Boots Riley
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
3
Honours
3
Rankings
2
Covers
1
Records
Boots Riley's debut feature Sorry to Bother You won six awards, including the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham Award for Best Screenplay. The film also earned the Special Jury Prize for Vision and Craft at Sundance. Riley's work is celebrated for its originality and fearless social commentary, making him a distinctive voice in independent cinema.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Sundance Institute Screenwriting Lab Fellowship
Selected for the Screenwriting Lab for the script of Sorry to Bother You.
Golden Gate Award for Best Narrative Feature
Awarded for Sorry to Bother You.
Best Screenplay Award
Awarded for Sorry to Bother You.
Rankings & Lists
The 50 Best Movies of 2018
Best Movies of 2018
Best Films of 2018
Magazine Covers
The New York Times Magazine
June 2018
Boots Riley's Radical Art
Filmmaker Magazine
Fall 2018
Boots Riley: The Activist Filmmaker
Records & Feats
First feature film to win both Independent Spirit and Gotham awards for screenplay
Sorry to Bother You won both the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2018-2019.