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Ross McElwee Biography

Profession Director, Editor, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Editorial department, Camera department, Sound department

Awards

  • 1987Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: winner
  • 1997Certificate of Merit-Film & Video - First-Person Documentary: winner
  • 2003SACD Prize-Directors' Fortnight: nominated
  • 2003AFCAE Award-: nominated
  • 2004Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2005DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
  • 2005Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2005Documentary Screenplay Award-: nominated
  • 2006Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing: nominated
  • 2008Venice Horizons Documentary Award-: nominated
  • 2010Cinema Eye Legacy Award-: winner
  • 2011Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2012Sheffield Youth Jury Award-: winner
  • 2014Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2025Bronze Horse-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2025Impact Golden Globes Prize for Documentary-: winner