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Lucy Walker
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Academy Awards, USA (2)
Aspen Shortsfest (1)
Berlin International Film Festival (3)
Chicago International Film Festival (1)
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (1)
Daytime Emmy Awards (2)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Ghent International Film Festival (1)
Satellite Awards (1)
Gotham Awards (1)
Heartland International Film Festival (1)
Humanitas Prize (1)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
International Documentary Association (2)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1)
London Film Festival (1)
AFI Fest (1)
Melbourne International Film Festival (1)
Miami Film Festival (1)
Moscow International Film Festival (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (5)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (2)
Provincetown International Film Festival (1)
San Francisco International Film Festival (1)
Seattle International Film Festival (3)
Sedona International Film Festival (2)
Stockholm Film Festival (2)
Sundance Film Festival (6)
SXSW Film Festival (3)
São Paulo International Film Festival (1)
Toronto International Film Festival (1)
Vancouver International Film Festival (1)
Ashland Independent Film Festival (1)
Sarasota Film Festival (1)
Telluride Mountainfilm Festival (1)
Sports Emmy Awards (1)
CPH:DOX (1)
Whistler Film Festival (1)
Boulder International Film Festival (1)
Durban International Film Festival (3)
Sheffield International Documentary Festival (3)
Dallas International Film Festival (2)
Cinema for Peace Awards (1)
Port Townsend Film Festival (1)
Tacoma Film Festival (1)
New Hampshire Film Festival (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (3)
Festin Lisboa Film Festival, PT (2)
ACIE Awards, Brazil (1)
Amazonas Film Festival (1)
Paulínia Film Festival (2)
Milwaukee Film Festival (1)
Luxembourg City Film Festival (2)
ZagrebDox (4)
Prêmio Guarani (1)
50 wins & 39 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2012 Nominee
Oscar
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Shared with:
Kira Carstensen
2011 Nominee
Oscar
Best Documentary, Features
Waste Land
Shared with:
Angus Aynsley
Aspen Shortsfest
2014 Winner
Special Jury Award
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Berlin International Film Festival
2010 Winner
Amnesty International Film Prize
Waste Land
Tied with
Son of Babylon (2009)
.
Shared with:
Karen Harley
·
João Jardim
2010 Winner
Panorama Audience Award
Waste Land
Shared with:
Karen Harley
·
João Jardim
2007 Winner
Panorama Audience Award
Blindsight
Chicago International Film Festival
2010 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Documentary
Waste Land
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
2012 Winner
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário)
Waste Land
Shared with:
João Jardim
·
Karen Harley
Daytime Emmy Awards
2002 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
Blue's Clues
Shared with:
Dave Palmer
·
Koyalee Chanda
2001 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
Blue's Clues
Shared with:
Koyalee Chanda
·
Nancy Keegan
Directors Guild of America, USA
2014 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
The Crash Reel
Ghent International Film Festival
2007 Winner
Audience Award
Best Film
Blindsight
Satellite Awards
2011 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Documentary DVD
Countdown to Zero
Gotham Awards
2013 Nominee
Gotham Independent Film Award
Best Documentary
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Julian Cautherley
Heartland International Film Festival
2010 Winner
Crystal Heart Award
Best Documentary
Waste Land
Humanitas Prize
2010 Nominee
Humanitas Prize
Documentaries - Special Awards Category
Waste Land
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2003 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best Documentary
Devil's Playground
International Documentary Association
2010 Winner
IDA Award
Distinguished Feature Documentary
Waste Land
Shared with:
Angus Aynsley
·
Hank Levine
·
Jackie De Botton
·
Miel De Botton
·
Fernando Meirelles
·
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
2010 Winner
Pare Lorentz Award
Waste Land
Shared with:
Angus Aynsley
·
Hank Levine
·
Fernando Meirelles
·
Miel De Botton
·
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
·
Jackie De Botton
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2002 Winner
Best Documentary - Special Mention
Devil's Playground
London Film Festival
2010 Nominee
Grierson Award
Waste Land
AFI Fest
2006 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Blindsight
Tied with
Screamers (2006)
.
Melbourne International Film Festival
2013 Winner
Most Popular Documentary
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Julian Cautherley
Miami Film Festival
2013 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Knight Documentary Competition
The Crash Reel
Moscow International Film Festival
2013 Nominee
Silver St. George
Best Film of the Documentary Competition
The Crash Reel
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2016 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Short Documentary
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Shared with:
Geralyn White Dreyfous
·
Julian Cautherley
·
Marianna Palka
2014 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Dan Cogan
·
Geralyn White Dreyfous
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Julian Cautherley
·
Sara Bernstein
2013 Nominee
Emmy
Best Documentary
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Shared with:
Tim Case
·
Charles Salice
·
Kira Carstensen
2013 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Shared with:
Tim Case
·
Charles Salice
·
Kira Carstensen
2003 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Direction
Devil's Playground
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2011 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Documentary Feature
Waste Land
Runner-Up
2007 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary Feature
Blindsight
Provincetown International Film Festival
2010 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Waste Land
San Francisco International Film Festival
2024 Nominee
Golden Gate Award
Best Documentary Feature
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Seattle International Film Festival
2013 Winner
Documentary Special Jury Award
The Crash Reel
We're giving a Special Jury Prize to Lucy Walker for The Crash Reel, a deeply emotional and nuanced look at snowboarder and Olympic hopeful Kevin Pearce, his inspiring journey back from traumatic brain injury, and the healing power of family.
