theOscarSite Bio: Cynthia Wade directed and shot the five-time award-winning HBO documentary SHELTER DOGS (2003), which was broadcast in seven countries. She directed and edited the award-winning 1999 Cinemax documentary GRIST FOR THE MIL. Wade was co-producer/cinematographer for the 1998 PBS documentary TAKEN IN: THE LIVES OF AMERICA'S FOSTER CHILDREN, which won a prestigious duPont Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Wade has been Director of Photography for PBS, HBO/Cinemax, A&E, Discovery, The History Channel, MTV, AMC, Oxygen, and TNT. She has made dozens of films for corporate and nonprofit clients, including Intel, the National Guard, and Job Corps. She teaches advanced cinematography at the New School. She holds a BA cum laude from Smith College and an MA in Documentary Film Production from Stanford University.

· Best Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects 2007: FREEHELD (w. Vanessa Roth)