Academy Awards, USA
2019
Winner
Best Documentary Feature
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin ,
Evan Hayes ,
Shannon Dill ,
Primetime Emmy Awards
2019
Winner
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin ,
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Marco Beltrami ,
Brandon Roberts ,
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Tom Fleischman (re-recording mixer) ,
Ric Schnupp (re-recording mixer) ,
Tyson Lozensky (scoring mixer) ,
Jim Hurst (production mixer) ,
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
Jimmy Chin (director of photography) ,
Clair Popkin (director of photography) ,
Mikey Schaefer (cinematography by) ,
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Deborah Wallach (sound supervisor) ,
Filipe Messeder (sound effects editor) ,
Jim Schultz (music editor) ,
Roland Vajs (foley editor) ,
Nuno Bento (foley artist) ,
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Bob Eisenhardt ,
BAFTA Awards
2019
Winner
Best Documentary
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin ,
Shannon Dill ,
Evan Hayes ,
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature Film
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin ,
American Cinema Editors, USA
2019
Winner
Best Edited Documentary - Feature
Bob Eisenhardt ,
Americana Film Fest
2019
Winner
Best Film
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
2019
Nominee
Docs
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
2018
Nominee
IDFA Audience Award
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Austin Film Critics Association
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2020
Nominee
Best Documentary (International)
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin ,
Evan Hayes ,
Shannon Dill ,
Camden International Film Festival
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Capri, Hollywood
2018
Winner
Jimmy Chin
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Cinema Audio Society, USA
2019
Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Documentary
Jim Hurst (production mixer) ,
Tom Fleischman (re-recording mixer) ,
Ric Schnupp (re-recording mixer) ,
Tyson Lozensky (scoring mixer) ,
David Boulton (adr mixer) ,
Joana Niza Braga (foley mixer) ,
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2019
Winner
The Unforgettables
Alex Honnold ,
Outstanding Achievement in Production
Jimmy Chin ,
Shannon Dill ,
Evan Hayes ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Jimmy Chin ,
Clair Popkin ,
Mikey Schaefer ,
2019
Nominee
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score
Marco Beltrami ,
Cinema for Peace Awards
2019
Nominee
International Green Film Award
Columbus Film Critics Association
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2018
Winner
Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary
Alex Honnold ,
Best Cinematography
Jimmy Chin ,
Clair Popkin ,
Mikey Schaefer ,
Most Innovative Documentary
Best Sports Documentary
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Best Director
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Best Editing
Bob Eisenhardt (editor) ,
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Denver Film Critics Society
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Directors Guild of America, USA
2019
Nominee
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Docville
2019
Winner
Jimmy Chin
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Faro Island Film Festival
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
2019
Nominee
Documentary of the Year
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Gold Derby Awards
2020
Nominee
Documentary Feature of the Decade
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin ,
Evan Hayes ,
Shannon Dill ,
2019
Nominee
Documentary Feature
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Golden Trailer Awards
2019
Winner
Best Documentary
Best Documentary TV Spot
Best Documentary Poster
2019
Nominee
Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2018
Nominee
Best Original Score - Documentary
Marco Beltrami ,
Best Original Song - Documentary
Tim McGraw (written and performed by) ,
Lori McKenna (written by) ,
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Feature
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
International Documentary Association
2018
Nominee
Best Feature Documentary
Jimmy Chin (director/producer) ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (director/producer) ,
Shannon Dill (producer) ,
Evan Hayes (producer) ,
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2019
Nominee
Best Original Score for a Documentary Film
Marco Beltrami ,
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
International Sound & Film Music Festival (ISFMF)
2019
Nominee
Best Original Score, Documentary Feature
Brandon Roberts ,
Marco Beltrami ,
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Mill Valley Film Festival
2018
Winner
Valley of the Docs
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2019
Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Documentary Feature Film
Deborah Wallach (supervising sound editor) ,
Filipe Messeder (sound effects editor) ,
Nuno Bento (foley artist) ,
Roland Vajs (foley editor) ,
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Evan Hayes ,
Jimmy Chin ,
Shannon Dill ,
National Board of Review, USA
2018
Winner
Top Five Documentaries
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Online Film & Television Association
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary Picture
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin ,
Shannon Dill ,
Evan Hayes ,
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Documentary
PGA Awards
2019
Nominee
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin ,
Evan Hayes ,
Shannon Dill ,
Phoenix Critics Circle
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Satellite Awards
2019
Nominee
Best Motion Picture, Documentary
Seattle Film Critics Society
2018
Winner
Best Documentary Feature
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin ,
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary Film
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Nominee
Toronto International Film Festival
2018
Winner
Documentary
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Virginia Film Festival
2018
Winner
Documentary Feature
Jimmy Chin ,
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Nominee
Best Documentary
Women's Image Network Awards
2020
Nominee
Outstanding Film Directed by a Woman
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
