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Rory Kennedy
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Atlanta Film Festival (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (6)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
International Documentary Association (5)
AFI Fest (1)
Miami Film Festival (1)
Nantucket Film Festival (2)
Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (2)
Sundance Film Festival (3)
Ashland Independent Film Festival (1)
Sarasota Film Festival (1)
Tribeca Film Festival (1)
Gracie Allen Awards (2)
Sheffield International Documentary Festival (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (1)
Women's Image Network Awards (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
Montclair Film Festival (MFF) (1)
12 wins & 23 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2015 Nominee
Oscar
Best Documentary, Feature
Last Days in Vietnam
Shared with:
Keven McAlester
Atlanta Film Festival
1999 Winner
Honorable Mention
Best Documentary
American Hollow
Chicago International Film Festival
1999 Winner
Gold Hugo
Best Documentary
American Hollow
Primetime Emmy Awards
2013 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Ethel
Shared with:
Sheila Nevins
·
Nancy Abraham
·
Jack Youngelson
2013 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Ethel
2012 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Shared with:
Sheila Nevins
·
Dan Cogan
·
Liz Garbus
·
Stanley F. Buchthal
·
Matthew Justus
·
Nancy Abraham
2007 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
2007 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Shared with:
Liz Garbus
·
Jack Youngelson
·
Diana Barrett
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Nancy Abraham
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Film Independent Spirit Awards
2000 Nominee
Truer Than Fiction Award
American Hollow
International Documentary Association
2022 Nominee
Video Source Award
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Shared with:
Sara Bernstein
·
Amanda Rohlke
·
Keven McAlester
·
Mark Bailey
·
Justin Wilkes
2010 Nominee
IDA Award
Distinguished Short Documentary
The Fence
Shared with:
Liz Garbus
·
Keven McAlester
·
Nancy Abraham
·
Lauren Barker
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Mark Bailey
2009 Nominee
Video Source Award
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
Shared with:
Liz Garbus
·
Jed Rothstein
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Nancy Abraham
2009 Nominee
Video Source Award
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
Shared with:
Liz Garbus
·
Jack Youngelson
·
Sheila Nevins
2005 Nominee
IDA Award
Feature Documentaries
Street Fight
Shared with:
Marshall Curry
·
Liz Garbus
·
Cara Mertes
·
Sally Jo Fifer
AFI Fest
1999 Winner
Documentary Award
American Hollow
Miami Film Festival
2026 Nominee
Knight Documentary Achievement Award
Best Documentary
The Trial of Alec Baldwin
Nantucket Film Festival
2014 Winner
Audience Award
Best Feature
Last Days in Vietnam
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best Feature
Ethel
Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island
1999 Winner
Jury Award
Best Documentary
American Hollow
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2015 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form
Makers: Women Who Make America
Shared with:
Peter W. Kunhardt
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Dyllan McGee
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Maureen Sullivan
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Bill Gardner
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Rachel Dretzin
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Michael Epstein
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Nancy Armstrong
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Caroline Waterlow
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Betsy West
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Mikaela Beardsley
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Heidi Ewing
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Melissa Gomez
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Rachel Grady
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Grace Lee
·
Leah Williams
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Sara Wolitzky
·
George Kunhardt
·
Teddy Kunhardt
·
Patricia Bischetti
·
Deborah Clancy Porfido
·
Mark Bailey
·
Kristin Lesko
·
Stef Gordon
·
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
·
Jamila Wignot
2006 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form
P.O.V.
Street Fight
Shared with:
Liz Garbus
·
Cara Mertes
·
Sally Jo Fifer
·
Marshall Curry
Sundance Film Festival
2010 Nominee
Short Filmmaking Award
National
The Fence
2007 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
1999 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
American Hollow
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Ethel
Sarasota Film Festival
2012 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary
Ethel
Tribeca Film Festival
2003 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
A Boy's Life
Gracie Allen Awards
2013 Winner
Gracie
Outstanding Director - News/Non-Fiction
Ethel
2008 Winner
Gracie
Outstanding Director - News Series or Special
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2014 Nominee
Special Jury Award
Last Days in Vietnam
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2023 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Film
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Women's Image Network Awards
2019 Winner
WIN Award
Outstanding Film Directed by a Woman
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2014 Nominee
ACCA
Best Documentary Feature
Last Days in Vietnam
Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
2022 Nominee
Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
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