Stanley Nelson
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Cinematographer
Awards
- 1998IDA Award - Feature Documentaries:Nominated
- 1999Jury Award - Best Documentary Film:Winner
- 1999Golden Spire - Film & Video - History:Winner
- 1999Freedom of Expression AwardWinner
- 1999Grand Jury Prize - Documentary:Nominated
- 2000Emmy - Outstanding Historical Programming - Programs:Nominated
- 2003IDA Award - Continuing Series (Strand):Winner
- 2003Grand Jury AwardWinner
- 2003Documentary AwardWinner
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for Non-Fiction Programming:Winner
- 2006Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2006Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2006Special Jury PrizeWinner
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2009IDA Award - Limited Series:Nominated
- 2009Video Source AwardWinner
- 2009Pare Lorentz AwardNominated
- 2010Humanitas Prize - Documentaries - Special Awards Category:Nominated
- 2010Video Source AwardNominated
- 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 AwardNominated
- 2015IDA Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2015Emmy - Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form:Winner
- 2015Audience Choice Award - Best of Fest:Winner
- 2015Grand Jury AwardNominated
- 2015Best DocumentaryNominated
- 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