With our
18th round selection,
Team Sequoia is happy to select, in the
Mini-Series/TV movie category, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
Filmed right here in Calgary and based on the novel of the same name, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a history of Native Americans in the American West in the late nineteenth century, and their displacement and slaughter by the United States federal government.
The film received 17 nominations at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, earning more nominations than any other nominee.
It won 6 Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special (tie)
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or Special (Non-prosthetic)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie
It also received 3 nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards:
Best Miniseries or TV Film
Best Actor - Miniseries or TV Film (Adam Beach)
Best Supporting Actress - Mini(series) or TV Film (Anna Paquin)
It also won the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Picture Made for Television.