Johan Grimonprez Biography

Awards

• 2009Black Pearl Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2009Best World Documentary-: nominated
• 2010Grand Prize-: winner
• 2016Best Documentary Feature Film-: winner
• 2016Honorary Mention-Best Feature: winner
• 2016Tiempo de Historia Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2017Ensor-Best Documentary (Beste Documentaire): winner
• 2024André Cavens Award-: winner
• 2024Documentaire Extraordinaire-: winner
• 2024Cinéma du Réel Award-International Competition: nominated
• 2024Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award-: nominated
• 2024Jury Award-Best Belgian Documentary: winner
• 2024Silver Star-Feature Documentary Competition: winner
• 2024Golden Star-Feature Documentary Competition: nominated
• 2024European Film Award-European Film: nominated
• 2024European Film Award-European Documentary: nominated
• 2024Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2024Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for a Film of Conflict and Resolution-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Indiemusic Schweppes Award-: nominated
• 2024IDA Award-Best Feature Documentary: nominated
• 2024IDA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2024IDA Award-Best Writing: winner
• 2024Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature-: winner
• 2024Persistence of Vision Award-: winner
• 2024Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize-Best Film in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Competition: nominated
• 2024Grand Prix-International Documentary Competition: winner
• 2024Grand Jury Prize-World Cinema - Documentary: nominated
• 2024World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award-Cinematic Innovation: winner
• 2024Camera Justitia Award-: nominated
• 2024Grand Jury Documentary Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2024Special Mention-Best Documentary: winner
• 2024Golden Alexander->> Film Forward Competition: nominated
• 2024Audience Award-Film Over 45' - International Selection: winner
• 2025Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2025Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
• 2025Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Documentary of the Year: winner
• 2025DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
• 2025Ensor-Best Documentary (Beste Documentaire): nominated
• 2025Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2025Grand Prix de Genève-Creative Documentary: nominated