Academy Awards, USA
2016
Nominee
Best Documentary, Feature
Matthew Heineman ,
Tom Yellin ,
Primetime Emmy Awards
2016
Winner
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
Matthew Heineman (cinematography by) ,
Matt Porwoll (cinematography by) ,
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Matthew Heineman (produced by) ,
Tom Yellin (produced by) ,
Kathryn Bigelow (executive producer) ,
Robert DeBitetto (executive producer) ,
Molly Thompson (executive producer) ,
David McKillop (executive producer) ,
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Tom Paul (supervising sound editor) ,
Sean Garnhart (sound designer) ,
Ryan Collison (sound editor) ,
Joanna Fang (sound editor) ,
Leslie Bloome (sound editor) ,
Mark Filip (sound effects editor) ,
Bill Orrico (dialogue editor) ,
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Matthew Hamachek (editor) ,
Matthew Heineman (editor) ,
Bradley J. Ross (editor) ,
Pax Wassermann (editor) ,
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Matthew Heineman (director) ,
BAFTA Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Documentary
Matthew Heineman ,
Tom Yellin ,
Americana Film Fest
2016
Nominee
Matthew Heineman
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
2015
Nominee
IDFA Audience Award
Matthew Heineman ,
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2015
Winner
Best Documentary
Matthew Heineman ,
Austin Film Critics Association
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature Film
Matthew Heineman ,
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Champs-Élysées Film Festival
2015
Nominee
Best American Feature Film
Matthew Heineman ,
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2016
Winner
The Unforgettables
José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles ,
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Matthew Heineman ,
Matt Porwoll ,
2016
Nominee
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Matthew Heineman ,
Tom Yellin ,
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Matthew Heineman ,
Outstanding Achievement in Production
Matthew Heineman ,
Tom Yellin ,
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score
Jackson Greenberg ,
H. Scott Salinas ,
Cinema for Peace Awards
2016
Winner
Most Valuable Documentary of the Year
Dallas International Film Festival
2015
Nominee
Matthew Heineman
Denver Film Critics Society
2016
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Directors Guild of America, USA
2016
Winner
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Matthew Heineman ,
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary
Gold Derby Awards
2016
Nominee
Documentary Feature
Matthew Heineman ,
Gotham Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary
Matthew Heineman ,
Tom Yellin ,
Hamburg Film Festival
2015
Nominee
Matthew Heineman
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary
International Documentary Association
2015
Winner
Matthew Heineman
Little Rock Film Festival
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary
Matthew Heineman ,
Los Angeles Italia Film Festival, US
2016
Winner
Documentary of the Year
Matthew Heineman ,
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
2015
Winner
Documentary Feature
Matthew Heineman ,
Milwaukee Film Festival
2015
Nominee
Best Film
Matthew Heineman ,
Moscow International Film Festival
2015
Winner
Best Film of the Documentary Competition
Matthew Heineman ,
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2016
Nominee
Documentary
New Hampshire Film Festival
2015
Winner
Matthew Heineman
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary
Phoenix Critics Circle
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Reykjavik International Film Festival
2015
Winner
Matthew Heineman
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2015
Winner
Best Documentary
Satellite Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Motion Picture, Documentary
Seattle Film Critics Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Documentary
Matthew Heineman ,
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2015
Winner
Matthew Heineman
2015
Nominee
Matthew Heineman
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Stockholm Film Festival
2015
Nominee
Matthew Heineman
Sundance Film Festival
2015
Winner
Documentary
Matthew Heineman ,
2015
Nominee
Documentary
Matthew Heineman ,
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2015
Nominee
Best Documentary
ZagrebDox
2016
Nominee
International Competition
Matthew Heineman ,
