Destiny (1988) My Family (1995) Selena (1997) Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998) Frida (2002), screenplay only Bordertown (2006) Television The 20th Century: American Tapestry (1999, Documentary) American Family (2002–2004) Accolades Wins Chicago International Film Festival: Gold Hugo Award, Best First Feature Award, for The Confessions of Amans; 1976. Montréal World Film Festival: Grand Prix des Amériques, for El Norte; 1983. Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: OCIC Award, for My Family; 1995. Bravo Awards: Outstanding Feature Film, for My Family; 1995. Taos Talking Picture Festival: Cineaste Award, 1995. ALMA Award: Outstanding Latino Director of a Feature Film, for Selena; 1997. ALMA Award: Outstanding Latino Director of a Feature Film, for Why Do Fools Fall in Love; 1998. National Hispanic Media Coalition: Impact Award for Director of the Year; 2000. Santa Fe Film Festival: Luminaria Award; 2006. Nominations Academy Awards: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, for El Norte; 1984. Writers Guild of America Award: Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, for El Norte; 1984. Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Golden Seashell Award, for My Family; 1995. Emmy Awards: Outstanding Miniseries, for American Family: Journey of Dreams, for episode "Journey of Dreams"; 2002. Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlin Bear, Gregory Nava; for Bordertown; 2007. References External links PBS interview of Gregory Nava with Bill Moyers 1949 births Film producers from California American male screenwriters American film directors of Mexican descent American people of Basque descent Film directors from California Living people UCLA Film School alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Writers from San Diego Screenwriters from California