Leanne Pooley Awards & Honours

LEANNE POOLEY – Individual Awards

New Zealand Arts Foundation – Arts Laureate 2011

WIFT NZ – Winner – Achievement in Film  2016

Officer New Zealand Order of Merit – New Year’s Honours 2017

Doc Edge – Superhero  Award 2017 

Admitted to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences  2017

FILM AWARDS

DAME VALERIE ADAMS : MORE THAN GOLD

First Jury Prize – Documentary Feature                                                                                                                                Youth Jury Prize – Documentary Feature                                                                                                                                 FIFO (Festival du Film Oceanien), 2023

THE GIRL ON THE BRIDGE

Samuel Sprynczynatyk Storyteller Award, Best Documentary Feature                                                                                    North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival, 2020

BEYOND THE EDGE

People’s Choice Award Documentary: Runner-up
Toronto International Film Festival 2013

Best Director – Documentary
NZ Screen Awards 2013

Grand Prix des Festivals
Matterhorn CineMountain Festival 2013

Best Cinematography
Matterhorn CineMountain Festival 2013

People’s Choice Award
Trento Film Festival 2013

People’s Choice Award
Flicks 2013

TOPP TWINS – UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS

Cadillac People’s Choice Award – Documentary
Toronto International Film Festival 2009, Canada

Audience Award – Documentary
Melbourne International Film Festival 2009, Australia

Audience Award – Best International Feature Film
Florida Film Festival 2010, USA

Best Feature Documentary
Portland Film Festival 2010, USA

Special Jury Award
FIFO Documentary Film Festival 2010, Tahiti

Best of Fest Award
Women’s Film Festival Brattleboro 2010, USA

Best Documentary
Miami Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2010, USA

Special Programming Award for Freedom
Outfest Film Festival 2010, Los Angeles

Madelyn’s Choice Award
Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival 2010, USA

Best Film (Budget under $1 mil)
Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009, New Zealand

Audience Dragon Award – Best Feature Film
Gothenburg International Film Festival 2010, Sweden

Audience Award – Best Documentary
Nashville Film Festival 2010, USA

Best GLBT Film
Nashville Film Festival 2010, USA

Audience Award – Best Documentary
River Run Film Festival 2010, USA

Best Feature Documentary
Newfest Film Festival 2010, USA

Best Documentary
Inside Out Film Festival 2010, Canada

Best Documentary Feature
Reeling 2010: The 29th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival, USA

Best Documentary
Mendocino Film Festival 2010, USA

Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision
Seattle Film Festival 2010, USA

Audience Award – Best Documentary
21st Hamburg International Queer Film Festival 2010, Germany

THE PROMISE

Best Documentary
New Zealand Screen Awards – 2006

Special Mention
DocNZ Film Festival – 2006

Best of Fest
Input 2006 (Taiwan)

HAUNTING DOUGLAS

Best Director
New Zealand Screen Awards 2005

Best Documentary
Reeldance Film Festival (Sydney) 2005

RELATIVE GUILT

Best Documentary
Qantas Media Awards 1999