Cementing Native Indigenous at the forefront of the Entertainment Industry
Hollywood & Indian Country’s Biggest Night for Native & Indigenous Representation™
Hollywood has Oscar, Broadway has Tony, Television has the Emmy, and Indian Country has the Red Nation Film Award of Excellence™
And the Nominees Are:
Best Picture
- The Birds Who Fear Death, Sanjay Patel, Producer WINNER
- The Windigo, Andrew Martinez Lauren Hannum, Producer
- Itu Ninu, Armando Bautista García, Producer
Achievement in Directing
- Sanjay Patel for The Birds Who Fear Death WINNER
- Gabe Torres for The Windigo
- Itandehui Jansen for Itu Ninu
Outstanding Lead Performance by an Actress
- Carmen Moore for The Birds Who Fear Death WINNER
- Tonantzin Carmelo for The Windigo
- Alejandra Herrera for Itu Ninu
Outstanding Lead Performance by an Actor
- Adam Beach for The Birds Who Fear Death WINNER
- Simon Baker for The Birds Who Fear Death
- Marco Fuller for The Windigo
- Tatanka Means for The Windigo
Outstanding Supporting Performance by an Actress
- Michelle Thrush for The Birds Who Fear Death
- Tanaya Beatty for The Birds Who Fear Death WINNER
- Casey Camp-Horinek for The Windigo
- Fievel Stewart for The Windigo
Outstanding Supporting Performance by an Actor
- Graham Greene for The Birds Who Fear Death
- Nathaniel Arcand for The Birds Who Fear Death WINNER
- Glen Gould for The Birds Who Fear Death
Best Original Screenplay
- Sanjay Patel for The Birds Who Fear Death WINNER
- Brent Jordan for The Windigo
- Armando Bautista García for Itu Ninu
Best Documentary Feature
- Sugarcane WINNER
- Resident Orca
- Song of the Last Lacandon Holy Man
- Giants Rising
- Bring Them Home
- Las Amazonas de Yaxunah
Best International Documentary Feature
- YINTAH WINNER
- The Woman of Stars and Mountains
- reEarth …rights of Nature
- Black Water Green Gold
- Stories We Have Earned
Best Doc Short
- Entropy
- WE RIDE FOR HER
- Primero, Sueño
- The Power of Ceremony: Earth Teachings for Future Generations
- Kumeyaay Land WINNER
- Bucking on the Rez
Best Live Action
- Vess
- Our Father
- Butterfly/Bataplai
- The Sound
- Lumbeeland WINNER
Best Animated Short
- Dangerously Ever After WINNER
- Poos
- Rabbit Stories – ᏥᏍᏚ ᏗᎧᏃᎮᏢᏅ
- pîķîwî
Best Episodic & Television Series
- Facing The Storm: The Indigenous Response to Climate Change
- KIN
- Little Bird
- True Detective Night Country WINNER
- The Green Veil
- Under The Bridge
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama, Comedy, Limited Series
- Kali Reis for True Detective Night Country WINNER
- Lily Gladstone for Under the Bridge
- Irene Bedard for The Green Veil
- Darla Contois for Little Bird
- Ta’Kaiya Blaney for Kin
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama, Comedy, Limited Series
- John Leguizamo for The Green Veil WINNER
- Osawa Muskwa for Little Bird
- Braeden Clarke for Little Bird
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama, Comedy, Limited Series
- Ellyn Jade for Little Bird WINNER
- Imajyn Cardinal for Little Bird
- Michelle Thrush for Little Bird
- Anna Lambe for True Detective Night Country
- Jessica Marza for The Green Veil
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama, Comedy, Limited Series
- Eric Schweig for Little Bird WINNER
- Joshua Odjick for Little Bird
