2019Nominee
Best Performance
The Game Changers
Scott Jurek
Actor
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
October 26, 1973
Biography
Ultramarathoner, author, and public speaker. Throughout his running career, Jurek was one of the most dominant ultramarathon runners in the world, winning the Hardrock Hundred (2007), the Badwater Ultramarathon (2005, 2006), the Spartathlon (2006, 2007, 2008), and the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run (1999–2005). In 2010, at the 24-Hour World Championships in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, Jurek won a silver medal behind Shingo Inoue and set a new US record for distance run in 24 hours with 165.7 miles (an average pace of 8 minutes and 42 seconds per mile). In 2015, Jurek set the Fastest Known Time running record for the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail. Jurek has followed a vegetarian diet since 1997, and a vegan diet since 1999.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2018Winner
Best Performance
Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary
2016Winner
Best Performance
Vegan: Everyday Stories
Career Highlights
2017Highlight
Best Performance
From the Ground Up
2015Highlight
Best Performance
Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco
Video
The Game Changers
Vegan: Everyday Stories
Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco