Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
2015
Nominee
IDFA Audience Award
Barbara Kopple ,
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Picture
Black Reel Awards
2017
Winner
Outstanding Original Song
The Dap-Kings ,
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Barbara Kopple ,
Chlotrudis Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Documentary
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2017
Winner
The Unforgettables
Sharon Jones ,
2017
Nominee
Barbara Kopple
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2016
Winner
Best Song in a Documentary
Sharon Jones ,
Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary
Sharon Jones ,
2016
Nominee
Best Music Documentary
Film Club's The Lost Weekend
2016
Winner
Best Soundtrack
Sharon Jones (music) ,
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2017
Nominee
Best Original Song
The Dap-Kings ,
Image Awards (NAACP)
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
National Board of Review, USA
2016
Winner
Top Five Documentaries
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2017
Nominee
Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary
Barbara Kopple (director) ,
David Cassidy (producer) ,
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2016
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Barbara Kopple ,
River Bend Film Festival, US
2017
Winner
Best Documentary
Barbara Kopple ,
David Cassidy ,
Sarasota Film Festival
2016
Winner
Best Documentary
Barbara Kopple ,
Satellite Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Original Song
Sharon Jones ,
SXSW Film Festival
2016
Nominee
Barbara Kopple
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2016
Nominee
Best Documentary by or About Women
