Political Film Society Award for Human Rights
The Political Film Society Award for human rights is given out each year to a film that deals with struggle for human rights in both fictional and non-fictional stories. This award has been handed out by the Society since 1987. Depending on the number of films that qualify, as few as one film has been nominated for this award before but as many as fourteen have been nominated in years past.
The film that first won this award was Matewan in 1987 that was directed by John Sayles. The award, as with any other Political Film Society Award, can go to a mainstream film, independent film, or even an international film. The Political Film Society looks at a broad selection of films before it nominates them for an award.
1980s
1990s
- 1992 The Power of One
- Europa, Europa
- Sarafina!
- School Ties
- Thunderheart
- 1993 Schindler's List
- 1994 Go Fish
- 1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
- The Crucible
- Dead Man Walking
- Get on the Bus
- The People Vs. Larry Flynt
- 1999 The Green Mile
- Boys Don't Cry
- The General's Daughter
- Hard
- Naturally Native
- One Man's Hero
- Three Kings
- Xiu Xiu
2000s
- 2000 Remember the Titans
- 2001 Focus
- 2002 Ararat
- 2004 Hotel Rwanda
- 2005 North Country
- Caché
- The Constant Gardener
- God's Sandbox
- The Great Raid
- The Great Water
- In My Country
- Innocent Voices
- Machuca
- The Ninth Day
- The War Within
- 2007 Amazing Grace
- 2009 District 9
- American Violet
- Avatar
- The Cove
- Fifty Dead Men Walking
- Invictus
- Punctured Hope
- Skin
- The Stoning of Soraya M.
- Storm
- The Yes Men Fix the World
2010s
- 2010 My Name Is Khan
- 2011 The Help
- 2012 West of Thunder
- For Greater Glory
- Mulberry Child
- Red Tails
- A Royal Affair
- 2013
- 12 Years a Slave
- 42
- The Butler
- A Dark Truth
- Out in the Dark
- A River Changes Course
- Wajdja