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Waiting for Superman
Waiting for Superman
2010 United States
Davis Guggenheim
Documentary
6.6
629
Documentary
Documentary
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," ... [+]
Sundance Film Festival 2010 - Official Selection
nom.
Grand Jury Prize - Documentary U.S.
winner
Audience Award - Documentary U.S.
Producers Guild Awards (PGA) 2011 - Movies from 2010
winner
Best Documentary
NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 2010
winner
Best Documentary
Gotham Independent Film Awards: 2010
winner
Audience Award
Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 2010 Productions
nom.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary (Davis Guggenheim)
16th Critics Choice Awards
nom.
Best Song ("Shine")
winner
Best Documentary
Chicago Film Critics Awards 2010
nom.
Best Documentary
NAACP Image Awards 2011
nom.
Outstanding Documentary
15th Satellite Awards
nom.
Motion Picture, Documentary
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