how important is winning awards?

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<p>i think i have a lot of good and unique ec's to do with filmmaking. i haven't ever submitted my work to any contests or anything though. i just do it cuz i love to do it, not really for awards per se. but will that hurt me majorly? a lot of people have said my work is really good and i think i could have won awards if i had actually submitted it to various film fests and stuff, but i hadn't even been planning to apply to the ivies until this year so i wasn't really concerned with awards.</p>

<p>is not winning any national awards a big detriment to me even if my ec's show long-term passion and dedication?</p>

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<p>I don’t think so. especially if you do have a chance to interview once your app is submitted, you can express it then. good luck!</p>

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<p>Major awards are most important for international applicants, who need to distinguish themselves.</p>

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<p>Isnt major awards super important for Domestics too because they also need to distinguish themselves?</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t call major awards “super important.” They are, however, super helpful, but they are not necessary nor are they as helpful for domestic applicants as for international applicants.</p>

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<p>Major awards obviously help, but most domestically admitted persons are “normal” folk. They are not by any means a necessity.</p>

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<p>that’s a relief. thanks, guys! :)</p>