In 2008, the series won two Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming.

On Thursday, July 16, 2009 Goudeau was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming.

Nominated: Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming, Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)

In 2009 the series won the Emmy for "Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming".

Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: BBC Life "Challenges of Life".

Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: BBC Frozen Planet "To the Ends of the Earth".

The most recent Burns/Ward collaboration, Prohibition (2011), brought Ward his seventh Emmy for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming.

Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)

Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single-Camera) (2006)

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)