Sam Pollard
Birth Name:
Samuel D. Pollard
Profession
Producer, Editor, Director, Editorial department, Writer
Awards
- 1988Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing:Nominated
- 1989Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing:Winner
- 1991Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writers:Winner
- 1998Oscar - Best Documentary, Features:Nominated
- 1998IDA Award - Feature Documentaries:Nominated
- 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Documentary Picture:Nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Special:Nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming:Nominated
- 1998Golden Satellite Award - Best Motion Picture, Documentary:Winner
- 1999Video Source AwardNominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming:Nominated
- 2002Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research:Nominated
- 2003Christopher Award - Television & Cable:Winner
- 2003IDA Award - Limited Series:Winner
- 2003Emmy - Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form:Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming:Nominated
- 2007Eddie - Best Edited Documentary Film:Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking:Winner
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming:Winner
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming:Winner
- 2011IDA Award - Best Limited Series:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming:Nominated
- 2012Grand Jury Prize - Documentary:Nominated
- 2013Black Reel - Outstanding Television Documentary:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special:Nominated
- 2017New Jersey Films Competition - Special Jury Prize - American Truth Seeker Award:Winner
- 2017New Jersey Films CompetitionNominated
- 2017Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2018Audience Award - Feature Documentary:Winner
- 2018Audience Award - Feature:Winner
- 2018aGLIFF Award - Best Documentary Feature:Winner
- 2018Nesnady and Schwartz Documentary Competition - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2018Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up AwardNominated
- 2018Nesnady and Schwartz Documentary Competition - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2018Lost Weekend Award - Best Soundtrack:Winner
- 2018Audience Award - Top 20 Audience Favorites:Nominated
- 2018IDA Award - Best Music Documentary:Winner
- 2018LIFF Award - Best Documentary Feature:Winner
- 2018Audience Choice Award - Special Presentations:Winner
- 2018Emmy - Outstanding Historical Documentary:Nominated
- 2018Festival Prize - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2018Audience Award - Best Documentary Feature:Winner
- 2019FOCAL Award - Student Jury Award for Most Inspiring Use of Archive:Winner
- 2019FOCAL Award - Best Use of Footage in an Entertainment Production:Winner
- 2020Gold Hugo - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2020Maysles Brothers Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2020Truly Moving Picture AwardWinner
- 2020IDFA ReFrame Award for Creative Use of ArchiveNominated
- 2020Emmy - Outstanding Social Issue Documentary:Nominated
- 2020Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2020Festival Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2020Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature:Winner
- 2021Pioneer AwardWinner
- 2021Black Reel - Outstanding Documentary:Nominated
- 2021Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast:Nominated
- 2021FOCAL Award - Best Use of Footage in a History Feature:Nominated
- 2021FOCAL Award - Best Use of Footage in a Cinematic Feature:Winner
- 2021Independent Spirit Award - Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series:Nominated
- 2021Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture):Nominated
- 2021Video Source AwardNominated
- 2021IDA Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2021IDA Award - Best Multi-Part Documentary:Winner
- 2021IDA Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2021LEJA Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2021Amnesty International Poland AwardNominated
- 2022Black Reel - Outstanding Documentary:Nominated
- 2022FOCAL Award - Best Use of Footage in a Sports Production:Nominated
- 2022FOCAL Award - Best Use of Footage in a Cinematic Feature:Nominated
- 2022Grierson Award - Best Sports Documentary:Winner
- 2022Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture):Nominated
- 2022IDA Award - Best Multi-Part Documentary:Nominated
- 2023Emmy - Outstanding Historical Documentary:Winner
- 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Documentary:Nominated
- 2024Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Film:Nominated
- 2025Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (TV or Film):Nominated
- 2026Gotham TV Award - Breakthrough Nonfiction Series:Winner
- 2026News and Documentary Emmy - Outstanding Social Issue Documentary:Nominated