Awards
The Bellingcat Team has won a number of prizes and awards, individually, and in partnership with other organisations.
2024
- Online Journalism Awards for Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships
- Online Journalism Awards for Excellence in Visual Digital Storytelling
- Edward R Murow award in the network TV category for Excellence in Innovation (with Scripps News)
- Nijmegen Peace Prize Medal – Contribution to Peace and Human Rights
- Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech
- The Olof Palme Prize
2023
- Society of Editors International News Media Organisation of the Year (2023)
- Media City Bergen Anne Jacobsen Memorial Prize
- Win Win Gothenburg Sustainability Award
- Navalny wins Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature (directed by Daniel Roher and produced by CNN Films)
- Navalny BAFTA for Best Documentary (directed by Daniel Roher and produced by CNN Films)
- Navalny honoured with a DuPont-Columbia Award
- Navalny Critics Choice Documentary Award for Best Political Documentary
2022
- ICJF’s Innovation in International Reporting Award
- Society of Editors International News Media Organisation of the Year (2022)
- Monismanien Prize for Freedom of Speech
- Edward R Murrow Award (in partnership with NBC News/MSNBC for our January 6 Investigation)
- DIG Watchdog Award
- DIG Best Investigative Medium Award
2021
- Amnesty Media Award for Radio and Podcasts
- Best Independent Podcast of the Year at the UK ARIAS awards
- Nannen Prize for investigative journalism
- News Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast (in conjunction with CNN for investigation into poisoning of Alexey Navalny)
- News Emmy Award for Outstanding Research: News (in conjunction with CNN for investigation into poisoning of Alexey Navalny)
2020
- Machiavelli Award for Public Communication
- The Scripps Howard Award for Innovation (in conjunction with Newsy)
- British Podcast Awards Bronze Award for Best True Crime Podcast
- ARIAS Bronze for Best Factual Series
- ARIAS Silver for Best Independent Podcast
2019
- European Press Prize for Investigation
- London Press Club Award for Digital Journalism
- Political Studies Association Award for Political Podcast of the Year
2018
2017
2015