Awards

2010 Telly Award PBGC: "Day in the Life of an FBA" Bronze Videography/Cinematography

2009 Aegis Award AED: "Access to Survival", Documentary category winner 

2009 Cine Golden Eagle AED: "Access to Survival", Science and Technology, Motivational category winner

2009 Communicator Awards "Access to Survival". 3 Awards in the categories of:
Award of Excellence: Charitable/Non-Profit category
Award of Excellence: Health & Wellness category
Award of Distinction: Copywriting

2009 Telly Awards AED: "Access to Survival".  4 Awards in the categories of:
Silver:  Copywriting
Silver:  Editing
Bronze:  Use of HD
Bronze:  Social Issues

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded Stephen Cocklin their prestigious Emmy® Award in 2002 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for National Geographic's "Afghanistan Revealed". The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast during the 2001 calendar year. In addition, National Geographic's Afghanistan programs, "Afghanistan Revealed" and the Frontline Diaries "The Forbidden Zone" shown on National Geographic TV and photographed by Stephen Cocklin also received two Cine Golden Eagle Awards.

America in Black and White, Nightline, ABC. 1996. National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Honors Award for Camera and Sound.

Dole: The Home Stretch, Part 1&2, Nightline, ABC. 1996. National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Honors Award for Camera and Sound.

Fields of Armor. 12 part series on the history of tank warfare produced by The Discovery Channel. 1992/1993. Travel to Russia, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, UK, France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. Steve Cocklin was nominated by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast during the 1994 calendar year.

TWA Hi-jack: Beirut, Lebanon 1986. ABC NEWS. Covered the hi-jacked airplane from Algeria to Beirut. Obtained exclusive interview and coverage of TWA pilot and hi-jacker on board. Steve Cocklin was nominated by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography, and Anne Cocklin for Sound. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast during the 1986 calendar year.

Eastman Kodak Company Outstanding Photographic Achievement for TWA Hi-Jack Beirut, Lebanon 1986.

Newsweek Magazine Cover photo, July 1, 1986. Taken from Cocklin footage of exclusive interview with TWA pilot and hi-jacker.

Awards for Documentaries with Stephen Cocklin as DP

Inside the Kill Box, The Gulf War: a comprehensive look at Operation Desert Storm through the eyes of the key players, President George Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, General Norman Schwarzkopf and General Colin Powell. The Discovery Channel. 2000. New York International World Medal 2001.

Skyscrapers: Going Up; Bridges: Reaching Out. Three hour long documentaries shot in super 16mm film. We journeyed around the world to examine the largest, longest and tallest structures in the world for The Discovery Channel.   New York Festival International World Medal 2000. Gold Special July Award from the Houston International Film Festival.

Wrestling the Mississippi River. A look at the wondrous Mississippi. The Discovery Channel. Cine Award 2000.

Robots Rising: A two hour special on the uses of robots now and in the future. Shot in 16mm film for The Discovery Channel. 1998 Gold Apple Winner National Educational Media Network, Top Awards in US International Film & Video Festival, Houston International Film Festival and Washington Film & Video Council

Spies Above: A one hour special on satellites shot on 16mm film for The Discovery Channel. Won the Silver Medal at 1966 NY Film Festival for Best Science & Technology Documentary and "Critics Choice" in the LA Times, USA Today, The Washington Post and TV Guide. 1996