Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2013
Winner
Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry
Heidi Ewing (director: Detropia) ,
Rachel Grady (director: Detropia) ,
Lauren Greenfield (director: Queen of Versailles) ,
Alison Klayman (director: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry) ,
Sarah Burns (director: The Central Park Five) ,
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2012
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature Film
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2012
Winner
Best Documentary
Black Reel Awards
2013
Winner
Best Documentary
Sarah Burns ,
Ken Burns ,
David McMahon ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2013
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2012
Nominee
Best Documentary
Chicago International Film Festival
2012
Winner
Best Documentary Feature
Ken Burns ,
Sarah Burns ,
David McMahon ,
2012
Nominee
Best Documentary
Ken Burns ,
Sarah Burns ,
David McMahon ,
Chlotrudis Awards
2013
Nominee
Best Documentary
Cinema for Peace Awards
2013
Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award for Justice
Sarah Burns (director) ,
David McMahon (director) ,
Ken Burns (director) ,
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2013
Nominee
Best Documentary
Ken Burns (director/producer) ,
Sarah Burns (director/producer) ,
David McMahon (director/producer) ,
Gabriel Awards
2013
Winner
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2013
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2012
Nominee
Best Documentary
International Documentary Association
2012
Nominee
Ken Burns (director/writer/producer/executive producer)
Sarah Burns (director/writer/producer) ,
David McMahon (director/writer/producer) ,
London Film Festival
2012
Nominee
Ken Burns
David McMahon ,
Sarah Burns ,
National Board of Review, USA
2012
Winner
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2012
Winner
Best Non-Fiction Film
New York Film Critics, Online
2012
Winner
Best Documentary
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2014
Nominee
Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form
Ken Burns (executive producer/producer/director) ,
Sarah Burns (producer/director) ,
David McMahon (producer/director) ,
Best Documentary
Ken Burns (executive producer/producer/director) ,
Sarah Burns (producer/director) ,
David McMahon (producer/director) ,
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2013
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Online Film & Television Association
2013
Nominee
Best Documentary Picture
Ken Burns ,
Sarah Burns ,
David McMahon ,
Peabody Awards
2014
Winner
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Satellite Awards
2012
Nominee
Best Motion Picture, Documentary
Television Critics Association Awards
2013
Winner
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
Writers Guild of America, USA
2013
Nominee
Best Documentary Screenplay
Sarah Burns (written by) ,
David McMahon (written by) ,
Ken Burns (written by) ,
