Updated January 15, 2008
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Copenhagen DOX - Best Danish DOX:Award (shared)
Copenhagen DOX - Audience Award
ACCELERATING AMERICA
Seattle Film Festival – Special Jury Prize
THE AGE OF STUPID
Sheffield DocFest - Grierson Sheffield Green Award
ANITA O'DAY - THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER
Satellite Awards - Best Documentary Winner (tie)
AMERICAN TEEN
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
Sundance Film Festival – Directing Award
National Board of Review - Runner-Up
ANOTHER PLANET
Denver Film Festival - Best Documentary
ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award Nominee
Los Angeles Film Festival – Documentary Audience Award
Chicago Film Festival - Honorable Mention (Silver Hugo)
Copenhagen DOX - Sound and Vision Award
THE ART STAR AND THE SUDANESE TWINS
Sundance Film Festival – World Editing Award
AS SEEN THROUGH THESE EYES
Thessaloniki Documentary – Audience Award
AT THE DEATH HOUSE DOOR
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Directors Guild of America - Best Documentary Director
Full Frame Film Festival – Inspiration Award
BE LIKE OTHERS
Berlin Film Festival – TEDDY Queer Jury Prize
Berlin Film Festival – Amnesty International Prize
Thessaloniki Documentary – International Critics Award
NewFest – Best Documentary
BEAUTIFUL LOSERS
Cinevegas – Grand Jury Prize
THE BETRAYAL (NERAHKOON)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
Full Frame Film Festival – Spectrum Award
National Board of Review - Runner-Up
BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER*
Karlovy Vary Film Festival - Special Jury Prize
BILLY THE KID
2008 Cinema Eye Honors – Outstanding Debut Feature
THE BLACK LIST
AFI Dallas – Audience Award
BLESSED IS THE MATCH: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF HANNAH SENESH
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
BOOGIE MAN
International Documentary Association - Emerging Filmmaker Award Winner
Writers Guild of America - Best Documentary Screenplay Nominee
BURMA VJ
Copenhagen DOX - DOX:Award Best Documentary
Copenhagen DOX - Amnesty Award
IDFA - Joris Ivens Award
IDFA - Movies that Matter Human Rights Award
BURNING THE FUTURE: COAL IN AMERICA<
International Documentary Association - Pare Lorentz Award Winner
BUSH'S WAR
American Cinema Editors (ACE) - Best Edited Documentary Nominee
CHICAGO 10
2008 Cinema Eye Honors – Outstanding Graphics/Animation
Writers Guild of America - Best Documentary Screenplay Nominee
American Cinema Editors (ACE) - Best Edited Documentary Nominee
CHRIS & DON. A LOVE STORY
Gotham Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
CITIZEN HAVEL
Copenhagen DOX - Doc Aliiance Award
COMBALION
Seattle Film Festival – Special Jury Prize
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY SEXUAL FAILURES
British Independent Film Awards - Best British Documentary Nominee
CONSTANTIN AND ELENA
IDFA - First Appearance Award
CORRIDOR #8
Berlin Film Festival – Ecumenical Jury Prize
Hot Docs Film Festival – Emerging Artist Award
CRAZY LOVE
2008 Independent Spirit Awards – Best Documentary Feature
DEAR ZACHARY: LETTERS TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER
National Board of Review - Runner-Up
DEREK
British Independent Film Awards - Best British Documentary Nominee
Seattle Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
DURAKOVO: VILLAGE OF FOOLS
Sundance Film Festival – World Directing Award
ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
International Documentary Association - Career Achievement Award
Gotham Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
Satellite Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
Edinburgh Film Festival – Best Documentary
National Board of Review - Runner-Up
THE ENGLISH SURGEON
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
Hot Docs Film Festival – Best International Feature
Silverdocs Film Festival – World Feature Award
EQUALITY U
Outfest – Emerging Talent Award
THE FALLEN
Sheffield DocFest - Audience Award
FAUBOURG TREME: THE UNTOLD STORY
San Francisco Film Festival – Bay Area Documentary Feature
THE FEATURE
Copenhagen DOX - New Vision Award
FUEL(Previously FIELDS OF FUEL)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Sundance Film Festival – Audience Award
Writers Guild of America - Best Documentary Screenplay Nominee
FLICKER
Hot Docs Film Festival – Canadian Special Jury Prize
FOOTBALL UNDER COVER
Berlin Film Festival – TEDDY Best Queer Documentary
Outfest – Freedom Award
FORBIDDEN LIES
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
San Francisco Film Festival – Special Jury Prize
Silverdocs Film Festival – Screenplay Award
FORGETTING DAD
IDFA - Joris Ivens Special Jury Award
FULL BATTLE RATTLE
SXSW Film Festival – Special Jury Prize
THE GARDEN
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Silverdocs Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
GHOSTS OF CITE SOLEIL
2008 Cinema Eye Honors – Outstanding Production
GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON
Writers Guild of America - Best Documentary Screenplay Nominee
GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO
Sundance Film Festival – Special Jury Prize
HEAVY LOAD
BritDoc – Audience Award
HERB AND DOROTHY
Silverdocs Film Festival – Audience Award
