Winner: Greenwich International Film Festival Award, Best Social Impact Film - Afterward (2019)
Winner: Chita Rivera Award for Best Dance Documentary - Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan (2017)
Winner: duPont-Columbia Award, Broadcast News Award - Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (2013)
Winner: EDA Female Focus Award, Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry - Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (2013)
Winner: Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Prize - Documentary - Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (2012)
Winner: Nantucket Film Festival, Best Storytelling in a Documentary - Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (2012)
Winner: National Board of Review USA, Top Five Documentaries - Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (2012)
Winner: Heartland Film Truly Moving Picture Award - Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (2012)
Winner: Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival, International Feature-Length Documentary - Special Mention - Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (2012)
Winner: Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, Festival Director’s Choice Award - Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (2012)
Winner: The Hague Movies that Matter Festival, Students’ Choice Award - Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (2012)
Winner: Denver Film Critics Society, Best Documentary - Page One: Inside the New York Times (2012)
Winner: Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Documentary - Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)
Winner: Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, Best Documentary - Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)
Winner: Sundance Film Festival, Directing Award - Smash His Camera (2010)
Winner: Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, Special Jury Prize - God Grew Tired of Us (2007)
Winner: Galway Film Fleadh, Documentary Award - God Grew Tired of Us (2007)
Winner: Galway Film Fleadh, Feature Film Award, Best Feature Documentary - God Grew Tired of Us (2007)
Winner: Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize, Documentary - God Grew Tired of Us (2006)
Winner: Sundance Film Festival, Audience Award, Documentary - God Grew Tired of Us (2006)
Winner: International Documentary Association, Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award - God Grew Tired of Us (2006)
Winner: Deauville Film Festival, Canal+ Award, Best Documentary - - God Grew Tired of Us (2006)