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The Thin Blue Line

Awards & Festivals

Locarno International Film Festival
2004
Locarno International Film Festival
1990
Independent Spirit Awards
1989 | Nominee: Best Feature
Independent Spirit Awards
1989 | Nominee: Best Director
Toronto International Film Festival
1988
International Film Festival Rotterdam
1989
National Board of Review
1988 | Winner: Best Documentary
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1988 | Winner: Best Documentary
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1988 | 2nd place: Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Golden Horse Film Festival
1989 | Winner: Best Foreign Film
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1989 | Winner: Best Documentary
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1989 | Winner: Best Documentary
National Film Preservation Board
2001 | Winner: National Film Registry
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1989 | Winner: Best Motion Picture
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2000
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2002
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2015