Chris Hegedus

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Chris Hegedus

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16 wins & 11 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

1994 Nominee Oscar
- Best Documentary, Features
- The War Room
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

Cannes Film Festival

2002 Nominee C.I.C.A.E. Award
- Only the Strong Survive
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker
2002 Nominee SACD Prize
- Directors' Fortnight
- Only the Strong Survive
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

Chicago International Film Festival

2002 Nominee Gold Hugo
- Best Documentary
- Only the Strong Survive
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

CINE Competition

2004 Winner CINE Trailblazer Award
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

Directors Guild of America, USA

2002 Winner DGA Award
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
- Startup.com
Shared with: Jehane Noujaim

DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival

2001 Winner MTV>News:Docs:Prize
- Startup.com
Shared with: Jehane Noujaim
2000 Winner Career Award
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

Primetime Emmy Awards

2004 Nominee Primetime Emmy
- Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
- Elaine Stritch at Liberty
Shared with: Andy Picheta · Nick Doob · D.A. Pennebaker

Hamptons International Film Festival

2016 Winner Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless Award
- Unlocking the Cage
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

International Documentary Association

2005 Winner Career Achievement Award
2001 Winner IDA Award
- Feature Documentaries
- Startup.com
Tied with Children Underground (2001).
Shared with: Jehane Noujaim

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2001 Nominee LAFCA Award
- Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
- Startup.com
Shared with: Jehane Noujaim

Munich Film Festival

2002 Winner Bavarian Documentary Honorary Award
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

News & Documentary Emmy Awards

2018 Nominee Emmy
- Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
- Unlocking the Cage
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker · Frazer Pennebaker · Rosadel Varela · Catherine Alvaresse · Hélène Coldefy · Nick Fraser · Sheila Nevins · Kate Townsend · Barbara Truyen · Sara Bernstein

Philadelphia Film Festival

2001 Winner Jury Award
- Best Documentary
- Startup.com
Tied with My Generation (2000).
Shared with: Jehane Noujaim

Sundance Film Festival

2001 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- Documentary
- Startup.com
Shared with: Jehane Noujaim
1987 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- Documentary
- Jimi Plays Monterey
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

Taos Talking Picture Festival

2001 Nominee Taos Land Grant Award
- Startup.com
Shared with: Jehane Noujaim

Woodstock Film Festival

2001 Winner Honorary Maverick Award
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

2015 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
- The Influentials
- The War Room
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker
2014 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
- The Influentials
- The War Room
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker
2013 Winner Cinema Eye Legacy Award
- The War Room
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

Canadian Screen Awards, CA

2021 Nominee Canadian Screen Award
- Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
- Meat the Future
Shared with: Liz Marshall · Janice Dawe

Traverse City Film Festival

2016 Winner Founders Prize
- Best US Documentary
- Unlocking the Cage
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

20/20 Awards

2014 Winner Felix
- Best Documentary
- The War Room
Shared with: D.A. Pennebaker

Athena Film Festival

2011 Winner Athena List Winner
- Athena List

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