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Primetime Emmy Award
A LION IN THE HOUSE by Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar (2007)

Primetime Emmy nomination
IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL by Jessica Yu and Sue West (2006)

News and Documentary Emmy Award
BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE by Robert Levi (2008)
A LION’S TRAIL by Francois Verster, Mark J. Kaplan and Dan Jawitz (2006)
BE GOOD, SMILE PRETTY by Tracy Droz Tragos (2004)
PROMISES by B.Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro and Carlos Bolado
BLINK by Elizabeth Thompson (2001)
SCHOOL PRAYER: A COMMUNITY AT WAR by Slawomir Grunberg (2000)
SING FASTER: THE STAGEHANDS’ RING CYCLE by Jon Else (2000)
NOBODY'S BUSINESS by Alan Berliner (1998)
GIRLS LIKE US by Tina DiFeliciantonio and Jane C. Wagner (1997)

News and Documentary Emmy nomination
BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE by Robert Levi (2008)
CRAFT IN AMERICA: Landscape, Director of Photography: Peter Pilafian (2008)
MADE IN L.A. by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar (2008)
OPERATION HOMECOMING: Writing in the Wartime Experience by Richard Robbins (2008)
RAIN IN A DRY LAND by Anne Makepeace (2008)
SENTENCED HOME by David Grabias and Nicole Newnham (2008)
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY by Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer (2007)
THE BOYS OF BARAKA by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (2007)
A LION’S TRAIL by Francois Verster, Mark J. Kaplan and Dan Jawitz (2006)
A TOUCH OF GREATNESS by Leslie Sullivan and Catherine Gund (2006)
THE SELF-MADE MAN by Susan Stern Writing (2006)
STREET FIGHT by Marshall Curry (2006)
THE DAY MY GOD DIED by Andrew Levine and Geralyn Dreyfous (2005)
AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED by Brigitte Brault and AINA (2005)
DADDY & PAPA by Johnny Symons (2004)
FLAG WARS by Linda Goode Bryant & Laura Poitras (2004)
THE FLUTE PLAYER by Jocelyn S. Glatzer & Christine Courtney (2004)

Academy Award nomination
OPERATION HOMECOMING: Writing the Wartime Experience by Richard E. Robbins and Tom Yellin (2008)
MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY by Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer (2007)
STREET FIGHT by Marshall Curry (2006)
ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2006)
WEATHER UNDERGROUND by Sam Green and Bill Siegel (2004)
DAUGHTER FROM DANANG by Gail Dolgin & Vicente Franco (2003)
PROMISES by B.Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro and Carlos Bolado (2002)
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE by David Collier (1993)
WHY CAN”T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN by Roger Weisberg and Murray Nossel (2002)

duPont-Columbia University Award
SEOUL TRAIN by Jim Butterworth and Lisa Sleeth (2006)
BE GOOD, SMILE PRETTY by Tracy Droz Tragos (FINALIST, 2004)
TWO TOWNS OF JASPER by Whitney Dow and Marco Williams (2004)
IF I CAN’T DO IT by Walter Brock (1999)
STRUGGLES IN STEEL by Anthony Buba and Raymond Henderson (1998)
TAKEN IN: THE LIVES OF AMERICAN FOSTER CHILDREN by Vanessa Roth (1998)

George Foster Peabody Award
BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE by Robert Levi (2008)
CRAFT IN AMERICA by Carol Sauvion (2008)
SISTERS IN LAW by Kim Longinotto and Florence Ayisi (2008)
A ROOM NEARBY by Paul and Sandra Fierlinger (2006)
CHISHOLM ’72: Unbought and Unbossed by Shola Lynch (2006)
FLAG WARS by Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras (2004)
TWO TOWNS OF JASPER by Whitney Dow and Marco Williams (2004)
STILL LIFE WITH ANIMATED DOGS by Paul Fierlinger (2001)
TRAVIS by Richard Kotuk (1998)
A HEALTHY BABY GIRL by Judith Helfand (1997)
GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE by Carma Hinton and Richard Gordon (1996)
COMING OUT UNDER FIRE by Arthur Dong (1996)

Sundance Film Festival Award
DURAKOVO: Village of Fools by Nino Kirtadze (2008)
THE EDUCATION OF SHELBY KNOX by Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt, Cinematographer: Gary Griffin (2005)
BROTHER TO BROTHER by Rodney Evans (2004)
FARMINGVILLE by Catherine Tambini and Carlos Sandoval (2004)
IMELDA by Ramona Diaz, Cinematographer: Ferne Pearlstein (2004)
DAUGHTER FROM DANANG by Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco (2002)
SEÑORITA EXTRAVIADA by Lourdes Portillo (2002)
SCOUT'S HONOR by Tom Shepard (2001)
SING FASTER: THE STAGEHANDS' RING CYCLE by Jon Else (1999)
MY AMERICA...OR HONK IF YOU LOVE BUDDHA by Renee Tajima-Peña (1997)
GIRLS LIKE US by Tina DiFeliciantonio and Jane C. Wagner (1997)
WHEN BILLY BROKE HIS HEAD...AND OTHER TALES OF WONDER by Billy Golfus and David Simpson (1995)
BLACK IS...BLACK AIN'T by Marlon Riggs (1995)
COMING OUT UNDER FIRE by Arthur Dong (1994)
FAMILY REMAINS by Tamara Jenkins (1994)

Independent Spirit Truer Than Fiction Award
LOST BOYS OF SUDAN by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk (2004)
LOVE & DIANE by Jennifer Dworkin (2003)

CINE Golden Eagle Award
CRANK: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Todd Jarrell (2008)
MOST HONORABLE SON by William Kubota (2008)
THE PAPER by Aaron Matthews (2008)
RACE TO EXECUTION by Rachel Lyon (2008)
SISTERS IN LAW by Kim Longinotto and Florence Ayisi (2008)
WOLVES IN PARADISE by William Campbell (2008)
MIRROR DANCE by Frances McElroy and Maria T. Rodriguez (2006)
AMERICAN ALOHA by Lisette Flanary & Evann Siebens (2004)
DISCOVERING DOMINGA by Patricia Flynn & Mary Jo McConahay (2004)
FLAG WARS by Linda Goode Bryant & Laura Poitras (2004)
THE FLUTE PLAYER by by Jocelyn S. Glatzer & Christine Courtney (2004)
BE GOOD, SMILE PRETTY by Tracy Droz Tragos (2004)

Grammy Award Nomination
WELCOME TO THE CLUB by Beth Harrington (2003)

Joady Award
SING FASTER: THE STAGEHANDS' RING CYCLE by Jon Else (1999)
THE FARMER'S WIFE by David Sutherland (1999)
A HEALTHY BABY GIRL by Judith Helfand (1997)
THE UPRISING OF ‘34 by Judith Helfand and George Stoney (1996)

Awards for ITVS Interactive Projects

Webby People’s Voice Award
OFF THE MAP (2006)

“Webby Worthy” Site
BEYOND THE FIRE: Teen Experiences of War (2005)

SXSW Web Award for Best Educational Resource
BEYOND THE FIRE: Teen Experiences of War (2005)
FACE TO FACE (2003)

SXSW Web Award nomination OFF THE MAP (2006) CIRCLE OF STORIES (2003)

Exploratorium's Ten Cool Sites Award for Educational Excellence
BEYOND THE FIRE (2004)
THE NEW AMERICANS (2004)
STRANGE FRUIT (2003)

Media That Matters Film Festival New Media Award
FACE TO FACE (2003)

Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism
BEYOND THE FIRE - “notable site” (2005)