on january 8, 2013, "stories we tell" received the $100,000 prize for best canadian film at the toronto film critics association awards,<ref name="cbc/tfca"></ref> after having been named best documentary by the association the previous month. on march 3, 2013, it was named best feature-length documentary at the 1st canadian screen awards. in october 2013, "stories we tell" received the allan king award for excellence in documentary at the directors guild of canada awards in toronto. in december 2013, the film received the new york film critics circle award for best non-fiction film, the national board of review award for best documentary film, and the los angeles film critics association award for best documentary film. on february 1, 2014, the film received the writers guild of america award for best documentary screenplay.