American Movie Awards
The American Movie Awards honor excellence in film and screenwriting. The first two ceremonies occurred in 1980 & 1982, with winners including Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, and Steven Spielberg. The event relaunched in 2013 with a focus on independent film. The more recent winners include American actresses Lea Thompson and Tracy Middendorf.
Winners
1980
- Best Film: Rocky II
- Best Actor: Alan Alda
- Best Actress: Sally Field
- Best Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall
- Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep
- Best Director: Michael Cimino
- Best Screenplay: The China Syndrome
- Best Original Song: Every Which Way But Loose
- Favorite Film Star - Female: Jane Fonda
- Favorite Film Star - Male: Burt Reynolds
- Special Marquee: Clint Eastwood
1982
- Best Film: Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Best Actor: Henry Fonda
- Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn
- Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud
- Best Supporting Actress: Jane Fonda
- Best Director: Steven Spielberg
- Best Screenplay: Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Best Original Song: Endless Love
- Favorite Film Star - Female: Sally Field
- Favorite Film Star - Male: Alan Alda
- Special Marquee: John Williams
- Special Marquee: Hal B. Wallis
- Special Marquee: Warren Beatty
2014
- Grand Jury Price: Magic Magic
- Special Marquee Award: The Woodsman and The Farmer
- Special Marquee Award: Femme - Women Healing the World
- Best Narrative Feature: Another Sertao
- Best Narrative Short: Living Memories
- Best Documentary Feature: Soldiers' Sanctuary
- Best Documentary Short: Simple As That
- Best Animated Film: Payada pa' Satan
- Best Foreign Film: Break-Up
- Best Student Film: Enlightenments
- Best Experimental Film: Muve
- Best Film Directing:
- Best First Time Director: Vinod Bharathan
- Best Music Video: Korn - Love & Meth
- Best Cinematography: Don't Ask Questions
- Best Editing: All About Me
- Best Production Design/Art Direction: Korn - Never Never
- Best Produced Screenplay: Crisis
- Best Actor: :it:Gianpiero Alicchio|Gianpiero Alicchio
- Best Actress: Lea Thompson
- Best Supporting Actor: Jared Ward
- Best Supporting Actress: Cooper Shaw
2015
- Grand Jury Price: Tom's Restaurant - A Documentary about Everything
- Special Marquee Award: Snowflake
- Special Marquee Award: Suparhearo: A True Tail By Chance
- Best Narrative Feature: The Stalker Cycle
- Best Narrative Short: If The Trees Could Talk
- Best Documentary Feature: Beauty and the Breast
- Best Documentary Short: The Urban World
- Best Animated Film: The Umbrella Factory
- Best Foreign Film: Journey to Mt. Fuji
- Best Student Film: The Last Human
- Best Experimental Film: Icarus - Casting from the Clouds
- Best Film Directing: Let's Play Ghost Director: Damien Dematra
- Best First Time Director: Greece
- Best Music Video: The Ramona Flowers Tokyo
- Best Cinematography: Decay
- Best Editing: The Box
- Honorable Mentions: The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street, Art House, Guy Moments
- Best Production Design/Art Direction: You Can't Stop Me
- Best Produced Screenplay: Get it Together
- Best TV Pilot: Todd and Anne: Water in the Pot
- Best Trailer: Break The Rock Concept Trailer
- Best Actor: Stelio Savante - Once We Were Slaves
- Best Actress: Tracy Middendorf - Snowflake
- Best Supporting Actor: Roberto D'Antona - Insane
- Best Supporting Actress: Cassidy Stone - Focus
- Feature Screenplay Competition: Grand Prize: The Snakeman
- Feature Screenplay Competition: Special Marquee Award: Blood Sugar
- Feature Screenplay Competition: Silver Prize: The Apocalypse Chronicles
- Feature Screenplay Competition: Bronze Prize: Winter Garden
2016
- Grand Jury Prize: Intersection Directed by Tim French
- Special Marquee Award: Along The River
- Special Marquee Award: Shelter in the City
- Narrative Feature: American Bred
- Narrative Short: Bound for Greatness
- Documentary Feature: The No Hand King
- Documentary Short: Reinventing the Reel
- Animated Film: September Sketch Book
- Foreign Film: The Stranger
- Student Film: You Can Play
- Experimental Film: Echoes of Time
- Film Directing: Land of Smiles
- First-Time Director: Tears Of Ghost Directed by Natasha Dematra
- Music Video: Stiff Arm
- Cinematography: The Circle Park
- Editing: The Words Hear the Light
- Production Design / Art Direction: Pressure-Man
- Produced Screenplay: East of Hollywood
- TV Pilot: Lilac
- Trailer: The Plague Doctor
- Best Actor: Alex Kruz in The Promise
- Best Actress: Constance Ejuma in Ben and Ara
- Best Supporting Actor: Harry Lennix in Timeless
- Best Supporting Actress: Polly Mckie in One Second Changes Everything''
2017
- Grand Jury Prize: Poison in the Water
- Special Marquee Award: Pasquale's Magic Veal
- Special Marquee Award: The Children of the Noon
- Narrative Feature: The Last Beautiful Girl
- Narrative Short: Me3
- Documentary Feature: Nanny Culture
- Documentary Short: Do You Like Peacocks?
- Animated Film: Schirkoa
- Foreign Film: Too Much Stress From My Heart
- Student Film: Endurance
- Sci-Fi Film: Capsule
- Experimental Film: The Martian VR Experience
- Film Directing: Love 2.0
- First-Time Director: Heart: Flatline to Finish Line
- Music Video: Bobgoblin "Danger"
- Cinematography: My Last Concert
- Editing: Death in a Day
- TV Pilot: Shoot Me Nicely
- Trailer: Immune
- Best Actor: Kim Sønderholm in Run
- Best Actress: Monica Calhoun in Eveything But A Man
- Best Supporting Actor: Devone Jones in Pizza Shop
- Best Supporting Actress: Anna Bauert in Horizon
2018
- Grand Jury Prize: We Are Stronger
- Special Marquee Award: Chambers Gate
- Special Marquee Award: Identification"
- Narrative Feature: Redwood
- Narrative Short: Requiem For a Shallow Heart
- Documentary Feature: Forged in Fire - Cricket's Greatest Rivalry
- Animated Film: We Are Friends
- Drama Film: Once More
- Student Film: The Audition
- Sci-Fi Film: Anamnesis
- Experimental Film: Little Darling
- Film Directing: Teleios
- First-Time Director: The Meanest Man in Texas
- Music Video: Dance into the Party
- Cinematography: On the Road
- Editing: Just Within Reach
- TV Pilot: Tell the World: Ep 2
- Trailer: Searching For Paradise
- Best Actor: Bramwell Noah in I, Timon
- Best Actress: Sonia Conlin in Kindhard
- Best Supporting Actor: Edward Darling in Emmott & Rowland''