Reijn had a chance to win the prize for best director with her film. The award was won by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who co-produced the film Everything Everywhere All At Once directed. Bodies Bodies Bodies was also nominated for best debut screenplay, but also failed to cash in on this nomination. The prize eventually went to the writers of the script of Emily the Criminal.
The big prizes were also for the film Everything Everywhere All At Oncewho won Best Picture and Best Leading Actor (Michelle Yeoh) in addition to the Best Director award, and earlier in the evening took home the awards for Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Breakthrough (Stephanie Hsu), Screenplay and Editing .
The American Film Awards are for independent films and their creators. The awards have been presented annually since 1984.