Kate Bush Wins First Film Award for Her Directorial Debut

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Kate Bush Wins First Film Award for Directorial Debut: ‘How Wonderful!’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Beloved music icon, Brit Award winner, Grammy nominee and now … award-winning film director.

Kate Bush has set out her stalls as a filmmaker by winning a prize for her directorial debut.

The “Wuthering Heights” legend won the animation award on Thursday for her anti-war short film “Little Shrew” at the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival in Wales, which also happens to be a BAFTA-qualifying event.

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/kate-bush-celebrates-winning-first-ever-film-award-1236756038/)._