Janus Metz Biography

Awards

• 2010Grierson Award-: winner
• 2010Golden Camera-: nominated
• 2010Critics Week Grand Prize-: winner
• 2010Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
• 2010European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
• 2010Golden Eye Award-Best International Documentary Film: winner
• 2011Bodil-Best Documentary (Bedste dokumentarfilm): winner
• 2011Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
• 2011Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2011Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film: nominated
• 2011Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year: nominated
• 2011Robert-Best Documentary (Årets lange dokumentarfilm): winner
• 2011Grand Jury Prize-Knight Dox Competition: nominated
• 2011Jury Prize-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2011Audience's Award-: nominated
• 2011Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize-: nominated
• 2011Big Stamp-International Competition: nominated
• 2011Zulu-Best Film (Årets danske film): nominated
• 2012Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2012Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2017Best Directorial Debut-: winner
• 2017Macao Audience Choice Award-Best Film: winner
• 2017Best Film-: nominated
• 2017Audience Award-City of Donostia Audience Award: nominated
• 2018Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize-: nominated
• 2018David-Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea): nominated
• 2018EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Film: nominated
• 2018Lost Weekend Award-Best Film: winner
• 2018Audience Award-Best International Feature: winner
• 2018Grand Jury-Best International Feature: nominated
• 2018Guldbagge-Best Direction (Bästa regi): nominated
• 2018Golden Eye Award-Best International Documentary Film: winner
• 2019Bodil-Best Documentary (Bedste dokumentarfilm): nominated
• 2019Jury Award-Best International Documentary: winner
• 2019Human Rights Film Award-: winner
• 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
• 2026DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated