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Leon Gast Biography

Profession Producer, Director, Editor, Camera department, Writer, Assistant director

Awards

  • 1996LAFCA Award-Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: winner
  • 1996Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
  • 1996Special Jury Recognition-: winner
  • 1997Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: winner
  • 1997DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
  • 1997Truer Than Fiction Award-: winner
  • 1997OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: nominated
  • 2010Directing Award-Documentary: winner
  • 2010Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming: nominated
  • 2011Big Stamp-International Competition: nominated
  • 2013Video Source Award-: winner
  • 2014Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2014Audience Award-Documentary Spotlight: nominated
  • 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2015Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: winner
  • 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2017Felix-Best Editing: nominated
  • 2018Cinema Eye Legacy Award-: winner