Awards
The Academy Awards®
Documentary Feature Film
20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
The Alfred I. duPont – Columbia University Award
Silver Baton
FRONTLINE – 1984 Broadcast Season
Silver Baton
Sue the Doctor? (1986)
Gold Baton for FRONTLINE 1988-1989, highlighting the following programs:
The Choice (1988)
Remember My Lai (1989)
Who Profits from Drugs (1989)
Children of the Night (1989)
The Spy Who Broke the Code (1989)
Silver Baton
High Crimes and Misdemeanors (1990)
Silver Baton
Innocence Lost (1991)
Silver Baton
Who Killed Adam Mann? (1992)
Silver Baton
The Best Campaign Money Can Buy (1993)
Silver Baton
Innocence Lost: The Verdict (1993)
Silver Baton
Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo (1994)
Silver Baton
School Colors (1995)
Silver Baton
Shtetl (1996)
Gold Baton for FRONTLINE series 1996-1997, highlighting the following programs:
The Choice ’96 (1996)
Secret Daughter(1996)
Innocence Lost: The Plea (1997)
Murder, Money and Mexico (1997)
Silver Baton
The Triumph of Evil (1999)
Silver Baton
John Paul II: The Millenial Pope (1999)
Silver Baton
Harvest Of Fear (2001)
Gold Baton for FRONTLINE’s seven programs, broadcast post-Sept. 11, 2001, on the origin and impact of terrorism by Islamic militants:
Hunting bin Laden (9/13/01)
Target America (10/04/01)
Looking for Answers (10/09/01)
Trail of a Terrorist (10/25/01)
Gunning for Saddam (11/08/01)
Saudi Time Bomb? (11/15/01)
Inside the Terror Network (1/17/02)
Silver Baton
Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero (2002)
A Dangerous Business (2003)
Failure to Protect (2003)
Silver Baton
Truth, War and Consequences (2004)
Ghosts of Rwanda (2004)
Silver Baton
Secret History of the Credit Card (2005)
Al Qaeda’s New Front (2005)
Silver Baton
The Age of AIDS (2007)
Silver Baton
FRONTLINE/World: Children of the Taliban (2010)
Silver Baton
Behind Taliban Lines (2011)
Silver Baton
The Interrupters (2013)
Opium Brides (2013)
Silver Baton
Rape in the Fields (2014)
Silver Baton
United States of Secrets (2015)
Syria’s Second Front (2015)
Silver Baton
Outbreak (2016)
Ebola Outbreak (2016)
Growing Up Trans (2016)
Silver Baton
Exodus (2017)
Gold Baton for FRONTLINE’s dynamic range of work across multiple platforms, highlighting the following films, podcast and interactive documentary:
Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (2018)
Myanmar’s Killing Fields (2018)
Mosul (2017)
Putin’s Revenge (2017)
The Gang Crackdown (2018)
Life on Parole (2017)
Living With Murder, pts. 1 & 2 (2017)
The Last Generation (2018)
Silver Baton
Documenting Hate (2019)
The Facebook Dilemma (2019)
Silver Baton
For Sama (2021)
Silver Baton
Waste Land (2022)
Silver Baton
20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
Silver Baton
Afghanistan Undercover (2023)
American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Awards
Multimedia Category
Un(re)solved (2022)
Cannes Film Festival
Prix L’Œil d’Or
For Sama (2019)
Deadline Club Awards
Right to Fail (2019)
Edward R. Murrow Awards
Excellence in Innovation
The Virus at Sea (2020)
Podcast – Large Market Station
I’m Not a Monster (2020-2021)
News Documentary
Plot to Overturn The Election (2022)
IRE Awards
Multiplatform – Larger Cateogry
Firestone and the Warlord (2014)
Broadcast/Video – Large Category
Rape on the Night Shift (2016)
Philip Meyer Journalism Award
“War Crimes Watch Ukraine” (2022)
Tom Renner IRE Medal
“Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes” (2022)
The George Foster Peabody Award
FRONTLINE – 1984 Broadcast Season
Crisis in Central America (Four-part series 1985)
The Choice ’88 (1988)
Waco: The Inside Story (1995)
The Choice ’96 (1996)
The Gate of Heavenly Peace (1996)
Washington’s Other Scandal (1998)
The Triumph of Evil (When Good Men Do Nothing) (1998)
The Lost Children of Rockdale County (1999)
Drug Wars (2000)
Shattered Dreams of Peace (2002)
A Dangerous Business (2003)
Cheney’s Law (2007)
The Madoff Affair (2010)
The Wounded Platoon (2011)
League of Denial (2014)
United States of Secrets (2015)
ISIS in Afghanistan (2016)
Confronting ISIS & Exodus (2017)
The Facebook Dilemma (2019)
For Sama (2020)
Whose Vote Counts (2021)
China Undercover (2021)
Escaping Eritrea (2022)
A Thousand Cuts (2022)
Michael Flynn’s Holy War (2023)
The Power of Big Oil (2023)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack (2023)
America and the Taliban (2024)
20 Days in Mariupol (2024)
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court (2024)
Peabody-Facebook Futures of Media Award
Inheritance (2016)
Ebola Outbreak (2016)
The Institutional Peabody Award
FRONTLINE (PBS) (2020)
The Pulitzer Prize 2003
A Dangerous Business
This joint project involving The New York Times, FRONTLINE and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award
Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story
Abortion Clinic (1983)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Scenic Designers
Crisis in Zimbabwe (1983)
Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story
Living Below the Line (1984)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Film Editors
Living Below the Line (1984)
Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story
Cry, Ethiopia, Cry
(1984)
Outstanding Informational, Cultural, or Historical Programming
The Mind of a Murderer, Parts I & II (1984)
Outstanding Informational, Cultural, or Historical Programming
Captive in El Salvador (1984)
Outstanding Informational, Cultural, or Historical Programming
A Class Divided (1985)
Outstanding Informational, Cultural, or Historical Programming
The Lifer and the Lady (1985)
Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story
Men Who Molest (1985)
Outstanding General Coverage of a Single Breaking News Story
Sue the Doctor?
(1986)
Outstanding Background of a Single Current Story
Holy War, Holy Terror (1986)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
Murder on the Rio San Juan (1988)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
In Search of the Marcos Millions (1988)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Electronic Camera Persons
Yellowstone Under Fire (1989)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
High Crimes and Misdemeanors (1990)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Researchers
High Crimes and Misdemeanors (1990)
Special Classification of Outstanding News and Documentary Individual Achievement
High Crimes and Misdemeanors (1990)
Outstanding General Coverage of a Single Breaking News Story
The Struggle for South Africa (1990)
Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story
Seven Days in Bensonhurst (1990)
Outstanding Achievement in a Craft: Writers
In the Shadow of Sakharov (1991)
Outstanding Achievement in a Craft: Writers
Don King Unauthorized (1991)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
Innocence Lost/When Children Testify
(1991)
Outstanding Informational or Cultural Programming
Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill:
Public Hearing, Private Pain (1992)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
In Our Children’s Food (1993)
Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story
The Kevorkian File (1994)
Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story
High Stakes in Cyberspace (1995)
Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story
The Choice ’96 (1996)
Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story
The Navy Blues (1996)
Outstanding Informational or Cultural Programming
Secret Daughter (1996)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Directors
Angel on Death Row (1996)
Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story
Hot Guns (1997)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
The Triumph of Evil (1999)
Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story
Drug Wars (2000)
Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic
The Wall Street Fix (2002-03)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
An Ordinary Crime (2002)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
The Burden of Innocence (2003-04)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
Secret History of the Credit Card (2004-05)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
The Torture Question (2005-06)
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story
The Storm (2005-06)
Outstanding Documentary on a Business and Financial Topic
Can You Afford to Retire? (2005-06)
Outstanding Arts, Lifestyle & Culture Programming for Broadband
Libya: Out of the Shadow (2006)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine
FRONTLINE/World: Iraq: Saddam’s Road to Hell (2006-2007)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism
Sex Slaves (2006-2007)
Outstanding Historical Programming
The Lost Year in Iraq (2006-2007)
Special Award to FRONTLINE for Excellence in Television Documentary Filmmaking (2007)
Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming
The Undertaking (2007-2008)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft Cinematography
The War Briefing (2008)
Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Institutional
