Liz Garbus Biography

Awards

• 1998Audience Award-: winner
• 1998Grand Jury Award-Documentary, Feature-Length: winner
• 1998LAFCA Award-Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: winner
• 1998NYFCC Award-Best Non-Fiction Film: winner
• 1998Golden Spire-Film & Video - Sociology-U.S.: winner
• 1998Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: winner
• 1998Taos Land Grant Award-: nominated
• 1999Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: nominated
• 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Non-Fiction Special: nominated
• 1999Golden Satellite Award-Best Motion Picture, Documentary: nominated
• 2002Prize of the City of Setúbal - Special Mention-: winner
• 2002Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
• 2003Jury Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2003Audience Award-Best Feature: winner
• 2003Audience Award-Documentary Feature: winner
• 2005IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: nominated
• 2006Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
• 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: winner
• 2009Video Source Award-: nominated
• 2009Video Source Award-: nominated
• 2009Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
• 2010IDA Award-Distinguished Short Documentary: nominated
• 2011Grand Jury Prize-Knight Dox Competition: nominated
• 2011Achievement Award-Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking: winner
• 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: nominated
• 2013Jury Prize-Best Documentary: winner
• 2015Audience Award-Feature Documentary: winner
• 2015Audience Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2015Video Source Award-: nominated
• 2015IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2015Peabody Award-Documentary: winner
• 2016Oscar-Best Documentary, Feature: nominated
• 2016EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
• 2016Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: winner
• 2016Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2016DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
• 2016Grammy-Best Music Film: nominated
• 2016Grand Jury Prize-Knight Documentary Competition: nominated
• 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming: nominated
• 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: winner
• 2018Humanitas Prize-60 Minute Category: nominated
• 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
• 2019BAFTA TV Award-Best International Series: nominated
• 2019Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast: nominated
• 2019Humanitas Prize-Documentaries - Special Awards Category: nominated
• 2019The Grierson Awards-Best Documentary Series: nominated
• 2021Grierson Award-Documentary Film: winner
• 2021Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: nominated
• 2021Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast: winner
• 2021Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2021NDFS Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
• 2022BAFTA Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2022Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Broadcast Film: nominated
• 2022Cinema for Peace Award-International Green Film Award: nominated
• 2022IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
• 2022IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
• 2022Wyborcza.pl Big Screen Doc Award-: nominated
• 2023Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: nominated
• 2024Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: nominated