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John Ridley
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Acapulco Black Film Festival (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
Critics Choice Awards (1)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (3)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Golden Globes, USA (1)
Satellite Awards (2)
Humanitas Prize (2)
Image Awards (NAACP) (5)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (1)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (1)
PGA Awards (1)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Stockholm Film Festival (1)
SXSW Film Festival (1)
Urbanworld Film Festival (1)
USC Scripter Award (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (2)
Seattle Film Critics Awards (1)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle (1)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (1)
Black Reel Awards (9)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Capri, Hollywood (1)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (1)
Austin Film Critics Association (1)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Cinema for Peace Awards (1)
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards (1)
International Cinephile Society Awards (1)
Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online (1)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (1)
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US (1)
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) (1)
Denver Film Critics Society (1)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (1)
Utah Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
International Online Film Critics' Poll (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) (1)
Golden Schmoes Awards (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (1)
Indiewire Critics' Poll (1)
Biografilm Festival (1)
North Carolina Film Critics Association (1)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (2)
AACTA International Awards (1)
Black Reel Awards for Television (4)
37 wins & 46 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2014 Winner
Oscar
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Acapulco Black Film Festival
2014 Winner
Hollywood Award
Best Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
BAFTA Awards
2014 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Critics Choice Awards
2014 Winner
Critics Choice Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Winner
CFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Winner
DFWFCA Award
Best Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Primetime Emmy Awards
2016 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Limited Series
American Crime
Shared with:
Michael J. McDonald
·
Julie Hébert
·
Stacy A. Littlejohn
·
Diana Son
·
Keith Huff
·
Lori-Etta Taub
2015 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
American Crime
For episode: "Episode One".
2015 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Limited Series
American Crime
Shared with:
Michael J. McDonald
·
Julie Hébert
·
Stacy A. Littlejohn
·
Diana Son
·
Keith Huff
·
Lori-Etta Taub
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2013 Winner
FFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Golden Globes, USA
2014 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
12 Years a Slave
Satellite Awards
2014 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
12 Years a Slave
2000 Nominee
Golden Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Original
Three Kings
Shared with:
David O. Russell
Humanitas Prize
2016 Winner
Kieser Award
Kieser Award
2014 Winner
Humanitas Prize
Feature Film Category
12 Years a Slave
Image Awards (NAACP)
2016 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
American Crime
Episode: "
Episode One (2015)
"
2016 Winner
Image Award
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
American Crime
Episode: "
Episode One (2015)
"
2015 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Jimi: All Is by My Side
2014 Winner
Image Award
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television)
12 Years a Slave
2013 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Red Tails
Shared with:
Aaron McGruder
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2014 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2013 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
12 Years a Slave
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2014 Nominee
ALFS Award
Screenwriter of the Year
12 Years a Slave
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2018 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Historical Documentary
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
Shared with:
Melia Patria
·
Jeanmarie Condon
·
Colin Rich
·
Fatima Curry
·
Megan Harding
·
Lisa Garcia
·
Steven Gomez
·
Rayner Ramirez
·
Laura Reddy
·
Spencer Wilking
·
Mick Gochanour
·
Morgan Hertzan
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
PGA Awards
2016 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
American Crime
Season 1
Shared with:
Michael J. McDonald
·
Julie Hébert
·
Stacy A. Littlejohn
·
Diana Son
·
Keith Huff
·
Lori-Etta Taub
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Winner
SEFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
2000 Nominee
SEFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Three Kings
Shared with:
David O. Russell
Stockholm Film Festival
2013 Nominee
Bronze Horse
Best Film
Jimi: All Is by My Side
SXSW Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Audience Award
Festival Favorites
Jimi: All Is by My Side
Urbanworld Film Festival
1997 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Director
Cold Around the Heart
USC Scripter Award
2014 Winner
USC Scripter Award
12 Years a Slave
Shared with:
Solomon Northup
Writers Guild of America, USA
2005 Nominee
WGA Award (TV)
Animation
Justice League
For
Starcrossed (2004)
,
Starcrossed: Part II (2004)
&
Starcrossed: Part III (2004)
.
Shared with:
Rich Fogel
·
Dwayne McDuffie
2000 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Three Kings
Shared with:
David O. Russell
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2014 Nominee
Seattle Film Critics Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
12 Years a Slave
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2013 Winner
SFFCC Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
12 Years a Slave
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2014 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Black Reel Awards
2018 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
2017 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
American Crime
Episode: "
Season Two: Episode One (2016)
"
2017 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Screenplay/Writing, TV Movie or Limited Series
American Crime
Episode: "
Season Two: Episode One (2016)
"
2016 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
American Crime
Episode: "
Episode One (2015)
"
2016 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding Original or Adapted Screenplay, TV Movie or Limited Series
American Crime
Episode: "
Episode One (2015)
"
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Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Winner
PFCS Award
Best Screenplay - Adapted
12 Years a Slave
Capri, Hollywood
2013 Winner
Capri Adapted Screenplay Award
12 Years a Slave
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2014 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Austin Film Critics Association
2013 Winner
AFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Winner
WAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Cinema for Peace Awards
2025 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Dove for Women's Empowerment
Shirley
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards
2018 Winner
duPont-Columbia Award
Documentary Feature
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
Shared with:
Jeanmarie Condon
·
Melia Patria
International Cinephile Society Awards
2014 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online
2013 Nominee
Screenplay Competition
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2013 Winner
SLFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2013 Winner
EDA Award
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2013 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2013 Winner
AAFCA Award
Best Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Denver Film Critics Society
2014 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2014 Nominee
GAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2013 Nominee
UFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2014 Winner
OFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Winner
HFCS Award
Best Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Awards
2015 Winner
CCOP
Best Adapted Screenplay (Melhor Argumento Adaptado)
12 Years a Slave
Online Film & Television Association
2014 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
12 Years a Slave
International Online Film Critics' Poll
2015 Winner
IOFCP Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2013 Winner
ACCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2014 Nominee
IOMA
Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale)
12 Years a Slave
Golden Schmoes Awards
2013 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Screenplay of the Year
12 Years a Slave
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2014 Nominee
INOCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
3rd place.
Shared with:
Steve McQueen
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2013 Nominee
ICP Award
Best Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
4th place.
Biografilm Festival
2014 Winner
Biografilm 10 Years Celebrating Lives Award
Jimi: All Is by My Side
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2014 Winner
NCFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2013 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Gold Derby Awards
2020 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Adapted Screenplay of the Decade
12 Years a Slave
2014 Winner
Gold Derby Film Award
Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
AACTA International Awards
2014 Nominee
AACTA International Award
Best Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
Black Reel Awards for Television
2020 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Directing, Drama Series
Godfather of Harlem
S1E1
By Whatever Means Necessary (2019)
2017 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series
American Crime
Episode: "
Season Three: Episode One (2017)
"
2017 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series
American Crime
Shared with:
Julie Hébert
2017 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series
Guerrilla
Shared with:
Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
·
Idris Elba
·
Tracy Underwood
·
Patrick Spence
·
Michael J. McDonald
·
Anne Mensah
·
Katie Swinden
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