Heineman won the Best Director Award and Special Jury Award for Cinematography for the film in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival , where the documentary premiered . He was presented the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary by the Directors Guild of America , as well as the 2015 Courage Under Fire Award for the film by the International Documentary Association . The film was also nominated for Best Documentary at the 69th British Academy Film Awards and for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards . The film received the 2015 Documentary Film Award from the George Polk Awards in Journalism
88th Academy Awards
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