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Dawna Lee Heising

Awards

Dawna Lee Heising

921 wins & 33 nominations

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Bob Bagnall, Jimmy Drain, Erika Monet Butters, and Joseph Williamson in Overshadow (2023)
    2024 Nominee Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Overshadow
    Shared with: Jimmy Drain · Joseph Williamson · Erika Monet Butters

Hamburg Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Hamburg International Short Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Nominee Hamburg Short Film Award - Special Mention
    • Best TV Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Dhaka International Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics

Action on Film International Film Festival, USA

  • Aki Aleong, Joycelyne Lew, Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza, Dawna Lee Heising, Michelle Manu, JJ Stomp, and Grandmaster John Olivier in IN3DRAGON (2022)
    2019 Winner Jury Award
    • Outstanding Martial Arts Film Trailer
    • IN3DRAGON
    Shared with: JJ Stomp · Rodica Isabella Shaldan · Ron Whitaker · Aki Aleong
  • Natural Born Filmmakers (2015)
    2015 Nominee Action on Film Award
    • Best Comedy Feature
    • Natural Born Filmmakers
    Shared with: Steve Oakley · Melanie Grunder

Dubai International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Certificate of Excellence
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Certificate of Excellence
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue

Best Shorts Competition

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Recognition
    • Web Tube Length Video
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner Awards of Excellence
    • Short Film
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2021 Winner Best Shorts Competition
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dawna Lee Heising and Alan Wagner in Rickman's Cobbs (2017)
    2021 Winner Best Shorts Competition
    • Best Web Tube Length Video
    • Rickman's Cobbs
    Shared with: Alan Wagner
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2021 Winner Best Shorts Competition
    • Best Animation
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Mockfest Film Festival, US

  • After School Massacre (2014)
    2014 Winner Best Actress
    • Best Actress
    • After School Massacre
  • After School Massacre (2014)
    2014 Nominee Best Actress
    • Best Actress
    • After School Massacre

EOTM Awards

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2013 Winner EOTM Award
    • Outstanding Television Talk Show Host
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Mariella Jacqueline in Slink (2013)
    2013 Winner EOTM Award
    • Best Scream Indie Horror Film
    • Slink
    Shared with: Jared Masters · Sunny Vachher · Julia Faye West · Michael Anthony · Mikko Tervonen · Amanda McAulay

Galactic Film Festival, US

  • Galactic Film Festival Queen (2014)
    2014 Winner Galactic Film Festival Queen
    • Galactic Film Festival Queen
    • Galactic Film Festival Queen

FANtastic Horror Film Festival, San Diego

  • Garden Party Massacre (2017)
    2017 Nominee FANtastic Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
    • Garden Party Massacre
  • Club Lingerie (2014)
    2014 Nominee FANtastic Award
    • Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
    • Club Lingerie

Zed Fest Film Festival

  • Garden Party Massacre (2017)
    2017 Winner Zed Award
    • Outstanding Acting Ensemble
    • Garden Party Massacre
    Shared with: Andy Gates · Nichole Bagby · David Leeper · Lise Hart · Gregory Blair · Matt Weinglass

RIP Horror Film Festival

  • Sydney Black, Dallas Chandler, and Jacqueline Marie Alberto in Ballet of Blood (2015)
    2015 Nominee RIP Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Ballet of Blood
    Shared with: Sydney Black · Mindy Robinson · Jesse Aaron · Dallas Chandler · Christopher Arias · Julia Faye West · Robert Evans · Jacqueline Marie Alberto · Kimberly Cohen · Laura Amelia · Marla Martinez · Shelise Ann Sola · Rubi Garcia · Georgie Borchardt · Walter Hochbrueckner · Vera R. Taylor · Geo Sargent · Sky Liam · Garrett Morosky
  • Mariella Jacqueline in Slink (2013)
    2014 Nominee RIP Award
    • Best Ensemble
    • Slink
    Shared with: Julia Faye West · Anthony Del Negro · Art Roberts · Danika Gould · Jacqueline Larsen · David Saucedo · Tristan Alexander · Jade Bryce · Jael Lloyd · Cosondra Sjostrom · Marylyn Brooks · Samantha Poole · Geo Sargent · Emmanuelle Weisbach · Karlee Norcutt · Paul Tirado · Mantha Balourdou · Brandy Futch · Mariella Jacqueline

