Movies that have enjoyed success after Viewing at the Ojai Film Festival.

Among the new and emerging filmmakers whose work has been shown at the Ojai Film Festival, there are a number who have subsequently received widespread distribution, honors and even Academy Award nominations. They include:

2007
"Taxi to the Dark Side"
Ojai Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature
Alex Gibney
Oscar Nominee for "Best Documentary Feature" 2007

2007
"War / Dance"
Andrea Fine
Oscar Nominee for "Best Documentary Feature" 2007

2007
"In the Shadow of the Moon"
David Sington
Winner, "Audience Award" - Sundance Film Festival

2007
"Numb"
Harris Goldberg
Winner, "Audience Award" - Genart Film Festival

2006
"Recycled Life"
Ojai Film Festival: Best Documentary Short
Leslie Iwerks
Oscar Nominee for "Best Documentary Short" 2006

2006
"Binta and the Great Idea"
Ojai Film Festival: Honorable Mention
Javier Fesser
Oscar Nominee for "Best Live Action Short" 2006

2006
"The Trials of Darryl Hunt"
Ojai Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature
Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg
Winner, "Grand Jury Prize" - Sundance Film Festival

2005 
"9"
Ojai Film Festival:  Animation Honorable Mention
Shane Acker 
Oscar Nominee for "Best Animated Short" 2005

2005 
"God Sleeps in Rwanda"
Ojai Film Festival:  Festival Theme Award
Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman
Oscar Nominee for "Best Documentary Short" 2005

2005
"A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin”
Ojai Film Festival:  Documentary Short Honorable Mention
Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson  
Oscar Winner for "Best Documentary Short" 2005

2004
"Mighty Times: The Children's March"
Ojai Film Festival Premier: Best Documentary Short  
Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston  
Oscar Winner for "Best Documentary Short" 2005
Winner, 2004 IDA Award

2004  
"Sister Rose's Passion"
Ojai Film Festival: Honorable Mention  
Oren Jacoby and Steve Kalafer  
Oscar nomination for "Best Documentary Short"

2004  
"A Life of Death"  
Dawn Westlake  
Golden Horse nomination (Chinese equiv. of Oscar)

2004  
"In The Realms of the Unreal: The Mystery of Henry Darger"  
Jessica Yu  
Wellspring distribution
Oscar shortlist for "Best Documentary Feature"

2002  
"Left Behind"
Ojai Film Festival: Special Documentary Short Award  
Christof Putzel  
Winner, The National Student Academy Awards

2002  
"The Collector of Bedford Street"
Ojai Film Festival: Festival Theme Award  
Alice Elliott  
Oscar nomination for "Best Documentary Short"

2002  
"Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks"
Ojai Film Festival: Best Documentary Short  
Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston  
Oscar nomination for "Best Documentary Short"

2002  
"Why Can't We Be a Family Again?"  
Roger Weisberg and Murray Nossel  
Oscar nomination for "Best Documentary Short"

2002  
"Daughter from Danang"  
Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco  
Oscar nomination for "Best Documentary Feature"

2000  
"Legacy"  
Tod Lending  
Oscar nomination for "Best Documentary Feature"