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James Marsh at an event for Project Nim (2011)

Awards

James Marsh

27 wins & 28 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2009 Winner Oscar
    • Best Documentary, Features
    • Man on Wire
    Shared with: Simon Chinn

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2011 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Project Nim

BAFTA Awards

  • American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
    2021 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Single Documentary
    • American Murder: The Family Next Door
    Shared with: Jenny Popplewell · Jonathan Stadlen · Simon Barker
  • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014)
    2015 Nominee David Lean Award for Direction
    • The Theory of Everything
  • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014)
    2015 Winner Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • The Theory of Everything
    Shared with: Tim Bevan · Eric Fellner · Lisa Bruce · Anthony McCarten
  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2012 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Project Nim
    Shared with: Simon Chinn
  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2009 Winner Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Man on Wire
    Shared with: Simon Chinn

Cannes Film Festival

  • Gael García Bernal in The King (2005)
    2005 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
    • The King

David di Donatello Awards

  • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014)
    2015 Winner David
    • Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)
    • The Theory of Everything

Dinard British Film Festival

  • Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    2012 Winner Golden Hitchcock
    • Shadow Dancer
  • Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    2012 Winner Audience Award
    • Shadow Dancer

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2012 Winner DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • Project Nim
  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2009 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • Man on Wire

Edinburgh International Film Festival

  • Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    2012 Nominee The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film
    • Shadow Dancer

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • The Night Of (2016)
    2017 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
    • The Night Of
    For The Art of War (2016)

European Film Awards

  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2008 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Documentary
    • Man on Wire

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2012 Nominee Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Project Nim

Gijón International Film Festival

  • Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    2012 Nominee Grand Prix Asturias
    • Best Film
    • Shadow Dancer

Gotham Awards

  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2008 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Man on Wire
    Shared with: Simon Chinn
  • Gael García Bernal in The King (2005)
    2006 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Breakthrough Director
    • The King

Humanitas Prize

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2013 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • Documentaries - Special Awards Category
    • Project Nim

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2009 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Man on Wire

International Documentary Association

  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2008 Winner IDA Award
    • Feature Documentary
    • Man on Wire
    Shared with: Simon Chinn

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2008 Winner Best Documentary
    • Over 30 Minutes
    • Man on Wire

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2008 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
    • Man on Wire

Miami Film Festival

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2011 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Knight Dox Competition
    • Project Nim

Newport Beach Film Festival

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2011 Winner Achievement Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Documentary
    • Project Nim

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2013 Nominee Emmy
    • Best Documentary
    • Project Nim
    Shared with: John Battsek · Andrew Ruhemann · Jamie Laurenson · Nick Fraser · Hugo Grumbar · Sheila Nevins · Nancy Abraham · Simon Chinn · George Chignell · Maureen A. Ryan
  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2013 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Science and Technology Programming
    • Project Nim
    Shared with: John Battsek · Andrew Ruhemann · Jamie Laurenson · Nick Fraser · Hugo Grumbar · Sheila Nevins · Nancy Abraham · Simon Chinn · George Chignell · Maureen A. Ryan

Philadelphia Film Festival

  • Gael García Bernal in The King (2005)
    2006 Winner American Independents Award
    • The King

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2010 Nominee Robert
    • Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film)
    • Man on Wire

San Sebastián International Film Festival

  • Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)
    1999 Winner FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention
    • Wisconsin Death Trip
    For rising from documentary sources to give a troubling portrait of violence accross history and to discuss the role of the press in the creation of reality.

Stockholm Film Festival

  • Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)
    1999 Nominee Bronze Horse
    • Wisconsin Death Trip

Sundance Film Festival

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2011 Winner Directing Award
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Project Nim
  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2011 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Project Nim
  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2008 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Man on Wire
  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2008 Winner Audience Award
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Man on Wire

Film by the Sea International Film Festival

  • Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in Shadow Dancer (2012)
    2012 Winner Film and Literature Award
    • Shadow Dancer

Los Angeles Film Festival

  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2008 Winner Audience Award
    • Best International Feature
    • Man on Wire

Mill Valley Film Festival

  • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014)
    2014 Winner Audience Award
    • Favorite World Feature
    • The Theory of Everything

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

  • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014)
    2014 Nominee Grand Prize
    • The Theory of Everything

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014)
    2015 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year
    • The Theory of Everything

True/False Film Fest

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2011 Winner True Vision Award
    • Documentary
    • Project Nim

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2012 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
    • Project Nim
    Shared with: Simon Chinn
  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2012 Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • Project Nim
  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2009 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
    • Man on Wire
    Shared with: Simon Chinn
  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Direction
    • Man on Wire
  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2009 Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • Man on Wire

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2012 Nominee EDA Award
    • Best Documentary Feature Film
    • Project Nim
  • Man on Wire (2008)
    2008 Winner EDA Award
    • Best Documentary Feature Film
    • Man on Wire
    Tied with Tia Lessin and Carl Deal for Trouble the Water (2008).

Heartland Film

  • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014)
    2014 Winner Truly Moving Picture Award
    • The Theory of Everything

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2012 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Documentary
    • Project Nim

Celtic Media Festival

  • Gabriel Byrne in Dance First (2023)
    2024 Winner Torc Award for Excellence
    • Best Single Drama
    • Dance First
    Shared with: Tom Thostrup · Michael Livingstone · Neil Forsyth

Gold Derby Awards

  • Nim Chimpsky in Project Nim (2011)
    2012 Winner Gold Derby Film Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Project Nim

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