1. The Sophie Prize - 2003.

Mr. Pilger is the first journalist to be named the winner of one of the most distinguished prizes awarded. John Pilger says the President of the Sophie Foundation in Oslo, Elin Ene, "has, in his documentaries, articles and books and through his integrity, thoroughness and courage, strengthened democracy and human dignity. He has managed to engage the public - morally and politically - for the protection of the powerless."

2. The Grand Prix Leonardo Award - 2003.

This award was for his journalistic activity in defense of human rights.

3 . International Television Awards - "The Hugos."

Certificate of Merit for a "News Documentary."

4. The British Academy Film Awards - 2003

has nominated "Palestine Is Still The Issue" under their "current affairs" category.

5. The EMMA Awards - 2003.

Mr. Pilger won the "Media Personality Of The Year" award This is Britain'st largest multicultural awards event. The awards were set up as an independent political initiative without any hidden commercial agendas or direct influence with any active pressure group. The judges cited, most notably "Palestine Is Still The Issue" and commented that John Pilger goes the extra mile to bring us the alternative truth. Mr. Pilger, speaking from Afghanistan, said: The value of this award is that it is the result of a nationwide vote among Britain's multicultural community.

6. British Journalist Of The Year.

Mr. Pilger has won this award two times. Only one other journalist has won the award twice.

7. 2003 Columbus International Film Video Festival.

The Chris Statuette winner for "Palestine Is Still The Issue" in the War and Peace Division

8. 2003 - The Vermont International Film Festival

named the best in the War and Peace Category.         

 

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Awards/festival screenings for:

"PAYING THE PRICE" Chris Award, Columbus International Film & Video Festival Vancouver International Film Festival

"THE NEW RULERS OF THE WORLD"

Special Award, Prix Leonardo(already in).

Silver Hugo, Chicago International Television Competition.

Honorable Mention. Columbus International Film & Video Festival; Mountain Film, Telluride; Vermont International Film Festival; Global Justice Film Festival, Washington, DC; American Anthropological Association conference, Taos;

Talking Picture Festival, Amnesty International Film Festival.

 

EARLIER AWARDS

1966 Descriptive Writer of the Year

1967 Reporter of the Year

1967 Journalist of the Year

1966 Descriptive Writer of the Year

1970 International Reporter of the Year

1974 News Reporter of the Year

1977 Campaigning Journalist of the Year

1979 Journalist of the Year

1979-80 UN Media Peace Prize, Australia

1980-81 UN Media Peace Prize, Gold Medal, Australia

1979 TV Times Readers' Award

1985 "The Secret Country - The First Australians Fight Back"

John Pilger and Alan Lowery uncover the story of a remarkable people - the Aborigines - with a unique 40,000-year past. Won a Red Ribbon (second prize) in the Anthropology category of the American Film Festival, New York, 1986.

1988 "The Last Dream: Heroes Unsung"; "Secrets"; "Other People's Wars"

In these three films, John Pilger and Alan Lowery return to Australia to celebrate the country's bicentenary, interviewing an extraordinary range of Australians, whose views are a long way from those of the treasured stereotypes. 'Heroes Unsung' won a Gold Plaque (third prize) in the 'Documentary-syndication category' of the Chicago International Film Festival in 1988.

1990 "Cambodia The Betrayal"

An examination of the continued secret support given by Western governments to the Khmer Rouge. Won a Blue Ribbon (first prize) in the 'International Issues: Asia category' of the American Film & Video Festival, Illinois, 1991; International Emmy Award for Best Documentary, New York, 1991; Pilger received the Richard Dimbleby Award for factual reporting at the 1990 BAFTA Awards.

1992 "War by Other Means"

John Pilger and David Munro examine the policy of First World banks agreeing loans with Third World countries, who are then unable to meet the crippling interest charges. Won Geneva International TV Award at the North-South Media Encounters event, Geneva, 1993;Gold Medal in the 'Best Documentary Production category' of the International Television Movie Festival, Mount Freedom, New Jersey 1993; Gold Award in the 'Political/International Issues category' at WorldFest-Houston (Houston International Film & Video Festival), 1993; Silver Hugo Award in the 'Documentary - Social/Political category' of the 29th Chicago International Film Festival, 1993.

1992 "Frontline - In Search Of Truth In Wartime"

1993 "Cambodia: Return to Year Zero"

BAFTA and Emmy award-winning film-makers John Pilger and David Munro discover startling new evidence that the deadly Pol Pot regime is on the brink of returning to power. Won a Certificate of Honourable Mention at the 1993 Chris Awards, Worthington, Ohio, USA (Columbus International Film & Video Festival

1994 "Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy" (updated in 1999)
The exposure of another terrible human tragedy to which governments turned a blind eye, East Timor - a tiny country off the northern tip of Australia - is ruled by bloodshed and fear. More than 200,000 people were wiped out by neighbouring Indonesia. Since East Timor's liberation in 1999, this film's contribution has been recognised worldwide. Won the Gold Award in the 'Political/International Issues category' (Film & Video Production division) at Worldfest-Houston, 1994; Certificate for Creative Excellence (third place) in the category of 'Documentary, Current Events, Special Events', at the U.S. Film & Video Festival in Chicago, 1994; Silver Plaque for 'Social/Political Documentary (National) category' at the Chicago International Film Festival, 1994; Audience Award for Best Documentary at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam, 1994; Certificate of Merit in the category of 'Documentary - Disputed Lands', Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco, 1995.

