Red Nation Film Award of Excellence ... and the NOMINEES are ....

FILM

- Outstanding Actor in the Leading Role:
Graham Greene (Chasing Shakespeare)
Benicio De Toro (Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)
Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger)
WINNER Joel Evans (The Lesser Blessed)
Moses Brings Plenty (The Cherokee Word for Water)

- Outstanding Actress in the Leading Role:
Michelle Thrush (Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)
Tantoo Carinal (Chasing Shakespeare)
WINNER Kimberly Guerrero (The Cherokee Word for Water)

- Outstanding Actor in Supporting Role:
Kiowa Gordon (The Lesser Blessed)
A. Martinez (Four Winds)
WINNER Saginaw Grant (The Lone Ranger)
Steve Reevis (The Cherokee Word for Water)

- Outstanding Actress in Supporting Role:
Misty Upham (Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)
Jennifer Podemski (The Lesser Blessed)
Deanna Dunagan (The Cherokee Word for Water)

- Best Director
Arnaud Desplechin (Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)
Tim Kelly & Charlie Soap (The Cherokee Word for Water)
Norry Niven (Chasing Shakespeare)
Anita Doron (The Lesser Blessed)
Gore Verbinski (The Lone Ranger)

- Best Picture
Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian
The Cherokee Word for Water
Chasing Shakespeare
The Lesser Blessed
The Lone Ranger

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

- Outstanding Supporting Actor in Television Mini-Series/MOW/ Cable
Television show:
Tatanka Means  (Banshee - Cinemax)
Gary Framer (Longmire - A&E)
WINNER A. Martinez (Longmire - A&E)

- Outstanding Casting Director
WINNER Junie Lowry-Johnson (Longmire - A&E)
John Buchan & Jason Knight (The Lesser Blessed)
Valerie McCaffrey (Chasing Shakespeare)


DOCUMENTARY

- Best Documentary Film
Young Lakota
WINNER Bury My Heart with Tonawanda
Sitting Bulls Voice

- Best Documentary Short
WINNER Four Winds
Derby Kings


TRIBUTE AWARDS

Red Nation Activists Award > Idle No More Movement
Red Nation Vision Award > George Lucas Star Wars dubbed in Navajo Language
Red Nation Humanitarian Award > Theda NewBreast, Blackfeet Nation

American Indian Heritage Month Award > Rebecca Robles
Edward Albert Jr Award > Easi Morles

 

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