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Albert Maysles
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
American Society of Cinematographers, USA (1)
CableACE Awards (3)
Camerimage (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (1)
Krakow Film Festival (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2)
Hamptons International Film Festival (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
International Documentary Association (3)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (1)
Philadelphia Film Festival (1)
Sundance Film Festival (6)
Portland Festival of World Cinema (1)
Ashland Independent Film Festival (1)
Director's View Film Festival (1)
Tribeca Film Festival (2)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (12)
Women Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
27 wins & 15 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1974 Nominee
Oscar
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Christo's Valley Curtain
Shared with:
David Maysles
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
1998 Winner
President's Award
CableACE Awards
1995 Nominee
CableACE
Entertainment/Cultural Documentary Special
Conversations with the Rolling Stones
Shared with:
Jack Sussman
·
Sam Telerico
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Kathy Dougherty
·
Susan Froemke
1993 Winner
CableACE
Directing a Documentary Special
America Undercover
For episode "Abortion: Desperate Choices"
Shared with:
Susan Froemke
1993 Winner
CableACE
Documentary Special
America Undercover
For episode "Abortion: Desperate Choices"
Shared with:
Susan Froemke
Camerimage
2011 Winner
Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking
Chicago International Film Festival
1976 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Feature
Grey Gardens
Shared with:
David Maysles
Krakow Film Festival
2004 Winner
Dragon of Dragons Honorary Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
1992 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality
Soldiers of Music
Shared with:
Bob Eisenhardt
·
Susan Froemke
·
Peter Gelb
Primetime Emmy Awards
1991 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Individual - Informational Programming
Soldiers of Music
Shared with:
Peter Gelb
·
Susan Froemke
·
Bob Eisenhardt
1987 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Classical Music/Dance Programming - Directing
Vladimir Horowitz: The Last Romantic
Shared with:
David Maysles
Hamptons International Film Festival
2014 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary Feature
Iris
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2002 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Documentary
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Shared with:
Susan Froemke
·
Deborah Dickson
International Documentary Association
2010 Winner
IDA Award
Continuing Series
30 for 30
For episodes "The Band That Wouldn't Die", "Muhammad and Larry", "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks", and "Run Ricky Run"
Shared with:
Keith Clinkscales
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John Dahl
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Joan Lynch
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Connor Schell
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Bill Simmons
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John Skipper
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John Walsh
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Barry Levinson
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Lee Bonner
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Stan Flint
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Jason Sosnoff
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Bradley Kaplan
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Laura Coxson
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Mark Durand
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Dan Klores
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David Zieff
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Charles C. Stuart
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Gail D'Agostino
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Sean Pamphilon
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Royce Toni
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Louise Story
·
Derek Hastings
1994 Winner
Career Achievement Award
1991 Winner
IDA Award
Soldiers of Music
Shared with:
Susan Froemke
·
Peter Gelb
·
Bob Eisenhardt
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2017 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary
P.O.V.
Iris
For episode "Iris"
Shared with:
Laura Coxson
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Rebekah Maysles
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Jennifer Ash Rudick
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Doreen G. Small
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Charles C. Dorego
Philadelphia Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
In Transit
Shared with:
Lynn True
·
David Usui
·
Nelson Walker III
·
Ben Wu
Sundance Film Festival
2013 Nominee
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
The Secret of Trees
2001 Winner
Cinematography Award
Documentary
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
1991 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Christo in Paris
Shared with:
David Maysles
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Deborah Dickson
·
Susan Froemke
1991 Winner
Cinematography Award
Documentary
Christo in Paris
Shared with:
David Maysles
1987 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Islands
Shared with:
David Maysles
·
Charlotte Zwerin
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Portland Festival of World Cinema
2001 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2008 Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Director's View Film Festival
2003 Winner
DVFF Documentarian Award
Tribeca Film Festival
2015 Winner
Special Mention
Documentary Feature
In Transit
Shared with:
Nelson Walker III
·
Lynn True
·
David Usui
·
Ben Wu
2015 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
In Transit
Shared with:
Nelson Walker III
·
Lynn True
·
David Usui
·
Ben Wu
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2016 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
The Influentials
Gimme Shelter
Shared with:
David Maysles
·
Charlotte Zwerin
2016 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
The Influentials
Grey Gardens
Shared with:
David Maysles
·
Ellen Hovde
·
Muffie Meyer
2016 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
The Influentials
Salesman
Shared with:
David Maysles
·
Charlotte Zwerin
2016 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Iris
2016 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
In Transit
Shared with:
Lynn True
·
Nelson Walker III
·
David Usui
·
Ben Wu
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Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2015 Nominee
WFCC Award
Best Screen Couple
Iris
Shared with:
Iris Apfel
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