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John Smithson
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1)
Banff Television Festival (1)
BAFTA Awards (4)
Primetime Emmy Awards (1)
Evening Standard British Film Awards (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
New York Festivals (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (6)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Rome International Film Festival, USA (1)
The Grierson Trust British Documentary Award (2)
FOCAL International Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards (2)
12 wins & 14 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2011 Nominee
Oscar
Best Motion Picture of the Year
127 Hours
Shared with:
Christian Colson
·
Danny Boyle
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2016 Winner
FCCA Award
Best Feature Documentary
Sherpa
Shared with:
Jennifer Peedom
·
Bridget Ikin
Banff Television Festival
2009 Winner
Award of Excellence
Best Sports Documentary
Thrilla in Manila
Shared with:
John Dower
·
Elinor Day
BAFTA Awards
2016 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Documentary
Sherpa
Shared with:
Jennifer Peedom
·
Bridget Ikin
2011 Nominee
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
127 Hours
Shared with:
Danny Boyle
·
Christian Colson
·
Simon Beaufoy
2007 Nominee
Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)
9/11: The Falling Man
Shared with:
Henry Singer
·
Sue Bourne
2004 Winner
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
Touching the Void
Shared with:
Kevin Macdonald
Primetime Emmy Awards
2005 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More)
Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
Shared with:
David McNab
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Alice Keens-Soper
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Rola Bauer
·
Tim Halkin
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Ceri Barnes
·
Charlie Foley
·
Justin Hardy
·
Kevin Tao Mohs
·
Aidan Woodward
·
Mike Milne
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2004 Winner
Evening Standard British Film Award
Best Film
Touching the Void
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2011 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Feature
127 Hours
Shared with:
Danny Boyle
·
Christian Colson
New York Festivals
2007 Winner
Gold Medal
Best Documentary
9/11: The Falling Man
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2012 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form
9/11: Heroes of the 88th Floor: People Helping People
Shared with:
Julian Ware
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Tamara Rosenberg
·
James Quinn
2012 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Science and Technology Programming
Curiosity
For episode "Did God Create The Universe?"
Shared with:
Ben Bowie
·
Alan Eyres
·
Susan Winslow
·
Simon Andreae
·
Iain Riddick
·
John Cavanagh
2011 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Science and Technology Programming
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
For episode "Time Travel"
Shared with:
Ben Bowie
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Susan Winslow
·
Rory Griffin
·
Mark Wright
·
Iain Riddick
·
Nathan Williams
2010 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form
Thrilla in Manila
Shared with:
John Dower
·
Elinor Day
2000 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Programs
Nova
Decoding Nazi Secrets
For episode "Decoding Nazi Secrets"
Shared with:
David Darlow
·
Peter Bate
·
Evan Hadingham
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San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2007 Winner
SDFCS Award
Best Documentary
Deep Water
Shared with:
Louise Osmond
·
Jerry Rothwell
Rome International Film Festival, USA
2007 Winner
Festival Award
Best Cinema Documentary
Deep Water
Shared with:
Louise Osmond
·
Jerry Rothwell
The Grierson Trust British Documentary Award
2009 Winner
Documentary Award
Best Historical Documentary
Thrilla in Manila
Shared with:
John Dower
·
Elinor Day
2007 Winner
Documentary Award
Best Cinema Documentary
Deep Water
Shared with:
Louise Osmond
·
Jerry Rothwell
FOCAL International Awards
2007 Winner
FOCAL Award
Award for Best Use of Footage in a Feature Length Production or Film
Deep Water
Shared with:
Louise Osmond
·
Jerry Rothwell
Online Film & Television Association
2005 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Documentary Picture
Touching the Void
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2010 Nominee
ACCA
Best Motion Picture
127 Hours
Shared with:
Christian Colson
·
Danny Boyle
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
2022 Winner
AACTA Award
Best Documentary
River
Shared with:
Jennifer Peedom
·
Joseph Nizeti
·
Jo-Anne McGowan
2015 Nominee
AACTA Award
Best Feature Length Documentary
Sherpa
Shared with:
Bridget Ikin
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