| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Won | Oscar |
Best Documentary, Features for: American Dream (1990) Shared with: Arthur Cohn |
| 1977 | Won | Oscar |
Best Documentary, Features for: Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) |
| American Film Institute, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1994 | - | Maya Deren Independent Film and Video Artists Award | |
| Aspen Filmfest | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Audience Award |
Audience Favorite Documentary for: Shut Up & Sing (2006) Shared with: Cecilia Peck |
| Chicago International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Special Jury Prize |
DocuFest Competition for: Shut Up & Sing (2006) Shared with: Cecilia Peck |
| Denver International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | - | John Cassavetes Award | |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for: "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) Shared with: James Finnerty (unit production manager) (plaque) Frank Ferro (first assistant manager) (plaque) Ivan J. Fonseca (second assistant director) (plaque) For episode "The Documentary". |
| 1994 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality for: Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993) (TV) |
| 1992 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality for: American Dream (1990) |
| DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | - | Career Award | |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Informational Series for: "A Century of Women" (1994) Shared with: Jacoba Atlas (executive producer/writer) Pat Mitchell (executive producer for tbsp) Susan Krakower (supervising producer) Vivian Schiller (supervising producer for tbsp) Carol Romo (co-ordinating producer) Lynne Tuite (producer: fiction) Kyra Thompson (producer/writer) Judy Korin (director) Chris Harty (director) Sylvia Morales (director) Lynn Roth (co-producer/writer: fictional family) Heidi Schulman (writer) Jane Fonda (narrator) |
| 1993 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming for: Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993) (TV) |
| Human Rights Watch International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| International Documentary Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | IDA Award |
for: American Dream (1990) |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1991 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Documentary for: American Dream (1990) |
| 1977 | Won | Special Award |
for: Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) |
| Philadelphia Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Jury Award |
Best Documentary for: My Generation (2000) Shared with: Thomas Haneke Tied with Startup.com (2001). |
| Sundance Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
Documentary for: Wild Man Blues (1997) |
| 1991 | Won | Audience Award |
Documentary for: American Dream (1990) |
| Filmmakers Trophy |
Documentary for: American Dream (1990) |
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| Grand Jury Prize |
Documentary for: American Dream (1990) Tied with Paris Is Burning (1990). |
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| Women in Film Crystal Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | Won | Dorothy Arzner Directors Award | |
| Woodstock Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Documentary Feature for: Shut Up & Sing (2006) Shared with: Cecilia Peck Tied with Beyond Conviction (2006). |
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