ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Project must have been produced under a SAG-AFTRA, SAG or AFTRA contract
Project must have “aired” after April 30, 2017 and before May 1, 2019*
Representative from the Project must be willing and able to provide a clip reel representative of the Project as well as either attend in-person and accept the award during the SAG-AFTRA Convention, October 11, 2019 or provide an on-camera acceptance video that includes a high-profile representative of the Project.
Any DVD or digital screener provided for consideration must include a closed captioning or subtitling option
*“Aired”:
Projects exhibited or broadcast after April 30, 2017 and before May 1, 2019 shall be eligible for nomination.
Motion pictures must be feature-length (over 60 minutes in running time), and must be first publicly exhibited (previews excluded) by means of 35mm or 70mm film or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format (minimum native resolution 2048 by 1080 pixels, with pixel bit depth, color primaries, and image and sound file formats suitable for exhibition in commercial Digital Cinema sites) before a paying audience in a commercial motion picture house for at least a seven-day consecutive run commencing between April 30, 2017 and May 1, 2019, following normal exploitation and advertising consistent with the treatment of the producer’s other pictures. Short films (60 minutes or less in running time) are not eligible.
Categories
Following the lead set by the SAG-AFTRA Constitution, the categories under which union-covered projects will be considered will reflect the three (3) major areas under which our members work:
Entertainment
Music & Sound Recording
News & Broadcast
Critical Considerations
- AUTHENTICITY
How does this project authentically reflect the American Scene?
EXCELLENCE
Why do we, as SAG-AFTRA, want to shine a spotlight on this project and its creators as an example of excellence in storytelling and production so that other producers will be emboldened to make increasingly inclusive content?
IMPACT
Using a variety of measurements from critical acclaim to audience size and dedication, from awards received to quality of the content, how does this project substantially impact the entertainment and/or news media industry, the affected communities as well as society at large?