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Emma Seligman

{{short description|Canadian film director and screenwriter}}

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Emma Seligman (born May 3, 1995) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She{{Efn|Seligman uses both "she/her" and "they/them" pronouns. This article uses "she/her" pronouns for consistency.}} is best known for the films Shiva Baby (2020) and Bottoms (2023).

Early life and education

Seligman was born on May 3, 1995, in Toronto, Ontario, to a Jewish family.{{Cite web |last=Frick |first=Evelyn |date=2023-09-22 |title=18 Things to Know About Jewish Director Emma Seligman |url=https://www.heyalma.com/18-things-to-know-about-jewish-director-emma-seligman/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Hey Alma |language=en-US}} She was raised in a Reform Ashkenazi community in Toronto and attended Northern Secondary School there. Her bat mitzvah ceremony was held on Masada in Israel; the party that followed, held in 2008, was filmmaker-themed.{{Cite web |last=Goi |first=Leonardo |date=April 8, 2021 |title=The Current Debate: The Jewishness of "Shiva Baby" |url=https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/the-current-debate-the-jewishness-of-shiva-baby |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609164128/https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/the-current-debate-the-jewishness-of-shiva-baby |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |website=MUBI |language=en}} She grew up watching At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper wanting to "be Roger Ebert."{{cite web|url= https://canadianbusiness.com/people/emma-seligman/|title="That Was When I Felt Like I Had Made It": Emma Seligman's Big Break|website= Canadian Business|date=October 5, 2021 |accessdate= August 26, 2023}} As a teenager, Seligman ran a now-defunct blog called Confessions of a Teenage Film Buff and contributed film reviews to The Huffington Post,{{Citation |title=Emma Seligman just wanted to make a teen sex comedy with queer girls front and centre |date=September 8, 2023 |work=Q with Tom Power |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d24ARg6IEnc |access-date=October 16, 2023 |publisher=CBC Radio One |language=en |via=YouTube}}{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/emma-seligman/review-spring-breakers_b_1894384.html|title=REVIEW: 'Spring Breakers'|work=The Huffington Post|first=Emma|last=Seligman|date=September 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107195045/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/emma-seligman/review-spring-breakers_b_1894384.html|archive-date=January 7, 2017}} including a review for Spring Breakers, which she wrote at seventeen years old. She studied film at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in May 2017.{{cite web|title=Interview with Emma Seligman|url=http://femfilmfans.weebly.com/1/post/2018/07/interview-with-emma-seligman.html|access-date=November 21, 2020|website=FEMFILMFANS|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206072319/https://femfilmfans.weebly.com/interviews/interview-with-emma-seligman|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mikel|first=Ryan|title=Tisch Alumna Talks Sugar Babies, Shivas and SXSW|website=Washington Square News|date=March 19, 2018 |url=https://nyunews.com/2018/03/18/03-19-arts-shiva/|access-date=November 21, 2020|archive-date=March 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319123515/https://nyunews.com/2018/03/18/03-19-arts-shiva/|url-status=live}} Seligman remained in New York after graduating and interned with the production company Animal Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Rizov |first=Vadim |date=2020-10-19 |title=Emma Seligman - Filmmaker Magazine |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/emma-seligman/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Filmmaker Magazine {{!}} Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. |language=en-US}}

Career

While at NYU, she made short films including Lonewoods, Void, and her senior thesis film, Shiva Baby. During this time, Seligman also interned at a variety of production studios. She also served on the Toronto International Film Festival's select youth committee, where she helped program films for the festival.{{cite web|url= https://tisch.nyu.edu/first-run-film-festival/archive/more-2018/shiva-baby|title= Shiva Baby|website= NYU|accessdate= August 26, 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Shiva Baby |url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/first-run-film-festival/archive/more-2018/shiva-baby |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=tisch.nyu.edu |language=en |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320001441/https://tisch.nyu.edu/first-run-film-festival/archive/more-2018/shiva-baby |url-status=live }}

Her thesis film, Shiva Baby, was selected for 2018 South by Southwest film festival. At the encouragement of the short film's star, Rachel Sennott, whom she befriended during the audition process, Seligman began developing it into a feature, where Sennott would reprise her lead role.{{Cite web |last=Seligman |first=Emma |date=April 1, 2021 |title=How Rachel Sennott Changed My Life |url=https://www.talkhouse.com/how-rachel-sennott-changed-my-life/ |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=Talkhouse}}{{Cite web |last=Handler |first=Rachel |date=2023-08-25 |title=Finally, the Lesbian Incel Comedy America Has Been Waiting For |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/bottoms-emma-seligman-rachel-sennott-ayo-edebiri.html |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Vulture |language=en}} It was Sennott's unique style of comedy and knack for uncomfortable humor that transformed Shiva Baby into more of a comedy than the original short film's intense dramedy approach.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgTOuTZ8h8U |title=Shiva Baby interview Emma Seligman |date=2021-06-12 |last=The Upcoming |access-date=2025-03-27 |via=YouTube}} Seligman also cited inspiration from the horror and thriller genres that helped to form the film's "claustrophobic look."{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgTOuTZ8h8U |title=Shiva Baby interview Emma Seligman |date=2021-06-12 |last=The Upcoming |access-date=2025-03-27 |via=YouTube}} The feature-length version of Shiva Baby was set to premiere at 2020 South by Southwest, but the premiere was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Handler |first=Rachel |date=August 25, 2023 |title=Power Bottoms: The NYU classmates behind the most delightfully dumb comedy |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/bottoms-emma-seligman-rachel-sennott-ayo-edebiri.html#_ga=2.33916072.800745198.1693403008-660756424.1693403008 |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=Vulture}} The film eventually premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web |last1=Blauvelt |first1=Christian |last2=Kohn |first2=Eric |date=September 21, 2020 |title=TIFF 2020 Report Card: Critics Rank the Best Films and Performances |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/tiff-2020-critics-survey-toronto-best-films-performances-nomadland-1234587953/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924043103/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/tiff-2020-critics-survey-toronto-best-films-performances-nomadland-1234587953/ |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=IndieWire}}

Shiva Baby was met with critical acclaim. Kristy Puchko of The Playlist wrote, "It's astounding this is Seligman's first film, [considering] how masterfully she orchestrates the tension and comedy,"{{cite web |last=Puchko |first=Kristy |date=March 25, 2020 |title='Shiva Baby' Delivers A Hilarious Symphony Of Tension And Humiliation-Based Comedy [Review] |url=https://theplaylist.net/shiva-baby-review-20200325/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616092305/https://theplaylist.net/shiva-baby-review-20200325/ |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=September 14, 2020 |website=theplaylist.net}} and Dana Piccoli for Queer Media Matters praised that "while Seligman is still a relative newcomer to the film world, she handles Shiva Baby like an experienced pro."{{cite web |last=Piccoli |first=Dana |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Outfest 2020: A young bisexual woman confronts her past and present in the very funny, "Shiva Baby" |url=https://www.queermediamatters.com/post/outfest-2020-a-young-woman-confronts-her-past-and-present-in-the-very-funny-shiva-baby |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924043136/https://www.queermediamatters.com/post/outfest-2020-a-young-woman-confronts-her-past-and-present-in-the-very-funny-shiva-baby |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=Queer Media Matters}} In 2022, the film won the John Cassavetes Award from Film Independent, at the time designated for productions with budgets of $500,000 or less.{{Efn|The criteria for the John Cassavetes Award have since expanded to include films budgeted at $1 million or less.}}{{Cite web |last=Halabian |first=Layla |date=August 22, 2023 |title=Emma Seligman's Hollywood |url=https://www.nylon.com/life/emma-seligman-bottoms-movie-director-shiva-baby |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=Nylon}} In an interview with The Upcoming in 2021 after the film's release, Seligman expressed her desire to continue to create complicated female characters and narratives, beyond the confines of being viewed as "messy," just as there are a plethora of complicated male characters on screen who are not given this designation.

Seligman reunited with Rachel Sennott for her second feature film, Bottoms, a teen sex comedy in which two high school lesbians start a fight club in order to attract their cheerleader crushes. Seligman had the idea for the film while still at NYU, and began working on it with Sennott there. She says she was inspired by her love for teen romantic comedies and sex comedies, while wanting to combine those elements with those of a superhero film or buddy comedy.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWyWWxezq7Q |title=Emma Seligman on Making the Queer Teen Comedy She Could Have Seen in High School with 'Bottoms' |date=2023-08-23 |last=AwardsWatch |access-date=2025-03-27 |via=YouTube}} Bottoms was scored by English singer-songwriter Charli XCX.{{Cite web |last=AnOther |date=2023-11-03 |title=Bottoms Director Emma Seligman on the High School Movies That Inspired Her |url=https://www.anothermag.com/design-living/15225/emma-seligman-on-the-five-high-school-movies-that-inspired-bottoms |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=AnOther |language=en}} To promote Bottoms, Seligman appeared on the cover of New York Magazine with the films' stars Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri. The film headlined the SXSW film festival on March 11, 2023.{{Cite web |title=2023 SXSW Film Festival Lineup |url=https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/lineup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401152042/https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/lineup/ |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |website=SXSW |language=en-US}} Aisha Harris of NPR praised the film writing, "Sennott and Seligman strike both a sweet and an abrasive tone that's tricky to pull off, though they do so quite handily."{{cite web |title='Bottoms' is an absurdist high school sex comedy that rages and soar |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/08/22/1195158034/bottoms-movie-review |accessdate=August 27, 2023 |website=NPR|date=August 22, 2023 |last1=Harris |first1=Aisha }} Seligman's inspiration for the film came from high-school comedies such as Bring It On, Mean Girls, and Grease.

