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The Case Against 8 (2014)

Awards

The Case Against 8

11 wins & 18 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • 2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
    • Kate Amend
  • Sheila Nevins at the Carlyle Hotel
    2015 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • Sheila Nevins (executive producer)
    • Sara Bernstein (supervising producer)
    • Ben Cotner (produced by)
    • Ryan White (produced by)

GLAAD Media Awards

  • The Case Against 8 (2014)
    2015 Nominee GLAAD Media Award
    • Outstanding Documentary

Humanitas Prize

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • Documentaries - Special Awards Category
    • Ben Cotner (director)
    • Ryan White (director)
    Documentary
    Shared with: Finding Vivian Maier · Merchants of Doubt

Melbourne International Film Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White
    5th Runner-up

Nashville Film Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Winner Best LGBT Film
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

RiverRun International Film Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Winner Audience Choice Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White
  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

Seattle International Film Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Nominee Golden Space Needle Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White
    4th runner-up

Sundance Film Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Documentary
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White
  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Winner Directing Award
    • Documentary
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White
    For capturing a historic moment from the perspective of multiple subjects in an intricate and engaging way.

SXSW Film Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Winner Audience Award
    • Festival Favorites
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

Ashland Independent Film Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Winner Les Blank Award
    • Feature Length Documentary
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White
  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Winner Rogue Creamery Audience Award
    • Feature Length Documentary
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Nominee Audience Award
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White
    3rd place

Vail Film Festival

  • Ryan White
    2014 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Ryan White
    • Ben Cotner

Sheffield International Documentary Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Nominee Special Jury Award
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Ben Cotner
    2015 Nominee Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White
  • 2015 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Editing
    • Kate Amend
  • Ben Cotner
    2015 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Production
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

  • The Case Against 8 (2014)
    2014 Nominee DFCC
    • Best Documentary
    Tied with The Missing Picture (2013), The Overnighters (2014) and Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014) in 10th place

Traverse City Film Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Nominee Audience Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

  • The Case Against 8 (2014)
    2015 Winner Dorian Award
    • Documentary of the Year

Online Film & Television Association

  • The Case Against 8 (2014)
    2015 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary Picture
  • The Case Against 8 (2014)
    2015 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Non-Fiction Program

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

Gold Derby Awards

  • Ben Cotner
    2015 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF)

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Winner Jury Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

Merlinka Festival

  • Ben Cotner
    2014 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Documentary
    • Ben Cotner
    • Ryan White

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