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Ryan White
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Cleveland International Film Festival (3)
Primetime Emmy Awards (3)
Humanitas Prize (1)
International Documentary Association (1)
Jerusalem Film Festival (1)
Melbourne International Film Festival (1)
Miami Film Festival (1)
Nashville Film Festival (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (1)
Philadelphia Film Festival (2)
Rhode Island International Film Festival (1)
RiverRun International Film Festival (2)
Seattle International Film Festival (1)
Stockholm Film Festival (1)
Sundance Film Festival (2)
SXSW Film Festival (3)
Ashland Independent Film Festival (2)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2)
Tribeca Film Festival (1)
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival (1)
Vail Film Festival (1)
Sheffield International Documentary Festival (1)
Key West Film Festival (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (4)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (1)
Traverse City Film Festival (1)
Heartland Film (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (1)
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) (1)
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards (2)
Calgary Underground Film Festival (1)
Prague International Film Festival (1)
AFI Docs Festival (1)
Merlinka festival (1)
Americana Film Fest (1)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) (1)
Seattle Film Critics Society (1)
23 wins & 30 nominations
Cleveland International Film Festival
2014 Winner
Someone to Watch Award
Shared with:
PJ Raval
·
Che Sandoval
2014 Winner
Someone to Watch Award
2013 Winner
Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award
Best Film
Good Ol' Freda
Primetime Emmy Awards
2023 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Pamela: A Love Story
Shared with:
Jessica Hargrave
·
Julia Nottingham
·
Brandon Thomas Lee
·
Josh Braun
2017 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
The Keepers
Shared with:
Jessica Hargrave
·
Josh Braun
·
Matthew I. Goldberg
·
Brandon Carroll
2015 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Sheila Nevins
·
Sara Bernstein
·
Ben Cotner
Humanitas Prize
2014 Nominee
Humanitas Prize
Documentaries - Special Awards Category
Finding Vivian Maier
Merchants of Doubt
The Case Against 8
Documentary
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
International Documentary Association
2017 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Limited Series
The Keepers
Shared with:
Josh Braun
·
Jessica Hargrave
Jerusalem Film Festival
2020 Nominee
Award for International Cinema
The Nechama Rivilin Award for Best International Film
Assassins
Melbourne International Film Festival
2014 Nominee
People's Choice Award
Best Documentary
The Case Against 8
5th Runner-up
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Miami Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Knight Documentary Achievement Award
Best Documentary
Ask Dr. Ruth
Nashville Film Festival
2014 Winner
Best LGBT Film
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2023 Winner
Emmy
Outstanding Writing: Documentary
Good Night Oppy
Shared with:
Helen Kearns
Philadelphia Film Festival
2022 Nominee
Student Choice Award
Good Night Oppy
2022 Winner
Student Choice Award - Honorable Mention
Good Night Oppy
Rhode Island International Film Festival
2021 Winner
First Prize
Best Documentary Short
Coded
RiverRun International Film Festival
2014 Winner
Audience Choice Award
Best Documentary Feature
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
2014 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Feature
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Seattle International Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Golden Space Needle Award
Best Documentary
The Case Against 8
4th runner-up
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Stockholm Film Festival
2020 Nominee
Bronze Horse
Best Documentary
Assassins
Sundance Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
2014 Winner
Directing Award
Documentary
The Case Against 8
For capturing a historic moment from the perspective of multiple subjects in an intricate and engaging way.
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
SXSW Film Festival
2014 Winner
Audience Award
Festival Favorites
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
2013 Nominee
Audience Award
Documentary Spotlight
Good Ol' Freda
2010 Nominee
SXSW Grand Jury Award
Documentary Feature
Pelada
Shared with:
Luke Boughen
·
Rebekah Fergusson
·
Gwendolyn Oxenham
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2014 Winner
Les Blank Award
Feature Length Documentary
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
2014 Winner
Rogue Creamery Audience Award
Feature Length Documentary
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2019 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Ask Dr. Ruth
-Fourth Place
2014 Nominee
Audience Award
The Case Against 8
3rd place
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Tribeca Film Festival
2021 Winner
Best Documentary Short
Best Documentary Short
Coded
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival
2021 Winner
Best of the Festival
Best of Festival
Coded
Vail Film Festival
2014 Winner
Festival Award
Best Documentary
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2014 Nominee
Special Jury Award
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Key West Film Festival
2022 Winner
Golden Conch
Best Documentary Feature
Good Night Oppy
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2020 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
Ask Dr. Ruth
2018 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking
The Keepers
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
·
Jason Spingarn-Koff
·
Lisa Nishimura
2015 Nominee
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
2015 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Production
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2023 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Documentary Feature Film
Good Night Oppy
Traverse City Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Documentary Film
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Heartland Film
2022 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Truly Moving Picture Award
Good Night Oppy
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2014 Nominee
ACCA
Best Documentary Feature
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Gold Derby Awards
2015 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Documentary Feature
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF)
2014 Winner
Jury Award
Documentary Feature
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
2022 Winner
Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Best Director
Good Night Oppy
2022 Winner
Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Best Narration
Good Night Oppy
Shared with:
Helen Kearns
·
Angela Bassett
Calgary Underground Film Festival
2019 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary Feature
Ask Dr. Ruth
Prague International Film Festival
2021 Nominee
Amnesty International Febio Fest Award
Best Film
Assassins
AFI Docs Festival
2021 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Short Documentary
Coded
Merlinka festival
2014 Nominee
Jury Prize
Best Documentary
The Case Against 8
Shared with:
Ben Cotner
Americana Film Fest
2021 Nominee
Audience Award
Docs
Assassins
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)
2023 Nominee
Windie
Best Documentary Film
Good Night Oppy
Shared with:
Brandon Carroll
·
Justin Falvey
·
Darryl Frank
·
Matt Goldberg
·
Jessica Hargrave
·
Stephen Neely
Seattle Film Critics Society
2023 Nominee
SFCS Award
Best Documentary Feature
Good Night Oppy
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