Seligman's work often focuses on sexual themes, particularly women's relationship to sex. Regarding this choice, she has stated:

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| quote = Women decode sexual messaging from a young age, from eight years old to twenty-two years old. They have to process what sex means, what it can do for them, what it should do for them, what they're supposed to do for it. Technology, for example with porn or dating sites, has made the sexual messaging more confusing, and I'm interested in how women figure it out.}}

She has stated that her filmmaking process as a very collaborative experience, and enjoys being able to discuss her work with her actors.

As Seligman's career continues, she stated that she wants to continue making "weird" queer and Jewish stories on an increasingly larger scale.

Personal life

Seligman uses both "she/her" and "they/them" pronouns. She formerly identified as bisexual, but as of 2023 considers herself "just gay".{{Cite web |last=Pener |first=Degen |date=June 18, 2023 |title=Emma Seligman Directed 'Bottoms' Because She "Wanted to See Superficial, Horny, Messy Teenage Girls Who Happen to Be Queer" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/emma-seligman-bottoms-lgbtq-roles-1235514606/ |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} Seligman briefly moved to Los Angeles in 2021, but resides in Bushwick as of 2023.{{Cite magazine |last=Weiss |first=Keely |date=April 2, 2021 |title=How Director Emma Seligman Made 'Shiva Baby' an Anxiety-Inducing Trip |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a36006628/shiva-baby-emma-seligman-director/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610213504/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a36006628/shiva-baby-emma-seligman-director/ |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-us}}

Seligman has expressed support for Palestinians in the face of Israeli occupation.{{Cite web |date=June 2, 2021 |title=Letter signed by over 300 Jewish leaders refusing to choose between Jewish safety and the movement for Palestinian liberation |url=https://www.mehbooba.co.uk/letter-signed-by-over-300-jewish-leaders-refusing-to-choose-between-jewish-safety-and-the-movement-for-palestinian-liberation/ |accessdate=October 18, 2023 |website=Mehbooba}}{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2023 |title=Tilda Swinton among 2000+ artists calling for Gaza ceasefire |url=https://artistsforpalestine.org.uk/2023/10/17/tilda-swinton-among-2000-artists-calling-for-gaza-ceasefire/ |accessdate=October 17, 2023 |website=Artists for Palestine}}

Her favorite Jewish movies are Yentl, Keeping the Faith, Fiddler on the Roof, Kissing Jessica Stein, Crossing Delancey and A Serious Man. Reflecting on these influences, she has stated, “Looking back, I don't know how my Jewish film journey, how Shiva Baby, would have come about without those movies, or what it would have been like without them laying the groundwork."

Filmography

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2018

!scope="row"| Void

| Short film

2018

!scope="row"| Shiva Baby

| Short film

2020

!scope="row"| Shiva Baby

| Feature adaptation of 2018 short

2023

!scope="row"|Bottoms

|Feature film

Awards and nominations

{{See also|List of accolades received by Shiva Baby}}

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2018

| South by Southwest

| Best Narrative Short

| Shiva Baby

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|date=November 26, 2018|title=2018 SXSW Film Festival Selections: Narrative Shorts [Video]|url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2018/2018-sxsw-film-festival-selections-narrative-shorts-video/|access-date=January 16, 2022|website=SXSW|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116021748/https://www.sxsw.com/film/2018/2018-sxsw-film-festival-selections-narrative-shorts-video/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Shiva Baby|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/films/1982046|access-date=January 16, 2022|website=SXSW 2018 Schedule|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116021748/https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/films/1982046|url-status=live}}

rowspan="7" | 2020

| Denver Film Festival

| American Independent Award

| rowspan="27" | Shiva Baby

| {{Runner-up|Special mention: New Comedic Voice}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|date=November 13, 2020|author=Awards Watch|title=The Denver Film Festival (DFF) has announced the Awards Winners of the 43rd edition|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/awardswatch/the_denver_film_festival_dff_has_announced_the_awards_winners_of_the_43rd_edition|access-date=November 27, 2020|website=Filmfestivals.com|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711064303/https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/awardswatch/the_denver_film_festival_dff_has_announced_the_awards_winners_of_the_43rd_edition|url-status=live}}

