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About Chris Hegedus
- Chris Hegedus (born April 23, 1952) is an American documentary filmmaker.
- She and her husband, filmmaker D.
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- Pennebaker, founded the company Pennebaker Hegedus Films. Hegedus was nominated for an Academy Award for The War Room, a behind-the-scenes film about President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign.
- The film also won the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures prize for Best Documentary.
- In 2001, she was awarded the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for Startup.com.
- The film is a boom-bust story of two young internet entrepreneurs, co-produced with Jehane Noujaim.
- Hegedus is also the recipient of CINE's Golden Eagle Award, an Emmy Award, and lifetime achievement awards from several organizations including the International Documentary Association.
- Her recent films include the 2010 feature release, Kings of Pastry, about the legendary French pastry competition, the Meilleur Ouvrier de France.
- In 2011, Hegedus received the Athena Film Festival Award for Exemplary Directing.
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