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Questlove
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (1)
Daytime Emmy Awards (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Gotham Awards (1)
Grammy Awards (19)
Guldbagge Awards (1)
Image Awards (NAACP) (2)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
International Documentary Association (4)
Jerusalem Film Festival (1)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Provincetown International Film Festival (1)
Sundance Film Festival (2)
São Paulo International Film Festival (1)
Black Reel Awards (3)
Boulder International Film Festival (1)
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (4)
International Cinephile Society Awards (1)
FOCAL International Awards (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (1)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (1)
Millennium Docs Against Gravity (2)
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards (2)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (1)
North Dakota Film Society (1)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) (2)
Seattle Film Critics Society (1)
iHeartRadio Podcast Awards (1)
25 wins & 39 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2022 Winner
Oscar
Best Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
Joseph Patel
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
David Dinerstein
BAFTA Awards
2022 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
David Dinerstein
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
Joseph Patel
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
2022 Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Daytime Emmy Awards
2011 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding New Approaches - Daytime Children's
Nickelodeon Presents History and Heritage
Shared with:
Kay Wilson Stallings
·
Elly Kramer
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Peter Feder
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Tanya Van Court
·
Abby Pecoriello
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Garson Yu
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Kerri Grant
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Kimberly Chalmers
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Obi Onyejekwe
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Joseph Ryan
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Saxton Moore
·
Jim Stauffer
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Jared Klegar
·
Lily Cosgrove
·
Lenique Vincent
·
Ted Walsh
Directors Guild of America, USA
2022 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Gotham Awards
2021 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
Joseph Patel
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
David Dinerstein
Grammy Awards
2023 Nominee
Grammy
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
For "Music Is History"
2022 Winner
Grammy
Best Music Film
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
(Various Artists)
Shared with:
Joseph Patel
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
David Dinerstein
2019 Nominee
Grammy
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
For "Creative Quest"
2016 Winner
Grammy
Best Musical Theater Album
For the album "Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)."
Shared with:
Daveed Diggs
·
Renée Elise Goldsberry
·
Jonathan Groff
·
Chris Jackson
·
Jasmine Cephas Jones
·
Lin-Manuel Miranda
·
Leslie Odom Jr.
·
Okieriete Onaodowan
·
Anthony Ramos
·
Phillipa Soo
·
Alex Lacamoire
·
Bill Sherman
·
Tariq Trotter
·
Derik Lee
·
Tim Latham
2013 Nominee
Grammy
Best Rap Album
For the album "Undun."
Shared with:
The Roots
·
James Poyser
·
Tariq Trotter
14 more
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Guldbagge Awards
2012 Winner
Guldbagge
Best Music (Bästa musik)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Shared with:
Om'Mas Keith
Image Awards (NAACP)
2022 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture)
Soul
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2022 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
David Dinerstein
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
Joseph Patel
International Documentary Association
2022 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Feature
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
Joseph Patel
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
David Dinerstein
2022 Winner
IDA Award
Best Director
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2022 Winner
IDA Award
Best Music Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
Joseph Patel
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
David Dinerstein
2021 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Episodic Series
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Shared with:
Tariq Trotter
·
Shawn Gee
·
Alex Gibney
·
Stacey Offman
·
Richard Perello
·
Shea Serrano
·
Angie Day
·
One9
·
Erik Parker
·
Isaac Bolden
Jerusalem Film Festival
2021 Nominee
Chantel Akerman Award
Best Experimental Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2021 Nominee
Sierra Award
Breakout Filmmaker of the Year
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Provincetown International Film Festival
2021 Winner
John Schlesinger Award
Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Sundance Film Festival
2021 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
São Paulo International Film Festival
2021 Winner
Audience Award
Best Foreign Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Black Reel Awards
2022 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2022 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Emerging Director
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2015 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Original Song
Top Five
Song: "It Ain't Easy"
Shared with:
Eliza Colby
Boulder International Film Festival
2021 Winner
BIFF Award
Best Music Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
2021 Winner
Audience Choice Award
Special Presentations
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2022 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2022 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2022 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2022 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
Joseph Patel
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
David Dinerstein
International Cinephile Society Awards
2022 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
FOCAL International Awards
2022 Winner
FOCAL Award
Best Use of Footage in a Cinematic Feature
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
Lizzy McGlynn
·
Joseph Patel
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2017 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Song
Detroit
For the song "It Ain't Fair".
Shared with:
Tariq Trotter
·
Phonte Coleman
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2022 Nominee
INOCA
Best Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
David Dinerstein
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
Joseph Patel
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2021 Winner
Special Mention
Gold Derby Awards
2022 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
David Dinerstein
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
Joseph Patel
Millennium Docs Against Gravity
2021 Nominee
"Co Jest Grane 24" Big Screen Doc Award
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 Nominee
Chopin's Nose Award
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2021 Winner
Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Best First Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 Winner
Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Best Director
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Tied with
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
and
Jimmy Chin
for
The Rescue (2021)
.
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
2022 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
Joseph Patel
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
David Dinerstein
North Dakota Film Society
2022 Nominee
NDFS Award
Best Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)
2022 Nominee
CIC Award
Best Independent Film
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
David Dinerstein
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
Joseph Patel
2022 Winner
CIC Award
Best Documentary Film
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Shared with:
David Dinerstein
·
Robert Fyvolent
·
Joseph Patel
Seattle Film Critics Society
2022 Winner
SFCS Award
Best Documentary Feature
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
iHeartRadio Podcast Awards
2021 Nominee
iHeartRadio Podcast Award
Best Overall Host - Male
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