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Morgan Neville
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
Christopher Awards (1)
Cleveland International Film Festival (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (3)
Gotham Awards (2)
Grammy Awards (6)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (3)
International Documentary Association (4)
Melbourne International Film Festival (1)
Miami Film Festival (1)
Nantucket Film Festival (1)
Nashville Film Festival (2)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (2)
PGA Awards (1)
Portland International Film Festival (1)
Provincetown International Film Festival (2)
RiverRun International Film Festival (1)
San Francisco International Film Festival (1)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2)
Seattle International Film Festival (2)
Sundance Film Festival (3)
SXSW Film Festival (2)
Sydney Film Festival (1)
Sarasota Film Festival (1)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (1)
deadCenter Film Festival (1)
Black Reel Awards (1)
Sports Emmy Awards (1)
Boulder International Film Festival (2)
Los Angeles Film Festival (1)
Camden International Film Festival (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (6)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (3)
Film Club's The Lost Weekend (1)
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) (1)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Heartland Film (3)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (2)
Biografilm Festival (1)
Montclair Film Festival (MFF) (1)
Gold Derby Awards (3)
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards (1)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (1)
Online Association of Female Film Critics (1)
Freep Film Festival (1)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) (1)
Seattle Film Critics Society (1)
Two Riversides Film and Art Festival (1)
42 wins & 44 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2014 Winner
Oscar
Best Documentary, Features
20 Feet from Stardom
Gil Friesen
's win was posthumous.
Shared with:
Gil Friesen
·
Caitrin Rogers
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
2013 Winner
Music Documentary Audience Award
20 Feet from Stardom
BAFTA Awards
2015 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Documentary
20 Feet from Stardom
Shared with:
Caitrin Rogers
·
Gil Friesen
Christopher Awards
2019 Winner
Christopher Award
Feature Films
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Emma Baiada
·
Leslie Berriman
·
John Boccardo
·
David Boies
·
Caryn Capotosto
·
Samantha Casey
·
Dan Cogan
·
David J. Cornfield
·
Linda A. Cornfield
·
Geralyn White Dreyfous
·
Derek Esplin
·
Nicholas Ma
·
Nion McEvoy
·
David Stone
·
Jenny Raskin
·
Susan Ricketts
·
Rick Rosenthal
·
Regina K. Scully
·
Nancy Stephens
·
Andrea van Beuren
·
Jenifer Westphal
Cleveland International Film Festival
2018 Nominee
Nesnady and Schwartz Documentary Competition
Best Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Directors Guild of America, USA
2019 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Primetime Emmy Awards
2024 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces
2024 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces
Shared with:
Meghan Walsh
·
Charlise Holmes
·
Caitrin Rogers
·
Ben Cotner
·
Nicole Quintero Ochoa
·
Emily Osborne
2020 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Ugly Delicious
Shared with:
Dara Horenblas
·
David Chang
·
Christopher C. Chen
·
Caryn Capotosto
·
Blake Davis
·
Chris Ying
Gotham Awards
2018 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Caryn Capotosto
·
Nicholas Ma
2018 Winner
Audience Award
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Caryn Capotosto
·
Nicholas Ma
Grammy Awards
2020 Nominee
Grammy
Best Music Film
Shangri-La
(various artists)
Shared with:
Jeff Malmberg
·
Danny Breen
2017 Nominee
Grammy
Best Music Film
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Shared with:
Yo-Yo Ma
·
Caitrin Rogers
·
Silk Road Ensemble
2015 Winner
Grammy
Best Music Film
20 Feet from Stardom
Shared with:
Merry Clayton
·
Lisa Fischer
·
Judith Hill
·
Darlene Love
·
Gil Friesen
·
Caitrin Rogers
2010 Nominee
Grammy
Best Long Form Music Video
Johnny Cash's America
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
2009 Nominee
Grammy
Best Long Form Music Video
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
·
Mark Crosby
1 more
All
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2019 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Caryn Capotosto
·
Nicholas Ma
2016 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Documentary
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
2014 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Documentary
20 Feet from Stardom
Shared with:
Gil Friesen
·
Caitrin Rogers
International Documentary Association
2024 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Writing
Piece by Piece
Shared with:
Oscar Vazquez
·
Aaron Wickenden
·
Jason Zeldes
2019 Winner
IDA Award
Best Episodic Series
Abstract: The Art of Design
Shared with:
Scott Dadich
·
Dave O'Connor
·
Justin Wilkes
·
Jon Kamen
2018 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Feature Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Caryn Capotosto
·
Nicholas Ma
2015 Winner
Video Source Award
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
Melbourne International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Most Popular Documentary
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
4th Runner-up
Miami Film Festival
2018 Nominee
Knight Documentary Achievement Award
Best Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Nantucket Film Festival
2023 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary Feature
The Saint of Second Chances
Shared with:
Jeff Malmberg
Nashville Film Festival
2005 Winner
Tennessee Independent Spirit Award
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
2005 Winner
Audience Choice Award
Best Documentary
Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Movies
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2018 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Shared with:
Laura Freid
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Jeff Skoll
·
Diane Weyermann
·
Julie Goldman
·
Cristin Canterbury Bagnall
·
Nancy Abraham
·
Caitrin Rogers
