The Cove (film) - Awards and Nominations

Awards and Nominations

The Cove has been nominated for or received numerous awards, including the following:

• 82nd Academy Awards (2010) – Best Documentary Feature (won)
• 62nd Writers Guild Awards (2009) – Best Documentary Feature Screenplay (February 20, 2010)
• Directors Guild Awards (2009) – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary, Directors Guild of America (January 31, 2010)
• National Board of Review – Best Documentary, (December 3, 2009)
• 15th BFCA Critics' Choice Awards (2009) – Best Documentary Feature, Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles (January 15, 2010)
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association – Best Documentary
• Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (2009) – Allan King Documentary Award (December 16, 2009)
• Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (2009) – Best Documentary Feature (December 16, 2009)
• Newport Beach Film Festival (2009) – Audience Award for Best Documentary
• New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) – Best Documentary (December 13, 2009)
• Sheffield Doc/Fest (2009) – The Sheffield Green Award (November 8, 2009)
• Cinema Eye Honors (2009) – (Nominated) Outstanding Achievement In Original Music Score – J. Ralph (November 5, 2009)

Traveling through film festivals and social events all around the United States, The Cove has also received the best documentary nod from many critics organizations, including The Boston Society of Film Critics, San Diego Film Critics Society, Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics Association, Utah Film Critics Association, Florida Film Critics Association, Houston Film Critics Association, and the Denver Film Critics Society. As the film has received more and more recognition, the Oceanic Preservation Society translated their website into multiple languages to cater to interest from around the world.