Steve James
Birth Name:
Steve James
Birth Place:
Hampton, Virginia, United States
Profession
Producer, Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Camera department, Writer, Editorial department
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 AwardWinner
- 1995MTV Movie Award - Best New Filmmaker:Winner
- 1995Robert and Frances Flaherty PrizeNominated
- 1996Peabody Award - Winner:Winner
- 2002Joris Ivens AwardWinner
- 2003Independent Spirit Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2003Jury Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2003Grand Jury Prize - Documentary:Nominated
- 2003Robert and Frances Flaherty PrizeNominated
- 2003Mayor's PrizeWinner
- 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 AwardWinner
- 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 AwardWinner
- 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 PrizeNominated
- 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 AwardNominated
- 2014ICP Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2014LAFCA Award - Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film:Nominated
- 2014NBR Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2014Special Jury AwardNominated
- 2014SEFCA Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2014Founders Prize - Special Award:Winner
- 2015Felix - Best Film Editing:Nominated
- 2015EDA Award - Best Documentary Feature Film:Nominated
- 2015TopsNominated
- 2015Golden Eagle - Nonfiction Content / Feature - Historical Events and Biographies:Winner
- 2015Cinema Eye Audience Choice PrizeNominated
- 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 AwardNominated
- 2017IDA Award - Best Short:Winner
- 2017Audience Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
- 2017Audience Award - Best Documentary:Winner
- 2018Oscar - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2018Cinema Eye Audience Choice PrizeNominated
- 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