commencement speaker, The Hockaday School, 2023
delivered the 109th commencement address at almer mater,
The Hockaday School in Dallas

nominated, Writers Guild Awards, adapted long form, 2020

“little fires everywhere”

nominated, Outstanding Limited Series, Primetime Emmy Awards, 2020
“little fires everywhere”

nominated, Best Fiction for Young Adults List, YALSA, november, 2014
"liv, forever"

"amazon best book of the month" march, 2014
"liv, forever"

Junior Library Guild Selection, 2014
"liv, forever"

WGA award
oustanding children's script, 2011
"avalon high"

official honoree, drama series category
the 12th annual webby awards, 2008
"confessions"

winner, "rising star award"
women in film/dallas topaz awards, 2008

finalist, 2008 sundance sloan commissioning grant
sundance institute, 2007
"iolanta"

cineaward for outstanding achievement in directing
cinewomen, 2001
"the new arrival"

cineaward for outstanding achievement in tech innovation
cinewomen, 2001
"the new arrival"

pixie award, best use of technology
pixie awards, 2001
"the new arrival"

official selection, "films of tomorrow" series
pompidou center, paris, 2001
"the new arrival"

nominated, rockefeller 2000 film/video/multimedia fellowship
the rockefeller foundation, 1999

finalist, 2000 sundance writers lab
the sundance institute, 1999
"looking glass"

best student short
austin film festival, 1998
"second skin"

new line cinema award for best director
columbia university, 1998
"second skin"

lagniappe award
new orleans film and video festival, 1998
"second skin"

milos forman fellow
columbia university, 1998
"second skin"

rko pictures best told story award
hamptons international film festival, 1997
"number one fan"

women in film /dallas scholarship
women in film/ dallas, 1997
"second skin"

new line cinema development award
columbia university, 1997
"second skin"

majestic light award for cinematic vision
columbia university, 1997
"number one fan"

josephine paddock fellowship for graduate studies in the arts
barnard college, 1993

time grant for the arts
barnard college, 1992