IndieFEST Film Awards

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper

Paris Short Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

International Open Film Festival (IOFF)

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An

Swedish International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Nominee Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Nominee Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

One-Reeler Short Film Competition

  • The Derelict (2015)
    2021 Winner One-Reeler SM
    • Best Short Film
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Global Shorts, Los Angeles

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2021 Winner Special Mention
    • March
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Short Film
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper

WIND International Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising
    2019 Winner AMEN Humanitarian Award
    • Acting Excellence
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2017 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Host
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2017 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Television Show
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Dawna Lee Heising
    2017 Winner Jury Award
    • Mrs. Golden Global
  • Dawna Lee Heising
    2017 Winner Jury Award
    • Miss WIND International Film Festival 2017

Universe Multicultural Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising
    2024 Winner Universe Multicultural Film Festival Award
    • Living Legend Award

Calcutta International Cult Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Comedy Demo Reel 2023 (2023)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Comedy Demo Reel 2023
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner July Award
    • Best Actor
    • Evil Madame An
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner CICFF Award
    • Web and New Media
    • Eye on Entertainment

Los Angeles Nollywood Film Awards

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2019 Winner Los Angeles Nollywood Film Award
    • Best Shakespearean Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Nemesis 5: The New Model (2017)
    2018 Winner Los Angeles Nollywood Film Award
    • Best Actress - Science Fiction
    • Nemesis 5: The New Model
  • Dawna Lee Heising
    2017 Winner Los Angeles Nollywood Film Award
    • Film and Television Achievement Award

Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards

  • Garden Party Massacre (2017)
    2017 Winner Award
    • Outstanding Ensemble in a Feature FIlm
    • Garden Party Massacre
    Shared with: Nichole Bagby · Andy Gates · Lise Hart · David Leeper · Gregory Blair · Matt Weinglass

Lucky Strike Film Festival

  • Garden Party Massacre (2017)
    2018 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Cast
    • Garden Party Massacre
    Shared with: Andy Gates · Nichole Bagby · Lise Hart · Gregory Blair · David Leeper · Matt Weinglass
  • Garden Party Massacre (2017)
    2018 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Garden Party Massacre
  • Nemesis 5: The New Model (2017)
    2018 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress - Science Fiction
    • Nemesis 5: The New Model

Best Shorts Award

  • The Derelict (2015)
    2021 Winner Award of Recognition
    • Best Animation Short
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Dawna Lee Heising and Alan Wagner in Rickman's Cobbs (2017)
    2021 Winner Award of Merit
    • Web Tube Length Video
    • Rickman's Cobbs
    Shared with: Alan Wagner

An Anti-Hero Production Genre Fest

  • Garden Party Massacre (2017)
    2018 Winner Best of Festival Award
    • Best Ensemble in a Horror Film
    • Garden Party Massacre
    Shared with: Andy Gates · Nichole Bagby · Lise Hart · David Leeper · Gregory Blair · Matt Weinglass

Virgin Spring Cinefest

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Performing Arts
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Action Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Shane Ryan-Reid · Jason Lee Daniel · Joseph Williamson
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Cobra Strike Force

Independent Shorts Awards

  • WordLotto (2023)
    2023 Winner Best Ensemble Cast
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • WordLotto
    Shared with: Spencer Vaughn Kelly · Gui Royneau · Madison Spear · Allison Price · Nicholas Garabedian · Hettie Lynne Hurtes · Laura Richardson · Seth Brubaker · Stacy Marie Turner · Tia Kai · Roy Allen

NYC Independent Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Comedy Demo Reel 2023 (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Comedy Demo Reel 2023
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Southern Sykos Horror Film Festival

  • Garden Party Massacre (2017)
    2018 Winner Jury Award
    • Most Admirable Cast Award
    • Garden Party Massacre
    Shared with: Andy Gates · Nichole Bagby · Lise Hart · Gregory Blair · David Leeper · Matt Weinglass

Cult Critic Movie Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Critics' Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Performing Arts
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
    Shared with: Richard Thrift
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Shane Ryan-Reid · Joseph Williamson · Jason Lee Daniel
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • Cobra Strike Force

L' Age d'Or International Arthouse Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Women's Film Award
    • Best Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising · Craig Railsback
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dawna Lee Heising and Alan Wagner in Rickman's Cobbs (2017)
    2022 Winner Luis Bunuel Memorial Award
    • Best Comedy Short
    • Rickman's Cobbs
    Shared with: Alan Wagner
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner Luis Bunuel Memorial Award
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner Luis Bunuel Memorial Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson

Crown Wood International Film Festival

  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Animated Short
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Bonnie Kanner · Scott Marchand · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner Monthly Edition Award
    • Best Western Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller

Florence Film Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Silver Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner July Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

DigiFest

  • A Visit to the Temecula Valley, CA Wine Country (2022)
    2022 Nominee Digi Award
    • Photography
    • A Visit to the Temecula Valley, CA Wine Country
    Shared with: Tommy Anderson
  • A Visit to the Temecula Valley, CA Wine Country (2022)
    2022 Nominee Digi Award
    • Short Film and Video
    • A Visit to the Temecula Valley, CA Wine Country
    Shared with: Tommy Anderson

DRUK International Film Festival

  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Performing Arts
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising

Vegas Movie Awards

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Award of Merit
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper

Hollywood Silver Screen Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising
    2019 Winner Industry Award
    • Festival Queen
  • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption (2019)
    2019 Winner Feature Film Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
    Shared with: John Reign · Rowena Reign · Aki Aleong

New York Movie Awards

  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner March Award - Honorable Mention
    • Best Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner August Award
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner November Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller

Tagore International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption (2019)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Animation Film
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

World Film Carnival, Singapore

  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Action Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Jason Lee Daniel · Shane Ryan-Reid · Joseph Williamson · Yan Birch
  • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption (2019)
    2023 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption

White Unicorn International Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner White Unicorn Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner White Unicorn Award
    • Best Web and New Media
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner White Unicorn Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner White Unicorn Award
    • Best Western Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson

Beyond Earth Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Monologue
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Drama Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong

Assurdo Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising and Alan Wagner in Rickman's Cobbs (2017)
    2021 Winner Monthly Award
    • Best Micro-Short - September
    • Rickman's Cobbs
    Shared with: Alan Wagner

Hollywood Gold Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Reale Film Festival

  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner January - Honorable Mention
    • Short Film
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner December Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller

Short CineFest

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner March Award
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner March Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner March Award
    • Best Editor
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Rome International Movie Awards

  • Angel Princess, Dawna Lee Heising, and Llenelle Gibson in The Paradise Motel (2022)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Paradise Motel

Producer's Choice Honors

  • JJ Stomp in Elephant Stomp (2021)
    2020 Winner F.A.M.E. Award
    • Outstanding Associate Producer
    • Elephant Stomp
    Shared with: Aki Aleong
  • Aki Aleong, Joycelyne Lew, Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza, Dawna Lee Heising, Michelle Manu, JJ Stomp, and Grandmaster John Olivier in IN3DRAGON (2022)
    2019 Winner F.A.M.E. Award
    • Outstanding International Motion Picture
    • IN3DRAGON
    Shared with: JJ Stomp · Rodica Isabella Shaldan · Ron Whitaker · Aki Aleong · Ray La Rochelle · Saul Mejia · Joseph Williamson

SoCal Film Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2021 Winner Additional Award
    • Best Micro-Short
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Hollywood International Golden Age Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner August Award
    • Best Actress Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner February Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner November Award
    • Best Web Series/TV Pilot
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival

  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner February Award
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Andromeda Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Andromeda Golden Medal
    • Van Gogh Special Award
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Andromeda Golden Medal
    • Best Action/Crime Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Jason Lee Daniel · Shane Ryan-Reid · Joseph Williamson
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Andromeda Golden Medal
    • Best Actress
    • The Legacy
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Andromeda Golden Medal
    • Best SFX
    • The Legacy
    Shared with: Rod Smith · Michael Beran · Tatiana Larrea · Philip Bushman · Michael D. Pollard
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Andromeda Golden Medal
    • Best Horror Thriller
    • The Legacy
    Shared with: Rod Smith · Michael Beran · Philip Bushman · Tatiana Larrea · Michael D. Pollard

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Animation Film
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Bonnie Kanner · Scott Marchand
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Acting
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Ken May · LeJon · Bill Houskeeper