Filmmaker Magazine

| 25 New Faces of Indie Film 2020

| {{won|Listed}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|last=Luers|first=Erik|date=April 5, 2021|title="Fish is Expensive to Keep Purchasing and Replacing": Emma Seligman on Shiva Baby|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/111493-fish-is-expensive-to-keep-purchasing-and-replacing-emma-seligman-on-shiva-baby/|access-date=June 8, 2021|website=Filmmaker Magazine|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405195918/https://filmmakermagazine.com/111493-fish-is-expensive-to-keep-purchasing-and-replacing-emma-seligman-on-shiva-baby/|archive-date=April 5, 2021}}

Miami International Film Festival

| Jordan Ressler First Feature Award

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|author=Miami Film Festival|year=2020|title=SHIVA BABY|url=https://miamifilmfestival.com/events/shiva-baby/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006120202/https://miamifilmfestival.com/events/shiva-baby/|archive-date=October 6, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020}}
{{cite web|author=Miami Film Festival|year=2020|title=Jordan Ressler First Feature Award|url=https://miamifilmfestival.com/awards/jordan-ressler-first-feature-award/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918165135/https://miamifilmfestival.com/awards/jordan-ressler-first-feature-award/|archive-date=September 18, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020}}

Outfest

| Best Screenwriting

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|last=Kleinmann|first=James|date=September 11, 2020|title=TIFF 2020 Film Review: Shiva Baby ★★★★★|url=https://thequeerreview.com/2020/09/11/tiff-2020-film-review-shiva-baby/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924043130/https://thequeerreview.com/2020/09/11/tiff-2020-film-review-shiva-baby/|archive-date=September 24, 2020|access-date=September 14, 2020|website=The Queer Review}}

Out on Film

| Best First Film

| {{runner-up}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|date=October 8, 2020|title=Out On Film Announces 2020 Jury and Audience Awards|url=https://thegavoice.com/today-in-gay-atlanta/out-on-film-announces-2020-jury-and-audience-awards/|access-date=October 16, 2020|website=Georgia Voice|author=Out on Film|archive-date=October 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016152559/https://thegavoice.com/today-in-gay-atlanta/out-on-film-announces-2020-jury-and-audience-awards/|url-status=live}}

TIFF Critics Poll

| Best Screenplay

| {{runner-up}}

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Variety
Presented at the Mill Valley Film Festival

| 10 Screenwriters to Watch

| {{won|Listed}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|author=MVFF|year=2020|title=BEHIND THE SCREENS – Mill Valley Film Festival|url=https://www.mvff.com/behind-the-screens/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019213600/https://www.mvff.com/behind-the-screens/|archive-date=October 19, 2020|access-date=October 24, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Countryman|first=Eli|date=September 24, 2020|title=Variety Announces 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2020|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/2020-10-screenwriters-to-watch-1234781021/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106002818/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/2020-10-screenwriters-to-watch-1234781021/|archive-date=November 6, 2020|access-date=November 14, 2020|website=Variety}}

rowspan="11" | 2021

| The Braddies

| Best Debut

| {{runner-up|Listed}}

| align="center"|{{cite web|date=December 16, 2021|title=And the 2021 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw's film picks of the year|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/16/and-the-2021-braddies-go-to-peter-bradshaws-film-picks-of-the-year|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=the Guardian|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|archive-date=December 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218125147/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/16/and-the-2021-braddies-go-to-peter-bradshaws-film-picks-of-the-year|url-status=live}}

Chicago Film Critics Association

| Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|last=Tallerico|first=Brian|title=West Side Story Leads the 2021 Chicago Critics Nominees|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/west-side-story-leads-the-chicago-critics-nominees|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=RogerEbert.com|date=December 13, 2021|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213165631/https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/west-side-story-leads-the-chicago-critics-nominees|url-status=live}}

