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For Sama

Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival
2019 | Special Screenings
Academy Awards
2020 | Nominee: Best Documentary (Feature)
Independent Spirit Awards
2020 | Nominee: Best Documentary
SXSW Film Festival
2019 | Winner: Audience Award (Documentary Feature Competition)
National Board of Review
2019
National Board of Review
2019 | Winner: NBR Freedom of Expression
European Film Awards
2019 | Winner: European Documentary
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2020 | Winner: Documentary of the Year
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2020 | Nominee: The Philip French Award for Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2020 | Nominee: Best Documentary
British Independent Film Awards
2019 | Winner: Best British Independent Film
British Independent Film Awards
2019 | Winner: Best Director
British Independent Film Awards
2019 | Winner: Best Documentary
British Independent Film Awards
2019 | Winner: Best Editing
British Independent Film Awards
2019 | Nominee: Best Music
Bodil Awards
2021 | Nominee: Best Non-American Film
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2019 | Winner: Doc Audience Award
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2019 | Special Mention: Grand Jury Award
Ghent Film Festival
2020 | Winner: Audience Award
Austin Film Critics Association
2020 | Nominee: Best Documentary
Munich Film Festival
2019 | Winner: The BAYERN 2 and SZ Audience Award
Bergen International Film Festival
2019 | Winner: Checkpoints Award
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2019 | Winner: Special Jury Prize – International Feature Documentary
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2020 | Nominee: Best International Documentary
Calgary International Film Festival
2019 | Winner: Audience Choice Award - International Documentary