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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (2)
BAFTA Awards (2)
Directors Guild of America, USA (3)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2)
Hamptons International Film Festival (1)
Heartland International Film Festival (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (3)
International Documentary Association (2)
Nashville Film Festival (2)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (2)
PGA Awards (2)
Shanghai International Film Festival (1)
Sundance Film Festival (2)
SXSW Film Festival (3)
São Paulo International Film Festival (1)
Toronto International Film Festival (2)
Woodstock Film Festival (1)
Cinéfest Sudbury (1)
Tribeca Film Festival (1)
Gracie Allen Awards (2)
Virginia Film Festival (1)
Capri, Hollywood (1)
Calgary International Film Festival (1)
Los Angeles Film Festival (1)
Mill Valley Film Festival (2)
Cinema for Peace Awards (2)
Camden International Film Festival (1)
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (9)
Sun Valley Film Festival, US (2)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (1)
Film Club's The Lost Weekend (1)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Women's Image Network Awards (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (1)
Montclair Film Festival (MFF) (1)
Gold Derby Awards (3)
Millennium Docs Against Gravity (1)
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards (2)
Middleburg Film Festival (1)
Docville (1)
Americana Film Fest (2)
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards (1)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (1)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) (1)
Seattle Film Critics Society (2)
35 wins & 45 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2019 Winner
Oscar
Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Evan Hayes
·
Shannon Dill
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
2018 Nominee
Audience Award
IDFA Audience Award
Free Solo
-Third Place
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2015 Nominee
Audience Award
IDFA Audience Award
Meru
20th Place
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
BAFTA Awards
2022 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Documentary
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
John Battsek
·
P.J. van Sandwijk
2019 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Documentary
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Shannon Dill
·
Evan Hayes
Directors Guild of America, USA
2022 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2019 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2016 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Meru
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Primetime Emmy Awards
2019 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2019 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program
Free Solo 360
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Evan Hayes
Hamptons International Film Festival
2025 Nominee
Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for a Film of Conflict and Resolution
Best Film
Love+War
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Heartland International Film Festival
2021 Winner
Audience Choice Award
Documentary Special Presentation
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2025 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
Photographer
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Pagan Danielle Harleman
·
Betsy Forhan
·
Anna Barnes
·
Brent Kunkle
2016 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Documentary
Meru
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Shannon Ethridge
2016 Winner
Truer Than Fiction Award
Incorruptible
International Documentary Association
2018 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Feature Documentary
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Shannon Dill
·
Evan Hayes
2009 Nominee
Pare Lorentz Award
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
Shared with:
Sarah Price
·
Scott Duncan
·
Hugo Berkeley
·
Gwyn Welles
·
Jennifer Millstone
·
Patrick R. Morris
·
Edward Tyler Nahem
·
Kathryn Tucker
·
Jack Turner
·
Miklos C. Vasarhelyi
Nashville Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary Competition
Meru
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2009 Winner
Impact of Music Award
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2022 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
P.J. van Sandwijk
·
John Battsek
·
Anna Barnes
·
Michael Lesslie
·
Thanet Natisri
·
Marie Savare
2022 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Direction: Documentary
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
PGA Awards
2019 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Evan Hayes
·
Shannon Dill
2016 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Meru
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Shanghai International Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Golden Goblet
Best Documentary
Meru
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Sundance Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Meru
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2015 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary
Meru
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
SXSW Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Audience Award
Documentary Spotlight
Wild Life
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2013 Nominee
SXSW Competition Award
Documentary Feature
Touba
2009 Nominee
Emerging Woman Award
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
São Paulo International Film Festival
2008 Winner
Audience Award
Best Foreign Documentary
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
Toronto International Film Festival
2021 Winner
People's Choice Award
Documentary
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2018 Winner
People's Choice Award
Documentary
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Woodstock Film Festival
2015 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Feature
Incorruptible
Cinéfest Sudbury
2015 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Meru
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Tribeca Film Festival
2003 Winner
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
A Normal Life
Shared with:
Hugo Berkeley
Gracie Allen Awards
2025 Winner
Gracie
Director - Documentary
Endurance
Shared with:
Natalie Hewit
2023 Winner
Gracie
Showrunner Nonfiction
Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin
Virginia Film Festival
2018 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Capri, Hollywood
2018 Winner
Capri Documentary Award
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Calgary International Film Festival
2025 Nominee
Best International Documentary
Best International Documentary
Love+War
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Los Angeles Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Documentary Award
Incorruptible
Mill Valley Film Festival
2021 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2018 Winner
Audience Award
Valley of the Docs
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Cinema for Peace Awards
2024 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Dove for Women's Empowerment
Nyad
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2022 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Dove for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Camden International Film Festival
2018 Nominee
Harrell Award
Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
2021 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary Feature
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2025 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series
Photographer
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Pagan Danielle Harleman
·
Betsy Forhan
2024 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series
Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin
Shared with:
Anna Barnes
·
Chris Kugelman
·
Pagan Danielle Harleman
·
Jimmy Chin
2022 Winner
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2022 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
P.J. van Sandwijk
·
John Battsek
·
Bob Eisenhardt
2022 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Production
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
P.J. van Sandwijk
·
John Battsek
·
Bob Eisenhardt
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Sun Valley Film Festival, US
2024 Winner
Audience Award
Episodic
Paul Nicklen & Cristina Mittermeier: Win or Die
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2023 Winner
Audience Award
Best Feature Film
Wild Life
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2019 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Documentary Feature Film
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Film Club's The Lost Weekend
2015 Winner
Lost Weekend Award
Best Documentary
Meru
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Online Film & Television Association
2019 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Documentary Picture
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Shannon Dill
·
Evan Hayes
Women's Image Network Awards
2020 Nominee
WIN Award
Outstanding Film Directed by a Woman
Free Solo
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2019 Nominee
ACCA
Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Evan Hayes
·
Shannon Dill
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2019 Nominee
INOCA
Best Documentary
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
2025 Nominee
Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature
Love+War
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Gold Derby Awards
2022 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Documentary Feature
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
John Battsek
·
P.J. van Sandwijk
2020 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Documentary Feature of the Decade
Free Solo
2nd place
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
Evan Hayes
·
Shannon Dill
2019 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Millennium Docs Against Gravity
2022 Nominee
Wyborcza.pl Big Screen Doc Award
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2021 Winner
Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Best Director
The Rescue
Tied with
Questlove
for
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
.
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2018 Nominee
Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Best Director
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Middleburg Film Festival
2021 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary Feature
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Docville
2019 Winner
Audience Award
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Americana Film Fest
2019 Winner
Audience Award
Best Film
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2019 Nominee
Audience Award
Docs
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards
2019 Nominee
MCFCA Award
Best Documentary Film
Free Solo
Shared with:
Evan Hayes
·
Jimmy Chin
·
Shannon Dill
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
2022 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Documentary Feature
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
John Battsek
·
P.J. van Sandwijk
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)
2022 Nominee
CIC Award
Best Documentary Film
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
·
John Battsek
·
P.J. van Sandwijk
Seattle Film Critics Society
2022 Nominee
SFCS Award
Best Documentary Feature
The Rescue
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
2018 Winner
SFCS Award
Best Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Shared with:
Jimmy Chin
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