“Hollywood & Indian Country’s Biggest Night for American Indian & Indigenous Voices”™
Cementing Native Indigenous at the forefront of the Entertainment Industry
Hollywood has Oscar, Broadway has Tony, Television has the Emmy, and Indian Country has the Red Nation Film Award of Excellence™
29th RNCI Red Nation Awards
Film & Television
Presented by Red Nation Celebration Institute
Streaming on
RED NATION
Television Network
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Edited presentation of the 29th Red Nation Awards will be available December 12th
And the Winners 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
