Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality

Directors Guild of America

1995

Nominee, Best Film Editing

Academy Awards

1995

Award Winner

George Foster Peabody Award

1995

Award Winner

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award

1995

Best Documentary

National Board of Review

1994

Audience Award

Sundance Film Festival

1994

Best Documentary

National Society of Film Critics Awards

1995

Distinguished Documentary Achievement

International Documentary Association

1994

20th anniversary presentation

Sundance Film Festival

2014

Official Selection

Documentary Edge Festival, New Zealand

2014

Official Selection

Screen's Best of 1994

1994

Eddie Award for Best Edited Documentary

American Cinema Editors

1995

Special Distinction

Independent Spirit Award

1993

Best Documentary

Boston Society of Film Critics

1994

Aired Internationally

Nominee, Outstanding News, Talk or Information Special

Image Awards

1996

Best New Filmmaker

MTV Movie Awards

1995

Best Documentary

New York Film Critics Awards

1995

Best Picture

Chicago Film Critics

1994

Golden Gate Award for Best US Sociology Documentarty

San Francisco International Film Festival

1994

Best Documentary

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

1994

Excellence in Sports Journalism Award

Sports in Society, Northeastern Illinois University

1995

Special Merit

Producers Guild of America

1994