Academy Awards, USA 2015

Winner Oscar

Best Documentary, Feature Laura Poitras Mathilde Bonnefoy Dirk Wilutzky

Primetime Emmy Awards 2015

Winner Primetime Emmy	Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Laura Poitras (produced by) Mathilde Bonnefoy (produced by) Dirk Wilutzky (produced by) Home Box Office (HBO)
Nominee Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming Laura Poitras (cinematography) Home Box Office (HBO)
	Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming Laura Poitras (director) Home Box Office (HBO)
	Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming Mathilde Bonnefoy (editor) Home Box Office (HBO)

BAFTA Awards 2015

Winner BAFTA Film Award

Best Documentary Laura Poitras Mathilde Bonnefoy Dirk Wilutzky

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2015

Winner EDA Award	Best Documentary Feature Film Laura Poitras
Winner EDA Female Focus Award	Female Icon of the Year Laura Poitras Tied with Ava DuVernay for Selma (2014).
Nominee EDA Female Focus Award	Best Woman Director Laura Poitras

American Cinema Editors, USA 2015

Winner Eddie

Best Edited Documentary - Feature Mathilde Bonnefoy

Austin Film Critics Association 2014

Winner AFCA Award

Best Documentary Laura Poitras

Australian Film Critics Association Awards 2016

Nominee AFCA Award

Best Documentary (Local or International)

Awards Circuit Community Awards 2014

Nominee ACCA

Best Documentary Feature Laura Poitras Runner-Up

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2014

Winner BSFC Award

Best Documentary

Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2015

Nominee COFCA Award

Best Documentary

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Nominee CFCA Award

Best Documentary

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US 2015

Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award	Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking Laura Poitras Mathilde Bonnefoy Dirk Wilutzky
	Outstanding Achievement in Direction Laura Poitras
	Outstanding Achievement in Editing Mathilde Bonnefoy
	Outstanding Achievement in Production Laura Poitras Mathilde Bonnefoy Dirk Wilutzky
	The Unforgettables Edward Snowden
Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize	Laura Poitras
Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Laura Poitras Kirsten Johnson Katy Scoggin Trevor Paglen

Cinema for Peace Awards 2015

Nominee Cinema for Peace Award

Most Valuable Documentary of the Year Laura Poitras (director)

CPH:DOX 2014

Nominee CPH:DOX Award	Laura Poitras
Nominee Politiken's Audience Award	Laura Poitras

Critics Choice Awards 2015

Nominee Critics Choice Award

Best Documentary Feature

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Winner DFWFCA Award

Best Documentary

Denver Film Critics Society 2015

Nominee DFCS Award

Best Documentary Film

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Winner DFCS Award

Best Documentary

Directors Guild of America, USA 2015

Winner DGA Award

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Laura Poitras

DocAviv Film Festival 2015

Nominee Best International Film

The International Competition Laura Poitras

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards 2014

Nominee DFCC

Best Documentary 3rd place

Film Independent Spirit Awards 2015

Winner Independent Spirit Award

Best Documentary Laura Poitras (director, producer) Mathilde Bonnefoy (producer) Dirk Wilutzky (producer)

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2014

Nominee FFCC Award

Best Documentary

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics 2015

Nominee Dorian Award

Documentary of the Year

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) 2015

Nominee GAFCA Award

Best Documentary Film

German Film Awards 2015

Winner Film Award in Gold	Best Documentary (Bester Dokumentarfilm) Dirk Wilutzky (producer) Laura Poitras (producer) Mathilde Bonnefoy (producer)
Nominee Film Award in Gold	Best Editing (Bester Schnitt) Mathilde Bonnefoy
	Best Sound (Beste Tongestaltung) Alexander Buck Frank Kruse Matthias Lempert

Gold Derby Awards 2015

Winner Gold Derby Film Award

Documentary Feature Laura Poitras

Gotham Awards 2014

Winner Gotham Independent Film Award	Best Documentary Laura Poitras Mathilde Bonnefoy Dirk Wilutzky
Nominee Audience Award	Laura Poitras Mathilde Bonnefoy Dirk Wilutzky