2017 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Historical Documentary
Independent Lens
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
For episode "Best of Enemies"
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
·
Sally Jo Fifer
·
Julie Goldman
·
Clif Phillips
·
Lois Vossen
·
Michael Kinomoto
·
Caryn Capotosto
PGA Awards
2019 Winner
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Nicholas Ma
·
Caryn Capotosto
Portland International Film Festival
2018 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
-Second place
Provincetown International Film Festival
2016 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
2013 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary Feature
20 Feet from Stardom
RiverRun International Film Festival
2013 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Documentary Feature
20 Feet from Stardom
San Francisco International Film Festival
2013 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary
20 Feet from Stardom
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2011 Winner
Audience Choice Award
Troubadours
2011 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Film
Troubadours
Seattle International Film Festival
2018 Winner
Golden Space Needle Award
Best Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2013 Winner
Golden Space Needle Award
Best Documentary
20 Feet from Stardom
Sundance Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
2013 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
20 Feet from Stardom
2011 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Troubadours
SXSW Film Festival
2018 Nominee
Audience Award
Festival Favorites
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2013 Nominee
Audience Award
24 Beats Per Second
20 Feet from Stardom
Sydney Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Documentary
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
3rd Place
Sarasota Film Festival
2013 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Feature
20 Feet from Stardom
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2018 Nominee
Audience Award
Top 20 Audience Favorites
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
-Third place
deadCenter Film Festival
2015 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Best Documentary
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
Black Reel Awards
2014 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary
20 Feet from Stardom
Sports Emmy Awards
2024 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Long Sports Documentary
The Saint of Second Chances
Shared with:
Jeff Malmberg
Boulder International Film Festival
2021 Winner
Career Achievement Award
2018 Winner
Peoples Choice Award
Feature Length Film
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Los Angeles Film Festival
2007 Nominee
Documentary Award
Best Documentary Feature
The Cool School
Camden International Film Festival
2015 Winner
Audience Award
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2025 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Piece by Piece
2022 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
2019 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2019 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Caryn Capotosto
·
Nicholas Ma
2016 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
1 more
All
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2019 Winner
EDA Award
Best Documentary Feature Film
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2016 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Documentary Feature Film
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
2013 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Documentary Feature Film
20 Feet from Stardom
Film Club's The Lost Weekend
2021 Winner
Lost Weekend Award
Best Director - Documentary
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2024 Winner
HMMA Award
Best Music Documentary/Special Program
Piece by Piece
Shared with:
Caitrin Rogers
·
Mimi Valdes
·
Joshua Wexler
·
Pharrell Williams
Online Film & Television Association
2019 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Documentary Picture
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Caryn Capotosto
·
Nicholas Ma
Heartland Film
2024 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Truly Moving Picture Award
Piece by Piece
2018 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2016 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2019 Winner
ACCA
Best Documentary Feature
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Caryn Capotosto
·
Nicholas Ma
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2019 Nominee
INOCA
Best Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2014 Nominee
INOCA
Best Documentary
20 Feet from Stardom
3rd place.
Biografilm Festival
2016 Winner
Audience Award
Biografilm Music
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
2015 Nominee
Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
Shared with:
Robert Gordon
Gold Derby Awards
2020 Winner
Gold Derby Film Award
Documentary Feature of the Decade
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Caryn Capotosto
·
Nicholas Ma
2019 Winner
Gold Derby Film Award
Documentary Feature
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2014 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Documentary Feature
20 Feet from Stardom
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2018 Winner
Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Best Director
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
2019 Winner
LEJA Award
Best Documentary Feature
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Shared with:
Caryn Capotosto
·
Nicholas Ma
Online Association of Female Film Critics
2018 Winner
OAFFC Award
Best Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Freep Film Festival
2018 Winner
Freep Film Festival Award
Audience Choice Award
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)
2022 Nominee
CIC Award
Best Documentary Film
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Shared with:
Caitrin Rogers
Seattle Film Critics Society
2018 Nominee
SFCS Award
Best Documentary Feature
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
2016 Winner
Audience Award - Second Place
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
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