Awards

2007
JIHAD: The Men and Ideas Behind Al Qaeda
Winner: du Pont Columbia Award for ‘Excellence in Journalism’, Winner: Cine Golden Eagle Award for ‘Best Documentary’, Nomination: Emmy Award for ‘Outstanding Historical Documentary’.

2006
The Age of Aids
Winner: du Pont Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism, WGA nomination for screenwriting, RFK Award

2005: Dark Star
Grierson Nomination: Best Historical Documentary

2004
Extreme Oil
Winner: Cine Golden Eagle for ‘News Analysis’

2003
Nelson’s Trafalgar
Grierson Nomination: Best Historical Documentary

2002
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
The New York Television Festival Gold Award for Best Series on National and International Affairs and Silver Medal for Best Direction (Documentary), Emmy Nomination Finalist for Best Direction, Emmy Nominations x 3 for Outstanding Documentary on a Business Topic

2001
The Secret Life of Richard Nixon
Emmy Nomination

1998
Ambush ion Mogadishu
Edward Murrow Award: Overseas Press Club.

Plague Wars
Golden Plaque’ Award, ‘Best investigative documentary series’: Chicago International TV. Festival

1996
Lost in Africa
‘Golden Hugo' for 'Best Documentary', Chicago Int. TV Fest; 'Golden Plaque' for Best documentary, New York Int TV Fest.

The Shearing Touch
Finalist: New York International Television Festival

1993
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
BAFTA Award Nomination, Royal Television Society Nomination, Semi-finalist Banff Television Festival

An Ordinary Boy - BBC Panorama
Finalist: Best News Documentary Special

The Secret File of J Edgar Hoover
Official PBS entry for 1994 Emmy and others; BAFTA Nomination

The Prize - The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
New York Festivals Finalist Award, San Francisco Film Festival Golden Gate Award, Bronze Apple Award (Episode 1), Golden Apple Award (Episode 7), Banff Nomination

1991
The Execution of Maximilian
Winner: Gold Medal Award, New York International Film Festival

1990
The Death of a Terrorist
Emmy Nomination: Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, Red Ribbon Award: American Film Festival

1989
The Spy Who Broke the Codes
DuPont Columbia Gold Baton (1 of 5 Frontline winners), Emmy Nomination

1988
Mission of Discovery
Cine Golden Eagle Award

Praise the Lord
Emmy Nomination

1987
In Search of the Macros Millions
Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism

The Real Stuff
Emmy Nomination

1985
Red Star Over The Khyber
Emmy Nomination

1984
88 Seconds in Greensboro
Ohio State Award, Input ’84 Selection. Emmy Nomination

River Journeys
BAFTA Award: Best Factual Series

1983
West Bank Story
ACTRA (Canadian TV & Radio)

1982
Hi Tech - Sudden Death
Champion Media Award

1981
Yuyla’s Diary
Cine Golden Eagle Award, Ohio State Award

1980
Hot Shells - US Arms to South America
Emmy Award

1978
Chachaji: My Poor Relation
Columbia du Pont Award, Contributed to Peabody Award to World