No One But You, Snow (2008)
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story — Long Form
Bush’s War (2008-2009)
Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic
The Madoff Affair (2008-2009)
Oustanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine
Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground (2009-2010)
Oustanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story — Long Form
A Death in Tehran (2009-2010)
Oustanding Investigative Journalism — Long Form
The Warning (2009-2010)
Outstanding Promotional Announcement — Institutional
2010 Times Like These Fall Image Campaign (2011)
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine
Syria Undercover (2012)
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine
Revolution in Cairo (2012)
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine
The Battle for Syria (2013)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine
Opium Brides (2013)
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story – Long Form
Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown (2013)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism – Long Form
Big Sky, Big Money (2013)
Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form
The Interrupters (2013)
Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting – Long Form
Money, Power and Wall Street (2013)
Lifetime Achievement Award
David Fanning (2013)
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a Current News Story — Long Form
Syria Behind the Lines (2014)
Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting – Long Form
The Retirement Gamble (2014)
Outstanding Research
Outlawed in Pakistan (2014)
Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic
League of Denial – Dangerous Love Affair Trailer
Best Documentary
United States of Secrets (2015)
Outstanding Current Coverage of a Current News Story – Long Form
United States of Secrets (2015)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism – Long Form
Firestone and the Warlord (2015)
Outstanding Research
Firestone and the Warlord (2015)
Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine
The Battle for Ukraine (2015)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine
Hunting Boko Haram (2015)
Outstanding Informational Programming
Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA (2016)
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine
ISIS in Afghanistan (2016)
Outstanding Coverage of a Current News Story: Long Form
Outbreak (2016)
New Approaches: Documentary
Inheritance (2016)
Outstanding Investigative Journalism: Long Form
My Brother’s Bomber (2016)
Outstanding Research
My Brother’s Bomber (2016)
Best Report in a News Magazine
ISIS in Afghanistan (2016)
Best Story in a Newsmagazine
Yemen Under Siege (2017)
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine
Yemen Under Siege (2017)
Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary
The Choice 2016 (2017)
Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
Children of Syria (2017)
International Emmy for Current Affairs
Saudi Arabia Uncovered (2017)
Outstanding Business & Economic Documentary
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017)
Outstanding Cinematography
Mosul (2017)
New Approaches: Documentary
The Last Generation (2018)
Outstanding Investigative Documentary
Documenting Hate (2018)
Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newsmagazine
Kids Caught in the Crackdown (2019)
Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newsmagazine
Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade (2019)
Outstanding Video Journalism: News
Ebola in Congo (2019)
Best Story in a Newsmagazine
Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade (2019)
Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newsmagazine
The Luanda Leaks (2020)
Outstanding Video Journalism: News
Taliban Country (2020)
Best Story in a Newsmagazine
Love, Life & The Virus (2020)
Outstanding Historical Documentary
Once Upon A Time In Iraq (2020)
Outstanding Business & Economic Documentary
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (2020)
Outstanding News Coverage: Long Form
Yemen’s COVID Cover-Up (2021)
Outstanding Business, Consumer and Economic Reporting
Boeing’s Fatal Flaw (2021)
Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
A Thousand Cuts (2021)
Outstanding Interactive Media: Innovation
Un(re)solved (2021)
Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form
Afghanistan Undercover (2022)
Outstanding Hard News Feature: Long Form
Putin’s War at Home (2022)
