 He was nominated for Video Director Of The Year at the 2009 BET Awards and was the recipient of the Best Film Award for his feature film, "Inside A Change" which made its world premiere at the 2009 HBO NYILFF.In 2010, Cordero was featured in Sprite's print and television ads for their Spark campaign and directed "The World Is Watching", a documentary about the culture of New York City high school basketball produced by Nike and narrated by Spike Lee.In 2011 Cordero was a featured director for SHOOT Magazine's 9th Annual New Director's Showcase held at the DGA Theater and was also a recipient of an American Advertising Federation Mosaic Award for the US Marine Corps Where I'm From national campaign (JWT/Uniworld).