Dan Cogan Biography

Awards

• 2012IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2013OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: winner
• 2014Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
• 2014Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2015Golden Eagle-Independent Division Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2017Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary: nominated
• 2018Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2018BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2018National Edward R. Murrow Award-Best TV Network News Documentary: winner
• 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
• 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
• 2019BAFTA TV Award-Best International Series: nominated
• 2019Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Nature Documentary: winner
• 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: winner
• 2021Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: winner
• 2021Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series - Longform: nominated
• 2021NDFS Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
• 2021The Grierson Awards-Best Documentary Series: nominated
• 2022BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2022IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
• 2022IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
• 2023Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: nominated
• 2024Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: nominated
• 2025News and Documentary Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2025News and Documentary Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Documentary: nominated