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Sara Bernstein at an event for Frida (2024)

Awards

Sara Bernstein

18 wins & 41 nominations

Christopher Awards

  • God Is the Bigger Elvis (2012)
    2013 Winner Christopher Award
    • Television & Cable
    • God Is the Bigger Elvis
    Shared with: Rebecca Cammisa · Julie Anderson · Sheila Nevins

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Martin Short in Marty, Life Is Short (2026)
    2026 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • Marty, Life Is Short
    Shared with: Meredith Kaulfers · Christopher St. John · Justin Wilkes · Lawrence Kasdan · Blair Foster · Ryan Carli
  • Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog in Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024)
    2024 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • Jim Henson: Idea Man
    Shared with: Brian Grazer · Ron Howard · Margaret Bodde · Justin Wilkes · Mark Monroe · Christopher St. John
  • Judy Blume Forever (2023)
    2023 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • Judy Blume Forever
    Shared with: Meredith Kaulfers · Justin Wilkes · Davina Pardo · Leah Wolchok · Marcella Steingart
  • José Andrés in We Feed People (2022)
    2022 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
    • We Feed People
    Shared with: Carolyn Bernstein · Brian Grazer · Ron Howard · Justin Wilkes · Meredith Kaulfers · Walter Matteson
  • Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements (2019)
    2020 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
    • Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements
    Shared with: Tahria Sheather · Irene Taylor · Nancy Abraham · Lisa Heller · Sheila Nevins

Grammy Awards

  • Sara Bernstein at an event for Frida (2024)
    2026 Winner Grammy
    • Best Music Film
    For "Music by John Williams"
    Shared with: John Williams · Laurent Bouzereau · Justin Falvey · Darryl Frank · Brian Grazer · Ron Howard · Meredith Kaulfers · Kathleen Kennedy · Frank Marshall · Steven Spielberg · Justin Wilkes

International Documentary Association

  • Earnhardt (2025)
    2025 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Episodic Series
    • Earnhardt
    Shared with: Matt Summers · Brian Grazer · Riel Roch Decter · Joshua Altman · Daniel Lindsay · Justin Wilkes · Zoë Morrison · Tim Clark · Christopher St. John · T.J. Martin · Ben Piner · Ron Howard · John Dahl
  • Choir (2023)
    2024 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Limited Series
    • Choir
    Shared with: Gretchen Palek · Jeremy Gold · Justin Wilkes · Ryan Miller · Jason Blum · Rudy Valdez · Michael Seitzman · Brian Grazer · Chris McCumber · Ross M. Dinerstein · Ron Howard
  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
    2022 Winner IDA Award
    • Best Music Documentary
    • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
    Shared with: Sacha Jenkins · Justin Wilkes · Julie Anderson
  • Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022)
    2022 Nominee Video Source Award
    • Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
    Shared with: Amanda Rohlke · Keven McAlester · Mark Bailey · Justin Wilkes · Rory Kennedy
  • The Education of Mohammad Hussein (2013)
    2013 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Short
    • The Education of Mohammad Hussein
    Shared with: Heidi Ewing · Rachel Grady · Sadia Shepard · Sheila Nevins

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Beware the Slenderman (2016)
    2018 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
    • Beware the Slenderman
    Shared with: Irene Taylor · Sheila Nevins · Sophie Harris
  • Abortion: Stories Women Tell (2016)
    2018 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
    • Abortion: Stories Women Tell
    Shared with: Sheila Nevins · Tracy Droz Tragos · Dan Duran
  • Unlocking the Cage (2016)
    2018 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
    • Unlocking the Cage
    Shared with: Chris Hegedus · D.A. Pennebaker · Frazer Pennebaker · Rosadel Varela · Catherine Alvaresse · Hélène Coldefy · Nick Fraser · Sheila Nevins · Kate Townsend · Barbara Truyen
  • Very Semi-Serious (2015)
    2016 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming
    • Very Semi-Serious
    Shared with: Sheila Nevins · Regina K. Scully · Deborah Shaffer · Bruce Sinofsky · Davina Pardo · Joanna Sokolowski · Leah Wolchok
  • Bolshoi Babylon (2015)
    2016 Nominee Emmy
    • Best Documentary
    • Bolshoi Babylon
    Shared with: Simon Chinn · Will Clarke · Nick Fraser · Andy Mayson · Sheila Nevins · Maxim Pozdorovkin · Mike Runagall · Sonja Scheider · Kate Townsend · Katja Wildermuth · Nick Read · Mark Franchetti · Vera Obolonkina · Vanessa Tovell

Peabody Awards

  • Judy Blume Forever (2023)
    2024 Winner Peabody Award
    • Arts
    • Judy Blume Forever
    Shared with: Brian Grazer · Ron Howard · Justin Wilkes · Marcella Steingart · Davina Pardo · Leah Wolchok · Tal Ben-David · Jenni Morello · Emily Topper · Kotomi · Meredith Kaulfers
  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in Lucy and Desi (2022)
    2023 Nominee Peabody Award
    • Documentary
    • Lucy and Desi
    Shared with: Amy Poehler · Mark Monroe · Nicholas Ferrall · Brian Grazer · Cassidy Hartmann · Ron Howard · Morgan Sackett
  • To Die in Jerusalem (2007)
    2007 Winner Peabody Award
    • Documentary (To Die In Jerusalem)
    • To Die in Jerusalem
    Shared with: John Priddy · Ed Priddy · Hella Medalia · Sheila Nevins

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Harlem Ice (2025)
    2026 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series
    • Harlem Ice
    Shared with: Robin Roberts · Geeta Gandbhir · Justin Wilkes · Meredith Kaulfers · Alisa Payne
  • Abortion: Stories Women Tell (2016)
    2018 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking
    • Abortion: Stories Women Tell
    Shared with: Tracy Droz Tragos · Sheila Nevins
  • Heroin: Cape Cod, USA (2015)
    2017 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television
    • Heroin: Cape Cod, USA
    Shared with: Steven Okazaki · Sheila Nevins
  • Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
    2017 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television
    • Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
    Shared with: Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato · Katharina Otto-Bernstein · Mona Card · Sheila Nevins
  • Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)
    2016 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television
    • Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief
    Shared with: Alex Gibney · Lawrence Wright · Kristen Vaurio · Sheila Nevins

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

  • Music by John Williams (2024)
    2024 Nominee HMMA Award
    • Best Music Documentary/Special Program
    • Music by John Williams
    Shared with: Ron Howard · Meredith Kaulfers · Markus Keith · Justin Falvey · Ryan Carli · Justin Wilkes · Kathleen Kennedy · Steven Spielberg · Laurent Bouzereau · Darryl Frank · Frank Marshall · Michael Rosenberg · Ben Hasler · Brian Grazer
  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
    2022 Nominee Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
    • Best Music Documentary/Special Program
    • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
    Shared with: Sacha Jenkins · Justin Wilkes · Julie Anderson

Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)

  • Music by John Williams (2024)
    2025 Nominee Windie
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Music by John Williams
    Shared with: Steven Spielberg · Darryl Frank · Kathleen Kennedy · Ron Howard · Brian Grazer · Laurent Bouzereau · Justin Wilkes · Meredith Kaulfers · Frank Marshall · Justin Falvey

Children's & Family Emmy Awards

  • Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (2021)
    2022 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Non-Fiction Program
    • Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
    Shared with: Stephanie Betts · Michael Bonfiglio · Paige Braddock · Brian Grazer · Ron Howard · Anne Loi · Josh Scherba · Craig Schulz · Justin Wilkes · Meredith Kaulfers · Kimberly Small · Marcella Steingart

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