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Awards

John Smithson

12 wins & 15 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Christian Colson · Danny Boyle

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

  • Sherpa (2015)
    2016 Winner FCCA Award
    • Best Feature Documentary
    • Sherpa
    Shared with: Jennifer Peedom · Bridget Ikin

Banff Television Festival

  • Thrilla in Manila (2008)
    2009 Winner Award of Excellence
    • Best Sports Documentary
    • Thrilla in Manila
    Shared with: John Dower · Elinor Day

BAFTA Awards

  • Sherpa (2015)
    2016 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Sherpa
    Shared with: Jennifer Peedom · Bridget Ikin
  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · Christian Colson · Simon Beaufoy
  • Thrilla in Manila (2008)
    2009 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best Single Documentary
    • Thrilla in Manila
  • 9/11: The Falling Man (2006)
    2007 Nominee Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)
    • 9/11: The Falling Man
    Shared with: Henry Singer · Sue Bourne
  • Touching the Void (2003)
    2004 Winner Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
    • Touching the Void
    Shared with: Kevin Macdonald

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004)
    2005 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More)
    • Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
    Shared with: David McNab · Alice Keens-Soper · Rola Bauer · Tim Halkin · Ceri Barnes · Charlie Foley · Justin Hardy · Kevin Tao Mohs · Aidan Woodward · Mike Milne

Evening Standard British Film Awards

  • Touching the Void (2003)
    2004 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Touching the Void

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2011 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Danny Boyle · Christian Colson

New York Festivals

  • 9/11: The Falling Man (2006)
    2007 Winner Gold Medal
    • Best Documentary
    • 9/11: The Falling Man

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

  • 9/11: Heroes of the 88th Floor: People Helping People (2011)
    2012 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form
    • 9/11: Heroes of the 88th Floor: People Helping People
    Shared with: Julian Ware · Tamara Rosenberg · James Quinn
  • Curiosity (2011)
    2012 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Science and Technology Programming
    • Curiosity
    For episode "Did God Create The Universe?"
    Shared with: Ben Bowie · Alan Eyres · Susan Winslow · Simon Andreae · Iain Riddick · John Cavanagh
  • Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
    2011 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Science and Technology Programming
    • Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
    For episode "Time Travel"
    Shared with: Ben Bowie · Susan Winslow · Rory Griffin · Mark Wright · Iain Riddick · Nathan Williams
  • Thrilla in Manila (2008)
    2010 Nominee Emmy
    • Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form
    • Thrilla in Manila
    Shared with: John Dower · Elinor Day
  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    2000 Winner Emmy
    • Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Programs
    • Nova
    • Decoding Nazi Secrets
    For episode "Decoding Nazi Secrets"
    Shared with: David Darlow · Peter Bate · Evan Hadingham

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

  • Deep Water (2006)
    2007 Winner SDFCS Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Deep Water
    Shared with: Louise Osmond · Jerry Rothwell

Rome International Film Festival, USA

  • Deep Water (2006)
    2007 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Cinema Documentary
    • Deep Water
    Shared with: Louise Osmond · Jerry Rothwell

The Grierson Trust British Documentary Award

  • Thrilla in Manila (2008)
    2009 Winner Documentary Award
    • Best Historical Documentary
    • Thrilla in Manila
    Shared with: John Dower · Elinor Day
  • Deep Water (2006)
    2007 Winner Documentary Award
    • Best Cinema Documentary
    • Deep Water
    Shared with: Louise Osmond · Jerry Rothwell

FOCAL International Awards

  • Deep Water (2006)
    2007 Winner FOCAL Award
    • Award for Best Use of Footage in a Feature Length Production or Film
    • Deep Water
    Shared with: Louise Osmond · Jerry Rothwell

Online Film & Television Association

  • Touching the Void (2003)
    2005 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Documentary Picture
    • Touching the Void

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    2010 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Motion Picture
    • 127 Hours
    Shared with: Christian Colson · Danny Boyle

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards

  • River (2021)
    2022 Winner AACTA Award
    • Best Documentary
    • River
    Shared with: Jennifer Peedom · Joseph Nizeti · Jo-Anne McGowan
  • Sherpa (2015)
    2015 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Feature Length Documentary
    • Sherpa
    Shared with: Bridget Ikin

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