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2015

Winner HRIFF Award

Best Documentary Film Laura Poitras (director)

Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2015

Winner HFCS Award

Best Documentary Feature

Humanitas Prize 2016

Nominee Humanitas Prize

Documentaries - Special Awards Category Laura Poitras

Indiewire Critics' Poll 2014

Winner ICP Award

Best Documentary Laura Poitras

International Cinephile Society Awards 2015

Nominee ICS Award

Best Documentary

International Documentary Association 2014

Winner IDA Award

Best Feature Laura Poitras

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) 2015

Winner INOCA

Best Documentary Laura Poitras

Iowa Film Critics Awards 2015

Winner IFC Award

Best Documentary

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2014

Winner KCFCC Award

Best Documentary

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Winner Sierra Award

Best Documentary

London Critics Circle Film Awards 2015

Winner ALFS Award

Documentary of the Year

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Winner LAFCA Award

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film Laura Poitras

Moscow International Film Festival 2015

Nominee Audience Award

Documentary Laura Poitras 4th place.

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 2015

Nominee Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing - Feature Documentary Frank Kruse (supervising sound editor, sound designer) Alexander Buck (supervising dialogue editor, supervising adr editor) Carsten Richter (foley artist) Markus Stemler (sound effects editor) Helene Seidl (sound effects editor) Hans Schumann (music editor)

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 2015

Winner NSFC Award

Best Non-Fiction Film

Nevada Film Critics Society 2014

Winner NFCS Award

Best Documentary

New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2014

Winner NYFCC Award

Best Non-Fiction Film

North Carolina Film Critics Association 2015

Nominee NCFCA Award

Best Documentary Film

Online Film & Television Association 2015

Winner OFTA Film Award	Best Documentary Picture
Nominee OFTA Television Award	Best Non-Fiction Program
	Best Direction of a Non-Fiction Program
	Best Editing in a Non-Series

Online Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Nominee OFCS Award

Best Documentary

Palm Springs International Film Festival 2015

Winner Filmmakers Who Make a Difference Award

Laura Poitras "Laura Poitras' astonishing documentary, Citizenfour, has played a major role in changing our ... More "Laura Poitras' astonishing documentary, Citizenfour, has played a major role in changing our perceptions regarding fugitive Edward Snowden and about Governmental intrusion into our private lives through the tools of technology," said Festival Director Darryl Macdonald. "It's for these reasons that the Festival has seen fit to honor her role as a filmmaker who has truly made a difference through her work."

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Nominee PFCS Award

Best Documentary

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Winner SDFCS Award

Best Documentary

San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2014

Winner SFFCC Award

Best Documentary

Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015

Winner Outstanding Director of the Year Award

Laura Poitras

Satellite Awards 2015

Winner Satellite Award

Best Motion Picture, Documentary

Seattle Film Critics Awards 2015

Nominee Seattle Film Critics Award

Best Documentary Laura Poitras

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Nominee SEFCA Award

Best Documentary

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US 2014

Winner SLFCA Award

Best Documentary Film

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Nominee Allan King Documentary Award

Laura Poitras

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards 2015

Nominee SIYAD Award

Best Foreign Film 17th Place

Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Winner UFCA Award

Best Documentary Feature Film

Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2015

Nominee VFCC Award

Best Documentary

Village Voice Film Poll 2014

Winner VVFP Award

Best Documentary Feature Film

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Nominee WAFCA Award

Best Documentary

Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2014

Winner Courage in Filmmaking Award	Laura Poitras For bringing the Edward Snowden NSA revelations to light in Citizenfour, and driven into exile in ... More For bringing the Edward Snowden NSA revelations to light in Citizenfour, and driven into exile in Germany for doing so.
Winner WFCC Award	Best Documentary by or About Women