Sundance Film Festival
Park City, United States
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Festival dossier
Hollywood Gold Awards
Los Angeles, United States · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
WarningHigh Risk
Los Angeles, United States
0
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This festival is marked high risk. Treat any submission fee as money you may not get back.
- Name follows 'award mill' pattern (ends in 'Awards')
- Name exploits prestigious film city without actual connection
- Severe: 55 award categories (award mill indicator)
Overview
Hollywood Gold Awards (Los Angeles, United States). Listed as Warning tier in our database. Structured data: no verified physical venue in our database; 55 award categories. Summary generated from verified database fields only — not AI prose. Verify submission details with the festival directly.
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Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+0 pts)
No positive indicators found
Red Flags (-83 pts)
- Name follows 'award mill' pattern (ends in 'Awards')
- Name exploits prestigious film city without actual connection
- Severe: 55 award categories (award mill indicator)
- No physical screenings
- Limited or unverifiable history
- 1 documented risk signal
- Flagged as high risk by reputation monitoring
Trust Signals
Risk Flags
- Description contradicts structured venue/screening data
Festival Details
Award Categories
55
Submission Fees
$25 - $50
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Research
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In the News
- Hollywood Gold Awards — Reputation ChecklegitfestsMay 19, 2026Negative
I found one negative report, but it appears to be about a different festival with a similar “awards/festival” style rather than a verified complaint specifically about **Hollywood Gold Awards**. ### What I found - **Mad Dog Movies** published a “scam fest alert” about the **Annual Program Without Frontiers (APWF)**, alleging it was a front that collected entry fees without real screenings, judgin
- Hollywood Gold Awards — Reputation ReportlegitfestsMay 19, 2026Negative
This festival has been flagged by our automated trust model for exhibiting multiple red flag patterns. Community reports and data signals indicate elevated risk. Review the full analysis before submitting.
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Scores are calculated from structural indicators: accreditations, physical screenings, award category count, submission frequency, and acceptance rate. Higher scores reflect more verifiable legitimacy signals.
Recent Reviews
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Submitted 2022Laurels without a clear audience
We were selected quickly across many categories. No meaningful screening info we could verify. If the main product is the laurel image, walk away.
— Writer-director
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