
Hailed as a masterpiece by many critics upon reception, Shoah was described in the New York Times as "an epic film about the greatest evil of modern times."In 1985, when the movie was released Roger Ebert described it as "an extraordinary film. It is not a documentary, not journalism, not propaganda, not political. It is an act of witness."Gene Siskel later named it as his choice for the Best Movie of the Year. Robert Ebert actually declined to rank Shoah entirely on the basis that it belonged in a class unto itself and no film should be ranked against it.
In 1985, Shoah won Best Documentary and Special Award at the New York Film Critics Circle and Los Angeles Film Critics Association, respectively.The following year, Shoah, also won Best Documentary at the National Society of Film Critics Awards and International Documentary Association. Shoah has also been nominated and awarded various other awards at film festivals around the world.9:02:07duration