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Roger Ross Williams
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Academy Awards, USA (2)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (1)
Berlin International Film Festival (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (3)
Image Awards (NAACP) (1)
International Documentary Association (3)
Melbourne International Film Festival (1)
Nantucket Film Festival (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (2)
PGA Awards (2)
Philadelphia Film Festival (1)
San Francisco International Film Festival (1)
Seattle International Film Festival (1)
Stockholm Film Festival (1)
Sundance Film Festival (3)
SXSW Film Festival (1)
Ashland Independent Film Festival (1)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (1)
deadCenter Film Festival (1)
Black Reel Awards (4)
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (1)
Sheffield International Documentary Festival (1)
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (1)
Dallas International Film Festival (1)
Cinema for Peace Awards (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (3)
Online Film & Television Association (1)
Heartland Film (1)
Budapest International Documentary Festival (1)
Black Movie Film Festival (2)
Chéries-Chéris (1)
Boston International Kids Film Festival (1)
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) (1)
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards (1)
Master of Art Film Festival (1)
Black Reel Awards for Television (2)
Docville (2)
Americana Film Fest (1)
San Francisco Film Awards Night (1)
25 wins & 32 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2017 Nominee
Oscar
Best Documentary Feature
Life, Animated
Shared with:
Julie Goldman
2010 Winner
Oscar
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Music by Prudence
Roger Ross Williams becomes the first African American to win in this category.
Shared with:
Elinor Burkett
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
2016 Nominee
Audience Award
IDFA Audience Award
Life, Animated
2nd Place
Berlin International Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Berlinale Documentary Award
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Shared with:
Brooklyn Sudano
·
Julie Goldman
·
Christopher Clements
·
Carolyn Hepburn
·
David Blackman
Directors Guild of America, USA
2017 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Life, Animated
Primetime Emmy Awards
2023 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
The 1619 Project
Shared with:
Nikole Hannah-Jones
·
Shoshana Guy
·
Caitlin Roper
·
Kathleen Lingo
·
Helen Verno
·
Oprah Winfrey
·
Geoff Martz
·
Carla Gardini
·
Jonathan Clasberry
2020 Winner
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
The Apollo
Shared with:
Lisa Cortes
·
Jeanne Elfant Festa
·
Cassidy Hartmann
·
Dan Cogan
·
Nicholas Ferrall
·
Julie Goldman
2019 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Original Interactive Program
Traveling While Black
Shared with:
Bonnie Nelson Schwartz
Image Awards (NAACP)
2024 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary Television or Film
Stamped from the Beginning
International Documentary Association
2022 Winner
Career Achievement Award
2022 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Multi-Part Documentary
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Shared with:
Jonathan Clasberry
·
Shoshana Guy
·
Geoff Martz
·
Craig Piligian
·
Sarba Das
·
Fabienne Toback
·
Karis Jagger
2019 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Music Documentary
The Apollo
Shared with:
Lisa Cortes
·
Jeanne Elfant Festa
·
Cassidy Hartmann
Melbourne International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Most Popular Documentary
Life, Animated
8th Runner-up
Nantucket Film Festival
2016 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary Feature
Life, Animated
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2018 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary
Life, Animated
Shared with:
Robert DeBitetto
·
Rob Sharenow
·
Ron Suskind
·
Molly Thompson
·
Julie Goldman
·
Christopher Clements
·
Carolyn Hepburn
2018 Winner
Emmy
Best Documentary
Life, Animated
Shared with:
Robert DeBitetto
·
Rob Sharenow
·
Ron Suskind
·
Molly Thompson
·
Julie Goldman
·
Christopher Clements
·
Carolyn Hepburn
PGA Awards
2024 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television
The 1619 Project
Shared with:
Jonathan Clasberry
·
Carla Gardini
·
Geoff Martz
·
Oprah Winfrey
·
Helen Verno
·
Kathleen Lingo
·
Caitlin Roper
·
Shoshana Guy
·
Nikole Hannah-Jones
2017 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Life, Animated
Shared with:
Julie Goldman
Philadelphia Film Festival
2013 Winner
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
God Loves Uganda
San Francisco International Film Festival
2016 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary
Life, Animated
Seattle International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Golden Space Needle Award
Best Documentary
Life, Animated
Stockholm Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Bronze Horse
Best Documentary
Life, Animated
Sundance Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Life, Animated
2016 Winner
Directing Award
Documentary
Life, Animated
"For fashioning a compelling exquisitely wrought, beautifully crafted, visually powerful and seeringly moving film."
2013 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
God Loves Uganda
SXSW Film Festival
2023 Nominee
Audience Award
24 Beats Per Second
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Shared with:
Brooklyn Sudano
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2013 Winner
Ashland Independent Film Award
Best Documentary: Feature Length
God Loves Uganda
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2016 Nominee
Audience Award
Top 20 Audience Favorites
Life, Animated
6th Place
deadCenter Film Festival
2016 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Best Documentary
Life, Animated
Black Reel Awards
2024 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary
Stamped from the Beginning
2020 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary
The Apollo
2017 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Life, Animated
2014 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary
God Loves Uganda
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
2016 Winner
Audience Award
Feature
Life, Animated
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2013 Winner
Sheffield Youth Jury Award
God Loves Uganda
There was one film that ticked all of the boxes. Delivering an important message, with humour, tact and humanity, one film stood out from the crowd.
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2013 Winner
Jury Award
Best Documentary
God Loves Uganda
Dallas International Film Festival
2013 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
God Loves Uganda
Cinema for Peace Awards
2024 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Dove for Justice
Stamped from the Beginning
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2024 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Anthology Series
The 1619 Project
Shared with:
Nikole Hannah-Jones
·
Shoshana Guy
·
Caitlin Roper
·
Kathleen Lingo
·
Helen Verno
·
Oprah Winfrey
2022 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Anthology Series
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Shared with:
Fabienne Toback
·
Karis Jagger
2017 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Life, Animated
Online Film & Television Association
2017 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Documentary Picture
Life, Animated
Shared with:
Julie Goldman
Heartland Film
2016 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Life, Animated
Budapest International Documentary Festival
2016 Winner
Student jury award
Life, Animated
Black Movie Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Young Adults Jury Award
God Loves Uganda
2014 Nominee
Audience Award
God Loves Uganda
Chéries-Chéris
2014 Nominee
Grand Prize Chéries-Chéris
Documentary
God Loves Uganda
Boston International Kids Film Festival
2016 Winner
Oculus Award
Best Documentary
Life, Animated
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF)
2016 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary Feature
Life, Animated
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2016 Nominee
Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Best Director (Theatrical Feature)
Life, Animated
Master of Art Film Festival
2018 Winner
Best Documentary in Art for Children
Documentary in Art for Children
Life, Animated
Black Reel Awards for Television
2024 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary
The 1619 Project
Shared with:
Phil Bertelsen
·
Jonathan Clasberry
·
Kamilah Forbes
·
Shoshana Guy
·
Naimah Jabali-Nash
·
Christine Turner
2024 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Shared with:
Brooklyn Sudano
Docville
2016 Winner
Jury Award
Best International Documentary
Life, Animated
2016 Winner
Audience Award
Life, Animated
Americana Film Fest
2017 Nominee
Docs
Life, Animated
San Francisco Film Awards Night
2023 Winner
Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman Award for Storytelling
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