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British Academy of Film & Television Arts Outstanding British Film 2009 · Winner
Academy Award Documentary (Feature) 2009 · Winner
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Carl Foreman Award 2009 · Nominated
- In February 2009, the film won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary. As of 2022, it is one of only six documentary films to ever sweep "The Big Four" critics awards (LA, NBR, NY, NSFC) and the only one of those to also win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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Man on Wire. Jump to. 46 wins & 13 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 2009 Winner Oscar. Best Documentary, Features. James Marsh. Simon Chinn. American Cinema Editors, USA. 2009 Winner Eddie. Best Edited Documentary. Jinx Godfrey. Boston Society of Film Critics Awards. 2008 Winner BSFC Award. Best Documentary. BAFTA Awards.
Man on Wire won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award in the World Cinema: Documentary competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival; it is the sixth film to pick up both top awards at Sundance, and the first from outside the US.
Aug 29, 2008 · With Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix. A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".
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- Documentary, Biography, Crime
- James Marsh
- 2008-08-29
Aug 4, 2008 · Balanced on top of the world. Roger Ebert August 04, 2008. Tweet. Wire-walker Philippe Petit crosses between the World Trade Center twin towers in 1974. Now streaming on:
In Man on Wire, which won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary competition at Sundance, Marsh brings to life this strangely dazzling and still enthralling episode in the annals of New York City history. Oddly enough, the passage of time has only made this tale more fascinating and emotionally engaging.
Jul 28, 2008 · "Man on Wire," one of the most talked-about documentaries of the year, tells the story of how a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit illegally walked on a tight wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center on Aug. 7, 1974. It won the audience award and the best documentary prize at Sundance 2008, and is a superb film that works like a ...
Jul 25, 2008 · 100% Tomatometer 160 Reviews 87% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Using actual footage from the event seamlessly mingled with new re-enactments, filmmaker James Marsh masterfully recreates...
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