Menu
All
All
Titles
TV Episodes
Celebs
Companies
Keywords
Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer?
Create account
EN
Fully supported
English (United States)
Partially supported
Français (Canada)
Français (France)
Deutsch (Deutschland)
हिंदी (भारत)
Italiano (Italia)
Português (Brasil)
Español (España)
Español (México)
Use app
Back
Biography
Awards
Trivia
FAQ
IMDbPro
All topics
Awards
Allen Hughes
Jump to
Cannes Film Festival (1)
Primetime Emmy Awards (4)
Grammy Awards (2)
Image Awards (NAACP) (3)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2)
International Documentary Association (2)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1)
Sundance Film Festival (1)
Black Reel Awards (3)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (1)
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) (1)
Black Reel Awards for Television (2)
Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television (1)
8 wins & 16 nominations
Cannes Film Festival
1993 Nominee
Golden Camera
Menace II Society
Shared with:
Albert Hughes
Primetime Emmy Awards
2023 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Dear Mama
Shared with:
Lasse Järvi
·
Nelson George
·
Peter Nelson
·
Jamal Joseph
·
Ted Skillman
·
Stef Smith
·
Loren Gomez
·
Joshua Garcia
·
James M. Jenkins
2023 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Dear Mama
For "Panther Power"
Shared with:
Lasse Järvi
2018 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
The Defiant Ones
Shared with:
Doug Pray
2018 Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
The Defiant Ones
For episode "Episode 1"
Shared with:
Lasse Järvi
·
Doug Pray
Grammy Awards
2024 Nominee
Grammy
Best Music Film
For "Dear Mama"
Shared with:
Loren Gomez
·
Joshua Garcia
·
James M. Jenkins
·
Stef Smith
·
Tupac Shakur
2018 Winner
Grammy
Best Music Film
The Defiant Ones
Shared with:
Andrew A. Kosove
·
Laura Lancaster
·
Broderick Johnson
·
Fritzi Horstman
·
Sarah Anthony
·
Gene Kirkwood
·
Steven D. Williams
·
Doug Pray
Image Awards (NAACP)
2024 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary Television or Film
Dear Mama
2018 Winner
Image Award
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie, Documentary or Special
The Defiant Ones
2011 Nominee
Image Award
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
The Book of Eli
Shared with:
Albert Hughes
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2024 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
Dear Mama
Shared with:
Lasse Järvi
·
Quincy Jones III
·
Staci Robinson
·
Nelson George
·
Charles D. King
·
Peter Nelson
·
Adel Nur
·
Jamal Joseph
·
Ted Skillman
·
Steve Berman
·
Marc Cimino
·
John Janick
·
Nicholas Ferrall
·
Nigel Sinclair
·
Jody Gerson
1994 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best First Feature
Menace II Society
Shared with:
Albert Hughes
·
Darin Scott
International Documentary Association
2024 Winner
IDA Award
Best Multi-Part Documentary
Dear Mama
Shared with:
Lasse Järvi
·
Quincy Jones III
·
Staci Robinson
·
Nelson George
·
Charles D. King
·
Peter Nelson
·
Adel Nur
·
Jamal Joseph
·
Ted Skillman
·
Steve Berman
·
Marc Cimino
·
Jody Gerson
·
John Janick
·
Nicholas Ferrall
·
Nigel Sinclair
2017 Winner
IDA Award
Best Limited Series
The Defiant Ones
Shared with:
Broderick Johnson
·
Gene Kirkwood
·
Andrew A. Kosove
·
Laura Lancaster
·
Michael Lombardo
·
Jerry Longarzo
·
Doug Pray
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
1996 Nominee
Crystal Globe
Dead Presidents
Shared with:
Albert Hughes
Sundance Film Festival
1999 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Documentary
American Pimp
Shared with:
Albert Hughes
Black Reel Awards
2011 Winner
Black Reel
Best Director
The Book of Eli
Shared with:
Albert Hughes
2002 Nominee
Black Reel
Theatrical - Best Director
From Hell
Shared with:
Albert Hughes
2001 Nominee
Black Reel
Theatrical - Best Director
American Pimp
Shared with:
Albert Hughes
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2024 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
Dear Mama
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
2023 Nominee
HMMA Award
Best Music Documentary - Special Program
Dear Mama
Episode "
Panther Power (2023)
"
Shared with:
Lasse Järvi
·
Quincy Jones III
·
Nelson George
·
Charles D. King
·
Peter Nelson
·
Adel Nur
·
Jamal Joseph
·
Ted Skillman
·
Steve Berman
·
John Janick
·
Joshua Garcia
·
Loren Gomez
·
Stef Smith
Black Reel Awards for Television
2024 Nominee
Black Reel
Outstanding Documentary
Dear Mama
2018 Winner
Black Reel
Outstanding TV Documentary or Special
The Defiant Ones
Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television
2023 Winner
Documentary Series Award
Dear Mama
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Please see our guide to updating awards
Learn more about contributing
More from this person
More to explore
Photos
Hollywood Power Couples
See the gallery
Photos
The Greatest Character Actors of All Time
See the gallery
List
5 Movies to Watch While Gearing Up for 'Furiosa'
See our picks
Recently viewed
Please enable browser cookies to use this feature.
Learn more.
Back to top