual Student Academy Awards June 10, 2006

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Perspective'', Travis Hatfield, Samuel Day Ball State University ** Silver Medal: ''6 A.M.'', Carmen Vidal Balanzat City College of New York * Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''The Possum'', Chris Choy
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Silver Medal: ''The Dancing Thief'', Meng Vue Ringling School of Art and Design ** Bronze Medal: ''Turtles'', Thomas Leavitt BYU Center for Animation * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Reporter Zero'', Carrie Lozano
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
** Silver Medal: ''The Women's Kingdom'', Xiaoli Zhou
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Three Beauties'', Maksud Hossain Purdue University * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Christmas Wish List'', Sean Overbeeke University of North Carolina ** Silver Medal: ''El Viaje (One Day Trip)'', Cady Abarca-Benavides
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Pop Foul'', Moon Molson, Jennifer Handorf
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''Elalini'', Tristan Holmes South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, South Africa


34th Annual Student Academy Awards June 9, 2007

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Fission'', Kun-I Chang
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal (tie): ''Arts Desire'', Sarah Wickliffe
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Gold Medal (tie): ''Mirage'', Youngwoong Jang
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
** Silver Medal: ''A Leg Up'', Bevin Carnes Ringling College of Art and Design * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Cross Your Eyes Keep Them Wide'', Ben Wu
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
** Silver Medal: ''Ladies of the Land'', Megan Thompson
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Lumo'', Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Nelson Walker III
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
* Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Rundown'', Patrick Alexander
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
** Silver Medal: ''High Maintenance'', Phillip Van
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Screening'', Anthony Green
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''Nevermore'', Toke Constantin Hebbeln
Film Academy Baden-Württemberg The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg (German: ''Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg'') was founded in 1991 as a publicly funded film school in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Filmakademie is one of the most internationally renowned film ...
, Germany


35th Annual Student Academy Awards June 7, 2008

* Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Viola: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant'', Shih-Ting Hung
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Silver Medal: ''Circles of Confusion'', Phoebe Tooke
San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Zoologic'', Nicole Mitchell
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Silver Medal: ''Simulacra'', Tatchapon Lertwirojkul
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
, New York City ** Bronze Medal: ''The Visionary'', Evan Mayfield Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''As We Forgive'', Laura Waters Hinson
American University The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...
, Washington, D.C. ** Silver Medal: ''Unattached'', J.J. Adler
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Bronze Medal: ''If a Body Meet a Body'', Brian Golden Davis
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
* Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''A Day's Work'', Rajeev Dassani
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Silver Medal: ''The State of Sunshine'', Z. Eric Yang
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Pitstop'', Melanie McGraw
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''On the Line'' (''Auf der Strecke''), Reto Caffi Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany


36th Annual Student Academy Awards June 13, 2009

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater * Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Alice's Attic'', Robyn Yannoukos University of California Los Angeles ** Silver Medal: ''Matter, In a Quiescent State, Prepares Itself to Be Transformed'', Kwibum Chung
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
, New York City * Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Pajama Gladiator'', Glenn Harmon BYU Center for Animation ** Silver Medal: ''Sebastian’s Voodoo'', Joaquin Baldwin
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Kites'', Jed Henry BYU Center for Animation * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''The Last Mermaids'', Liz Chae
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Silver Medal: ''The Wait'', Cassandra Lizaire, Kelly Asmuth
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
, New York City ** Bronze Medal: ''A Place to Land'', Lauren DeAngelis
American University The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...
, Washington, D.C. * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Kavi'', Gregg Helvey
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Silver Medal: ''The Bronx Balletomane'', Jeremy Joffee City College of New York ** Bronze Medal: ''Bohemibot'', Brendan Bellomo
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''Elkland'', Per Hanefjord Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art, Sweden


2010s


37th Annual Student Academy Awards June 12, 2010

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater * Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Surface: Film from Below'', Varathit Uthaisri Parsons The New School for Design ** Silver Medal: ''Multiply'', Emily Henricks
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Departure of Love'', Jennifer Bors Ringling College of Art and Design ** Silver Medal: ''Dried Up'', Isaiah Powers, Stuart Bury and Jeremy Casper Kansas City Art Institute ** Bronze Medal: ''Lifeline'', Andres Salaff
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Yizkor (Remembrance)'', Ruth Fertig
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...
** Silver Medal: ''Rediscovering Pape'', Maria Royo City College of New York ** Bronze Medal: ''Dreams Awake (Suena Despierto)'', Kevin Gordon and Rebekah Meredith
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
* Narrative: ** Gold Medal: '' God of Love'', Luke Matheny
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Silver Medal: ''Down in Number 5'', Kim Spurlock
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Bronze Medal: ''The Lunch Box'', Lubomir Kocka
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private art school with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lacoste, France. It was founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast of the United ...
* Foreign Film Award: ''The Confession (2010 film), The Confession'', Tanel Toom
National Film and Television School The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is a film, television and games school established in 1971 and based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. It is featured in the 2024 ranking by ''The Hollywood Repo ...
, United Kingdom


38th Annual Student Academy Awards June 11, 2011

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater * Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''The Vermeers'', Tal S. Shamir
The New School The New School is a Private university, private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1919 as The New School for Social Research with an original mission dedicated to academic freedom and intellectual inquiry and a home for p ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Dragonboy'', Bernardo Warman and Shaofu Zhang Academy of Art University ** Silver Medal: ''Correspondence'', Zach Hyer Pratt Institute ** Bronze Medal: ''Defective Detective'', Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis Ringling College of Art and Design * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Vera Klement: Blunt Edge'', Wonjung Bae Columbia College ** Silver Medal: ''Imaginary Circumstances'', Anthony Weeks
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Sin Pais (Without Country)'', Theo Rigby
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
* Foreign Film Award: ** Gold Medal: ''Tuba Atlantic'', Halvar Witzø Norwegian Film School, Norway ** Silver Medal: ''Bekas'', Karzan Kader Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, Sweden ** Bronze Medal: ''Raju'', Max Zähle Hamburg Media School, Germany * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Thief'', Julian Higgins
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
** Silver Medal: ''High Maintenance'', Shawn Wines
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Fatakra'', Soham Mehta
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...


39th Annual Student Academy Awards June 9, 2012

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater * Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''The Reality Clock'', Amanda Tasse
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Eyrie'', David Wolter
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Silver Medal:''The Jockstrap Raiders'', Mark Nelson
University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
** Bronze Medal:''My Little Friend'', Eric Prah Ringling College of Art and Design * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Dying Green'', Ellen Tripler
American University The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...
** Silver Medal: ''Hiro: A Story of Japanese Internment'', Keiko Wright
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Lost Country'', Heather Burky Art Institute of Jacksonville * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Under'', Mark Raso
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Silver Medal: ''Narcocorrido'', Ryan Prows
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Nani'', Justin Tipping
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
* Foreign Film Award: ** Gold Medal: ''For Elsie (2011 film), For Elsie'', David Winstone University of Westminster, United Kingdom ** Silver Medal: ''Of Dogs and Horses'', Thomas Stuber
Film Academy Baden-Württemberg The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg (German: ''Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg'') was founded in 1991 as a publicly funded film school in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Filmakademie is one of the most internationally renowned film ...
, Germany ** Bronze Medal: ''The Swing of the Coffin Maker'', Elmar Imanov Internationale Filmschule Köln, Cologne, Germany


40th Annual Student Academy Awards June 8, 2013

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater * Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Bottled Up'', Raffy Cortina Occidental College ** Silver Medal: ''Zug'', Perry Janes University of Michigan ** Bronze Medal: ''The Compositor'', John Mattiuzzi
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Dias de los muertos'', Lindsey St. Pierre and Ashley Graham Ringling College of Art and Design ** Silver Medal:''Will'', Eusong Lee
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Peck Pocketed'', Kevin Herron Ringling College of Art and Design * Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''A Second Chance'', David Aristizabal
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Silver Medal: ''Every Tuesday: A Portrait of the New Yorker Cartoonists'', Rachel Loube
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Win or Lose'', Daniel Koehler Elon University * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Ol' Daddy'', Brian Schwarz
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...
** Silver Medal: ''Josephine and the Roach'', Jonathan Langager
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Bronze Medal: ''A World for Raúl, Un mundo para Raúl'', Mauro Mueller
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
* Foreign Film Award: ** Gold Medal: ''Miss Todd'', Kristina Yee
National Film and Television School The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is a film, television and games school established in 1971 and based at Beaconsfield Studios in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. It is featured in the 2024 ranking by ''The Hollywood Repo ...
, United Kingdom ** Silver Medal: ''Parvaneh (film), Parvaneh'', Talkhon Hamzavi ''Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Fachrichtung Film'', Zürich, Switzerland ** Bronze Medal: ''Crossroads'' (Tweesprong), Wouter Bouvijn ''RITS School of Arts, Erasmus University College'', Belgium


41st Annual Student Academy Awards June 6, 2014

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater * Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Person'', Drew Brown The Art Institute of Jacksonville ** Silver Medal: ''Oscillate'', Daniel Sierra
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Owned'', Daniel Clark and Wesley Tippetts BYU Center for Animation ** Silver Medal:''Higher Sky'', Teng Cheng
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Yamashita'', Hayley Foster
Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''The Apothecary'', Helen Hood Scheer
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
** Silver Medal: ''White Earth'', J. Christian Jensen
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
** Bronze Medal: ''One Child'', Zijian Mu
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
* Foreign Film Award: ** Gold Medal: ''Nocebo'', Lennart Ruff
University of Television and Film Munich The University of Television and Film Munich (German: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, short: HFF Munich) is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. T ...
, Germany ** Silver Medal: ''Paris on the Water'', Hadas Ayalon Tel Aviv University, Israel ** Bronze Medal: ''Border Patrol'', Peter Baumann Northern Film School, United Kingdom * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Above the Sea'', Keola Racela
Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...
** Silver Medal: ''Door God'', Yulin Liu
New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Interstate'', Camille Stochitch
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...


42nd Annual Student Academy Awards September 17, 2015

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater * Alternative: ** Gold Medal: ''Chiaroscuro'', Daniel Drummond Chapman University ** Silver Medal: ''Zoe'', ChiHyun Lee
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
* Animation: ** Gold Medal: ''Soar'', Alyce Tzue Academy of Art University ** Silver Medal:''An Object at Rest'', Seth Boyden
California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Taking the Plunge'', Nicholas Manfredi and Elizabeth Ku-Herrero
School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by Silas ...
* Documentary: ** Gold Medal: ''Looking at the Stars'', Alexandre Peralta
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
** Silver Medal: ''I Married My Family’s Killer'', Emily Kassie
Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Boxeadora'', Meg Smaker
Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
* Foreign Film Award: ** Gold Medal: ''Fidelity'', Ilker Çatak Hamburg Media School, Germany ** Silver Medal: ''The Last Will'', Dustin Loose Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany ** Bronze Medal: ''Everything Will Be Okay'', Patrick Vollrath Filmakademie Wien, Austria * Narrative: ** Gold Medal: ''Day One'', Henry Hughes, edited by Anisha Acharya
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
** Silver Medal: ''This Way Up'', Jeremy Cloe
American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private fu ...
** Bronze Medal: ''Stealth'', Bennett Lasseter
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43rd Annual Student Academy Awards September 22, 2016

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater


44th Annual Student Academy Awards October 12, 2017

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater


45th Annual Student Academy Awards October 11, 2018

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater


46th Annual Student Academy Awards October 17, 2019

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater


2020s


47th Annual Student Academy Awards October 21, 2020

Site: Virtual event


48th Annual Student Academy Awards October 21, 2021

Site: Virtual event


49th Annual Student Academy Awards October 20, 2022

Site: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, David Geffen Theater


50th Annual Student Academy Awards October 24, 2023

Site: Samuel Goldwyn Theater


51st Annual Student Academy Awards October 14, 2024

Site: Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London


See also

* List of film awards


References


External links


Student Academy Awards official siteStudent Academy Awards
at Internet Movie Database, The Internet Movie Database * * {{Academy Awards lists Honorary Academy Awards Student media awards Awards established in 1973