X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Chris Smith Biography

Birth Name:Chris Smith

Profession Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Camera department, Writer, Actor, Sound department, Editor

Awards

  • 1997Someone to Watch Award-: nominated
  • 1999People's Choice Award-Documentary Film: winner
  • 1999Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: winner
  • 2000OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: nominated
  • 2001Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
  • 2004Audience Award-: winner
  • 2007Special Jury Prize-Dramatic: winner
  • 2007Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: nominated
  • 2008John Cassavetes Award-: nominated
  • 2014Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2016Cinema Eye Legacy Award-: winner
  • 2017Venezia Classici Award-Best Documentary on Cinema: nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program: nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
  • 2019SFCS Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2021PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: nominated
  • 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Cinematography: nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2023Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program: winner
  • 2024BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2024Nesnady and Schwartz Documentary Competition-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2025BIFF Award-Best Music Documentary: winner
  • 2025Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for Global Health, Technology and Human Enhancement: nominated
  • 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program: winner
  • 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: winner