Betsy West Biography

Awards

• 2014FOCAL Award-Best Use of Footage on Digital or Non-Television Platforms: winner
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2018Nesnady and Schwartz Documentary Competition-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2018ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman-Direction: nominated
• 2018Audience Award-: nominated
• 2018Grand Jury-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2018Knight Documentary Achievement Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2018Audience Choice Award-Documentary Feature: winner
• 2018Rosie Award-: winner
• 2018Audience Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2018Audience Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2019Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2019EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
• 2019ACCA-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2019BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2019Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2019DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
• 2019Gold Derby Film Award-Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2019LEJA Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2019OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: nominated
• 2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
• 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program: nominated
• 2019Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: winner
• 2021Audience Award-Audience Favorite Feature: winner
• 2021Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights-: winner
• 2021Truly Moving Picture Award-Truly Moving Picture Award: winner
• 2022duPont-Columbia Award-Silver Baton: winner
• 2022Silver Gavel Award-Documentaries: winner
• 2022Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: nominated
• 2022Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2022Audience Award-Documentary Spotlight: nominated