Searching for Sugar Man

Year: 2012
Country: Sweden, UK, Finland
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Genre: documentary
Runtime: 86 min.
Age: 16+

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock-n-roller, Rodriguez.

Academy Award – Best Documentary

BAFTA Award – Best Documentary Film

Sundance Film Festival – Special Jury Prize (World Cinema – Documentary), Audience Award (World Cinema – Documentary)

Tribeca Film Festival – participation

Moscow International Film Festival – Silver St. George (Best Film of the Documentary Competition)

Athens International Film Festival – Golden Athena (Documentary Feature)

Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival – Audience Award, Best Feature-Length Documentary (IDFA) Melkweg Award for Best Music Documentary

Göteborg Film Festival – City of Gothenburg Award, Lorens Award

Durban International Film Festival – Audience Award (Best Documentary)

Vilnius International Film Festival – Audience Award

Oslo Films from the South Festival – DOC: South Award (Best Documentary)

Melbourne International Film Festival – Most Popular Documentary

Kristallen Award – Best Documentary

Guldbagge Award – Best Documentary

Polish Film Award – Eagle (Best European Film)

Directors Guild of America Award – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

Writers Guild of America Award – Best Documentary Screenplay

Amanda Award – Best Foreign Feature Film