Gabriela Cowperthwaite Biography

Awards

• 2013Black Pearl Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2013EDA Female Focus Award-Best Woman Director: nominated
• 2013EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
• 2013IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2013Grand Jury Prize-Knight Documentary Competition: nominated
• 2013Golden Space Needle Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2013New Visions Award-Non Fiction: nominated
• 2013Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
• 2014BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2014Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2014Cinema for Peace Award-International Green Film Award: nominated
• 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2014INOCA-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2014OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: nominated
• 2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2014Big Stamp-International Competition: nominated
• 2017Truly Moving Picture Award-: winner
• 2022Audience Award-: nominated
• 2022Maysles Brothers Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2022IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
• 2022Audience Award-Documentary: winner
• 2022Jury Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2022Honorable Mention-Truth to Power: winner
• 2022Bronze Horse-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2022People's Choice Award-Documentary: nominated
• 2023Audience Award-Audience Award: winner
• 2023Best Environmental / Outdoor Adventure Feature-Best Environmental/Outdoor Feature: winner
• 2023Best Environmental / Outdoor Adventure Feature-Best Outdoor/Environmental Feature: winner
• 2023Global Health Competition-Best Film: nominated
• 2023Global Health Competition-Best Film: nominated
• 2023Grand Special Prize-: nominated
• 2023Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: nominated
• 2023Justice Matters-: nominated
• 2023Audience Choice Award-Best Film: winner
• 2023Moving Mountains Award-: winner
• 2023Best Documentary-: nominated
• 2023Documentary Features Competition-Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2023Audience Award-Best Film: winner
• 2023Festival Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2023Best Documentary-Best Documentary Film: nominated
• 2023Documentary Competition Award-: nominated
• 2023Director's Choice Award-Best Investigative Documentary: winner
• 2023Jury Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2025News and Documentary Emmy-Outstanding Promotional Announcement - Documentary: nominated
• 2025News and Documentary Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2025News and Documentary Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Documentary: nominated