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John Battsek Biography

Birth Name:John Battsek

Profession Producer

Fast Facts

His 2012 documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Quote: "[Regarding two of his films competing in the same Oscars category] "It is a lovely problem to have․""
Teamed with Passion Pictures in the late '90s after the company had already established itself in Europe as a premiere animation studio
A documentary film producer, he gained widespread acclaim after launching Passion Pictures' first feature film in 1999 with "One Day in September"

Awards

2000IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: nominated
2001Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Programs: winner
2009Video Source Award-: nominated
2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: nominated
2011IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: winner
2011Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
2011PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2012IDA Award-Best Feature: winner
2012Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
2012Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form: nominated
2012Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
2013Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Single Documentary: nominated
2013Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Science and Technology Programming: nominated
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: winner
2015Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2015Audience Award-: nominated
2015IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
2015PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2016BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
2016OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
2017Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television: nominated
2018Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking: nominated
2018Video Source Award-: nominated
2018Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: nominated
2018Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: winner
2019Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
2019AACTA Award-Best Documentary: winner
2019AACTA Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2019Grammy-Best Music Film: nominated
2019Video Source Award-: winner
2020FCCA Award-Best Feature Documentary: nominated
2021British Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2021British Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2021CIC Award-Best Documentary Film: nominated
2021Emmy-Outstanding Long Sports Documentary: winner
2022BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
2022CIC Award-Best Documentary Film: nominated
2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Production: nominated
2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
2022Gold Derby Film Award-Documentary Feature: nominated
2022LEJA Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
2022Emmy-Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary: winner
2023British Independent Film Award-Best Feature Documentary: nominated
2023IDA Award-Best Feature Documentary: winner
2024Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
2024Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Production: nominated
2024George Morrison Feature Documentary Award-Best Feature Documentary: nominated
2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: winner
2024Emmy-Outstanding Long Sports Documentary: winner