New Age Cinemas and Scripts

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury's Choice
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner Jury's Choice
    • Best Animation
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury's Choice
    • Best Experimental Short
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury's Choice
    • Best Micro Short
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner Jury's Choice
    • Best TV/Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Open Window International Film Challenge

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best VFX
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Detaron TV Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Detaron TV Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Nominee Detaron TV Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams

Vesuvius International Film Festival

  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Nominee May Award
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Roma Short Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Uruvatti International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Web/TV Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams

Gold Star Movie Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner May Award
    • Best Women's Short
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
    Shared with: Richard Thrift
  • Comedy Demo Reel 2023 (2023)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Comedy Short
    • Comedy Demo Reel 2023
    Shared with: Ron Shaw
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Women's Short
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner Festival's Special Mention
    • Best Inspirational Film
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Milan Gold Awards

  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner February - Honorable Mention
    • Animated Film
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner February - Honorable Mention
    • Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong

Long Story Shorts International Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner January Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller

Golden Wheat Awards

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Best Comedy/Best Dark Comedy
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Comedy Demo Reel 2023 (2023)
    2023 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Best Actress
    • Comedy Demo Reel 2023
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Golden Wheat Award
    • Best Horror / Thriller
    • The Legacy
    Shared with: Rod Smith · Michael Beran · Michael D. Pollard · Philip Bushman · Tatiana Larrea

The Gladiator Film Festival

  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Costume/Make Up Design
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Edit/VFX
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Costume/Make Up Design
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption (2019)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Costume/Make Up Design
    • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
    Shared with: John Reign · Rowena Reign
  • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption (2019)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Feature
    • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
    Shared with: John Reign · Rowena Reign

Munich New Wave Short Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams

Hong Kong Indie Film Festival

  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Experimental Feature
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Nominee February Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Nominee February Award
    • Best Animation Short
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Nominee February Award
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising

Golden Sparrow International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon

OTB - Only The Best International Film Awards

  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner Special Award
    • Best Western
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner BiMonthly Award - February/March
    • Best Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2021 Winner Special Award
    • Best Animation Short
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner Only the Best Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller
  • Dawna Lee Heising and Alan Wagner in Rickman's Cobbs (2017)
    2021 Winner Only the Best Award
    • Best Micro-Short
    • Rickman's Cobbs
    Shared with: Alan Wagner

Brazil International Monthly independent Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner April Award
    • Best Sound Design of Experimental Film
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
    Shared with: Richard Thrift
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Feature Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Joseph Williamson · Jason Lee Daniel · Shane Ryan-Reid
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner September Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner January Award
    • Best Actress of Short Film
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Feature Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Shane Ryan-Reid · Jason Lee Daniel · Joseph Williamson

Red Movie Award

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Austin International Art Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner September Award
    • Best Actress in a Short
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner February Award
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

San Francisco Indie Short Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Nominee March Award
    • Best Web/New Media
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Nominee April Award
    • Best Animation Short
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

4th Dimension International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Women's Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Cult Movies International Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • BEST FEATURE SERIES/TV PILOT/WEB SERIES
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Paul Heising · Renah Wolzinger
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
    Shared with: Robert Dumond · Renah Wolzinger · Craig Railsback
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

Hollywood Blvd Film Festival

  • Pete Bennett, Dani Thompson, Laurence R. Harvey, Maria Lee Metheringham, Adrianna Edwards, Sam Dunning, Cheryl Neve, and Megan Lockhurst in Mannequin (2024)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Feature Horror
    • Mannequin
    Shared with: Jason Wright · Kirsty Richardson
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Comedy Demo Reel 2023 (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Comedy Demo Reel 2023
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An

New York Tri-State International Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

War of Films

  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An

Rome Movie Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner May Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Naples Film Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Naples Film Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

New York Neorealism Film Awards

  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner August Edition
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Edition
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Edition
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

Madrid Arthouse Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Monthly Indie Shorts

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner July Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner July Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner November Award
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Niagara Falls International Short Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner December Award
    • Best Actress in a Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner June Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Nominee February Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Best Actress in a Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Influx Film Awards

