Earnest Diaz – Personal Profile & Awards

2025 April 22

Earnest Diaz – Personal Profile & Awards

2024-

● Award Winner – Reels International Film Festival – Maharashtra, India

● Best Feature Script Screenplay – Black Grouse International Film Festival – Manalmedu, India

● Best Feature Script Screenplay – Redsea International Film Festival – Tamilnadu, India

● Special Jury Award Best Feature Script Screenplay – Goldcrest International Film Festival – Tamilnadu, India

● Best Feature Script Screenplay – Canary International Film Festival – Tamilnadu, India

● Best Inspirational Screenplay Writer – Great Aribian International Movie Awards – Manama, Baharain

● Best LGBT Screenplay -Travancore International Film Festival – Kerala, India

● Best Romance Screenplay -Travancore International Film Festival – Kerala, India

● Best First-time Screenwriter -Travancore International Film Festival – Kerala, India

● Best Inspirational Screenplay -Travancore International Film Festival – Kerala, India

● Best Screenplay – David Film Festival – Los Angeles, California

● Nominee – Cannes Film Awards – Cannes, France

● Finalist Best Feature Script – Intern. Film Talent Awards – Bahrain, Middle East

● Best Feature Script -Spring Film Festival of Kerala – Kerala, India

● Best Feature Script Screenplay -Rohip International Film Festival – Kerala, India

● Finalist Best Feature Script Screenplay – Academy Film Festival – Istanbul, Turkey

● Winner – Thilsri International Film Festival – Tamil nadu, India

● Best Writer – Monaco Film Meeting 2024 – Monaco, France

● Best International Feature Script – Monaco Film Meeting 2024 – Monaco, France

● Best Feature Script Screenplay  – Athvikvaruni International Film Festival – Tamil nadu, India

● Best Original Writer – Special Edition at 81st Venice International International Film Festival – Venice, Italy

● Best Writer – Shanghai Indie International Film Festival – Shanghai, China

● Best Arthouse Feature Script – Shanghai Indie International Film Festival – Shanghai, China

● Best International Screenwriter – Telluride New Stories Film Festival – Colorado, USA

● Best Feature Script  – Chicago International Film Festival – Chicago, Illinois

● Best Arthouse Screenwriter  – Chicago International Film Festival – Chicago, Illinois

● Best Original Writer – New York Film Festival Best Indie Selection – New York, USA

● Best Arthouse Feature Script – New York Film Festival Best Indie Selection – New York, USA

● Best Original Writer – Route 66 Film Festival – California, USA

● Best Arthouse Feature Script – Route 66 Film Festival – California, USA

● Winner – Japan Film Critics Awards – Japan

● Winner -The Dark Side Cinema Film Festival – Amsterdam, Netherlands

● Best Artist of the Year Selected -American Film Market 2024 – Las Vegas, Nevada

● Best Original Feature Script – Best Cinematic Project of the Year 2024 – Venice, Italy

● Best International Screenplay – European Film Critics Award – Cannes, France

● Best Indie Screenwriter – European Film Critics Award – Cannes, France

● Best Original Writer – Los Angeles Arthouse Films – Los Angeles, Ca

● Best Indie Feature Script – Los Angeles Arthouse Films – Los Angeles, Ca

● Best Feature Script – Australian Film Critics Award – Australia

● Best Original Writer – Australian Film Critics Award – Australia

● Best Original Idea – Australian Film Critics Award – Australia

● Best Original Feature Script – Best Screen Writer of the Year – USA

● Best International Feature Script – Iceberg Cinema & Literature Awards 2024 – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

● Best Original Idea – Poland International Film Festival – Poland

● Best International Feature Script – Poland International Film Festival – Poland

● Best International Feature Script – San Francisco Film Lab Awards – San Francisco, California

● Best Original Idea – San Francisco Film Lab Awards – San Francisco, California

● Best Arthouse Writer – Berkeley Film Festival – Berkeley, California

● Best Original Feature Script – Berkeley Film Festival – Berkeley, California

● Best Arthouse Feature Script – Italian Grand Prix 2024 – Italy

● Best Original Idea – Italian Grand Prix 2024 – Italy

● International Selection – Special Event at Sundance Film Festival – Utah, USA

● Best Script – Nawada International Film Festival – Bihar, India

● Best International Screenwriter – Irish Film Critics Awards – Ireland

● Best American Feature Script – Irish Film Critics Awards – Ireland

● Best Writer 2025 – Special Event 75th Berlin International Film Festival – Berlin, Germany

● Best International Feature Script – MIA International Audiovisual Market – Rome