1994 "Flying the Flag, Arming the World"
John Pilger and David Munro look behind the political rhetoric and discover the world of international arms dealing. Won a Bronze Apple in the category of 'Domestic and International Concerns', National Educational Film & Video Festival, Oakland, California, 1995; Certificate of Honourable Mention in the 'International Relations' category, The Chris Awards (Columbus International Film Festival), Worthington, Ohio, 1995.

1995 "Vietnam The Last Battle"
On 30 April 1975, longest war this century in Vietnam came to a close. This film attempts to rescue Vietnam's past from media oblivion and describes its last battle against the forces of globalization. Won the Chris Statuette (the highest award given to film or video productions in each of the nine production divisions) for the 'Social Issues division' of the Chris Awards, Columbus International Film Festival, Worthington, Ohio, 1995; Silver Medal in the 'National/International Affairs category' of the New York Film & TV Festival, 1996; Gold Special Jury Award in the 'Film & Video Production division' of Worldfest-Charleston, Charleston, USA, 1995; Gold Apple (Best of Category award) in the 'International Social Issues category', National Educational Media Network Awards, Oakland, California, 1996; Silver Screen Award (second place) in the category of 'Politics, Government, Citizenship, World Relations, Civics', U.S. International Film & Video Festival, Chicago, USA, 1996.

1995 "Burma: Land of Fear" (updated 1998)

BAFTA and Emmy award-winning film-makers John Pilger and David Munro for undercover in one of the world's most isolated, and extraordinary countries, Burma, which Amnesty International calls 'a prison without bars'. They discover slave labour preparing for tourism and foreign investment. International Actual Award for Risk Journalism, Barcelona, Spain, 1996; Bronze Plaque in the category of 'Social Issues - International Relations', The Chris Awards, Ohio, 1996; Gold Special Jury Award, 'Film & Video Production division', WorldFest-Charleston, 1996; Award for Best Factual Programme, RTS Midland Centre Awards, Birmingham, 1996; Gold Apple in the category 'Politics: Social organisations in other lands', National Educational Media Network Film & Video Competition at The 1997 NEMN Apple Awards, Oakland, California, 1997; the updated version won a Gold Special Jury Award in the 'Film & Video Production division', WorldFest-Houston, 1999.

1997 "Breaking the Mirror - The Murdoch Effect"

The British public were told that the new information technology, heralded by The Sun's move to Wapping, would bring a greater variety of newspapers and a more diverse media. But it produced a contracted press controlled by ever fewer proprietors. John Pilger describes the downfall of his old paper and the all-pervasive influence of Rupert Murdoch.

1997 "South Africa: Apartheid did not Die"
John Pilger was banned from South Africa for his reporting during the apartheid era. On his return thirty years later with Alan Lowery, he describes the extraordinary generosity of a liberated people, but asks who are the true beneficiaries of a democracy - the black majority or the white minority? Won the Gold Award in the category of 'Film & Video Production: Political/International Issues', Worldfest-Flagstaff, 1998; Certificate for Creative Excellence (third place), U.S. International Film & Video Festival, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1999.

1999 "Welcome to Australia"

With the run-up to the Sydney Olympics, John Pilger and Alan Lowery take a look at what's behind the curtain of hype and glamour. Australia's Aborigines are still excluded, impoverished and mistreated - while their part in the brilliant history of Australia's sports successes goes virtually unrecognized. Won the Gold Medal in the 'National/International Affairs category' of the 1999 New York Festivals TV Programming & Promotion competition, 2000; Gold Award in the Television Documentary & Information Programmes: 'Political/International Issues category' of WorldFest-Flagstaff, 1999

2000 "Paying The Price: Killing the Children of Iraq"

John Pilger and Alan Lowery travel to Iraq with Denis Halliday, a former assistant secretary-general of the United Nations who resigned over what he called the "immoral policy" of economic sanctions. There they find a suffering nation held hostage to the compliance of a dictator, Saddam Hussein, over whom they have no control.

2001 "The New Rulers Of The World"
John Pilger explores the impact of globalization, taking Indonesia as his prime example, a country that the World Bank described as a "model pupil" until its 'globalized' economy collapsed in 1998. Under scrutiny are the increasingly powerful multinationals and the institutions that back them, notably the IMF and The World Bank.