the poll. In the 2012 PBS/POV online poll, "The 100 Greatest Documentaries of All Time", Marwencol was ranked No. 91 in the poll. In the April 22, 2013, New York article, "How Documentary Became the Most Exciting Kind of Filmmaking", Marwencol was among the films in the accompanying list, "The 20 Essential Documentaries of the Century". In September 2016, Cinema Eye Honors named Marwencol as one of the 20 top nonfiction films of the past decade, based on a poll of 110 key figures in the documentary community. In October 2019 Paste Magazine included Marwencol in their article, "The 30 Best Documentaries of the 2010s". The film was listed as #23. In popular culture In 2013, Robert Zemeckis began work on a dramatization of the story for Universal Studios based on a script by Caroline Thompson. Welcome to Marwen was released in December 2018, starring Steve Carell as Hogancamp. The ninth episode of the second season of Fox sitcom Raising Hope ("The Men of New Natesville") is an homage to the film. The Spike Jonze–directed music video for the Beastie Boys song "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" was inspired by the film and Hogancamp's world. The Russian musical group The Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club released a track in 2011 called "Marwencol". The American punk rock group Tough Broad released the 2012 song "Marwencol." Accolades Independent Spirit Awards Find Your Audience Award Truer Than Fiction Award Best Documentary (nominated) Boston Society of Film Critics Best Documentary Best New Filmmaker Toronto Film Critics Association Best Documentary (nominated) Detroit Film Critics Society Best Documentary (nominated) Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Documentary (nominated) International Documentary Association Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking (nominated) Outstanding Achievement in Direction (nominated) Outstanding Achievement in Editing (nominated) South by Southwest Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Film Comic-Con Film Festival Best Documentary Judges' Choice Award for Best Overall Film Seattle International Film Festival Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Film Hot Docs HBO Emerging Artist Award Silverdocs Cinematic Vision Award Vienna International Film Festival Audience Award for Best FIlm Woodstock Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Whistler Film Festival Best Documentary Cleveland International Film Festival Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Film Independent Film Festival of Boston Special Jury Award for Best Documentary Film Fantasia Festival Best Documentary Belfast Film