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller

Gralha International Monthly Film Awards

  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner August Award
    • Best Make-Up
    • Fireside Classics
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner August Award
    • Best Costume
    • Fireside Classics
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Best Actress Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Best Production Design Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Heather Joseph-Witham
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Animation Short
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Bonnie Kanner · Scott Marchand · Julie Ann Stehouwer · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Medusa Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Animation Short
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner Fall Award
    • Best Trailer
    • The Rose Wagon
    Shared with: Sandy Slaven · Christian Griffith · Chris Gatrost
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Fall Award
    • Best Production
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Heather Joseph-Witham

Berlin Shorts Award

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner February Award
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner August Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

Silver Mask Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Cetificate of Excellence
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner Cetificate of Excellence
    • Best Animated Short
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Cetificate of Excellence
    • Best Film on Women Empowerment
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Honourable Mention
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

Golden Reel International Film Festival

  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Western
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Nominee December Award
    • Best Comedy
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Best Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner December Award
    • Best Make-Up
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Aldrich Chica

Black Swan International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Legacy
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Genre Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Jason Lee Daniel · Shane Ryan-Reid · Joseph Williamson

Hollywood On The Tiber Film Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner April Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Picture
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Web/TV Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Paris Film Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner June Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Bob Bagnall, Jimmy Drain, Erika Monet Butters, and Joseph Williamson in Overshadow (2023)
    2024 Winner September Award
    • Best Thriller
    • Overshadow
    Shared with: Erika Monet Butters · Joseph Williamson · Jimmy Drain
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner December Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller

London Movie Awards

  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner April Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner December Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Red Moon Film Festival

  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Bob Bagnall, Jimmy Drain, Erika Monet Butters, and Joseph Williamson in Overshadow (2023)
    2024 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Short Thriller
    • Overshadow
    Shared with: Jimmy Drain · Joseph Williamson
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Crime Feature
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Shane Ryan-Reid · Jason Lee Daniel · Joseph Williamson

Golden Lemur International Film Festival

  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Animation
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Sweet Democracy Film Awards

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner February Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner February Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner Sweet Democracy Film Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner Sweet Democracy Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Sweet Democracy Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Kaiju International Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Kaiju Film Festival Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Dawna Lee Heising
    2021 Winner Kaiju Film Festival Award
    • Festival Queen
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2021 Nominee Kaiju Film Festival Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Arachnado 2: Flaming Spiders (2021)
    2021 Nominee Kaiju Film Festival Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Arachnado 2: Flaming Spiders
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Joseph Williamson

Latin America Film Awards

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Makeup/Hair Styling Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Aldrich Chica
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Costume Design Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner April Award
    • Best Hairstyling
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner April Award
    • Best Costume Design
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Phenomenal Attainment Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Phenomenal Attainment Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • BEST HORROR/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
    • The Legacy
    Shared with: Rod Smith · Philip Bushman · Michael Beran · Michael D. Pollard · Tatiana Larrea
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • BEST CRIME/THRILLER FILM
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Shane Ryan-Reid · Joseph Williamson · Jason Lee Daniel

Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival

  • Bob Bagnall, Jimmy Drain, Erika Monet Butters, and Joseph Williamson in Overshadow (2023)
    2024 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Short Film
    • Overshadow
    Shared with: Jimmy Drain · Joseph Williamson
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Krimson Horyzon Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Comedy Demo Reel 2023 (2023)
    2023 Winner Krimson Horyzon Award
    • Best Actress
    • Comedy Demo Reel 2023

Monza Film Fest

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Short Film
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Moody Crab Film Fest

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Monologue
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner Jury's Special Mention
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury's Special Mention
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Karukrit International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner May Award
    • Best Women's Empowerment Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Karukrit Board of Excellence - November
    • Best Ensemble
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Ken May · LeJon · Bill Houskeeper · Deborah Dutch · Heather Joseph-Witham · Vito Trabucco · Vera R. Taylor · Walter Hochbrueckner · Kelly Bourquin · Scott Bourquin · Joanna Fang · Renah Wolzinger · Jim Dunlap · Craig Railsback · Dan Kennedy · Mendy Winograd · Rebecca Wolzinger · Miles Mallory · Michelle Wolzinger · Charlotte Railsback · Liam Railsback · Paul Heising · Keith Wolzinger · Sean Glumace

International Cinema Festival

  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Thriller Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Jason Lee Daniel · Shane Ryan-Reid · Joseph Williamson
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Cobra Strike Force

Calcutta International Short Film Festival

  • Pete Bennett, Dani Thompson, Laurence R. Harvey, Maria Lee Metheringham, Adrianna Edwards, Sam Dunning, Cheryl Neve, and Megan Lockhurst in Mannequin (2024)
    2025 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Horror Film
    • Mannequin
    Shared with: Kirsty Richardson · Jason Wright
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Actress Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Arrow International Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

EdiPlay International Film Festival

  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner December Edition
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner December Edition
    • Best One Minute Film
    • Evil Madame An
    Shared with: Walter Hochbrueckner

Parai Musical International Awards

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Parai Music International Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller

Snow Leopard International Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams

Reels International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Pete Bennett, Dani Thompson, Laurence R. Harvey, Maria Lee Metheringham, Adrianna Edwards, Sam Dunning, Cheryl Neve, and Megan Lockhurst in Mannequin (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Horror Film
    • Mannequin
    Shared with: Jason Wright · Kirsty Richardson
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Special Jury
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Special Jury
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Special Jury
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Nominee May Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Nominee May Award
    • Best Women Filmmaker
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Exceptional Achievement
    • Best Women Filmmaker
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Exceptional Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics

Red Dragon Creative Awards

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Animation Feature
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Horror Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Actor
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One (2026)
    2022 Winner November Award
    • Best Animated Film
    • The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Indiefare International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner September Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

SENSEI FilmFest

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Horror or Thriller
    • Best Horror
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Lead Actress
    • Best Lead Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

NYC International Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Renah Wolzinger, Dawna Lee Heising, and Craig Railsback in Fireside Classics (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Micro Film
    • Fireside Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Dustin Ferguson
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Animation
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter

Casablanca Film Factory Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Stanley Film Awards

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Stanley Film Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner Stanley Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2022 Winner Stanley Film Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2025 Winner February Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Craig Railsback

Gangtok International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner July Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2024 Winner December Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2024 Winner December Award
    • Best Educational Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Ari Shan Aleong · Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2024 Winner December Award
    • Best Producer
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Aki Aleong
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2024 Winner December Award
    • Best Narrative Feature
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong

Golden Horse International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Best Women's Short Film
    • Dark Classics
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • The Derelict (2015)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Best Animated Short Film
    • The Derelict
    Shared with: Dante D'Anthony · Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Best International Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong

Milan Arthouse Film Awards

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

STOCKHOLM GOLD AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Future of Film Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Honourable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Roshani International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Pete Bennett, Dani Thompson, Laurence R. Harvey, Maria Lee Metheringham, Adrianna Edwards, Sam Dunning, Cheryl Neve, and Megan Lockhurst in Mannequin (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Mannequin
    Shared with: Jason Wright · Kirsty Richardson
  • Bob Bagnall, Jimmy Drain, Erika Monet Butters, and Joseph Williamson in Overshadow (2023)
    2024 Nominee Foreign Short Film Award
    • Best Short Film Thriller
    • Overshadow
    Shared with: Joseph Williamson · Jimmy Drain

Venus Community Awards

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

First Frame Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2021 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2025 Winner February Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2025 Winner February Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner March Award
    • Best Action Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Jason Lee Daniel · Shane Ryan-Reid · Joseph Williamson
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner April Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Indie Cine Tube Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Bob Bagnall, Jimmy Drain, Erika Monet Butters, and Joseph Williamson in Overshadow (2023)
    2024 Winner Cine Vision Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Overshadow
    Shared with: Jimmy Drain · Joseph Williamson
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Performance Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Film City Virtual Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Paul Heising · Renah Wolzinger
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2022 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

LensFame International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics

Calcutta International Film Festival

  • Pete Bennett, Dani Thompson, Laurence R. Harvey, Maria Lee Metheringham, Adrianna Edwards, Sam Dunning, Cheryl Neve, and Megan Lockhurst in Mannequin (2024)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Horror Film
    • Mannequin
    Shared with: Jason Wright · Kirsty Richardson
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2022 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon

Milestone International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger

International Gold Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

First Women Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2022 Winner First Women Film Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics

Frida Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Grand Prix of Italy in Venice
    • Best American Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Grand Prix of Italy in Venice
    • Best Inspirational Drama
    • The Rose Wagon
    Shared with: Sandy Slaven · Christian Griffith
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Winner Grand Prix of Italy in Venice
    • Best American Web/TV Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An

