| JOHN GONZALES | Filmmaking Awards | |
| Y2K: Shut Down Detected | Below are all the awards and nominations this short action/horror film received | |
| 1999 | Bronze Award | WorldFest-Flagstaff Film Festival bronze award for short subject "work in progress" |
| 2000 | Silver Award | WorldFest-Houston Film Festival, silver award for short category "Fantasy/Horror" |
| 2000 | Certificate of Merit | Rochester Film Festival |
| 2000 | Best Trailer | REwind Video Magazine's Film Awards |
| 2000 | Best Special Effects (feature) | Brooklyn Film Festival |
| 2000 | Horror Short of the Year | Flipside Emporium |
| 2000 | Best Short (nomination) | B-Movie Theatre Film Festival |
| 2001 | Best Visuals | RMA Media Festival (REwind Magazine Film Awards) |
| 2001 | Best Visual Effects | RMA Media Festival |
| 2001 | Fan Favorite (Oct. 27) | Shriekfest |
| 2001 | Best Special Effects | Shriekfest |
| 2001 | Best Picture | Screamfest |
| 2001 | 5 nominations | RMA Media Festival: Visuals, Visual Effects, Horror/Thriller, Action, & Original Score |