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Les Blank
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American Film Institute, USA (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (5)
International Documentary Association (1)
Melbourne International Film Festival (1)
Sundance Film Festival (3)
Woodstock Film Festival (1)
Ashland Independent Film Festival (1)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (3)
13 wins & 5 nominations
American Film Institute, USA
1990 Winner
Maya Deren Independent Film and Video Artists Award
BAFTA Awards
1983 Winner
Flaherty Documentary Award
Burden of Dreams
Chicago International Film Festival
1995 Winner
Silver Hugo
Best Documentary
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
1984 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Documentary
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
1973 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Short Film
Dry Wood
1970 Winner
Gold Hugo
Best Documentary
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
1968 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Short Film
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
International Documentary Association
2011 Winner
Career Achievement Award
Melbourne International Film Festival
1985 Winner
Grand Prix
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
Sundance Film Festival
1992 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
Innocents Abroad
1985 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
1985 Winner
Special Jury Recognition
Documentary
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
Woodstock Film Festival
2000 Winner
Honorary Maverick Award
Ashland Independent Film Festival
2007 Winner
Ashland Independent Film Award
Artistic Achievement Award
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2013 Winner
Outstanding Achievement Award
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2016 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
The Influentials
Burden of Dreams
2015 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
The Influentials
Burden of Dreams
2014 Winner
Cinema Eye Honors Award
The Influentials
Burden of Dreams
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