Hamptons Film Festival - Golden Starfish Documentary Award
Hamptons Film Festival - Audience Award
HI MY NAME IS RYAN
Cinevegas – Special Jury Prize
HOTEL GRAMERCY PARK
Tribeca Film Festival – Special Mention, NY Loves Film
I.O.U.S.A.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Broadcast Film Critics - Best Documentary Feature Nominee
IN A DREAM
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
SXSW Film Festival – Emerging Vision Audience Award
Full Frame Film Festival – Emerging Artist Award
Woodstock Film Festival - Best Documentary
Woodstock Film Festival - Best Editing
IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA
Cleveland Film Festival – Standing Up Award
AFI Dallas – Best Documentary Feature
IT’S ALWAYS LATE FOR FREEDOM
Hot Docs Film Festival – Best Mid-Length Documentary
JIMMY ROSENBERG: THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE TALENT
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival – Best Feature
JUNIOR
Hot Docs Film Festival – Best Canadian Feature
THE JUDGE AND THE GENERAL
Directors Guild of America - Best Documentary Director
KASSIM THE DREAM
International Documentary Association - Best Documentary Nominee
Silverdocs Film Festival – AFM Award
AFI Fest - Best Documentary
AFI Fest - Audience Award (shared)
IDFA - DOC U! Award
THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS
2008 Cinema Eye Honors – Audience Choice Prize
KJFG No. 5
DOK Leipzig - Audience Award
LIFE. SUPPORT. MUSIC
IFFBoston – Audience Award
Newport International Film Festival – Honorable Mention
LIONESS
Full Frame Film Festival – Filmmaker Award
LOOT
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award Nominee
Los Angeles Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
LOST IN THE FOG
Cinevegas – Audience Award
THE LOVERS FROM AXOS
Thessaloniki Documentary – Critics Prize for Greek Feature
MADE IN AMERICA
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
MAGGIE IN WONDERLAND
Copenhagen DOX - Special Mention, DOX:Award
MAN ON WIRE
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
International Documentary Association - Best Documentary Winner (tie)
Directors Guild of America - Best Director Nominee
Producers Guild of America - Producer of the Year Nominee
American Cinema Editors (ACE) - Best Edited Documentary Nominee
Gotham Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
British Independent Film Awards - Best British Documentary Winner
British Independent Film Awards - Best British Independent Film Nominee
Satellite Awards - Best Documentary Winner (tie)
Sundance Film Festival – World Cinema Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival – World Audience Award
Full Frame Film Festival – Speical Jury Award
Full Frame Film Festival – Audience Award
Los Angeles Film Festival – International Audience Award
Edinburgh Film Festival – Audience Award
Karlovy Vary - Best Documentary
BritDoc – Best Documentary Feature
New York Film Critics Circle - Best Non-Fiction Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
National Society of Film Critics - Best Non-Fiction Film
Boston Film Critics - Best Documentary
National Board of Review - Best Documentary
Broadcast Film Critics - Best Documentary Feature Nominee
Washington DC Film Critics - Best Documentary
New York Online Film Critics - Best Documentary
St. Louis Film Critics - Best Documentary
San Diego Film Critics - Best Documentary
Southeastern Film Critics - Best Documentary
London Film Critics - Best British Film Nominee
Florida Film Critics - Best Documentary
Las Vegas Film Festival - Best Documentary
Toronto Film Critics - Best Documentary
Utah Film Festival - Best Documentary
Kansas City Film Critics - Best Documentary
MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET)
2008 Cinema Eye Honors – Outstanding Nonfiction Feature
2008 Cinema Eye Honors – Outstanding Cinematography
2008 Cinema Eye Honors – Outstanding Editing
MEADOWLARK
NewFest – Honorable Mention
THE MONASTERY – MR. VIG AND THE NUN
2008 Cinema Eye Honors – Outstanding International Feature
MY WINNIPEG
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
San Francisco Film Critics - Best Documentary
OBLIVION
DOK Leipzig - Silver Dove Honorable Mention
DOK Leipzig - FIPRESCI Jury Prize
OF TIME AND THE CITY
British Independent Film Awards - Best British Documentary Nominee
OLD MAN BEBO
Tribeca Film Festival – Best New Documentary Filmmaker
ONE BAD CAT: THE REVERED ALBERT WAGNER STORY
Cleveland Film Festival – Audience Award
THE ORDER OF MYTHS
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Truer Than Fiction Award Nominee
Silverdocs Film Festival – Cinematic Vision Award
Sheffield DocFest - Grierson Sheffield Youth Jury Award
OUT OF TIME
Cleveland Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
PAGEANT
NewFest – Audience Award
Frameline – Audience Award
PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE
Sundance Film Festival – Cinematography Award
A PLACE TO LIVE
Outfest – Audience Award
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME
Full Frame Film Festival – Working Films Award (tie)
PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Satellite Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
Tribeca Film Festival – Best Documentary Feature
Silverdocs Film Festival – Witness Award
PRESSURE COOKER
Los Angeles Film Festival – Special Jury Commendation
