Caitlin McCarthy's writing has collectively won awards and nominations in over 60 international film festival screenplay competitions and labs, most notably:
- WONDER DRUG: Selected as an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation script for the Hamptons Screenwriters Lab and chosen for a live staged reading of select scenes at the 15th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival, sponsored by the Sloan Foundation. Reading starred Steve Guttenberg (THREE MEN AND A BABY) and Alysia Reiner (SIDEWAYS). Also winner of "Most Likely To Be Produced" Screenplay Award at the Action on Film International Film Festival.
- RESISTANCE: Winner of the Atlanta Film Festival’s Inaugural Screenplay Competition. The prize for winning was participation in a weekend retreat with a group of renowned writing, directing, and producing mentors. Caitlin's mentors were Joy Lusco Kecken (NBC's "Homicide" and HBO's "The Wire") and Michael Lucker (VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN).
- FREE SKATE: A winner of the MTV/WIF TV & Media Outreach Program. Caitlin pitched FREE SKATE directly to senior members of MTV's development team.
- PASS/FAIL: First Place - Best Short Script in the RIIFF (Rhode Island International Film Festival) Screenplay Competition. Pilot teleplay also selected for interpretation on camera by the Action on Film International Film Festival. A five-minute scene was shown as a "mini-movie" during the festival.
- CAPE COD LITE: Winner of the "Best Drama" screenplay award at the Action on Film International Film Festival. A five-minute scene was shown as a "mini-movie" during the festival.
Caitlin McCarthy was nominated for a 2011 Presidential Citizens Medal for her work on the DES (diethylstilbestrol) issue.
IMAGINE Magazine named Caitlin a "Woman to Watch" in 2011.
The Pulse Magazine named Caitlin one of the "People to Watch in 2011."
Caitlin was a 2008 Fellowship Grant Recipient from the Worcester Arts Council (WAC), formerly known as the Worcester Cultural Commission. WAC falls under the umbrella of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
She was also a finalist for the 2011 Artist Fellowships Program of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), receiving a financial award.
To view the full list of honors for each screenplay, please visit WONDER DRUG, RESISTANCE, FREE SKATE, PASS/FAIL, and CAPE COD LITE on Facebook.
