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Hoop Dreams

Awards & Festivals

Academy Awards
1995 | Nominee: Best Film Editing
Sundance Film Festival
1994 | Winner: Audience Award (Documentary Competition)
Independent Spirit Awards
1995 | Winner: Special Distinction Award
Toronto International Film Festival
1994
BFI London Film Festival
2014
National Board of Review
1994 | Winner: Best Documentary
New York Film Festival
2012
Directors Guild of America
1995 | Winner: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1994 | Winner: Best Non-Fiction Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1994 | Winner: Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1995 | Winner: Best Documentary
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1995 | 3rd place: Best Film
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1995 | Winner: Best Picture
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1995 | Nominee: Best Director
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1994 | Winner: Best Documentary
National Film Preservation Board
2005 | Winner: National Film Registry
International Documentary Association
1994 | Winner: Feature Documentaries
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
1995
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
1994
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2000
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2011