WINNER
Academy Award - Best Documentary Feature
Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Best Documentary Feature Film, Female Icon of the Year
American Cinema Editors - Best Edited Documentary Feature (Mathilde Bonnefoy)
Austin Film Critics Association – Best Documentary
BAFTA Awards – Best Documentary
Boston Society of Film Critics – Best Documentary
Cinema Eye Honors Awards - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature, in Direction, in Editing & in Production
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary
Denver Film Critics Society - Best Documentary Film
Detroit Film Critics Society – Best Documentary
Directors Guild Award – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Gotham Independent Film Awards – Best Documentary
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival - Best Documentary Film
Houston Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary Feature
Independent Spirit Awards – Best Documentary
International Documentary Association – Best Feature
Iowa Film Critics Awards - Best Documentary
Kansas City Film Critics Circle – Best Documentary
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary
London Critics Circle Film Awards - Documentary of the Year
Los Angles Film Critics Association – Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
New York Film Critics Circle – Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)
National Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Non-Fiction Film
Palm Springs International Film Festival - Filmmakers Who Make a Difference Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary
San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Documentary
Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Outstanding Director Award
Satellite Awards – Best Documentary Film
St. Louis Film Critics Association – Best Documentary Feature Film
Utah Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary Feature Film
Village Voice Film Poll - Best Documentary Feature Film
Women Film Critics Circle Awards - Courage in Filmmaking Award & Best Documentary by or About Women
NOMINEE
Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Best Woman Director
Awards Circuit Community Awards - Best Documentary Feature (2nd Place)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary Feature
Central Ohio Film Critics Association - Best Documentary (2nd Place)
CPH:DOX Award - Laura Poitras
CPH:DOX Politiken's Audience Award - Laura Poitras
Chicago Film Critics Association – Best Documentary
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize - Laura Poitras
Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Documentary (2nd Place)
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association - Documentary of the Year
Georgia Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
International Cinephile Society Awards - Best Documentary
Motion Picture Sound Editors, Golden Reel Award - Best Sound Editing - Feature Documentary
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards – Best Documentary
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary (2nd Place)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle - Best Documentary
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards – Best Documentary
2014 TOP 10 LISTS
Vanity Fair – The 10 Best Movies of 2014 (#4)
The Daily Beast – 20 Most Overlooked Movies of 2014
Metacritic – Best of 2014: Film Critic Top Ten Lists
Time – The Ten Best Movies of 2014 (#8)
Bustle – The 26 Best Movies of 2014 and Where To Watch Them
NYTimes, Tony
NYTimes, Holden
NYTimes, A.O. (#3)
Sound on Sight – Top 20 Movies of 2014
Sound on Sight – Top 10 Best Documentaries of 2014
Washington Post – The best movies of 2014 (top 10)
Indiewire, ReelPolitik (Anthony Kaufman) – Top 12 Documentaries of 2014
Refinery 29 – 29 Unforgettable Movie Moments from 2K14
Vulture – The 11 Best Movies of 2014 (#7)
Fandor – Top 25 Feature Films of 2014 (#7)
Paste Magazine – The 12 Best Documentaries of 2014
Rotten Tomatoes – Top 100 Movies of 2014 (#18)
Indiewire – Best of 2014 (Best Documentary)
Los Angeles Magazine – The Most Important Movies of 2014 (#2)
Empire – 20 Great Films You (Probably) Didn’t See in 2014
Fandor – 10 Best Films of 2014 (#5)
Film Comment – Best Films of 2014 (#7)
Indiewire, The Playlist – The 20 Best Films of 2014 (Honorable Mention)
Paste Magazine – The 20 Best Trailers of 2014 (#1)
Variety – Scott Foundas’ Top 10 Films of 2014 (#2)\
The A.V. Club – 2014: The Year in Movers, Shakers, and Standout Scenes (Best Editing #5; Best Director Honorable Mention)