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Barbara Kopple Biography
Profession Producer, Director, Sound department, Writer, Editor, Editorial department, Camera department
Awards
- 1977Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: winner
- 1977Special Award-: winner
- 1978Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
- 1990Blue Ribbon Award-Documentary: winner
- 1990CINE Golden Eagle-Documentary: winner
- 1991Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: winner
- 1991IDA Award-: winner
- 1991LAFCA Award-Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: winner
- 1991Audience Award-Documentary: winner
- 1991Filmmakers Trophy-Documentary: winner
- 1991Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: winner
- 1991Runner-up Prize-: winner
- 1991Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize-: nominated
- 1992DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality: winner
- 1993Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming: nominated
- 1994DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality: winner
- 1998DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: winner
- 1998Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
- 2000Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year-: nominated
- 2001Jury Award-Best Documentary: winner
- 2005CINE Golden Eagle-Documentary: winner
- 2006EDA Female Focus Award-Hanging in There Award for Persistence: nominated
- 2006EDA Award-Best Documentary by or About Women: nominated
- 2006Audience Award-Audience Favorite Documentary: winner
- 2006Special Jury Prize-DocuFest Competition: winner
- 2006Courage in Filmmaking Award-: winner
- 2006Audience Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
- 2011Felix-Best Documentary: winner
- 2011International Competition-Grand Prize: nominated
- 2013Jury Prize-Best Documentary: winner
- 2014Cinema Eye Legacy Award-: winner
- 2014Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
- 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
- 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
- 2015Audience Award-IDFA Audience Award: nominated
- 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
- 2016Golden Heynal-International DocFilmMusic Competition: nominated
- 2016Audience Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
- 2016SXSW Gamechanger Award-: nominated
- 2016Audience Award-Best Documentary: winner
- 2017Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary Feature: nominated
- 2017Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary: nominated
- 2017Blue Fish-Best Documentary: winner
- 2017Bronze Horse-Best Documentary: nominated
- 2018ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman-Direction: nominated
- 2018Local Heroes Competition-: nominated
- 2018Best Documentary Feature-Documentary Competition: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Research: nominated
- 2023Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award-: nominated