THE PRICE OF SUGAR
Thessaloniki Documentary – Amnesty International Award
RECYCLE
Sundance Film Festival – World Cinematography Award
THE RED RACE
Silverdocs Film Festival – World Feature Special Jury
RELIGULOUS
Satellite Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
RENÉ
European Film Academy - Prix Arte Best Documentary
DOK Leipzig - Golden Dove Best Documentary
RiP - A REMIX MANIFESTO
IDFA - Audience Award
ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
Gotham Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
Sundance Film Festival – Editing Award
National Board of Review - Runner-Up
Broadcast Film Critics - Best Documentary Feature Nominee
SANTIAGO
Miami Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
SECRECY
IFFBoston – Special Jury Prize
Newport International Film Festival – Best Documentary
SEVEN SINS OF ENGLAND
Sheffield DocFest - Grierson Sheffield Innovation Award
SEX POSITIVE
Outfest – Outstanding Documentary Feature
SHAKESPEARE AND VICTOR HUGO'S INTIMACIES
IDFA - Student Award
SOLANGE ON LOVE
Copenhagen DOX - Best Danish DOX:Award (shared)
SONG SUNG BLUE
IFFBoston – Grand Jury Prize
SPEED AND ANGELS
Newport International Film Festival – Audience Award
SUMMERCHILD
Full Frame Film Festival – President’s Award
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
Producers Guild of America - Producer of the Year Nominee
Berlin Film Festival – Silver Bear, Jury Grand Prix
Broadcast Film Critics - Best Documentary Feature Nominee
STRANDED: I’VE COME FROM A PLANE THAT’S CRASHED ON THE MOUNTAINS
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
International Documentary Association - Best Documentary Nominee
Directors Guild of America - Best Documentary Director
Sarasota Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
TAKING ROOT: THE VISION OF WANGARI MAATHAI
Full Frame Film Festival – Women in Leadership Award
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
2008 Academy Awards – Best Documentary Feature
2008 Cinema Eye Honors – Outstanding Direction
THEY KILLED SISTER DOROTHY
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
SXSW Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
SXSW Film Festival – Audience Award
Chicago Film Festival - Honorable Mention (Silver Hugo)
Denver Film Festival - Audience Award
THREE MILES NORTH OF MOLKOM
British Independent Film Awards - Best British Documentary Nominee
THRILLER IN MANILLA
BritDoc – Honorable Mention
TO SEE IF I’M SMILING
Sarasota Film Festival – Special Jury Prize
Hot Docs Film Festival – International Special Jury Prize
TROUBLE THE WATER
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Feature Documentary Shortlist
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
Producers Guild of America - Producer of the Year Nominee
Gotham Awards - Best Documentary Winner
Sundance Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
Full Frame Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
Full Frame Film Festival – Working Films Award (tie)
Full Frame Film Festival – Human Rights Award
Silverdocs Film Festival – Special Jury Prize
TRUMBO
National Board of Review - Runner-Up
THROW DOWN YOUR HEART
SXSW Film Festival – 24 Beats Audience Award
Silverdocs Film Festival – Music Documentary Award
THE UNFORESEEN
2008 Independent Spirit Awards – Truer Than Fiction Award
UP THE YANGTZE
Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
Golden Horse Awards - Best Documentary
Full Frame Film Festival – Honorable Mention, Emerging Artist
Full Frame Film Festival – Honorable Mention, Spectrum
San Francisco Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize
VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR
Chicago Film Festival - Best Documentary (Gold Hugo)
VICTOIRE TERMINUS
Hot Docs Film Festival – Runner-Up, International
VIRTUAL JFK: VIETNAM IF KENNEDY HAD LIVED
Hot Docs Film Festival – Runner-Up, International
WALTZ WITH BASHIR
Cinema Eye Honors - Documentary Feature Shortlist
International Documentary Association - Best Documentary Winner (tie)
Golden Globe Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Winner
Directors Guild of America - Best Documentary Director
Writers Guild of America - Best Documentary Screenplay Nominee
British Independent Film Awards - Best Foreign Independent Film Winner
Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Runner-up, Best Documentary
Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Animated Feature
National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture
Satellite Awards - Best Documentary Nominee
London Film Critics - Foreign Language Film of the Year Nominee
WAR CHILD
International Documentary Association - VideoSource Award Winner
Tribeca Film Festival – Audience Award
WILD COMBINATION: A PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR RUSSELL
Outfest – Outstanding Artistic Achievement
THE WRECKING CREW
Seattle Film Festival – Audience Award
THE WORLD WE WANT
AFI Fest - Audience Award (shared)
YOUNG@HEART
International Documentary Association - Best Documentary Nominee
International Documentary Association - Music Documentary Winner
Broadcast Film Critics - Best Documentary Feature Nominee
Southeastern Film Critics - Runner-Up, Documentary
ZONED IN
Tribeca Film Festival – New York Loves Film Award
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