Awards

Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award

  • Silver Baton
    • Truth, War and Consequences (2005)
  • Gold Baton
    • Hunting bin Laden (2002)
    • Looking for Answers (2002)
    • Saudi Time Bomb? (2002)

Emmy

  • Business & Financial Emmy winner for Best Documentary on a Business Topic
    The Madoff Affair (2009)
  • Winner for Best Cinematography
    Tim Grucza in War Briefing (2009)
  • Nomination for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form
    War Briefing (2009)
  • Nomination for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form
    Gangs of Iraq (2008)
  • Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form
    • The Storm (2005)
  • Nomination for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story
    • Looking for Answers (2001)
  • Nomination for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story - Long Form
    • Saudi Time Bomb? (2001)
  • Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story
    • Drug Wars (2000)

The George Foster Peabody Award

  • The Madoff Affair (2010)
  • Drug Wars (2000)

The Overseas Press Club

  • Edward R. Murrow Award for best TV documentary on international affairs
    • Obama's War (2010)
  • The Whitman Bassow Award for best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
  • Edward R. Murrow citation in the category of best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs

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Writers Guild of America

  • Winner for Documentary - current events
    • The Madoff Affair (2009)
  • Nomination for Documentary - current events
    • Heat (2008)
  • Nomination for Documentary - current events
    • The Medicated Child (2008)
  • Winner for Documentary - current events
    • Return of the Taliban (2007)
  • Nomination for Documentary - current events
    • Private Warriors (2005)
  • Winner for Documentary - current events
    • Truth, War and Consequences (2003)
  • Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary
    • Medicating Kids (2001)
  • Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary
    • Hunting bin Laden (2001)
  • Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary
    • Drug Wars (2000)

Films

News

The Madoff Affair

 RAINmedia's The Madoff Affair sweeps multiple awards in 2010, including the most prestigious prize in television, The Peabody Award. Other accolades include the Emmy for Best Business and Financial Documentary, and the Writer's Guild Award.

Obama's War

Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith are honored with the Overseas Press Club's Edward. R. Murrow Award for Best TV documentary on international affairs.

The War Briefing

 Tim Grucza wins an Emmy for best cinematography in The War Briefing. The film also gets an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form.

A First for FRONTLINE?

 A segment from one of our reports for FRONTLINE was incorporated into top-level briefings conducted for Bush officials, including Vice President Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Robert Gates, Gen. Michael Hayden... More

Heat

 Heat wins prize for best environmental program at the 2009 Banff World Television Festival and the 2008 Overseas Press Club Whitman Bassow Award for best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues.