Awards

John Smithson

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12 wins & 14 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

2011 Nominee Oscar
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 127 Heures
Shared with: Christian Colson · Danny Boyle

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards

2016 Winner FCCA Award
- Best Feature Documentary
- Sherpa
Shared with: Jennifer Peedom · Bridget Ikin

Banff Television Festival

2009 Winner Award of Excellence
- Best Sports Documentary
- Thriller in Manila, Au-delà du ring
Shared with: John Dower · Elinor Day

BAFTA Awards

2016 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
- Best Documentary
- Sherpa
Shared with: Jennifer Peedom · Bridget Ikin
2011 Nominee Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
- 127 Heures
Shared with: Danny Boyle · Christian Colson · Simon Beaufoy
2007 Nominee Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)
- 9/11: The Falling Man
Shared with: Henry Singer · Sue Bourne
2004 Winner Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
- La Mort suspendue
Shared with: Kevin Macdonald

Primetime Emmy Awards

2005 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More)
- The Last Dragon
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

2004 Winner Evening Standard British Film Award
- Best Film
- La Mort suspendue

Film Independent Spirit Awards

2011 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best Feature
- 127 Heures
Shared with: Danny Boyle · Christian Colson

New York Festivals

2007 Winner Gold Medal
- Best Documentary
- 9/11: The Falling Man

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

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
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
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
2010 Nominee Emmy
- Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form
- Thriller in Manila, Au-delà du ring
Shared with: John Dower · Elinor Day
2000 Winner Emmy
- Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Programs
- Aux origines de l'humanité
- Decoding Nazi Secrets
For episode "Decoding Nazi Secrets"
Shared with: David Darlow · Peter Bate · Evan Hadingham

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2007 Winner SDFCS Award
- Best Documentary
- Deep Water
Shared with: Louise Osmond · Jerry Rothwell

Rome International Film Festival, USA

2007 Winner Festival Award
- Best Cinema Documentary
- Deep Water
Shared with: Louise Osmond · Jerry Rothwell

The Grierson Trust British Documentary Award

2009 Winner Documentary Award
- Best Historical Documentary
- Thriller in Manila, Au-delà du ring
Shared with: John Dower · Elinor Day
2007 Winner Documentary Award
- Best Cinema Documentary
- Deep Water
Shared with: Louise Osmond · Jerry Rothwell

FOCAL International Awards

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

2005 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Documentary Picture
- La Mort suspendue

Awards Circuit Community Awards

2010 Nominee ACCA
- Best Motion Picture
- 127 Heures
Shared with: Christian Colson · Danny Boyle

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards

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

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