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James Marsh Biography

Birth Name:James Marsh

Birth Place:Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Profession Director, Producer, Editorial department, Writer, Actor, Cinematographer, Sound department, Music department, Camera department

Awards

  • 1999FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention-: winner
  • 1999Bronze Horse-: nominated
  • 2001BAFTA TV Award-Huw Wheldon Award for Specialised Programme or Series (Arts, History, Religion and Science): nominated
  • 2005Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 2006Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Director: nominated
  • 2006American Independents Award-: winner
  • 2008EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: winner
  • 2008European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
  • 2008Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2008IDA Award-Feature Documentary: winner
  • 2008Best Documentary-Over 30 Minutes: winner
  • 2008LAFCA Award-Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: winner
  • 2008Audience Award-Best International Feature: winner
  • 2008Audience Award-World Cinema - Documentary: winner
  • 2008Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Documentary: winner
  • 2009Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: winner
  • 2009Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: winner
  • 2009Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
  • 2009Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: nominated
  • 2009Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: winner
  • 2009DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
  • 2009Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2010Robert-Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
  • 2011BSFC Award-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2011Grand Jury Prize-Knight Dox Competition: nominated
  • 2011Achievement Award-Outstanding Achievement in Documentary: winner
  • 2011Directing Award-World Cinema - Documentary: winner
  • 2011Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Documentary: nominated
  • 2011True Vision Award-Documentary: winner
  • 2012EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
  • 2012BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Film: nominated
  • 2012Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
  • 2012Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
  • 2012Golden Hitchcock-: winner
  • 2012Audience Award-: winner
  • 2012DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: winner
  • 2012The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film-: nominated
  • 2012Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2012Film and Literature Award-: winner
  • 2012Grand Prix Asturias-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Gold Derby Film Award-Documentary Feature: winner
  • 2012INOCA-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2013Humanitas Prize-Documentaries - Special Awards Category: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Science and Technology Programming: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2014Truly Moving Picture Award-: winner
  • 2014Audience Award-Favorite World Feature: winner
  • 2014Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 2015Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: winner
  • 2015David Lean Award for Direction-: nominated
  • 2015Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year: nominated
  • 2015David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): winner
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special: nominated
  • 2021BAFTA TV Award-Single Documentary: nominated
  • 2024Torc Award for Excellence-Best Single Drama: winner