● Best Original Idea – MIA International Audiovisual Market – Rome

● Best Original Writer – MIA International Audiovisual Market – Rome

● Best American Screenwriter – Washington DC International Film Awards – Washington DC, USA

● Best Original Feature Script – Washington DC International Film Awards – Washington DC, USA

● Best Original Idea – Washington DC International Film Awards – Washington DC, USA

● Best Writer – Special Event 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam – Rotterdam, Netherlands

● Best Original Idea – Special Event 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam – Rotterdam, Netherlands

● Best Feature Script – Mastroianni 100 Film Awards – Cannes, France

● Best Indie Screenwriter – Mastroianni 100 Film Awards – Cannes, France

● Best Original Idea – Mastroianni 100 Film Awards – Cannes, France

● Best Filmmaker 2024 – Brazil International Indie Film Festival – Brazil 

● Best Arthouse Writer – Charlie Chaplin Young FIlm Film Awards – USA

● Best Feature Script – Charlie Chaplin Young FIlm Film Awards – USA

● Best Original Indie Writer – La Habana International FIlm Awards – Cuba

● Best Indie Feature Script – La Habana International FIlm Awards – Cuba

● Best Original Idea – British Film Critics Awards – Great Britain, UK 

● Best Screenwriter – British Film Critics Awards – Great Britain, UK 

● Best Arthouse Feature Script – British Film Critics Awards – Great Britain, UK

● Best Original Script – Lisbon Story Film Festival – Lisbon, Portugal

● Best International Screenwriter – Lisbon Story Film Festival – Lisbon, Portugal

● Best Project – Hawai’i Film Awards – Hawaii, USA

● Best Original Writer – American Film Market – Las Vegas, USA

● Best Human Rights Feature Script – Tribeca Christmas Film Awards – Tribeca, USA

● Best International Screenplay of the Year – Tribeca Christmas Film Awards – Tribeca, USA

● Best Character Cat: International Feature Script – Best Character Film Awards – USA

● Best Arthouse Feature Script – Greek Film Critics Awards – Greece

● IBest Original Characters  – Greek Film Critics Awards – Greece

● Arthouse Official Selection – America Europe Film Festival – USA / EU

● Best Writer (Category: Feature Script) – Alice Film Festival – EU

● Best Arthouse Screenwriter – Oxford Film Netwrok Awards – UK

● Best Indie Feature Script – Oxford Film Netwrok Awards – UK

● Best Original Feature Script – Hollywood Indie Film Critics Awards – USA / EU

● Best International Indie Writer – Hollywood Indie Film Critics Awards – USA / EU

● Best Indie Feature Script – Oklahoma New Directors New Films 2025 – Oklahoma USA

● Best International Screenwriter – Miami Film Awards – Miami, Florida

● Best Original Idea – Miami Film Awards – Miami, Florida

● Best Arthouse Feature Script – Miami Film Awards – Miami, Florida

● Best International Feature Script – Neon on Contemporary Cinema – Park City, Utah

● Best International Indie Screenwriter – Lights in the Shadows – Park City, Utah

● Best Original Feature Script – Lights in the Shadows – Park City, Utah

● Best Writer 2025 – Scancinavia Film Critics Award – Helsinki, Finland

● Best American Screenwriter – Siena International Film Showcase – Tuscany, Italy

● Best Original Feature Script – Siena International Film Showcase – Tuscany, Italy

● Best Idea of the Year – Siena International Film Showcase – Tuscany, Italy

● Best Interntional Screenplay – Canadian International Indie FIlm Critics Awards – Canada

● Best Original Feature Script – Canadian International Indie FIlm Critics Awards – Canada

● Best International Indie Feature Script – Shakespeare FIlm Awards – Verona, Italy

● Best Original Story – Shakespeare FIlm Awards – Verona, Italy

● Best International Arthouse Screenwriter – Shakespeare FIlm Awards – Verona, Italy

● Best International Indie Feature Script – Indian Film Critics Awards – India

● Best Original Screenwriter – Indian Film Critics Awards – India

● Best Original Idea – Indie Golden Globes – USA / EU

● Best Writer – Indie Golden Globes – USA / EU

● Best Arthouse Screenwriter – Best Director’s Cut of the Year – San Diego, Ca – USA

● Best American Feature Script – Best Director’s Cut of the Year – San Diego, Ca – USA