The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Grand Prize
Living Below the Line (1984)
1st Prize Domestic Television
Bread, Butter, and Politics (1984)
1st Prize Domestic Television
Growing up Poor (1986)
1st Prize Domestic Television
Throwaway People (1990)
1st Prize Domestic Television
A Kid Kills (1992)
1st Prize Domestic Television
An Ordinary Crime (2002)
Grand Prize
Failure to Protect (2003)
1st Prize Domestic Television
The Plea (2004)
1st Prize International Television
Ghosts of Rwanda (2004)
Grand Prize
The New Asylums (2005)
1st Prize International Television
The Age of AIDS (2006)
1st Prize Domestic Television
Poor Kids (2013)
Grand Prize and 1st Prize Domestic Television
Rape in the Fields (2014)
1st Prize Domestic Television
Solitary Nation (2015)
New Media
Firestone and the Warlord (2015)
1st Prize International Television
Escaping ISIS (2016)
Television, International
Iraq Uncovered (2017)
Television, International
For Sama (2020)
Television, International
A Thousand Cuts (2021)
International Television Award; International Print; Grand Prize
Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes (2023)
International Television Award
Inside the Iranian Uprising (2024)
SXSW Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Room-Scale VR
After Solitary (2017)
Audience Award; Grand Jury Award
For Sama (2019)
SXSW Innovation Awards, Visual Media Experience
Un(re)solved (2022)
Sundance Film Festival
2023 Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
DocLab Digital Storytelling Award
Un(re)solved (2022)
NICHM Awards
Television and Radio Journalism Awards
China’s COVID Secrets (2021)
Online Journalism Awards
Feature, Medium
Stickup Kid (2015)
Excellence and Innovation in Visual Digital Storytelling, Small Newsroom
The Last Generation (2018)
Digital Video Storytelling
The Last Call (2020)
Excellence in Immersive Storytelling
Un(re)solved (2021)
Excellence in Audio Digital Storytelling, Limited Series
Un(re)solved (2021)
Digital Video Storytelling, Medium Form, Large Newsroom
“How Russia is Smuggling Ukrainian Grain to Pay for Putin’s War” (2022)
The Overseas Press Club Awards
The Edward R. Murrow Award
Ambush In Mogadishu (1998)
The Edward R. Murrow Award
The Crash (1999)
The Edward R. Murrow Award
Return of the Czar (2000)
The Whitman Bassow Award
Heat (2008)
The Edward R. Murrow Award
Obama’s War (2009)
Best TV Interpretation or Documentary – International Affairs
Kill/Capture (2012)
Online Breaking News
Revolution in Cairo (2012)
Best Online Commentary
“In Assad’s Syria, There Is No Imagination” (2012)
David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award
Outlawed in Pakistan (2013)
President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement (2016)
David Fanning
David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award
Escaping ISIS (2016)
Edward R. Murrow Award
ISIS in Afghanistan (2016)
David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award
Children of Syria (2017)
Edward R. Murrow Award
Mosul (2017)
Peter Jennings Award
For Sama (2020)
Morton Frank Award
Trump’s Trade War (2020)
Roy Rowan Award
Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes (2022)
David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award
Afghanistan Undercover (2022)
The George Polk Award
Who’s Running This War? (1986)
The Great American Bailout (1991)
A Dangerous Business (2003)
Law and Disorder (2010)
Money, Power, and Wall Street (2013)
League of Denial (2014)
American Insurrection (2022)
PBS Beacon Award
FRONTLINE (2023)
Rose d’Or Award
Audio Entertainment
I’m Not A Monster (2022)
Critics Choice Real TV Awards
Best Ongoing Documentary Series, FRONTLINE (2021)
Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Best First Documentary Feature
20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
Best Political Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
The Television Critics Association
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
1991-1992 Season
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
1992-1993 Season
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
1994-1995 Season
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
1995-1996 Season
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
2001-2002 Season
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
2002-2003 Season
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
2004-2005 Season
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
2005-2006 Season
Banff Television Festival
Grand Prize
Innocence Lost: The Verdict
(1993)
