17 wins & 32 nominations
- 2005 Winner Eddie
- Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television
- 2005 Nominee Critics Choice Award
- Best Picture Made for Television
- 2005 Winner Christopher Award
- Television & Cable
- Joseph Sargent (director)
- Peter Silverman (writer)
- Robert Caswell (writer)
- Julian Krainin (producer)
- Mike Drake (producer)
- Robert W. Cort (executive producer)
- David Madden (executive producer)
- Eric Hetzel (executive producer)
- 2005 Nominee C.A.S. Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movies and Mini-Series
- Bruce Litecky (production mixer)
- Rick Ash (re-recording mixer)
- Adam Jenkins (re-recording mixer)
- 2005 Winner DGA Award
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television
- Joseph Sargent
- Karyn McCarthy (unit production manager) (plaque)
- Michele 'Shelley' Ziegler (first assistant director) (plaque)
- Joe Incaprera (second assistant director) (plaque)
- Xanthus Valan (second second assistant director) (plaque)
- 2004 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Lynn Kressel (casting by)
- Pat Moran (casting by)
- 2004 Winner Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
- Donald M. Morgan (director of photography)
- 2004 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- Joseph Sargent (director)
- 2004 Winner Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Michael Brown (editor)
- 2004 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
For playing "Vivien Theodore Thomas".
- 2005 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2005 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2005 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
- Best Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2005 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2005 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
- Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2005 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2005 Winner Image Award
- Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- 2005 Nominee Image Award
- Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- 2005 Nominee Image Award
- Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- 2005 Nominee PGA Award
- Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- 2005 Nominee TCA Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
- 2005 Winner AFI Award
- TV Program of the Year
SOMETHING THE LORD MADE is a revelation. In a world where so much information is available at our fingertips, this television movie is a spectacular example of how the medium can find an unknown story and share it with millions of people in a single night. With seasoned veteran Joseph Sargent at the helm, and outstanding performances by Mos Def and Alan Rickman, this bittersweet story is an important tool for America as it continues to search for a public vocabulary to discuss issues of race.
- 2004 Nominee OFTA Television Award
- Best Motion Picture Made for Television
- 2004 Nominee OFTA Television Award
- Best Editing in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
- 2004 Winner Gold Derby TV Award
- TV-Movie
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