● Official Member – Worldwide FIlm Promotion – Global

● Award Nomination – Tuot l’ Art du Cinema – Lyon, France

-2025-

● Best American Screenwriter – Taormina FIlm Meeting Awards – Sicily, Italy

● Best Original Feature Script – Taormina FIlm Meeting Awards – Sicily, Italy

● Best Idea of the Year – Taormina FIlm Meeting Awards – Sicily, Italy

● Best Original Script – Golden Earth Film Awards – Dallas, Tx. USA

● Shortlisted Author – Madrid Indie Academy of Motion Picture – Madrid, Spain

● Best Arthouse Writer – Bellagio New Cinema World Film Festival – Bellagio, Como, Italy

● Best Original Idea – Bellagio New Cinema World Film Festival – Bellagio, Como, Italy

● Best Original Screenplay – Bellagio New Cinema World Film Festival – Bellagio, Como, Italy

● Winner – International Indie Cinematheque – USA / EU

● Best Arthouse Screenwriter – AMDb Critics’ Choice Awards – LA, NY, Rome, Cannes, Dubai

● Best Original Feature Script – AMDb Critics’ Choice Awards – LA, NY, Rome, Cannes, Dubai

● Best Idea of the Year (Category: Feature Script) – AMDb Critics’ Choice Awards – LA, NY, Rome, Cannes, Dubai

● Best Feature Script – Osaka Film Awards – Osaka, Japan

● Best International Screenwriter – Osaka film Awards – Osaka, Japan

● Official Selection – Kansas City Film Music Script Festival – Kansas, USA

● Best International Indie Feature Script of the Year – International Indie Film Registry – Global

● Official Selection – Dubai Film Awards – Dubai / UAE

● Official Selection – Indie Oscar Awards – USA / EU

● Winner – Cannes Screenwriter Awards – Cannes, Italy

● Best Indie Screenwriter – Film Emmy Awards – USA / EU

● Best Original Feature Script – Film Emmy Awards – USA / EU

● Best Idea of the Year (Category: Feature Script) – Film Emmy Awards – USA / EU

● Nomination – American Screenplay Awards – USA

● Best Human Rights Feature Script – New Wave Cinema Festival – Hollywood / Paris

● Best Indie Writer of the Year – New Wave Cinema Festival – Hollywood / Paris

● Official Selection – Pompeii Film Awards – UNESCO World Heritage Site – Naples, Italy

● Best Feature Script – Santa Monica, LA Indie Critics Choice Awards – Santa Monica, LA

● Best Writing Style – Santa Monica, LA Indie Critics Choice Awards – Santa Monica, LA

● OBest International Writer – Santa Monica, LA Indie Critics Choice Awards – Santa Monica, LA

● Official Member of the Goldenlist – The Heart of the Indie Film Industry – Bologna, Italy

● Official Selection – Rebellious Glances on Cinema Awards – USA

● Associated Artist – Hollywood Filmmakers Club – California, USA

● Best Original Screenwriter – On the Road of Cinema Film Festival 2025 – Newport, Rhoad Island

● Best International Feature Script – On the Road of Cinema Film Festival 2025 – Newport, Rhoad Island

● Official Selection – ABAFTA – London, UK

● Nomination  – Director’s Guild of the World Awards – Cannes, Italy

● Official Selection  – Kerala Short Film Festival – Kerala, India

● Official Selection – 1984 FIlm Awards – London, UK

● Official Selection  – 8 & Halfilm Awards Special Event in Cannes 2025 – Cannes, Italy

● Resident Artist – POP Film Archive of Seattle – Seattle, Washington

● Short Listed – Asian Oscar Film Critics Awards – Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo

● Official Selection – Festival Angaelica  – California

● International Official Member Golden List – Beverly Hills Film Forum – Beverly Hills, California

● Special Jury Award – Beverly Hills Film Forum – Beverly Hills, California

● Official Selection – Kerala Short Film Festival – Kerala, India

● Best Arthoue Feature Script – Cinematic Tony Awards  – Broadway, NY

● Best International Indie Screenwriter – Cinematic Tony Awards  – Broadway, NY

● Official Selection – Best producer of the Year – 

● Official Selection – The Greatest Indie Film Director of All Times (Boulder Film Association) – Boulder, CO

● Official Selection –  Venice City of Cinema grand Jury Prize  – Venice, IT

● Official Selection – Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards  – Broadway, NY

● Official Selection – Nashville Film Contest  – Nashville, TN

● Best International Screenwriter – Indie Hall of Fame Awards – Hollywood / Paris

● Best Writing Style – Indie Hall of Fame Awards – Hollywood / Paris

● Leading Figure Contemporary Cinema – Universal Exposition od Indie 7th Art – Global

● Official Selection – Tribeca Maverick Film Network – New York, USA