Best Social & Political Documentary
Innocence Lost: The Verdict (1993)
Special Jury Prize
Innocence Lost: The Plea (1997)
Sony International Critics Prize
Innocence Lost: The Plea (1997)
Best Social & Political Documentary
The Killer At Thurston High (1999)
Best Social & Political Documentary
Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero (2002)
Best Social & Political Documentary
Ghosts of Rwanda (2004)
Best Environmental Program
Heat (2008)
Sidney Hillman Prize Awards
A Class Divided (1985)
Innocence Lost: The Verdict (1993)
The Gate of Heavenly Peace (1996)
A Dangerous Business (2004)
Ghosts of Rwanda (2006)
The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan (2011)
Journalism Alumni Association of the University of Southern California
Distinguished Achievement in Journalism Award – FRONTLINE (1995)
The Scripps Howard Award
Jack R. Howard Award for Television/Cable In-Depth National/International Coverage
Ebola Outbreak (2015)
Multimedia Journalism
The Last Generation (2019)
Jack R. Howard Award for Broadcast – National/International Coverage
Flint’s Deadly Water (2020)
Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize – National/International Investigative Reporting
COVID’s Hidden Toll (2021)
Excellence in Multimedia Journalism
Un(re)solved (2022)
Excellence in National/International Investigative Reporting, the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize:
Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes (2023)
Excellence in National/International Video Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard
Michael Flynn’s Holy War (2023)
The San Francisco International Film Festival Award
1986 Special Jury Award
So You Want to Be President (1984)
1986 Special Jury Award
Memory of the Camps (1985)
Best of Category-Environmental
Murder in the Amazon (1989)
Best of Category-Current Affairs
Death of a Terrorist (1989)
Best of Category-Current Affairs
Seven Days in Bensonhurst (1990)
1991 Special Jury Award
In the Shadow of Sakharov (1992)
1992 Special Jury Award
The Choice ’92 (1992)
Writers Guild Awards
Documentary — Current Events
Flying Cheap (2011)
2012 Documentary — Current Events
Top Secret America (2011)
2012 Documentary — Other than Current Events
WikiSecrets (2011)
2012 News — Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report
Educating Sergeant Pantzke (2011)
2012 News — Analysis, Feature or Commentary
Doctor Hot Spot (2011)
2015 Documentary Script — Current Events
United States of Secrets: The Program (Part One) (2014)
2015 Documentary Script — Other Than Current Events
League of Denial (2013)
2016 Documentary Script — Current Events
American Terrorist
2017 Documentary Script – Current Events
The Choice 2016 and Inside Assad’s Syria (tie)
2017 WGA East’s inaugural Walter Bernstein Award
Jelani Cobb, correspondent & co-writer, Policing the Police
2018 Documentary Script — Current Events
Confronting ISIS
2020 Documentary Script — Current Events
Trump’s Trade War
2020 Documentary Script — Other Than Current Events
Right to Fail
2021 Documentary Script — Current Events
The Healthcare Divide
Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
Best Political Documentary
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017)
Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Television Political Journalism
Correspondent A.C. Thompson
Documenting Hate (2019)
Excellence in Television Political Journalism
Policing the Police 2020 (2020)
Excellence in Television Political Journalism
FRONTLINE (2022)
Excellence in Television Political Journalism
Lies, Politics and Democracy (2022)
Excellence in Television Political Journalism
Plot to Overturn the Election (2022)
Excellence in Television Political Journalism
Putin’s War at Home (2022)
Excellence in Television Political Journalism
A Thousand Cuts (2022)
Webby Awards
People’s Voice Webby Award – Social: News & Information
FRONTLINE (PBS) (2017)
People’s Voice Webby Award – Social – News & Information
FRONLINE (PBS) Social Channels (2018)
People’s Voice Webby – the Podcasts & Digital Audio – Documentary
The FRONTLINE Dispatch (2018)
Webby Award – Best Use of Interactive Video
The Last Generation (2019)
Webby Award – Websites and Mobile Sites – News & Politics
pbs.org/frontline (2021)
Webby Award – Podcasts: Documentary
I’m Not a Monster (2021)
Webby Award – Social: Best Use of Stories
Instagram version of Drawn From Memory
Webby Award – Video – News & Politics
Crime Scene: Bucha (2022)
World Press Photo
Interactive of the Year Award
The Last Generation (2019)
World VR Forum
After Solitary (2017)