2013 Nominee
Documentary Award
The Crash Reel
2010 Winner
Golden Space Needle Award
Best Documentary
Waste Land
Sedona International Film Festival
2011 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary Film
Waste Land
2011 Winner
Director's Choice Award
Best Documentary
Waste Land
Stockholm Film Festival
2021 Nominee
Bronze Horse
Best Documentary
Bring Your Own Brigade
2010 Winner
Audience Award
Waste Land
Sundance Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
The Lion's Mouth Opens
2012 Winner
Women in Film National Geographic All Roads Award
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
2012 Winner
Short Film Jury Prize
Non-Fiction
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
2012 Nominee
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
2010 Winner
Audience Award
World Cinema - Documentary
Waste Land
1 more
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SXSW Film Festival
2014 Nominee
SXSW Grand Jury Award
Documentary Short
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
2013 Winner
Audience Award
Festival Favourites
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Julian Cautherley
2013 Winner
Audience Award
Festival Favorites
The Crash Reel
São Paulo International Film Festival
2010 Winner
Itamaraty Award
Best Brazilian Documentary
Waste Land
Shared with:
João Jardim
·
Karen Harley
Toronto International Film Festival
2023 Nominee
People's Choice Award
Documentary
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Vancouver International Film Festival
2010 Winner
Most Popular Film
Waste Land
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2013 Winner
Rogue Award
Sarasota Film Festival
2002 Winner
Audience Award
Best Comedy
Devil's Playground
Telluride Mountainfilm Festival
2013 Winner
Kids Film Award
Student Film Award
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Julian Cautherley
Sports Emmy Awards
2021 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology
Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women's Gymnastics
Shared with:
Jimmy Fox
·
April Smith
·
Alex Garinger
·
Douglas Banker
·
Tim Pastore
·
Bess Kargman
·
Federico Conforti
·
Alessandro Soares
·
Esther Shubinski
CPH:DOX
2010 Nominee
Amnesty Award
Waste Land
Whistler Film Festival
2013 Winner
Best Mountain Culture Film
Mountain Culture Compeition
The Crash Reel
Boulder International Film Festival
2011 Winner
BIFF Award
Keen Hybrid Life Filmmaker Grant
Waste Land
Durban International Film Festival
2010 Winner
Audience Award
Best Film
Waste Land
2010 Winner
Best Documentary
Waste Land
2010 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Amnesty International Durban Human Rights Award
Waste Land
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2014 Nominee
Sheffield Short Doc Award
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
2014 Nominee
Sheffield Short Doc Award
The Lion's Mouth Opens
2012 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Female-Directed Film
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Dallas International Film Festival
2013 Winner
Audience Award
Audience Award
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Julian Cautherley
2010 Winner
Target Filmmaker Award
Best Documentary
Waste Land
Cinema for Peace Awards
2011 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
International Green Film Award
Countdown to Zero
Port Townsend Film Festival
2013 Winner
Best Documentary Film
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Julian Cautherley
Tacoma Film Festival
2014 Winner
Best Documentary Short
David Hockney in the Now: In Six Minutes
New Hampshire Film Festival
2013 Winner
Best Documentary Film
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Julian Cautherley
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2015 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking
The Lion's Mouth Opens
2014 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Julian Cautherley
·
Sheila Nevins
·
Sara Bernstein
2014 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
The Crash Reel
Festin Lisboa Film Festival, PT
2011 Winner
Honorable Mention
Feature Film (Longa Metragem)
Waste Land
Shared with:
Karen Harley
·
João Jardim
2011 Winner
Audience Award
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Waste Land
Shared with:
Karen Harley
·
João Jardim
ACIE Awards, Brazil
2012 Winner
ACIE Award
Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário)
Waste Land
Shared with:
Karen Harley
·
João Jardim
Amazonas Film Festival
2010 Winner
Special Jury Award
Best Film
Waste Land
Shared with:
Karen Harley
·
João Jardim
Paulínia Film Festival
2010 Winner
Special Jury Award
Waste Land
Shared with:
João Jardim
·
Karen Harley
2010 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary (Melhor Documentário)
Waste Land
Shared with:
João Jardim
·
Karen Harley
Milwaukee Film Festival
2013 Nominee
Festival Prize
Best Film
The Crash Reel
Luxembourg City Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Documentary Award
Happily Ever After
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?
Let the Fire Burn
The Crash Reel
Shared with:
Tatjana Bozic
·
Michel Gondry
·
Jason Osder
2014 Winner
Youth Jury Award
The Crash Reel
ZagrebDox
2013 Nominee
Audience Award
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
2013 Nominee
Big Stamp
International Competition
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
2011 Winner
Audience Award
Waste Land
2011 Nominee
Big Stamp
International Competition
Waste Land
Prêmio Guarani
2012 Nominee
Premio Guarani
Best Documentary
Waste Land
Shared with:
Karen Harley
·
João Jardim
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