Roger Ross Williams Biography

Awards

• 2010Oscar-Best Documentary, Short Subjects: winner
• 2013Ashland Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: Feature Length: winner
• 2013Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: winner
• 2013Jury Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2013Sheffield Youth Jury Award-: winner
• 2013Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
• 2013Jury Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2014Young Adults Jury Award-: nominated
• 2014Audience Award-: nominated
• 2014Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: nominated
• 2014Grand Prize Chéries-Chéris-Documentary: nominated
• 2016Audience Award-Documentary Feature: winner
• 2016Oculus Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2016Student jury award-: winner
• 2016Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Director (Theatrical Feature): nominated
• 2016Audience Award-: winner
• 2016Jury Award-Best International Documentary: winner
• 2016Audience Award-Feature: winner
• 2016Truly Moving Picture Award-: winner
• 2016Audience Award-Top 20 Audience Favorites: nominated
• 2016Audience Award-IDFA Audience Award: nominated
• 2016Most Popular Documentary-: nominated
• 2016Audience Award-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2016Audience Award-Documentary: winner
• 2016Golden Space Needle Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2016Bronze Horse-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2016Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
• 2016Directing Award-Documentary: winner
• 2016Special Jury Prize-Best Documentary: winner
• 2017Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2017Docs-: nominated
• 2017Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2017Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2017DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
• 2017OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: nominated
• 2017PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
• 2018Best Documentary in Art for Children-Documentary in Art for Children: winner
• 2018Emmy-Best Documentary: winner
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary: winner
• 2019IDA Award-Best Music Documentary: nominated
• 2020Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: nominated
• 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: winner
• 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Anthology Series: nominated
• 2022IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
• 2023Berlinale Documentary Award-: nominated
• 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: winner
• 2023Audience Award-24 Beats Per Second: nominated
• 2024Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: nominated
• 2024Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: nominated
• 2024Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: nominated
• 2024Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series: winner
• 2024Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for Justice: nominated
• 2024Grierson Award-Best History Documentary: winner
• 2024Image Award-Outstanding Directing in a Documentary Television or Film: nominated
• 2024PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: nominated
• 2024Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: nominated
• 2025Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series: nominated