| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Won | Oscar |
Best Documentary, Short Subjects for: The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006) Shared with: Ruby Yang |
| 1996 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Documentary, Features for: "The American Experience: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (#8.7)" (1996) Shared with: Michael Epstein |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Directing for Non-Fiction Programming for: Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) Shared with: Ed Bell (director) |
Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Traditional) for: Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) Shared with: Sheila Nevins (executive producer) Donna Brown Guillaume (executive producer) Jacqueline Glover (producer) Lisa Heller (senior producer) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Informational Special for: "The American Experience: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (#8.7)" (1996) Shared with: Michael Epstein |
| International Documentary Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | IDA Award |
Best Limited Series for: "The Supreme Court" (2007) Shared with: Jody Sheff (executive producer) Mark Zwonitzer (series producer) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Pare Lorentz Award |
for: The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006) Shared with: Ruby Yang |
| RiverRun International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Jury Prize |
Best Documentary for: The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006) |
| Silverdocs Documentary Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Grand Jury Award |
DOCS Rx for: The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006) |
| Sundance Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
Documentary for: "The American Experience: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (#8.7)" (1996) Shared with: Michael Epstein |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Audience Award |
International - Under 45 Minutes for: The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006) |
| VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Golden Reel Award |
Best Short for: The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Nominated | WGA Award (TV) |
Documentary - Other Than Current Events for: "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience" (2003) Shared with: Mi Ling Tsui Bill Moyers For part II. |
| 1999 | Nominated | WGA Award (TV) |
Documentary - Other Than Current Events for: "The Irish in America: Long Journey Home" (1998) Shared with: Thomas N. Brown For episode #1 "Long Journey Home". |
| 1997 | Nominated | WGA Award (TV) |
Documentary - Other Than Current Events for: "The American Experience: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (#8.7)" (1996) Shared with: Richard Ben Cramer |
| 1996 | Nominated | WGA Award (TV) |
Documentary - Other Than Current Events for: "The American Experience: The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle (#7.5)" (1994) Shared with: Mark Zwonitzer Shown within "The American Experience" (1988). |
| 1994 | Won | WGA Award (TV) |
Documentary - Current Events for: "Frontline" (1983) Shared with: Richard Ben Cramer Michael Epstein For the segment "The Choice '92". |
| 1991 | Won | WGA Award (TV) |
Documentary - Current Events for: "Frontline: Seven Days in Bensonhurst (#8.13)" (1990) Shared with: Shelby Steele |