Primetime Emmy Awards
2018
Nominee
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Doug Pray ,
Allen Hughes ,
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Allen Hughes ,
Lasse Järvi ,
Doug Pray ,
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
Lasse Järvi ,
Doug Pray ,
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Chris Jenkins (re-recording mixer) ,
Gabriel Andy Giner (production mixer) ,
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Jay Nierenberg (supervising sound editor/designer) ,
Del Spiva (music editor) ,
Katrina Frederick (foley editor) ,
David Mann (sound effects editor) ,
Todd Niesen (dialogue editor) ,
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2017
Winner
Top 10 TV Shows
American Cinema Editors, USA
2018
Nominee
Best Edited Documentary - Television
Lasse Järvi ,
Doug Pray ,
Black Reel Awards for Television
2018
Winner
Outstanding TV Documentary or Special
Allen Hughes ,
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Limited Documentary Series (TV/Streaming)
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2017
Nominee
Best Documentary
FOCAL International Awards
2018
Nominee
Jane Mercer Footage Researcher of the Year
Barbara Gregson (research and clearance supervisor) ,
Ryan Gallagher (archival producer) ,
Best Use of Footage in a Music Production
Grammy Awards
2018
Winner
Best Music Film
Allen Hughes (director) ,
Andrew A. Kosove (executive producer) ,
Laura Lancaster (executive producer) ,
Broderick Johnson (executive producer) ,
Fritzi Horstman (producer) ,
Sarah Anthony (producer) ,
Gene Kirkwood (executive producer) ,
Steven D. Williams (producer) ,
Doug Pray (executive producer) ,
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
2018
Winner
Best Music Supervision for a Docuseries or Reality Television
Deborah Mannis-Gardner ,
Hollywood Post Alliance, US
2018
Winner
Outstanding Editing - Television (Over 30 Minutes)
Doug Pray ,
Lasse Järvi ,
Image Awards (NAACP)
2018
Winner
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary or Special
Allen Hughes ,
2018
Nominee
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
International Documentary Association
2017
Winner
Best Limited Series
Allen Hughes (executive producer) ,
Broderick Johnson (executive producer) ,
Gene Kirkwood (executive producer) ,
Andrew A. Kosove (executive producer) ,
Laura Lancaster (executive producer) ,
Michael Lombardo (executive producer) ,
Jerry Longarzo (executive producer) ,
Doug Pray (executive producer) ,
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2018
Nominee
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Documentary Broadcast Media
Jay Nierenberg (supervising sound editor) ,
Del Spiva (supervising music editor) ,
Todd Niesen (dialogue editor) ,
David Mann (sound effects editor) ,
Charles Maynes (sound effects editor) ,
Brent Findley (sound effects editor) ,
Steven Iba (sound effects editor) ,
Katrina Frederick (foley editor) ,
Nicholas Fitzgerald (music editor) ,
Chris Terhune (sound designer) ,
Brandon Sanchez (foley artist) ,
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Music Documentary