Detroit Film Critics Society

| Breakthrough

| {{won}}{{efn|Shared with Woody Norman for C'mon C'mon.}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|title=The 2021 Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS) Winners|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2021-detroit-film-critics-society-dfcs-winners/|access-date=December 6, 2021|website=Next Best Picture|date=December 6, 2021 }}

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

| Best First Film

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|title=The 2021 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Nominations|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2021-florida-film-critics-circle-ffcc-nominations/|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=Next Best Picture|last=Neglia|first=Matt|date=December 15, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830022327/https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2021-florida-film-critics-circle-ffcc-nominations|url-status=live}}

Gotham Independent Film Awards

| Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award

| {{nom}}

| align="center"|{{cite web|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|date=November 30, 2021|title='The Lost Daughter' triumphs at 2021 Gotham Awards|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-lost-daughter-triumphs-at-2021-gotham-awards/5165590.article|access-date=November 30, 2021|website=Screen Daily|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201221651/https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-lost-daughter-triumphs-at-2021-gotham-awards/5165590.article|url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" |Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards

| Best Filmmaker

| {{nom}}

| align="center"; rowspan="2" |{{cite web|title=The 2021 Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Midseason Awards Winners|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2021-hollywood-critics-association-hca-midseason-awards-winners/|access-date=July 10, 2021|website=Next Best Picture|last=Neglia|first=Matt|date=July 1, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711064251/https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2021-hollywood-critics-association-hca-midseason-awards-winners|url-status=live}}

Best Screenplay

| {{nom}}

IndieWire Critics Poll

| Best First Feature

| {{runner-up|Fourth}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|last=Blauvelt|first=Christian|date=December 13, 2021|title=2021 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances, According to 187 Critics from Around the World|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/best-movies-2021-critics-survey-poll-performances-1234684568/|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=IndieWire|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116120716/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/best-movies-2021-critics-survey-poll-performances-1234684568/|url-status=live}}

The Jewish Week

| 36 Under 36

| {{won|Listed}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|date=December 23, 2021|title=The top Jewish pop culture stories from 2021|url=https://www.jta.org/2021/12/23/culture/the-top-jewish-pop-culture-stories-from-2021|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|last=Lapin|first=Andrew|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229205058/https://www.jta.org/2021/12/23/culture/the-top-jewish-pop-culture-stories-from-2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=36 Under 36 2021|url=https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/issue/36-under-36-2021/|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=jewishweek.timesofisrael.com|last=Harris|first=Ben|date=July 12, 2021|archive-date=December 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230031044/https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/issue/36-under-36-2021/|url-status=live}}

The New York Times

| Best Directing (Comedy)

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{cite news|last=Zinoman|first=Jason|date=December 17, 2021|title=Best Comedy of 2021|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/arts/best-comedy.html|access-date=December 18, 2021|issn=0362-4331|url-status=live|archive-date=December 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217141020/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/arts/best-comedy.html}}

The ReFrame Stamp

| Narrative Feature

| {{won|Listed}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|title=Stamp Feature Film|url=https://www.reframeproject.org/stamp-film|access-date=February 18, 2021|author=ReFrame Project|date=February 18, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218003733/https://www.reframeproject.org/stamp-film|archive-date=February 18, 2021}}{{cite press release|date=February 17, 2021|title=ReFrame and IMDbPro Announce 2020 ReFrame Stamp Recipients Including: Birds of Prey, The Old Guard, Promising Young Woman, Wonder Woman 1984|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210217005764/en/ReFrame-and-IMDbPro-Announce-2020-ReFrame-Stamp-Recipients-Including-Birds-of-Prey-The-Old-Guard-Promising-Young-Woman-Wonder-Woman-1984|access-date=February 18, 2021|publisher=Business Wire|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217224546/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210217005764/en/ReFrame-and-IMDbPro-Announce-2020-ReFrame-Stamp-Recipients-Including-Birds-of-Prey-The-Old-Guard-Promising-Young-Woman-Wonder-Woman-1984|url-status=live}}

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| rowspan="2"| Apolo Awards

| Best New Director

| {{nom}}

| align="center"; rowspan="2"|{{cite web|last=Roures|first=Juan|date=March 2, 2022a|url=https://www.dosmanzanas.com/2022/03/mejores-peliculas-tematica-lgtb-2021-ganadores-vii-premios-apolo-cine-lgtb.html|website=Dos Manzanas|title=Las mejores películas de temática LGTB del 2021: ganadores a los VII Premios Apolo de cine LGTB|access-date=March 10, 2022|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302204349/https://www.dosmanzanas.com/2022/03/mejores-peliculas-tematica-lgtb-2021-ganadores-vii-premios-apolo-cine-lgtb.html|url-status=live}}

