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Awards & recognition
- Pulitzer Prize — Music · 2023
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2022
- Legacy of Americana Award · 2019
- MacArthur Fellows Program · 2017
- Americana Award — Artist of the Year · 2019 · nominated
Filmography14 titles

David Holt's State of Music
as Self
as Self

Parenthood
2010as Rhiannon Giddens
2010as Rhiannon Giddens

Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued
2014as Self
2014as Self

The Great Debaters
2007as Juke Joint Musician #4
2007as Juke Joint Musician #4

Give Me the Banjo
2011as Self
2011as Self

Nurse Jackie
2009as Square Dance Caller
2009as Square Dance Caller

Nashville
2012as Hallie Jordan
2012as Hallie Jordan

The Winding Stream
2014as Self
2014as Self

The Daily Show
1996as Self
1996as Self

Descendant
2022Original Music Composer
2022Original Music Composer

Cover Your Ears
2023as Self
2023as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Musical Guest
2003as Self - Musical Guest

Call Me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville's Renaissance
2024as Self
2024as Self

My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
as Self
as Self