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The Rescue (2021)

Awards

The Rescue

16 wins & 40 nominations

American Cinema Editors, USA

  • 2022 Nominee Eddie
    • Best Edited Documentary - Feature
    • Bob Eisenhardt

BAFTA Awards

  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Meru (2015)
    2022 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Jimmy Chin
    • John Battsek
    • P.J. van Sandwijk

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee DFWFCA Award
    • Best Documentary
    3rd place

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Meru (2015)
    2022 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Jimmy Chin

Satellite Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Motion Picture, Documentary

Heartland International Film Festival

  • Jimmy Chin in Meru (2015)
    2021 Winner Audience Choice Award
    • Documentary Special Presentation
    • Jimmy Chin (director)
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (director)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee Sierra Award
    • Best Documentary Film

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

  • 2022 Winner Golden Reel Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Documentary
    • Deborah Wallach (supervising sound editor)
    • Roland Vajs (sound effects editor)
    • Mariusz Glabinski (sound effects editor)
    • Nuno Bento (foley artist)
    • Ben Smithers (music editor)

National Board of Review, USA

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Five Documentaries

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Meru (2015)
    2022 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (producer)
    • Jimmy Chin (producer)
    • P.J. van Sandwijk (producer)
    • John Battsek (producer)
    • Anna Barnes (executive producer)
    • Michael Lesslie (executive producer)
    • Thanet Natisri (executive producer)
    • Marie Savare (executive producer)
  • Susan Johnson
    2022 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Research: Documentary
    • Santipong Changpuak
    • Susan Johnson
    • Chloe Mamelok
    • Thanet Natisri
    • Claudia Phaa Rowe
  • Jimmy Chin in Meru (2015)
    2022 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Direction: Documentary
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Documentary

PGA Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Jimmy Chin in Meru (2015)
    2021 Winner People's Choice Award
    • Documentary
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Austin Film Critics Association

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Documentary

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Documentary

Mill Valley Film Festival

  • Jimmy Chin in Meru (2015)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • Documentary
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • Jimmy Chin in Meru (2015)
    2022 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Dove for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

  • Jimmy Chin in Meru (2015)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Jimmy Chin in Meru (2015)
    2022 Winner Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
  • Rick Stanton
    2022 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • The Unforgettables
    • Rick Stanton
  • 2022 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Editing
    • Bob Eisenhardt
  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Meru (2015)
    2022 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Jimmy Chin
    • P.J. van Sandwijk
    • John Battsek
    • Bob Eisenhardt
  • David Katznelson
    2022 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
    • David Katznelson
    • Picha Srisansanee
    • Ian Seabrook

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Documentary Film

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Documentary

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee DFCC
    • Best Documentary
    10th place

Iowa Film Critics Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee IFC Award
    • Best Documentary

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee GAFCA Award
    • Best Documentary Film

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee Dorian Award
    • Documentary of the Year

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Documentary Feature

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

  • Daniel Pemberton
    2021 Nominee HMMA Award
    • Best Original Score - Documentary
    • Daniel Pemberton

Online Film & Television Association

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary

Indiewire Critics' Poll

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee ICP Award
    • Best Documentary
    5th place

Gold Derby Awards

  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Meru (2015)
    2022 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Jimmy Chin
    • John Battsek
    • P.J. van Sandwijk

Millennium Docs Against Gravity

  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Meru (2015)
    2022 Nominee Wyborcza.pl Big Screen Doc Award
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Jimmy Chin

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Meru (2015)
    2021 Winner Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Director
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Jimmy Chin
    Tied with Questlove for Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021).
  • David Katznelson
    2021 Winner Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • David Katznelson
    • Ian Seabrook
    • Picha Srisansanee
  • 2021 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Editing
    • Bob Eisenhardt
  • Daniel Pemberton
    2021 Winner Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Score
    • Daniel Pemberton

Middleburg Film Festival

  • Jimmy Chin in Meru (2015)
    2021 Winner Audience Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

New Mexico Film Critics

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee NMFC Award
    • Best Documentary

Music City Film Critics' Association Awards

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee MCFCA Award
    • Best Documentary Film

Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards

  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Meru (2015)
    2022 Nominee LEJA Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Jimmy Chin
    • John Battsek
    • P.J. van Sandwijk

Online Association of Female Film Critics

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2021 Nominee OAFFC Award
    • Best Documentary

Hollywood Critics Association

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee HCA Award
    • Best Documentary Film

Hollywood Professional Association Awards

  • Stefan Sonnenfeld
    2022 Nominee HPA Award
    • Outstanding Color Grading - Documentary/Nonfiction
    • Stefan Sonnenfeld
    • Andrew Geary

Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)

  • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Meru (2015)
    2022 Nominee CIC Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
    • Jimmy Chin
    • John Battsek
    • P.J. van Sandwijk

Columbus Film Critics Association

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Best Documentary

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee SFBAFCC Award
    • Best Documentary

Seattle Film Critics Society

  • Jimmy Chin in Meru (2015)
    2022 Nominee SFCS Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Gold List

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Winner Gold List Award
    • Best Documentary Feature

International Catholic Film Critics Association

  • The Rescue (2021)
    2022 Nominee ICFCA Award
    • Best Documentary

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