Best Adapted Screenplay

| {{won}}

Austin Film Critics Association

| Best First Film

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|title=Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2021 Awards Short Lists|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2022-01-04/austin-film-critics-association-announces-2021-awards-short-lists/|access-date=January 4, 2022|author=Austin Chronicle|date=January 4, 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104214420/https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2022-01-04/austin-film-critics-association-announces-2021-awards-short-lists/|url-status=live}}

Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films

| Best Original Screenplay

| {{nom}}

| align="center" | {{cite web|title=2022, 28th Annual Awards|url=https://chlotrudis.org/awards/2022-28th-annual-awards/|access-date=February 12, 2022|website=Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film|author=Chlotrudis Society|year=2022|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212173954/https://chlotrudis.org/awards/2022-28th-annual-awards/|url-status=live}}

Directors Guild of America Awards

| Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Hilary|date=January 27, 2022|title=Directors Guild Reveals 2022 Feature Film Award Nominees|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dga-awards-2022-movie-nominations-nominees-list-1235082217/|access-date=January 27, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127213752/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dga-awards-2022-movie-nominations-nominees-list-1235082217/|url-status=live}}

DiscussingFilm Critics Awards

| Best Debut Feature

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|last=Rolph|first=Ben|date=January 4, 2022|title=DiscussingFilm Critic Awards 2022: The Winners|url=https://discussingfilm.net/2022/01/04/discussingfilm-critic-awards-2022-the-winners/|access-date=January 4, 2022|website=DiscussingFilm|archive-date=July 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709033422/https://discussingfilm.net/2022/01/04/discussingfilm-critic-awards-2022-the-winners/|url-status=live}}

Independent Spirit Awards

| John Cassavetes Award

| {{won}}{{efn|With Kieran Altmann, Katie Schiller and Lizzie Shapiro for Shiva Baby.}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|last1=Earl|first1=William|last2=Chapman|first2=Wilson|date=March 6, 2022|title=Spirit Awards 2022: The Complete Winners List|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/spirit-awards-2022-winners-1235193568/|access-date=March 7, 2022|website=Variety|archive-date=March 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309011104/https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/spirit-awards-2022-winners-1235193568/|url-status=live}}

Online Film Critics Society Awards

| Best Debut Feature

| {{nom}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2021-online-film-critics-society-ofcs-winners/|title=The 2021 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Winners|website=Next Big Picture|first=Matt|last=Neglia|date=January 24, 2022|accessdate=January 25, 2022|archive-date=April 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406113208/https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2021-online-film-critics-society-ofcs-winners|url-status=live}}

Toronto Film Critics Association

| Best First Feature

| {{runner-up}}{{efn|Shared with Passing and Pig.}}

| align="center" |{{cite web|last=Curran|first=Sarah|date=January 16, 2022|title=Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Lost Daughter' Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards|url=https://etcanada.com/news/857971/maggie-gyllenhaals-the-lost-daughter-wins-big-at-toronto-film-critics-association-awards/|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=ET Canada|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117042225/https://etcanada.com/news/857971/maggie-gyllenhaals-the-lost-daughter-wins-big-at-toronto-film-critics-association-awards/|url-status=dead}}

See also

Notes

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Further reading

  • {{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Matthew |date=April 6, 2021 |title=Meet the Young Queer Director Behind Shiva Baby |url=https://www.thecut.com/2021/04/meet-emma-seligman-the-director-of-shiva-baby.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=The Cut |language=en-us}}
  • {{Cite web |last=Rizov |first=Vadim |date=October 19, 2020 |title=Emma Seligman {{!}} Filmmaker Magazine |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/emma-seligman/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Filmmaker Magazine {{!}} Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. |language=en-US}}
  • {{Cite web |last=Raup |first=Jordan |date=April 12, 2022 |title=Shiva Baby Director Emma Seligman Sets Cast for Bottoms |url=https://thefilmstage.com/shiva-baby-director-emma-seligman-sets-cast-for-bottoms/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=The Film Stage |language=en-US}}
  • {{Cite web |last=Wilner |first=Norman |date=October 20, 2020 |title=Emma Seligman delivers Shiva Baby to the Toronto Jewish Film Festival |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/shiva-baby-emma-seligman-interview |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=NOW Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023060230/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/shiva-baby-emma-seligman-interview |url-status=dead }}

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