Academy Awards

Nominated, Oscar Best Documentary Feature
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

Emmy Awards

Nominated, Emmy
Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company (2006)

Won, Emmy
Outstanding Non-Fiction Series
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)

Nominated, Emmy
Outstanding Informational Special
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

Writers Guild of America, USA

Nominated, WGA Award Documentary (TV)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)

Won, WGA Award Documentary - Current Events (TV)
Frontline: The Choice '92
Shared With: Richard Ben Cramer, Thomas Lennon

Sundance Film Festival

Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, Documentary
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)

Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, Documentary
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

San Francisco International Film Festival

Won, Golden Spire, Television
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)

Director's View Film Festival

Won, Grand Prize Documentary
None Without Sin (2003)