FESTIVAL AWARDS
South by Southwest Film Festival - Grand Jury Award - Best Documentary
Cleveland International Film Festival - Grand Jury Award - Best Documentary
IFFBoston - Special Jury Award - Best Documentary
Hot Docs - HBO Emerging Artist Award
Seattle International Film Festival - Grand Jury Award - Best Documentary
Silverdocs - Cinematic Vision Award
Comic-Con - Judges' Choice Award (Best Overall Film)
Fantasia International Film Festival - Best Documentary
Woodstock Film Festival - Maverick Award - Best Documentary
Vienna International Film Festival - DER STANDARD Readers' Jury Award
Whistler Film Festival - Grand Jury Award - Best Documentary
Mendocino Film Festival - Best Film on the Arts
Belfast Film Festival - Maysles Brothers Award - Best Documentary
Docville Belgium - Best International Documentary
Biografilm Festival Italy - Best Life Award
END-OF-YEAR AWARDS
Independent Spirit Award - Truer Than Fiction Award
Independent Spirit Award - Find Your Audience Award
Independent Spirit Award - Best Documentary (nominee)
Independent Spirit Award - Truer Than Fiction Award
Independent Spirit Award - Find Your Audience Award
Independent Spirit Award - Best Documentary (nominee)
Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Documentary
Boston Society of Film Critics - Best New Filmmaker
Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Documentary (runner-up)
Detroit Film Critics Association - Best Documentary (nominee)
Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics Association - Best Documentary (nominee)
Rotten Tomatoes - Golden Tomato - Best Documentary of the Year
International Documentary Association - Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Filmmaker Award
Cinema Eye Honors - Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
Chlotrudis Society - Best Documentary of the Year
American Library Association - Notable Video For Adults - 2011