1)   Awards

British Independent Film Awards
Best Documentary: Mugabe and the White African (Dirs.: Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson)

Emmy® Awards for Business & Financial Reporting

Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic: FRONTLINE: The Madoff Affair (Exec. Prod.: David Fanning; Prod.: Marcela Gaviria; Co-Prod.: Chris Durrance; Prod./Corr.: Martin Smith)

National Board of Review
Best Documentary:  The Cove (Dir.: Louie Psihoyos)
Freedom of Expression: Burma VJ (Dir.: Anders Ostergaard); The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellseberg and the Pentagon Papers (Dirs.: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith)
Top Six Documentary Films (In alphabetical order):
Burma VJ (Dir.: Anders Ostergaard)
The Cove (Dir.: Louie Psihoyos)
Crude (Dir.: Joe Berlinger)
Food, Inc. (Dir.: Robert Kenner)
Good Hair (Dir.: Jeff Stilson)
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (Dirs.: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith)

PEN USA
First Amendment Award: Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (Dir./Prod.: Liz Garbus; Prods.: Rory Kennedy, Jed Rothstein; Exec. Prods.: Sheiula Nevins, Nancy Abraham)

Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association
Best Documentary--Nominees:
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (Dir.: Sacha Gervasi)
Capitalism: A Love Story (Dir.: Michael Moore)
The Cove (Dir.: Louie Psihoyos)
Food, Inc. (Dir.: Robert Kenner)
Good Hair (Dir.: Jim Stilson)
Best Documentary-Winner: Food, Inc. (Dir.: Robert Kenner)

2) Festivals

Bel Air Film Festival
Best Jury International Documentary: Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story (Dir.: Adam Barker)

Red Rock Film Festival
Best Documentary Feature: Bicycle Dreams (Dir.: Stephen Auerbach)
Grand Jury--Best Documentary Feature Director: Sandy Cioffi (Sweet Crude)

Stockholm International Film Festival
Silver Audience Award: The Cove (Dir.: Louie Psihoyos)

Travel and Adventure Film Festival
ADVENTURA Grand Prize and Audience Award: Solo (Dir.: Jennifer Peedom; Australia)
ADVENTURA Prize--Mountain Setting: The Sharp End (Dir.: Peter Mortimer; United States)
ADVENTURA Prize-Thalassa (Best production illustrating a water-based activity): This Is the Sea 4 (Dir.: Justine Curgenven; Great Britain)
ADVENTURA Prize-Destination (Best production exploring a little-known culture or location): Carstensz: The Seventh Summit (Dir.: Pavol Barabas; Slovak Republic)
ADVENTURA Prize - Achievement (Best production illustrating a great adventure challenge or an exceptional human achievement): Oil + Water (Dir.: Seth Warren;  United States)
ADVENTURA Prize--Best Short Film: The Last Frontier: Papua New Guinea (Dir.:  Trip Jennings; United States)
ADVENTURA Prize - New Producer La Grande Traversée Du Ladakh (Dir.: Carine Nonnenmacher; France)