1)   Awards

American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie Awards
Best Edited Documentary: The Cove (Editor: Geoffrey Richman)

American Women in Radio & Television Southern California (AWRT SoCal)--Genii Awards
Excellence in Documentary Award:  Alana Stewart (Farrah's Story)

2) Festivals

BaKA Forum 2010
City of Basel Prize for the best educational, societal or science television programme for schools and/or for young people (up to 18 years max.).: Troubled Minds (Teachers TV; United Kingdom)
SRG SSR idée suisse PRIZE for the best educational, societal or science television programme for a large audience: The Woman with the 5 Elephants (Mirafilm; Switzerland)
City of Karlsruhe Prize for the best educational, societal or science multimedia product: Waterlife (National Film Board of Canada
Youth Jury Prize for the most convincing school or youth television programme or multimedia product chosen by the Youth Jury (High School students): The Challenges of Our Time (DR; Denmark)
International Bakaforum Proposal Prize for the best television programme Proposal from a developing or transition country in Africa, Asia or Latin America:  Mursi Me (Bruktawit Tigabu, Whiz Kids Workshop; Ethiopia)

Göteborg International Film Festival
Best Swedish Documentary: Familia (Dirs.: Mikael Wiström, Alberto Herskovits)
Best Feature Film--Audience Choice: The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (Dir.: Leanne Pooley; New Zealand)

Hungarian Film Week
Best Documentary "Ember Judit Prize" (ex-aequo): Tincity (Dir.: László Csáki); Puskás Hungary (Dir.: Tamás Almás)
Prize of the Duna TV & MMKA (ex-aequo): Árpád Szőczi (Dracula's Shadow); Ákos Zámborszki (The Last Performance)
Schiffer Pál Prize: Gyula Gulyás (Evocation)
Special Prize of the Jury (ex-aequo): Hard Lines (Dir.: István Nagy); Home Paradise (Dir.: Anna Kiss)
Special Mention: Cave (Dir.: Júlia Szederkényi)
Best Scientific Educational Documentary: A Man of the World (Dir.: Zsuzsa Sári)
Best Director--Kollányi Ágoston Prize: Szabolcs Pálfi (It Takes Two to Tango!)
Best Cinematography: Zsolt Marcell Tóth (The Invisible Bird Photographer)
Prize of the Association of Art Cinemas: Puskás Hungary (Dir.: Tamás Almási)

Mumbai International Film Festival of Documentary, Animation and Short Films
Silver Conch for Best Documentary Film/Video (up to 30 minutes): I Found a Thread (Dir.: Tangella Madhavi); Vagabond-- A Nomad in Spirit & in Reality (Dirs.:  Mahvish Rahman, Priya Thuvassery, Swati Bhattacharya, Tulika)
Golden Conch for Best Documentary Film/Video (above 30 minutes): 17 August (Dir.: Alexander Gutman)
Silver Conch for Best Documentary Film/Video (above 30 minutes): The Sun behind the Clouds (Dirs.: Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam)
Special Mention-- Best Documentary Film/Video (above 30 minutes): Nero's Guests (Dir.: Deepa Bhatia); Anwar: Dream of a Dark Night (Dir.: Anwar Jamal)
Best Debut Film/Video: The Hunted--In Search of Home and Hope (Dir.: Shaji Pattanam)
Best Film/Video of the Festival Award: Burma VJ (Dir.: Anders Ostergaard)

Santa Barbara International Film Festival
David Attenborough Award: The Cove (Dir.: Louis Psihoyos)
Best Documentary: Enemies of the People (Dirs.: Thet Sambath, Rob Lemkin)
Fund for Santa Barbara Social Justice Award: Enemies of the People (Dirs.: Thet Sambath, Rob Lemkin)

True/False Film Festival
True Vision Award: Laura Poitras
True Life Fund: Enemies of the People (Dirs.: Thet Sambath, Rob Lemkin)