2005

Hey, ’05s. We had a busy start to 2016 and the accolades have started to pile up, so let’s dive right into the updates. Matt Heineman’s documentary Cartel Land garnered considerable recognition during awards season. Matt took home three more awards, including Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary from the Directors Guild of America, the International Documentary Association’s Courage Under Fire Award and the George Polk Journalism Award. The film was also nominated for best documentary by the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, British Academy Film Awards and Academy Awards. Congratulations, buddy, we look forward to seeing you and the film continue to garner the success and recognition it deserves!

Riding inside the newly covered Olympic training center velodrome in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Evie Stevens set the women’s Union Cycliste Internationale hour record in February, covering 47.980 kilometers (27.8 miles) in 60 minutes and breaking the previous mark of 46.882 kilometers. Congratulations, Evie!

ESPN’s The Courage Game, featuring Andrew Goldstein, was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. Andrew is a previous GLAAD Media Award recipient, winning in 2006 for ESPN’s original piece spotlighting him as the most accomplished male, team-sport athlete in North America to be openly gay during his playing career. Good luck, Goldie!

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