1) Awards

Gopo Awards (Romania)
Best Documentary: The Flower Bridge (Dir.: Thomas Ciulei)

International Digital Emmy Awards--Nominees
Digital Program--Non-Fiction:
Al Jazeera English News US: Election Special (Al Jazeera English/Qatar)
Britain From Above (Series Dir.: Cassian Harrison; Series Prod.: Lucy van Beek; BBC, Lion/United Kingdom)
Gaza-Sderot (Arte, Bo Travail, Alma Films, Trabelsy Productions, Ramattan Studios/Israel)
Huella Latente (Eyeworks Cuatro Cabezas for Discovery Channel Latin America/
Argentina)

Lion Awards (Czech Republic)
Best Documentary: Citizen Havel (Dirs.: Miroslav Janek, Pavel Koutecky)

Los Angeles Downtowners of Distinction Award: Jules Verne Festival

2) Festivals

Cinequest
Best Documentary Feature: Heart of Stone (Dir.: Beth Toni Kruvant)
Special Jury Award for Documentary Feature:  Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (Dir.: Mark Hopkins)
Best Documentary Short Film: Life for a Child (Dir.: Edward Lachman)
Audience Award for Best Documentary: Witch Hunt (Dirs.: Dana Nachman, Don Hardy)
Kaiser Permanente Thrive Award: Heart of Stone (Dir.: Beth Toni Kruvant)

DOCNZ
International Competition: Short Documentary: Don Roberto's Shadow (Dir.: Juan Diego Spoerer)
International Competition: Feature Documentary: At the Death House Door (Dirs.: Steve James, Peter Gilbert)
New Zealand Competition: Short Documentary: An Ordinary Person (Dir.: Susan Potter)
New Zealand Competition: Feature Documentary: Shustak (Dir.: Stuart Page )
Best Emerging New Zealand Filmmaker: Stuart Page (Shustak)
Screenrights Best Educational Documentary: The Last Western Heretic (Dir.: Monique Oomen)
Best Editor: François Verster (Sea Point Days)
Best Cinematographer: John Collins and Ian Kerr (The Wild Horse Redemption)
Best Director: Heddy Honigmann (Oblivion)