
Citizenfour (2014)
Awards
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) |
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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).
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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
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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 |
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Outstanding Achievement in Editing Mathilde Bonnefoy |
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Outstanding Achievement in Production Laura Poitras Mathilde Bonnefoy Dirk Wilutzky |
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The Unforgettables Edward Snowden |
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Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize |
Laura Poitras
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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
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Nominee Politiken's Audience Award |
Laura Poitras
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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
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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.
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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 |
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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
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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
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Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards 2015
Nominee SIYAD Award |
Best Foreign Film
17th Place
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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 |