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Amandla! (2002)

Awards

Amandla!

11 wins & 7 nominations

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Lee Hirsch
    2002 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Documentary
    • Lee Hirsch (director)

Satellite Awards

  • Amandla! (2002)
    2004 Winner Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Motion Picture, Documentary

Heartland International Film Festival

  • Amandla! (2002)
    2003 Winner Truly Moving Sound Award

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Sheila Nevins at the Carlyle Hotel
    2004 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming - Long Form
    • Sheila Nevins (executive producer)
    • Sherry Simpson (executive producer/producer)
    • Nancy Abraham (supervising producer)
    • Lee Hirsch (producer)
    • Desireé Markgraaff (producer)
  • 2004 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography
    • Brand Jordaan (cinematographer)
    • Ivan Leathers (cinematographer)
    • Clive Sackie (cinematographer)
  • Paris 2015
    2004 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing
    • Johanna Demetrakas (editor)
    • Geof Bartz (editorial advisor)
  • Sherry Simpson
    2004 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research
    • Sherry Simpson (researcher)
    • Lee Hirsch (researcher)
  • Kirk Denson
    2004 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound
    • Kirk Denson (music editor)
    • Al Nelson (supervising sound editor)
    • Gary Rydstrom (sound designer)
    • Bob Edwards (re-recording mixer)
    • Ronald G. Roumas (re-recording mixer)
    • Tony Sereno (re-recording mixer)
    • Stuart Deutsch (sound)

St. Louis International Film Festival

  • Lee Hirsch
    2002 Winner Best Documentary Award
    • Lee Hirsch

Sundance Film Festival

  • Lee Hirsch
    2002 Winner Audience Award
    • Documentary
    • Lee Hirsch
  • Lee Hirsch
    2002 Winner Freedom of Expression Award
    • Lee Hirsch
  • Lee Hirsch
    2002 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Documentary
    • Lee Hirsch

Sydney Film Festival

  • Lee Hirsch
    2003 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Lee Hirsch
    For its subtle and inspiring reminder of the power of music to help effect political change and for restoring music to a position of integrity within documentary film.

Golden Trailer Awards

  • Amandla! (2002)
    2003 Nominee Golden Trailer
    • Best Documentary

Telluride Mountainfilm Festival

  • Lee Hirsch
    2003 Winner Best of Festival
    • Lee Hirsch

Encounters South African International Documentary Festival

  • Lee Hirsch
    2002 Winner Audience Award
    • Best South-African Film
    • Lee Hirsch

Black Reel Awards

  • Amandla! (2002)
    2004 Winner Black Reel
    • Special Achievement - Documentary

San Diego Film Festival

  • Lee Hirsch
    2002 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Lee Hirsch

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