Awards & Honors

Awards & Honors

Inclusion in Inaugural Exhibit “L8S ANGE3LES” -
The Annenberg Space for Photography's premiere show, entitled “L8S ANG3LES,” will be comprised of images from eight Los Angeles masters in the genres of fine art, architecture, documentary, fashion, photojournalism and celebrity portraits.  The artists contributing to the group show are among the most respected in their fields.



PDN Photo Annual 2008 – Magazine/Editorial – kids + money


PDN Photo Annual 2008 – Personal work, Cosmetic Surgery Tourism in Brazil


American Photo Images of the Year – Honorable Mention Portraiture


American Photo Images of the Year – Honorable Mention Photojournalism - Bunny Ranch 2008


American Photography 24 – Heidi Fleiss 2008


International Photography Awards - 3rd Place, personality - Heidi Fleiss 2008


Michael Moore Award - Best Documentary: – kids + money 2008


The PGB photographers giving back award - 2nd place, Portrait of the year, (2008)


Cinema Eye Honors - Cinema Eye Honors Short List: Kids+Money (2008)


KIDS FIRST! Film Festival - Best Documentary Short, Ages 12-18: Kids+Money (2008)


International Photography Awards - Third Place in Personality: Heidi Fleiss (2008)


California Next Gen Film Festival - Best Director for a Documentary Film: Kids+Money (2008)


Newport International Film Festival - Children's Audience Award: Short Program for Teens, Kids+Money (2008)


Webby Awards - Nomination for Online Film & Video - Drama: Individual Episode for Kids + Money (2008)


Hugo Television Awards - Television Productions, Documentary: Social/Political, Gold Plaque for Kids+Money (2008)


Ann Arbor Film Festival - Michael Moore Award for Best Documentary Film: Kids + Money (2008)


Sundance Film Festival - Documentary Shorts Official Selection: Kids + Money (2008)


TIME Magazine Pictures of the Year - Donatella Versace (2007)


American Photo - Images of the Year Photojournalism Honorable Mention: Thin


AFI Fest - Shorts Audience Award: Kids + Money (2007)


The Women’s Image Network WIN Awards - Outstanding Documentary Film: Thin (2007)


International Health and Medical Media FREDDIE Awards - Finalist for Behavioral Diseases: Thin (2007)


IPA/Lucie Awards - Nominated for Professional Photographer of the Year Deeper Perspective Award for Thin (2007)
Thin wins Book Award in "Other" category (2007)


Emmy Awards - Nomination in Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming, Thin on HBO (2007)


Communication Arts Interactive Design Annual 13 - Self Promotion Website for www.laurengreenfield.com (2007)


PDN Best of Photojournalism - Photojournalism series for THIN, Books Category for THIN, website category for www.laurengreenfield.com (2007)


Hugo Television Awards - Television Productions, Documentary: Social/Political, Silver Plaque for THIN (2007)


TIME Magazine Pictures of the Year - Prom in the O.C. (2006)


The Times BFI 50th London Film Festival - John Grierson Award for Director of the Best Feature-length Documentary, THIN (2006)

Newport International Film Festival - Documentary Jury Prize, THIN (2006)


Independent Film Festival of Boston - Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, THIN (2006)


Jackson Hole Film Festival - Best Documentary Film, THIN (2006)


Canon Explorer of Light - Selected as one of 60 photographers from around the world sponsored by Canon.


British-American Project - One of twenty-four delegates chosen as representative (2006)


International Photography Awards- Editorial Photographer of the Year (2006)


PDN's Photography Annual - Fortune Magazine: Remodeling Martha (2006)


American Photography Annual - Remodeling Martha (2006)


American Photography Annual - (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)


International Photography Award - Photographer of the year for “Hollywood Actress” (2005)


American Photo - VII selected as the 3rd most influential entity in photography (100 list- May/June 2005)


Crystal Clarion Award - for Girl Culture, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2005)


International Photography Award - Photographer of the year for “Youth in Milan” (2004)


Epson Creativity Award - Photo District News for “Youth in Milan” (2004)


Jewish Women Magazine - 10 Women to Watch (Fall, 2004)


American Photo - Greenfield selected as one of the 25 most important photographers today (May/June 2003)


International Photography Award - First Place for Girl Culture in Photo Essay category (2003)


Photo District Annual (2002)


VII Photo - Invited to join VII Photo Agency, the international photography cooperative, now comprised of 10 photographers (2002)


American Photo - Featured as one of twelve photographers in "Girl Power" Issue (2001)


Hasselblad Grant - for Girl Culture (1999)


Indivisible - Selected as one of 12 photographers for a national museum commission focused on the democratic spirit in America at the dawn of the 21st century (1999).  Organized and curated by the Center for Creative Photography and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and funded by a major grant from the Pew Charitable Trust. Traveling show and book published by Norton.


New York Times Magazine Pultzer Prize Nominee - "Popular Culture" photo essay (1999)


American Photo - Selected as one of the 100 most influential people in photography (1998)


American Photo - Selected as "photographer to collect” in  "Women in Photography" issue  (1998)


ICP Infinity Awards for Young Photographers - Recipient in the 13th Annual International Center of Photography Awards for  Fast Forward: Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood  (January, 1997).


National Press Photographers/Nikon Sabbatical Grant - sole recipient of major grant to fund new work on aging (January, 1997)


Community Awareness Award - Recipient of major award for  Fast Forward: Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood in the annual National Press Photographer's "Pictures of the Year" competition (1996).


American Photo - Selected as one of five "breakthrough artists"  (1995)


Maine Photography Workshops' Photography Work Grant - for Fast Forward: Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood (1994).


National Geographic Society - Documentary Grant - First-ever recipient (1993).   


Eddie Adams Workshop - Student at invitational workshop and recipient of Sygma Award (1991).


Artists Space, New York  - Recipient of two exhibition grants (1989,1990).


National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts award for “French Aristocracy” (1988).


Radcliffe Fellowship for Graduating Seniors (for photography on French Aristocracy) (1987). 


Harvard College Honorary Scholarship - (1984-1985; 1986-1987).


Promising Young Artists Award - National Arts Recognition and Talent Search (high school) (1983).