2005 ACADEMY AWARDS

Robert Richardson (C, '79) won Best Cinematography for THE AVIATOR.
Caleb Deschanel (C, '69) nominated for Best Cinematography for THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST.
Kirby Dick (D, '83) nominated for Best Documentary Feature for TWIST OF FAITH.
Andrea Arnold (D, '91) won Best Live Action Short Film for WASP.

2005 SUNDANCE FESTIVAL

Jorge Gaggero (D, '00) won a Special Jury Prize (World Cinema) Dramatic Jury for LIVE-IN MAID.
Andrea Arnold (D, '91) won the Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking for WASP.

2005 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARDS

Feature Film Category: Caleb Deschanel (C, '69) nominated for THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST.
Feature Film Category: Robert Richardson (C, '79) nominated for THE AVIATOR.
Television, Episodic Category: Chris Manley (C, '94) nominated for "A Man A Mile" episode of CBS' CSI: NY.
Television, Movie/Miniseries/Pilot Category: Kees Van Oostrum (C, '77) nominated for USA Networks' SPARTACUS.

2005 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS

Television, Long Form--Original Award Winner: Peter Silverman (S, '81), co-writer of HBO's SOMETHING THE LORD MADE.
Television, Long Form--Original Award Nominee: Yuri Zeltser (D, '87), co-writer of Showtime's SPINNING BORIS.

2005 DGA AWARD

Jeremy Kagan (D, '69) nominated for CROWN HEIGHTS, a children's program for Showtime.

2005 AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS AWARDS

Student Competition Winner: Michael Darrow (E, '05).
Student Competition Nominee: Benjamin Pollack (E, '05)

2005 HOLLYWOOD REPORTER KEY ART AWARDS

Cindy Thoennessen (E, '05), 2nd Place, Student Competition: Trailer.

2005 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS

AFI thesis film WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON won the Gold Award (in the narrative category): Producer, Beverly Gordon; Director, Alonzo Mayo; Cinematographer, Paula Huidobro; Editor, John Sitter.

2005 ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARDS

1st Place--Drama Winner: THE MONSTER AND THE PEANUT Franklin Rho, Director; Brian Udovich, Producer; Albert Crim, Screenwriter; Darren Genet, Cinematographer; David Kashevaroff, Editor; Arjuna Imel, Production Designer (all '04 graduates)
3rd Place--Drama Winner: A BEAUTIFUL LIFE Kenneth Williams, Director; Monica Mallet, Producer; Sun Ryung Kim, Cinematographer; Peter Frey, Editor; Julie Byon, Production Designer (all '04 graduates)

ASC STUDENT FILM AWARDS

The ASC Heritage Award is presented annually to one or more promising film school students or recent graduates. Over the past seven years, five AFI Fellows have won the award and nine have received honorable mention.

DGA STUDENT FILM AWARD

Each year, the Directors Guild of America hosts Student Film Awards for African American, Asian American, Latino and women filmmakers. Since 1998, 13 AFI Fellows have won the award.

NICHOLL FELLOWSHIP IN SCREENWRITING

Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Nicholl Fellowship is a prestigious international screenwriting competition. Since 1989, seven AFI alumni have been awarded Nicholl Fellowships.

ADDITIONAL AWARDS

Camille Cellucci (DWW, '05) was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Visual Effects for THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS.

AFI thesis film SHARDS won the HBO Short Film Award from Film Life's American Black Film Festival. Jonathan Boyce, Producer/Writer; Jonathan Levine, Director; Petra Korner, Cinematographer; Joshua Noyes, Editor (all '04 graduates).

For the 2005 Esquire Magazine Celluloid Style Competition, four of the five Finalists are AFI Fellows or recent alumni: Peter Livolsi (D, '06), Justin Rhodes (D, '06), Adam Schlachter (D, '06) and Franklin Jin Rho (D, '04).

In 2005, AFI thesis films were selected for, screened during and won awards in such festivals as The Seattle International Film Festival, AFI FEST, The Cannes Film Festival, The Tribeca Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival.