MAJOR AWARDS

77th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

Robert Richardson (C, '79)
Best Cinematography, THE AVIATOR (winner)

Caleb Deschanel (C, '69)
Best Cinematography, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (nominee)

Kirby Dick (D, '83)
Best Documentary Feature, TWIST OF FAITH (nominee)

Andrea Arnold (D, '91)
Best Live Action Short Film, WASP

57th ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS

Camille Cellucci (DWW, '05)
Outstanding Visual Effects, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS (nominee)

77th ANNUAL STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS

Beverly Gordon (P, '04)
Alonzo Mayo (D, '04)
Paula Huidobro (C, '04)
John Sitter (E, '04)
Gold Award (Narrative), WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

GUILD AWARDS

19th ANNUAL AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS (ASC) AWARDS

Caleb Deschanel (C, '69)
Outstanding Achievement, Feature, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (nominee)

Robert Richardson (C, '79)
Outstanding Achievement, Feature, THE AVIATOR (nominee)

Chris Manley (C, '94)
Outstanding Achievement, TV Episodic, CSI: NY, "A Man A Mile" (nominee)

Kees Van Oostrum (C, '77)
Outstanding Achievement, TV Movie, SPARTACUS (nominee)

AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS 2005 EDDIE AWARDS

Michael Darrow (E, '05)
Student Competition (winner)

Benjamin Pollack (E, '05)
Student Competition (nominee)

2005 DGA AWARD

Jeremy Kagan (D, '69)
Television Directing, CROWN HEIGHTS (nominee)

2005 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS

Peter Silverman (S, '81)
Television, Long Form - Original, SOMETHING THE LORD MADE (HBO) (winner)

Yuri Zeltser (D, '87)
Television, Long Form - Original, SPINNING BORIS (Showtime) (nominee)

OTHER AWARDS/HONORS

26th ANNUAL COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARDS

Brian Udovich (P, '04)
Franklin Rho (D, '04)
Albert Crim (S, '04)
Darren Genet (C, 04)
David Kashevaroff (E, '04)
Arjuna Imel (PD, '04)
1st Place--Drama Winner, THE MONSTER AND THE PEANUT

Monica Mallet (P, '04)
Kenneth Williams (D, '04)
Sun Ryung Kim (S, '04)
Peter Frey (E, '04)
Julie Byon (PD, '04)
3rd Place--Drama Winner, A BEAUTIFUL LIFE

2005 HOLLYWOOD REPORTER KEY ART AWARDS

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

ESQUIRE CELLULOID STYLE COMPETITON

Peter Livolsi (D, '06)
Justin Rhodes (D, '06)
Adam Schlachter (D, '06)
Franklin Jin Rho (D, '04)
Finalists

MAJOR FILM FESTIVALS

2005 SUNDANCE FESTIVAL

Jorge Gaggero (D, '00)
Special Jury Prize (World Cinema, Dramatic), LIVE-IN MAID

Andrea Arnold (D, '91)
Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking, WASP

OTHERS...

AFI thesis films were selected for, screened during and won awards in AFI FEST, Cannes Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, and Toronto Film Festival.