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Kevin Macdonald in How I Live Now (2013)

Awards

Kevin Macdonald

12 wins & 28 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • One Day in September (1999)
    2000 Winner Oscar
    • Best Documentary, Features
    • One Day in September
    Shared with: Arthur Cohn

BAFTA Awards

  • Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
    2021 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Outstanding British Film of the Year
    • The Mauritanian
    Shared with: Adam Ackland · Leah Clarke · Beatriz Levin · Lloyd Levin · Rory Haines · Sohrab Noshirvani · Michael Bronner
  • Marley (2012)
    2013 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Marley
    Shared with: Steve Bing · Charles Steel
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Winner Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • The Last King of Scotland
    Shared with: Andrea Calderwood · Lisa Bryer · Charles Steel · Peter Morgan · Jeremy Brock
  • Touching the Void (2003)
    2004 Winner Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Touching the Void
    Shared with: John Smithson

BAFTA Awards, Scotland

  • High & Low - John Galliano (2023)
    2024 Winner BAFTA Scotland Award
    • Best Director - Factual
    • High & Low - John Galliano
  • Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
    2021 Nominee BAFTA Scotland Award
    • Best Director (Fiction)
    • The Mauritanian

British Independent Film Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2006 Winner British Independent Film Award
    • Best Director
    • The Last King of Scotland
  • Touching the Void (2003)
    2004 Nominee British Independent Film Award
    • Best Director
    • Touching the Void
  • One Day in September (1999)
    2000 Winner Douglas Hickox Award
    • One Day in September

Cannes Film Festival

  • Whitney Houston in Whitney (2018)
    2018 Nominee Golden Eye
    • Whitney
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney (2018)
    2018 Nominee Queer Palm
    • Whitney

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Saoirse Ronan in How I Live Now (2013)
    2013 Nominee Audience Choice Award
    • How I Live Now

Krakow Film Festival

  • Life in a Day (2011)
    2011 Winner Audience Award
    • Life in a Day

Edinburgh International Film Festival

  • Whitney Houston in Whitney (2018)
    2018 Winner Best Documentary Feature Film
    • Whitney
    "An assured film which delivers on every count, from narrative momentum to superb journalism and flawless editing, exposing a story which has timely and timeless resonance."

European Film Awards

  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Director
    • The Last King of Scotland
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Nominee EFA People's Choice Award
    • Best European Film
    • The Last King of Scotland
  • One Day in September (1999)
    2000 Nominee European Film Award
    • European Documentary
    • One Day in September

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Life in a Day (2011)
    2012 Nominee Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Life in a Day
  • Touching the Void (2003)
    2004 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Touching the Void

International Documentary Association

  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono in One to One: John & Yoko (2024)
    2025 Winner IDA Award
    • Best Music Documentary
    • One to One: John & Yoko
    Shared with: Sam Rice-Edwards · Alice Webb · Peter Worsley
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney (2018)
    2018 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Music Documentary
    • Whitney
    Shared with: Jonathan Chinn · Simon Chinn · Lisa Erspamer
  • One Day in September (1999)
    2000 Nominee IDA Award
    • Feature Documentaries
    • One Day in September
    Shared with: Arthur Cohn · John Battsek

London Critics Circle Film Awards

  • Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
    2021 Nominee ALFS Award
    • Director of the Year
    • The Mauritanian
  • Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, and Rachel McAdams in State of Play (2009)
    2010 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Director of the Year
    • State of Play
  • Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
    2007 Nominee ALFS Award
    • British Director of the Year
    • The Last King of Scotland

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

  • Touching the Void (2003)
    2004 Nominee Best Film
    • International Competition
    • Touching the Void

Sundance Film Festival

  • Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016)
    2016 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

Norwegian Short Film Festival

  • Last Song from Kabul (2023)
    2024 Nominee Golden Chair Award
    • Best International Short Film
    • Last Song from Kabul
    Shared with: Ruhi Hamid

Black Reel Awards

  • Marley (2012)
    2013 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Documentary
    • Marley

Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

  • Last Song from Kabul (2023)
    2024 Winner Audience Award
    • Film Under 45' - International Selection
    • Last Song from Kabul
    Shared with: Ruhi Hamid

Palic Film Festival

  • Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
    2021 Nominee Golden Tower
    • Best Film
    • The Mauritanian

Sheffield International Documentary Festival

  • Klitschko: More Than a Fight (2024)
    2024 Nominee Grand Jury Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Klitschko: More Than a Fight
    Shared with: Edgar Dubrovskiy

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
    2021 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year
    • The Mauritanian

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono in One to One: John & Yoko (2024)
    2024 Nominee HMMA Award
    • Best Music Documentary/Special Program
    • One to One: John & Yoko
    Shared with: Sam Rice-Edwards · Alice Webb · Peter Worsley

Heartland Film

  • Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
    2021 Winner Truly Moving Picture Award
    • Truly Moving Picture Award
    • The Mauritanian

Adelaide Film Festival

  • Saoirse Ronan in How I Live Now (2013)
    2013 Nominee International Feature Award
    • Best Feature
    • How I Live Now

Social Impact Media Awards, US

  • Last Song from Kabul (2023)
    2024 Nominee Social Impact Media Award
    • Best Short Documentary
    • Last Song from Kabul

FEST International Film Festival

  • High & Low - John Galliano (2023)
    2024 Nominee Merlinka Queer Film Award
    • Best Film
    • High & Low - John Galliano

Glasgow Film Festival

  • Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
    2021 Nominee Audience Award
    • Official Competition
    • The Mauritanian

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