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Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1993 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality
for: "The American Experience" (1988).
For episode "The Donner Party".
 
Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Series
for: "The American Experience" (1988).
Shared with:
 Mark Samels (executive producer)
Sharon Grimberg (senior producer)
Susan Bellows (series producer)
Mary Recine (produced by)
Bonnie Lafave (produced by)
Robin Espinola (produced by)
(PBS).

 
2007 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
for: "American Masters: Andy Warhol: A Documentary (#20.6)" (2006).
Shared with:
 James Sanders (written by)
(PBS).
(Screened within "American Masters" (1983)).
Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Series
for: "American Masters" (1983).
Shared with:
 Susan Lacy (executive producer for american master)
Prudence Glass (series producer for american master)
Julie Sacks (supervising producer for american master)
Donald Rosenfeld (produced by)
Daniel Wolf (produced by)
Peter Brant (executive producer)
Larry Gagosian (executive producer)
Diane von Fürstenberg (executive producer)
(PBS).

 
2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Non-Fiction Series
for: "New York: A Documentary Film" (1999).
Shared with:
 Lisa Ades (producer/co-director)
Margaret Drain (executive producer for the american experience)
Judy Crichton (executive producer for wgbh)
Mark Samels (producer for the american experience)
James Sanders (writer)
(PBS).

 
1991 Won Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming
for: "The Civil War" (1990).
Shared with:
 Geoffrey C. Ward (writer)
Ken Burns (writer)
(PBS).
For episode #9: "The Better Angels Of Our Nature".
Outstanding Informational Series
for: "The Civil War" (1990).
Shared with:
 Ken Burns (producer)
Stephen Ives (co-producer)
Julie Dunfey (co-producer)
Mike Hill (co-producer)
Eisele, Catherine (coordinating producer)
(PBS).
For episode #5 ("The Universe Of Battle").
 
Humanitas Prize
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Won Humanitas Prize Documentaries - Special Awards Category
for: "The Civil War" (1990).
Shared with:
 Geoffrey C. Ward
Ken Burns

 
International Documentary Association
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1993 Won IDA Award for: "The American Experience" (1988).
Shared with:
 Lisa Ades
For episode "The Donner Party".
 
Organization of American Historians
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1992 Won Erik Barnouw Award for: "The American Experience" (1988).
Shared with:
 Buddy Squires
For episode "Coney Island (#3.11)".
Tied with Color Adjustment (1992).
 
PGA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Won Television Producer of the Year Award for: "The Civil War" (1990).
Shared with:
 Ken Burns

 
Sundance Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Nominated Grand Jury Prize Documentary
for: "The American Experience" (1988).
For episode "Coney Island (#3.11)".
 
Western Heritage Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1993 Won Bronze Wrangler Outstanding Documentary
for: "The American Experience" (1988).
Shared with:
 Judy Crichton (executive producer)
Lisa Ades (producer)
For episode "The Donner Party".
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Documentary - Other Than Current Events
for: "The American Experience" (1988).
For episode "We Shall Remain: Episode Two: Tecumseh's Vision".
 
2007 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Documentary - Other Than Current Events
for: "The American Experience" (1988).
Shared with:
 Arthur Gelb
Barbara Gelb
For episode "Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film (#18.9)".
 
1996 Won WGA Award (TV) Documentary - Other Than Current Events
for: The Way West (1995) (TV).

 
1994 Won WGA Award (TV) Documentary - Other Than Current Events
for: "The American Experience" (1988).
For episode "The Donner Party".
Tied with Degenerate Art (1993) (TV).
 

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