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My Octopus Teacher (2020)

Awards

My Octopus Teacher

11 wins & 15 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Craig Foster
    2021 Winner Oscar
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Pippa Ehrlich
    • James Reed
    • Craig Foster

American Cinema Editors, USA

  • 2021 Winner Eddie
    • Best Edited Documentary - Feature
    • Pippa Ehrlich
    • Dan Schwalm

BAFTA Awards

  • Craig Foster
    2021 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Pippa Ehrlich
    • James Reed
    • Craig Foster

Cinema Audio Society, USA

  • 2021 Nominee C.A.S. Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Documentary
    • Barry Donnelly (re-recording mixer)
    • Charl Mostert (foley mixer)

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • 2021 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • Pippa Ehrlich
    • James Reed

International Documentary Association

  • 2021 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Writing
    • Pippa Ehrlich
    • James Reed
  • 2021 Winner IDA Award
    • Best Music Score
    • Kevin Smuts
  • Craig Foster
    2021 Winner Pare Lorentz Award
    • Pippa Ehrlich
    • James Reed
    • Craig Foster

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

  • 2021 Nominee Golden Reel Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Documentary
    • Barry Donnelly (supervising sound editor)
    • Charl Mostert (foley artist)
  • 2020 Nominee Golden Reel Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Documentary
    • Barry Donnelly (supervising sound editor)
    • Charl Mostert (foley artist)

PGA Awards

  • Craig Foster
    2021 Winner PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
    • Craig Foster

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • My Octopus Teacher (2020)
    2021 Nominee SDFCS Award
    • Best Documentary

Jackson Hole Film Festival

  • 2020 Nominee Science and Media Award
    • Best Audioscape
    • Barry Donnelly

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • 2021 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award
    • International Green Film Award
    • Pippa Ehrlich (Director)
    • James Reed (Director)

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • 2021 Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • Pippa Ehrlich
    • James Reed
  • 2021 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
    • Roger Horrocks

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

  • My Octopus Teacher (2020)
    2021 Nominee SLFCA Award
    • Best Documentary Film

Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC)

  • 2020 Winner Golden Kapok Award
    • Best Documentary Director Award
    • Pippa Ehrlich (director)
    • James Reed (director)

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • My Octopus Teacher (2020)
    2021 Winner HFCS Award
    • Best Documentary Feature

Millennium Docs Against Gravity

  • 2020 Winner Green Warsaw Award
    • Pippa Ehrlich
    • James Reed

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

  • 2020 Winner Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Roger Horrocks
  • Craig Foster
    2020 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Narration
    • Craig Foster (narrator/writer)
  • My Octopus Teacher (2020)
    2020 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Documentary
  • My Octopus Teacher (2020)
    2020 Winner Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Science/Nature Documentary

Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS)

  • 2021 Nominee AMPS Award
    • Excellence in Sound for a Factual Film
    • Barry Donnelly
    • Louw Verwoerd
    • Tom Foster

Hawaii Film Critics Society

  • My Octopus Teacher (2020)
    2021 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Documentary

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