Steve James Biography

Awards

• 1994Golden Unicorn-Best Documentary: winner
• 1994Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders)-Honorable Mentions: winner
• 1994IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: winner
• 1994LAFCA Award-Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: winner
• 1994Audience Award-Documentary: winner
• 1994Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
• 1995Oscar-Best Film Editing: nominated
• 1995Eddie-Best Edited Documentary: winner
• 1995CFCA Award-Best Director: nominated
• 1995DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: winner
• 1995Special Distinction Award-: winner
• 1995MTV Movie Award-Best New Filmmaker: winner
• 1995Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize-: nominated
• 1996Peabody Award-Winner: winner
• 2002Joris Ivens Award-: winner
• 2003Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2003Jury Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2003Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
• 2003Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize-: nominated
• 2003Mayor's Prize-: winner
• 2004IDA Award-Limited Series: winner
• 2008Best International Film-The International Competition: winner
• 2008Inspiration Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2008Inspiration Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2009DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
• 2010Audience Award-Spotlight Premiere: nominated
• 2011Special Jury Award-: winner
• 2011Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2011Best International Documentary-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2011Grand Jury Prize-Knight Dox Competition: winner
• 2011Best Documentary-Jury Award for Feature Documentary: winner
• 2011Special Jury Award-: winner
• 2012EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
• 2012Black Reel-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2012Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: winner
• 2012Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: winner
• 2012Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Production: nominated
• 2012Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2012DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
• 2012Independent Spirit Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2013duPont-Columbia Award-Silver Baton: winner
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form: nominated
• 2013Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: winner
• 2014First Prize-Documentary: winner
• 2014ACCA-Best Documentary Feature: winner
• 2014Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
• 2014Lost Weekend Award-Best Film: winner
• 2014Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2014Audience Award-: nominated
• 2014ICP Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2014LAFCA Award-Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: nominated
• 2014NBR Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2014Special Jury Award-: nominated
• 2014SEFCA Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2014Founders Prize-Special Award: winner
• 2015Felix-Best Film Editing: nominated
• 2015EDA Award-Best Documentary Feature Film: nominated
• 2015Tops-: nominated
• 2015Golden Eagle-Nonfiction Content / Feature - Historical Events and Biographies: winner
• 2015Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Editing: nominated
• 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Direction: nominated
• 2015Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: nominated
• 2015DFCS Award-Best Documentary Film: nominated
• 2015Gold Derby Film Award-Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2015Grierson Award-Best Cinema Documentary: nominated
• 2015IDA Award-Best Limited Series: nominated
• 2015INOCA-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2015NTFCA Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2015PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: winner
• 2015Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2015Gold Panda-Best Documentary, Feature: nominated
• 2016duPont-Columbia Award-Broadcast News Award: winner
• 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
• 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
• 2016Emmy-Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form: winner
• 2016Emmy-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2016Audience Award - Honorable Mention-Masters of Cinema: winner
• 2016Jury Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2016People's Choice Award-Documentary: nominated
• 2017Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award-: nominated
• 2017IDA Award-Best Short: winner
• 2017Audience Award-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2017Audience Award-Best Documentary: winner
• 2018Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2018Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize-: nominated
• 2018DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary: winner
• 2018Emmy-Outstanding Short Documentary: nominated
• 2019Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast: winner
• 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
• 2020Audience Award-Docs: nominated
• 2021Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: nominated
• 2021IDA Award-Best Multi-Part Documentary: nominated
• 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program: nominated
• 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Editing: nominated
• 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Cinematography: nominated
• 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Nonfiction Series: winner
• 2023Audience Award-Docs: nominated
• 2023It's All True Trophy-International Competition: Best Feature or Medium-Length Documentary: nominated
• 2023Peabody Award-Documentary: nominated
• 2023Grand Prix-International Documentary Competition: nominated