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Director Rob Epstein

Awards

Rob Epstein

27 wins & 19 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • End Game (2018)
    2019 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Documentary Short Subject
    • End Game
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
    1990 Winner Oscar
    • Best Documentary, Features
    • Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
    Shared with: Bill Couturié
  • The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
    1985 Winner Oscar
    • Best Documentary, Features
    • The Times of Harvey Milk
    Shared with: Richard Schmiechen

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Howl (2010)
    2010 Nominee Golden Berlin Bear
    • Howl
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2000 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Forum of New Cinema
    • Paragraph 175
    For uncovering amazing stories of courage buried by history.
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2000 Winner Teddy
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Marlene Dietrich, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Celluloid Closet (1995)
    1996 Winner Teddy
    • Best Documentary Film
    • The Celluloid Closet
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
    1990 Winner Interfilm Award
    • Panorama
    • Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Chicago International Film Festival

  • The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
    1984 Nominee Gold Hugo
    • Best Feature
    • The Times of Harvey Milk

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Marlene Dietrich, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Celluloid Closet (1995)
    1996 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Informational Special
    • The Celluloid Closet
    Shared with: Howard Rosenman · Bernie Brillstein · Brad Grey · Sheila Nevins · Lily Tomlin · Jeffrey Friedman · Michael Lumpkin · Sharon Wood · Armistead Maupin

GLAAD Media Awards

  • State of Pride (2019)
    2020 Winner GLAAD Media Award
    • Outstanding Documentary
    • State of Pride
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Grammy Awards

  • Linda Ronstadt in Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
    2021 Winner Grammy
    • Best Music Film
    • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
    For "e"
    Shared with: Linda Ronstadt · Jeffrey Friedman · Michele Farinola · James Keach

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2001 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Marlene Dietrich, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Celluloid Closet (1995)
    1997 Nominee Truer Than Fiction Award
    • The Celluloid Closet
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

International Documentary Association

  • Director Rob Epstein
    2008 Winner Pioneer Award
  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2000 Nominee IDA Award
    • Feature Documentaries
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

L.A. Outfest

  • Director Rob Epstein
    2000 Winner Outfest Achievement Award
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • Linda Ronstadt in Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
    2020 Nominee News and Documentary Emmy
    • Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
    • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
    Shared with: Michele Farinola · James Keach · Jeffrey Friedman
  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2002 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Historical Documentary - Long Form
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Sheila Nevins · Howard Rosenman · Janet Cole · Michael Ehrenzweig · Jeffrey Friedman · John Hoffman
  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2002 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Direction
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Marlene Dietrich, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Celluloid Closet (1995)
    1996 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Directors
    • The Celluloid Closet
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
    1985 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Interview/Interviewer - Programs
    • The Times of Harvey Milk
    Shared with: Richard Schmiechen · Harvey Fierstein

Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2000 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Documentary
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Provincetown International Film Festival

  • Linda Ronstadt in Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
    2019 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2000 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Paragraph 175
    Tied with That's a Family (2000).
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Director Rob Epstein
    1990 Winner Frameline Award
  • The AIDS Show (1986)
    1986 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • The AIDS Show
    Shared with: Peter Adair
  • The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
    1985 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Documentary
    • The Times of Harvey Milk

Seattle Queer Film Festival

  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2000 Winner Award for Excellence
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Sundance Film Festival

  • End Game (2018)
    2018 Nominee Short Film Grand Jury Prize
    • End Game
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Elizabeth Taylor and Mathilde Krim in The Battle of Amfar (2013)
    2013 Nominee Short Film Grand Jury Prize
    • The Battle of Amfar
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Howl (2010)
    2010 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Dramatic
    • Howl
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2000 Winner Directing Award
    • Documentary
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman
  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2000 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Documentary
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Glitter Awards

  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2002 Winner Glitter Award
    • Best Documentary voted by U.S./International Gay Film Festivals
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival

  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2001 Nominee Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

  • Paragraph 175 (1999)
    2000 Winner Best Documentary
    • Paragraph 175
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Mezipatra Queer Film Festival

  • Howl (2010)
    2010 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Feature Film Competition
    • Howl
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
    2015 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • The Influentials
    • The Times of Harvey Milk

Film Club's The Lost Weekend

  • Linda Ronstadt in Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
    2019 Winner Lost Weekend Award
    • Best Soundtrack
    • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman

Online Film & Television Association

  • Marlene Dietrich, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Celluloid Closet (1995)
    1997 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary Picture
    • The Celluloid Closet
    Shared with: Jeffrey Friedman · Howard Rosenman

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