Stanley Nelson Biography

Awards

• 1998IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: nominated
• 1999Jury Award-Best Documentary Film: winner
• 1999Golden Spire-Film & Video - History: winner
• 1999Freedom of Expression Award-: winner
• 1999Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
• 2000Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Programs: nominated
• 2003IDA Award-Continuing Series (Strand): winner
• 2003Grand Jury Award-: winner
• 2003Documentary Award-: winner
• 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for Non-Fiction Programming: winner
• 2006Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2006Jury Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2006Special Jury Prize-: winner
• 2007Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: nominated
• 2009IDA Award-Limited Series: nominated
• 2009Video Source Award-: winner
• 2009Pare Lorentz Award-: nominated
• 2010Humanitas Prize-Documentaries - Special Awards Category: nominated
• 2010Video Source Award-: nominated
• 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming: winner
• 2011Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: winner
• 2011WGA Award (Screen)-Best Documentary Screenplay: nominated
• 2012WGA Award (TV)-Documentary - Other Than Current Events: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Research: winner
• 2014Audience Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2015Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award-: nominated
• 2015IDA Award-Best Feature: nominated
• 2015Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
• 2015Audience Choice Award-Best of Fest: winner
• 2015Grand Jury Award-: nominated
• 2015Best Documentary-: nominated
• 2016Black Reel-Outstanding Documentary: nominated
• 2016Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: nominated
• 2018Black Reel-Outstanding Independent Documentary: winner
• 2019Emmy-Outstanding Historical Documentary: nominated
• 2021Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2022Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2022Cinema for Peace Award-Cinema for Peace Dove for Justice: nominated
• 2022DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: winner
• 2022FOCAL Award-Best Use of Footage in a Cinematic Feature: nominated
• 2022FOCAL Award-Best Use of Footage in a History Feature: nominated
• 2022LEJA Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2023AMAA-Best Diaspora Documentary: winner
• 2023Emmy-Outstanding Long Sports Documentary: nominated
• 2024Emmy-Outstanding Short Documentary: nominated
• 2025Canadian Screen Award-Best Feature Length Documentary: nominated