101 East Awards
Awards won by Al Jazeera’s current affairs documentary programme which focuses on stories from Asia-Pacific.
2019 Awards
Royal Television Society (RTS) Television Journalism Award
- Malaysia: Najib Speaks – Interview of the Year
Venice TV Awards
- Brides and Brothels: The Rohingya Trade – News Category (Best Investigative Report)
New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards
- 101 East – Gold World Medal (Best Nonfiction Series)
- Brides and Brothels: The Rohingya Trade – Gold World Medal (Best Coverage of Continuing News Story)
- China: Spies, Lies and Blackmail – Gold World Medal (Best Editing)
- The Rohingya Exodus – Gold World Medal (Human Rights)
- Taking Back Marawi – Silver World Medal (Best Camerawork)
- Cambodia’s Election Crackdown – Silver World Medal (Best Investigative Report)
- Philippines: Baby Factory – Silver World Medal (Current Affairs)
- Australia: Rape on Campus – Silver World Medal (Current Affairs)
- Cambodia’s Election Crackdown – Bronze World Medal (Best News Reporter/Correspondent)
Peabody nomination for Brides and Brothels: The Rohingya Trade
2018 Awards
New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards
- Afghanistan: Taliban at the Gate – Gold World Medal (Best Coverage of Continuing News Story)
- Malaysia: Babies for Sale – Gold World Medal (Best Investigative Report)
- Afghanistan: Asylum Denied – Gold World Medal (International Affairs)
- Steve Chao – Duterte: A President’s Report Card – Gold World Medal (Best News Reporter/Correspondent)
- 101 East – Gold World Medal (Best Nonfiction Series)
- Mongolia: Born to Ride – Silver World Medal (Best Camerawork)
- Mongolia: Born to Ride – Silver World Medal (Cultural Issues)
- Japan: Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Silver World Medal (Legal Issues)
- End of China Inc.? – Bronze World Medal (Business & Finance)
- Kashmir: Born to Fight – Bronze World Medal (Current Affairs)
22nd Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong
- The Rohingya Exodus – Merit in Television & Video (English) category
AIB Awards (Association for International Broadcasting)
- China: Spies, Lies and Blackmail – Winner in “Politics and Business” category
Australian Cinematographers Society Awards
- Taking Back Marawi (Craig Hansen) – GOLD
- Mongolia: Born to Ride (Craig Hansen) – SILVER
- Looking for Love in the Faroes (Craig Hansen) – BRONZE
Newswomen Short Form Documentary award for ‘Brides & Brothels: The Rohingya Trade‘
Walkley Awards
- Freelance Journalist of the Year – Karishma Vyas (for the 101 East films “Brides & Brothels: The Rohingya Trade“, “Afghanistan: Asylum Denied” and “Forced Back to Cambodia“)
- Walkley Award for Continuing Coverage of Rohingya crisis
2017 Awards
International Emmy Awards
The Jane Cunningham Croly Award
- Good Morning Pakistan – Excellence in Journalism Covering Issues of Concern to Women
New York Festival’s International Television & Film Awards
- Good Morning Pakistan – Gold Medal for best public affairs programme
- Afghanistan: Medics Under Fire – Silver Medal in the current affairs category
- Too Young To Wed: Child Marriage in Bangladesh – Silver Medal in the social issues category
2016 Awards
Asian Television Awards
- Steve Chao – Bringing Them Home – Best Current Affairs Presenter
- On Thin Ice – Best Cinematography
AIB Awards (Association for International Broadcasting)
- Highly commended – Murder in Malaysia
International Emmy Awards
- Nominee – Afghanistan: No Country for Women
Asia-Pacific Child Rights Awards (UNICEF)
- Too Young to Wed – 2016 UNICEF Regional Director Award for Child Rights
Sichuan TV Festival – International Gold Panda Awards
- Too Young to Wed – Special Mention in Short Documentary
20th Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong
Sabah’s Invisible Children – Outstanding Reporting on Human Rights Issues in Asian Region
New York Festival’s International Television & Film Awards
- Afghanistan’s Billion Dollar Drug War – Gold Medal for the best investigative report; Gold Medal for the human concerns category
- Steve Chao – Second consecutive Gold Medal for the best news reporter/correspondent for ‘Afghanistan’s Billion Dollar Drug War’
- Myanmar’s Jade Curse – Gold Medal in the national/international affairs category; Silver Medal for best investigative report
