How To Survive a Plague, edited by TEC alum Tyler Walk, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January of 2012 and went on to have a theatrical release later that year. How To Survive A Plague has also been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary.
Beasts of the Southern Wild, edited by TEC instructor Affonso Goncalves, was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. TEC alum Kathryn Schubert served at Affonso's assistant editor on the film. Beasts of the Southern Wild premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where it received the Grand Jury Prize. The film was also nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards including Best Feature.