John Battsek
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․""
- A documentary film producer, he gained widespread acclaim after launching Passion Pictures' first feature film in 1999 with "One Day in September"
- Teamed with Passion Pictures in the late '90s after the company had already established itself in Europe as a premiere animation studio
Awards
- 2000IDA Award - Feature Documentaries:Nominated
- 2001Emmy - Outstanding Historical Programming - Programs:Winner
- 2009Video Source AwardNominated
- 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 - Outstanding Science and Technology Programming:Nominated
- 2013Emmy - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special:Winner
- 2015Audience AwardNominated
- 2015Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Documentary: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 AwardNominated
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary:Winner
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary:Nominated
- 2019Asia Pacific Screen Award - Best Documentary Feature Film:Nominated
- 2019AACTA Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2019AACTA Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2019Grammy - Best Music Film:Nominated
- 2019Video Source AwardWinner
- 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 Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Production: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