Steve Burrows : Awards

Film

Bleed Out

Los Angeles Press Club
Journalism Award

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation Humanitarian Award

Chump Change

Audience Award – Best Feature
HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Best Actress
Traci Elizabeth Lords
HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Best Comedy
SlamDunk! at Sundance
Best Screenplay
SlamDunk! at Sundance
Audience Award
Phoenix Film Festival
Best Screenplay
Phoenix Film Festival

Commercials

Affinity Holdings : “Mr. Smiley”

Bronze Lion – Cannes
NBC TV – World’s Most Outrageous Commercials
Best Of – www.veryfunnyspotads.com
FOX TV – Funniest Commercials in the World
TNT – World’s Best Commercials
Gold Addy – Best Single Spot – Addy Awards
Gold Addy – Campaign – Addy Awards
D&AD Pencil – Short List – London
The One Show – Short List
TBS – Best Commercials On Television
Best New Work – Creativity Magazine
#9 Ad Critic.com

AccuServ : “Paper Tray”

The Museum of Modern Art – NYC – Permanent Collection
TNT World’s Best Commercials
Best Of – www.veryfunnyspotads.com
TBS – Best Commercials on Television
Best Spot – www.funnyplace.org
Best Spot – www.lach.nu
Best Spot – www.fark.com
NBC TV – World’s Most Outrageous Commercials
FOX TV – Funniest Commercials In The World
Grand Gold Jury Award – New York Festivals
Gold World Medal – New York Festivals
Best of the Year – SHOOT Magazine
AICP Best of Show – Low Budget – New York
Silver Addy – National Addy Awards
Clio Awards – Short List
The # 1 Spot – Ad Critic.com
Silver Addy – East Coast Regional Addy Awards
Silver Addy – Baltimore Addy Awards
The Best Work You May Never See – SHOOT Magazine

Affinity Holdings : “Super Self” (writer/director)

Gold Addy – Campaign – Addy Awards
Silver Addy – Best Single Spot – Addy Awards
The Best Work You May Never See – SHOOT Magazine
Cannes Short List – Cannes
Best New Work – Creativity Magazine
#4 Ad Critic.com

Coldwell Banker : “Bob & Ronna”

Gold Pencil – The One Show – New York
The One Show – Merit Award – New York
The Best Work You May Never See – SHOOT Magazine

Irn-Bru : “Sandwich”

FOX TV – Funniest Spots In The World (# 8)
Best Of – www.veryfunnyspotads.com
NBC TV – World’s Most Outrageous Commercials
TBS – Best Commercials on Television
The Best Work You May Never See – SHOOT Magazine
Best of Campaign Magazine – UK/London
Best of Fastchannel.com – Fastchannel

Diet Irn-Bru : “Nuts”

Best of Campaign Magazine – UK/London

Knorr : “Adopted”

NBC TV – World’s Most Outrageous Commercials
The Best Work You May Never See – SHOOT Magazine
Best of Fastchannel.com – Fastchannel

Batchelor’s : “Myrtle”

Best of Campaign Magazine – UK/London

Glass Nickel Pizza : “Anthology” – 12 spots (writer/director/performer)

CFP – Europe / SHOTS International – Cannes
Best New Directors – SHOTS International – Cannes
Best of Boards Magazine
Best Ads On TV – bestadsontv.com
Best of Joeytomatoes.com

Texaco : “You’re It” (writer/director)

Best Young Directors Short List – Broadcast
CFP – Europe / SHOTS International – Cannes
Best of Show – Addy Awards
Golden Addy – Campaign – Addy Awards
Best Art Direction – Addy Awards
Golden Addy – Best Spot – Addy Awards

Budweiser : “Mr. Kang”

Best Young Directors Short List – Test
CFP – Europe / SHOTS International – Cannes

Budweiser : “Hey Der”

Best Spot – www.funnyplace.com

Glass Nickel Pizza : “Ad Pitch” Trilogy (writer/director/performer)

Best New Directors – SHOTS International / Europe
The Best Work You May Never See – SHOOT Magazine

Young & Rubicam New York “Young Guns”

New Directors Showcase – New York

Ball Park Franks : “State Fair Corn Dog” Trilogy

Best New Directors – Creativity Magazine

Union Bank : “First Dates” & “What If?”

Gold Telly – Telly Awards
Silver Telly – Telly Awards

LiveWell : “Mall Chase” & “Gromance”

The Best Work You May Never See – SHOOT Magazine

Florida Lottery : Lucky For Life “This Is Jake”

National ‘Fleurry’ Award / U.S. Lotteries

Television

The King Kaiser Show

Steve Burrows wrote, directed and starred in this TV pilot of a modern day throwback that took home the “Best Alternative Show” and the “Best of Fest Audience” Awards at the Los Angeles Independent Television Festival – not to mention the $12,000 Grand Prize from Comcast.

The King Kaiser Show IMDB

Short Films

The Soldier of Fortune

Winner of 29 Film Festivals and loser of one lawsuit by Merv Griffin.

This short film is about Steve Burrows’ actual appearance and subsequent humiliation on The Wheel of Fortune game show, where he is generally considered to be the worst contestant in the history of the show.

(Illegal Bootlegged DVD coming soon.)

29 Film Festivals including: (partial list)