- Malaysia’s Unwanted – Gold Medal for current affairs
- Murder in Malaysia – Silver Medal for the best investigative report
- Becoming Pacquiao – Silver Medal for the best sports journalism
2015 Awards
19th Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong
- War on Witches – Grand Prize
- Muzzling the Messenger – Special Merit
New York Festival’s International Television & Film Awards
- Return of the Lizard King – Gold Medal
- The Dolphin Hunters – Gold Medal
- Stray Bullets – Gold Medal
- Steve Chao – Best News Reporter/Correspondent – Gold Medal
- We Built This City – Bronze Medal
- Food for Thought – Finalist Certificate (Human Concerns)
- Indonesia’s Rock Governor – Finalist Certificate (Biography/Profiles)
Amnesty Media Awards
- Afghanistan: No Country for Women – Best Film (Television category)
Asian Television Awards
- Afghanistan’s Billion Dollar Drug War – Best Current Affairs Program
- Steve Chao – Afghanistan’s Billion Dollar Drug War – Best Current Affairs Presenter
International Emmy Awards
- Nominee – Stray Bullets – Finalist in “Current Affairs” category
Women’s Empowerment Journalism Awards (Hong Kong)
- Finalist – Solo Mums – Finalist in “Broadcast Story of the Year” category
2014 Awards
World Media Summit Award – Beijing
- Public Welfare Award – Exemplary News Team in Developing Countries
- 101 East, Al Jazeera English
Asia Rainbow TV Awards
- Everest: 60th Anniversary – Outstanding Cinematography
Women’s Empowerment Journalism Awards (Singapore)
- Nepal’s Slave Girls – Broadcast Story of the Year
New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards
- It’s a Man’s World – Special Gold UNDPI Award
- Murder in God’s Name – Gold Medal
- Everest: 60th Anniversary – Gold Medal
- Nepal’s Slave Girls – Silver Medal
- Contagion – Silver Medal
- 101 East – Best News Documentary/Special category – Silver Medal
- 101 East – Current Affairs category – Bronze Medal
18th Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong
- Scars of Sri Lanka – First Prize
- Murder in God’s Name – First Prize
- Sectarian Divide – First Prize
- Unhealed Wounds of Osh – First Prize
2013 Awards
New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards
- Australia’s Lost Generation – Bronze Medal
Asian Television Awards
- Everest 60th Anniversary – Best Current Affairs Programme
17th Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong
- Nowhere to Go – First Prize
- Battered and Bruised – First Prize
- No Place Like Home – Merit Prize
Australian Cinematography Society Awards (National)
- Battling the Yakuza (Mark Dobbin) – Golden Tripod
- Bangladesh: Too Young to Work (Lee Ali) – Distinction
Australian Cinematographers Society Awards (State, SA & WA)
- It’s a Man’s World (Lee Ali) – Gold
- The Pacifist War (Lee Ali) – Silver
- School for a Dollar (Lee Ali) – Bronze
Australian Cinematographers Society Awards (State, VIC & TAS)
- Restoring Rangoon (Mark Dobbin) – Gold
- Where the Wild Coffee Grows (Mark Dobbin) – Gold
- An Unholy Conspiracy (Trent Butler ACS) – Silver
- Sumo on the Steppes (Trent Butler ACS) – Bronze
- Steve Chao Promo (Lee Ali) – Gold
2012 Awards
New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards
- Nepal: Children for Sale – Silver Medal
Asia-Pacific Child Rights Awards
- Nepal: Children for Sale – Certificate of Recognition
- Web of Hate – Certificate of Recognition
- The Republic of Hunger – Certificate of Recognition
16th Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong
- Nepal: Children for Sale – Special Merit Prize
- China: Slipping Through the Cracks – Special Merit Prize
China Dragon Awards
- China: Inventing Innovation – Bronze
Australian Cinematographers Society Awards (State, SA & WA)
- Bangladesh: Too Young to Work (Lee Ali) – Gold
- Republic of Hunger (Simon Nicholls) – Gold
- Land of the Rising Suicides – Silver
- Nepal: Children for Sale (Simon Nicholls) – Silver
Australian Cinematographers Society Awards (State, QLD)
- The People Smugglers (Joel Lawrence) – Bronze
- Korean Pop Wave (Joel Lawrence) – Bronze
Australian Cinematographers Society Awards (State, VIC & TAS)
- Battling the Yakuza (Mark Dobbin) – Gold
2011 Awards
- Sichuan TV Festival – International Gold Panda Awards
- Bangladesh: Too Young to Work – Best Short Documentary