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 movies that qualify, as few as one films 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 1988 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 movies before it nominates them for an award.

1980s

*1987 "Matewan"
** "Project X

*1988 "Cry Freedom"
** "The Accused"
** "A World Apart"

*1989 "Mississippi Burning"
** "A Dry White Season"
** "Listen to Me"
** "Talk Radio"

1990s

*"'1990 "Driving Miss Daisy"
** "Glory"
** "Longtime Companion"
** "Quigley Down Under"
** "Romero"

*1991 "Boyz N the Hood"
** "Come See The Paradise"
** "Guilty by Suspicion"
** "Jungle Fever"
** "The Long Walk Home"

*"'1992 "The Power of One"
** "Europa, Europa"
** "Sarafina!"
** "School Ties"
** "Thunderheart"

*"'1993 "Schindler's List"
** ""
** ""
** "In the Name of the Father"
** "Indochine"
** "Orlando"
** "Philadelphia"

*"'1994 "Go Fish"
** "On Deadly Ground"

*"'1995 "Murder in the First"
** "Beyond Rangoon"
** "Picture Bride"
** "The Scarlet Letter"

*"'1996 "Ghosts of Mississippi"
** "The Crucible"
** "Dead Man Walking"
** "Get on the Bus"
** "The People Vs. Larry Flynt"

*"'1997 "Rosewood"
** "L.A. Confidential"
** "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"
** "Seven Years in Tibet"

*"'1998 "A Civil Action"
**"Enemy of the State"
**"The Siege"
**"Wilde"

*"'1999 "The Green Mile"
**"Boys Don't Cry"
**"The General's Daughter"
**"Hard"
**"The General's Daughter"
**"Naturally Native"
**"One Man's Hero"
**"Three Kings"
**"Xiu Xiu

2000s

*2000 "Remember the Titans"
**"Before Night Falls"
**"But I'm a Cheerleader"
**"The Contender"
**"Erin Brockovich"
**"The Hurricane"
**"It All Starts Today"
**"Sunshine"
**"X-Men"

*2001 "Focus"
**""
**"Born Under Libra"
**"Bread and Roses"
**"The Closet"
**"Greenfingers"
**"The Hidden Half"
**"The Iron Ladies"
**"Journey to the Sun"
**"Lumumba"

*2002 "Ararat"
**"Das Experiment"
**"Evelyn"
**"The Grey Zone"
**"John Q"
**"Rabbit-Proof Fence"
**"To End All Wars"
**"Tricky Life"

*2003 "The Magdalene Sisters"
**"The Life of David Gale"
**"Lilja 4-Ever"
**""

*2004 "Hotel Rwanda"
**"Moolaadé"
**"Osama"
**"Vera Drake"
**"The Yes Men"