Sofia Art Film Awards

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon

Geneva International Film Festival - GIFF

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Knight of the Reel Awards

  • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption (2019)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
  • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption (2019)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Disability Issues
    • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
    Shared with: John Reign · Rowena Reign
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Performing Arts
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Performing Arts
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
    Shared with: Craig Railsback

IDEAL International Film Festival

  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Web Series Episode
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Pete Bennett, Dani Thompson, Laurence R. Harvey, Maria Lee Metheringham, Adrianna Edwards, Sam Dunning, Cheryl Neve, and Megan Lockhurst in Mannequin (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • Mannequin
    Shared with: Jason Wright · Kirsty Richardson
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Cinematographer
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Tabriz Cinema Awards

  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Action/Crime
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Shane Ryan-Reid · Jason Lee Daniel · Joseph Williamson
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Cobra Strike Force
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Horror/Thriller
    • The Legacy
    Shared with: Rod Smith · Tatiana Larrea · Philip Bushman · Michael D. Pollard
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short
    • The Rose Wagon
    Shared with: Sandy Slaven · Christian Griffith
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Action/Crime
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong

Janjira International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actor Short Film
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Good Vibes International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Film in Focus

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2023 Winner Best Short Film
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams

Close Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Feature
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Action/Crime Feature
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Shane Ryan-Reid · Jason Lee Daniel · Joseph Williamson

Movie Play International Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Paul Heising · Renah Wolzinger
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Show Reel/Demo
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
    Shared with: Richard Thrift
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Bluez Dolphins Monthly Online International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner March Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Pete Bennett, Dani Thompson, Laurence R. Harvey, Maria Lee Metheringham, Adrianna Edwards, Sam Dunning, Cheryl Neve, and Megan Lockhurst in Mannequin (2024)
    2025 Winner March Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Mannequin
    Shared with: Jason Wright · Kirsty Richardson
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner May Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner July Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Pete Bennett, Dani Thompson, Laurence R. Harvey, Maria Lee Metheringham, Adrianna Edwards, Sam Dunning, Cheryl Neve, and Megan Lockhurst in Mannequin (2024)
    2024 Winner July Award
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Mannequin
    Shared with: Jason Wright · Kirsty Richardson

Dona Paula International Film Awards

  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Horror Film
    • The Legacy
    Shared with: Rod Smith · Michael Beran · Philip Bushman · Michael D. Pollard · Tatiana Larrea
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Legacy
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Cult Jury Film Fest

  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievment Award
    • Best Actress
    • Cobra Strike Force
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievment Award
    • Best Action Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Shane Ryan-Reid · Jason Lee Daniel · Joseph Williamson
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievment Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievment Award
    • Best Performing Arts
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
    Shared with: Richard Thrift
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievment Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Legacy

Goldspire International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Oustanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Oustanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Comedy Demo Reel 2023 (2023)
    2023 Winner Oustanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Comedy Demo Reel 2023
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner Oustanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An

Golden Fern Films Award

  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Film on Women
    • Evil Madame An
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Performing Arts
    • Evil Madame An
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Evil Madame An
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Web and New Media
    • Evil Madame An

Festival De Indie

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Bob Bagnall, Jimmy Drain, Erika Monet Butters, and Joseph Williamson in Overshadow (2023)
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • Overshadow
  • Aki Aleong and Mariam Vardanyan in Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008)
    2023 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Western Feature Film
    • Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves
    Shared with: Aki Aleong · Conchita Gonzales Aleong · Ari Shan Aleong
  • Yan Birch, Rocky DeMarco, Sue Price, and Dawna Lee Heising in Cobra Strike Force (2023)
    2023 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Suspense Feature Film
    • Cobra Strike Force
    Shared with: Dustin Ferguson · Yan Birch · Shane Ryan-Reid · Jason Lee Daniel · Joseph Williamson
  • The Legacy (2022)
    2023 Winner Certificate of Achievement
    • Best Actress in a Feature Film
    • The Legacy

Jaisalmer International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption (2019)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
  • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption (2019)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Family/Children's Film
    • Finding Purpose: The Road to Redemption
    Shared with: John Reign
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics

Miami International Gold Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Filmzen International Competition

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Horror Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Enjoy Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

The Singapore International Competition

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An

Dhaka International Cultural Film Festival

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Santa Monica International Filmmaker Awards

  • WordLotto (2023)
    2023 Winner Santa Monica Award
    • Semi-Finalist
    • WordLotto
  • WordLotto (2023)
    2023 Winner Santa Monica Award
    • Best Actress
    • WordLotto

Phuket International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An

The Grand Cine Carnival Maldives

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Web and New Media
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger · Paul Heising
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics

Dubai International Cine Carnival Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Istanbul Movie Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Summer Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Summer Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

World Cinema Awards

  • WordLotto (2023)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Ensemble Cast
    • WordLotto
    Shared with: Spencer Vaughn Kelly · Gui Royneau · Madison Spear · Allison Price · Nicholas Garabedian · Hettie Lynne Hurtes · Manik Bahl · Mike Thompson · Laura Richardson

Travancore International Film Award

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger · Heather Joseph-Witham

International Network Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Humro Cinema

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

David Film Festival

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actor/Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actor/Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Paris Cine Fiesta

  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2024 Winner February Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Stingray International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

White Lamp Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Box Office Cine Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Elegant International Film Festival

  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Women's Film
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Best Actor
    • Best Actor/Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Hong Kong International Film Carnival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon

Pageant Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Web Series Pilot
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Web Series Pilot
    • Eye on Entertainment
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actor
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Clown International Film Festival

  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills

Chalachitra International Film Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon

Springtime International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Monologue
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Hollywood Cinema Beatz Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Hollywood World Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jerry Paper · Jared Piller · Justin McWilliams

Golden Ribbon International Film Festival

  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams

Star Hollywood Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Zeal International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue

Filmovia International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper · Justin McWilliams
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Swedish Academy of Motion Picture Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Critic's Choice Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Cinema Beatz Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon

Big Screen Blast Film Festival

  • Evil Madame An (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Evil Madame An

Filmnest International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Black City Nights (2021)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Music Video
    • Black City Nights
    Shared with: Anton Hochheim · Christoph Hochheim · Nathan Castiel · Jared Piller · Jerry Paper
  • Dark Classics (2019)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Dark Classics
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Down and Out in Vampire Hills (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Acting Ensemble
    • Down and Out in Vampire Hills
    Shared with: Ken May · LeJon · Bill Houskeeper · Deborah Dutch · Heather Joseph-Witham · Vito Trabucco · Vera R. Taylor · Walter Hochbrueckner · Kelly Bourquin · Scott Bourquin · Joanna Fang · Renah Wolzinger · Jim Dunlop · Craig Railsback · Dan Kennedy · Mendy Winograd · Rebecca Wolzinger · Miles Mallory · Michelle Wolzinger · Charlotte Railsback · Paul Heising · Keith Wolzinger · Cooper The Puggle · Sean Glumace

Script Symphony Award

  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Web Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner September/November Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Lion International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Casablanca Independent Film Festival

  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

The Calcutta Indie International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress Short
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Vazhiye Indie Film Fest

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon

South Asian Indie Film Festival

  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Inspirational Feature Film
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Renah Wolzinger
  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2025-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress Short Film
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

The Dreamers Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Independent International Film Fest

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Robert Amico, Jonni Shandor, Dawna Lee Heising, Peyton Clark, and Joanna Ferbrache in The Rose Wagon (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • The Rose Wagon

Istanbul International Cine Fest

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best International Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
  • Dawna Lee Heising in Eye on Entertainment (2005)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Web/TV Series
    • Eye on Entertainment
    Shared with: Paul Heising

Silverlens Film Awards

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Experimental Film
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising
    Shared with: Richard Thrift
  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Cineverse International Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

Hollywood Hype International Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Cine Sepia Reels Carnival

  • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue (2025)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Lady Macbeth Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

South Korean Movie Awards

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2025 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Golden Hawk Film Award

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Global Visionaries Film Festival

  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Short Film
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue
    Shared with: Craig Railsback · Renah Wolzinger
  • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue (2024)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement
    • Best Actress
    • Timeless Classics: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Monologue

Movie Town Online Film Festival

  • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising (2022)
    2024 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Actress
    • Demo Reel 2022-Dawna Lee Heising

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