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==Documentaries== Blair's 1995 documentary ''[[Anne Frank Remembered]]'' won the [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]] and an [[International Emmy Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Frank Remembered |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1996 |website=Academy Awards Database}}</ref> It also received awards at the [[Chicago International Film Festival]], [[Hamptons International Film Festival]], and others. His 1983 BAFTA-winning documentary ''[[Schindler (film)|Schindler]]'', narrated by [[Dirk Bogarde]], preceded [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Schindler's List]]'' and served as a research resource for the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keneally |first=Thomas |date=15 December 1993 |title=The Director's List |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/15/movies/the-director-s-list.html}}</ref> Blair re-released ''Schindler'' in 2019 with [[Ben Kingsley]] narrating.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 2019 |title=Hernán, la serie sobre Cortés, encabeza los recomendados de series y películas para la semana |language=es |work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]] |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/tv/hernan-serie-cortes-encabeza-recomendados-series-peliculas-semana_0_p9wBwk8B.html}}</ref> Blair's 2022 documentary ''Navalny: The Man Putin Couldn't Kill'' won the Gold Nymph Award at the [[Monte Carlo Television Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2022 |title=Monte Carlo TV Festival Winners |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/monte-carlo-tv-festival-winners-1235165120/}}</ref> As Head of Documentaries for [[Al Jazeera English]] (2011–2013), Blair executive-produced ''[[Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark]]'', which won a [[George Polk Award]] and [[Amnesty International Media Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Amnesty International Media Awards |url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/2012-media-awards-winners |website=Amnesty International UK}}</ref> Other works include: * ''[[Dancing with the Devil (film)|Dancing with the Devil]]'' (2009), examining Rio de Janeiro's drug wars.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=5 October 2009 |title=Dancing with the Devil Review |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/05/dancing-devil-review}}</ref> * ''[[Ochberg's Orphans]]'' (2007), Oscar-shortlisted for Best Short Documentary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oscar Shortlist 2008 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008 |website=Academy Awards Database}}</ref> * ''Murder Most Foul'' (2007), a crime documentary for [[Channel 4]].
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