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Awards
Tia Lessin
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Cleveland International Film Festival (2)
Primetime Emmy Awards (2)
Gotham Awards (1)
International Documentary Association (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (6)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (1)
PGA Awards (1)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2)
St. Louis International Film Festival (1)
Sundance Film Festival (3)
Woodstock Film Festival (1)
Sarasota Film Festival (1)
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (3)
Silverdocs Documentary Festival (1)
Mill Valley Film Festival (1)
Cinema for Peace Awards (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (2)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (2)
Traverse City Film Festival (1)
Filmfest DC (1)
SIFF Doc Fest (1)
20 wins & 16 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2009 Nominee
Oscar
Best Documentary, Features
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Cleveland International Film Festival
2022 Nominee
Global Health Competition
Best Film
The Janes
Shared with:
Emma Pildes
2022 Winner
ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Direction
The Janes
Shared with:
Emma Pildes
Primetime Emmy Awards
2001 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality)
The Awful Truth
Shared with:
Michael Moore
·
Kathleen Glynn
·
Michael Donovan
·
Dave Hamilton
·
Charlie Siskel
·
Rob Huebel
·
Marc Henry Johnson
·
Nick McKinney
1999 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Non-Fiction Series
The Awful Truth
Shared with:
Michael Moore
·
Kathleen Glynn
·
Ellin Baumel
·
Dave Hamilton
·
Annie Cohen
·
Francis Gasparini
·
Jay Martel
·
Nick McKinney
·
Henriette Mantel
Gotham Awards
2008 Winner
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Documentary
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
International Documentary Association
2008 Nominee
Video Source Award
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2023 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
The Janes
Shared with:
Nancy Abraham
·
Lisa Heller
·
Susan Lacy
·
Emma Pildes
·
Sara Rodriguez
·
Daniel Arcana
·
Jessica Levin
·
Kristen Huntley
2023 Winner
Emmy
Best Documentary
The Janes
Shared with:
Nancy Abraham
·
Lisa Heller
·
Susan Lacy
·
Emma Pildes
·
Sara Rodriguez
·
Daniel Arcana
·
Jessica Levin
·
Kristen Huntley
2023 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Direction: Documentary
The Janes
Shared with:
Emma Pildes
2023 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Research: Documentary
The Janes
Shared with:
Daniel Arcana
·
Madelaine Feakins
·
Emma Pildes
·
Margaux Sax
2010 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
·
Amir Bar-Lev
·
Woody Richman
·
David Alcaro
·
Joslyn Barnes
·
Danny Glover
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Todd Olson
·
Nancy Abraham
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Palm Springs International Film Festival
2026 Winner
Audience Award
Favorite Documentary
Steal This Story, Please!
Shared with:
Carl Deal
PGA Awards
2009 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2026 Winner
Audience Choice Award
Best Feature Length Film
Steal This Story, Please!
Shared with:
Carl Deal
2026 Winner
Social Justice Award
Best Film
Steal This Story, Please!
Shared with:
Carl Deal
St. Louis International Film Festival
2025 Winner
Audience Choice Award
Documentary
Steal This Story, Please!
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Sundance Film Festival
2022 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
The Janes
Shared with:
Emma Pildes
2013 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Citizen Koch
Shared with:
Carl Deal
2008 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Woodstock Film Festival
2025 Winner
Art of Activism Award
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Sarasota Film Festival
2013 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Feature
Citizen Koch
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
2008 Winner
Full Frame/Working Films Award
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
2008 Winner
Jury Award
Best Picture
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
2008 Winner
Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Silverdocs Documentary Festival
2008 Winner
Honorable Mention
Best Documentary
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Mill Valley Film Festival
2025 Winner
Audience Award
Mind the Gap - Documentary
Steal This Story, Please!
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Cinema for Peace Awards
2023 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Dove for Women's Empowerment
The Janes
Shared with:
Emma Pildes
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2009 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Production
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
2009 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Trouble the Water
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2023 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Janes
Shared with:
Emma Pildes
2008 Winner
EDA Award
Best Documentary Feature Film
Trouble the Water
Tied with
James Marsh
for
Man on Wire (2008)
.
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Traverse City Film Festival
2013 Winner
Founders Prize
Special Award
Citizen Koch
Shared with:
Carl Deal
Filmfest DC
2022 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
The Janes
Shared with:
Emma Pildes
SIFF Doc Fest
2025 Winner
Audience Choice
Steal This Story, Please!
Shared with:
Carl Deal
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