"The Kingmaker was nominated for numerous Best Documentary Awards, including the 2019 London Film Festival, the 2019 Stockholm Film Festival, the 2019 Bergen International Film Festival, the 2020 Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards, the 2019 El Gouna Film Festival 2019, the 2020 Hollywood Critics Association Awards, the 2019 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards, and the 2019 Warsaw International Film Festival (which it won).