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Ascension (2021)

Awards

Ascension

10 wins & 25 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Jessica Kingdon
    • Kira Simon-Kennedy
    • Nathan Truesdell

Denver Film Festival

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Maysles Brothers Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Jessica Kingdon
  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Winner Maysles Brothers Award
    • Honorable Mention
    • Jessica Kingdon

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • Jessica Kingdon

Satellite Awards

  • Ascension (2021)
    2022 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Motion Picture, Documentary

Gotham Awards

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Jessica Kingdon
    • Kira Simon-Kennedy
    • Nathan Truesdell

Hamptons International Film Festival

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Winner Golden Starfish Award
    • Documentary Feature
    • Jessica Kingdon

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Jessica Kingdon
    • Kira Simon-Kennedy
    • Nathan Truesdell

International Documentary Association

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee IDA Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Jessica Kingdon
    • Nathan Truesdell

National Board of Review, USA

  • Ascension (2021)
    2021 Winner NBR Award
    • Top Five Documentaries

PGA Awards

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
    • Jessica Kingdon
    • Kira Simon-Kennedy
    • Nathan Truesdell

Warsaw International Film Festival

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Best Documentary
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Jessica Kingdon

Tribeca Film Festival

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Winner Best Documentary Feature
    • Jessica Kingdon (director)
  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Winner Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award
    • Jessica Kingdon

Zurich Film Festival

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Golden Eye Award
    • Best International Documentary Film
    • Jessica Kingdon

Cinema for Peace Awards

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award
    • Cinema for Peace Dove for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year
    • Jessica Kingdon

Camden International Film Festival

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Harrell Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
    • Jessica Kingdon

Tacoma Film Festival

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Winner Best Director
    • Documentary Feature
    • Jessica Kingdon

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Direction
    • Jessica Kingdon
  • Dan Deacon
    2022 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score
    • Dan Deacon
  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
    • Jessica Kingdon
  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
    • Jessica Kingdon
    • Kira Simon-Kennedy
    • Nathan Truesdell
  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
    • Jessica Kingdon
    • Nathan Truesdell

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

  • Ascension (2021)
    2022 Nominee EDA Award
    • Best Documentary Feature Film

DocAviv Film Festival

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Best International Film
    • The International Competition
    • Jessica Kingdon

Luxembourg City Film Festival

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee Documentary Award
    • Jessica Kingdon

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

  • Ascension (2021)
    2021 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Documentary Feature
  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Director
    • Jessica Kingdon
  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best First Documentary Feature
    • Jessica Kingdon
  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Jessica Kingdon
    • Nathan Truesdell
  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2021 Nominee Critics' Choice Documentary Award
    • Best Editing
    • Jessica Kingdon

ZagrebDox

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee Big Stamp
    • International Competition
    • Jessica Kingdon

Americana Film Fest

  • Jessica Kingdon (/name/nm4398489) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    2022 Nominee Audience Award
    • Docs
    • Jessica Kingdon

Gold List

  • Ascension (2021)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Documentary Feature

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