Mináč also made a full-length documentary with feature re-enactments Through the Eyes of the Photographer (2015) on the popular Slovak photographer Zuzana Minacova, his mother. His brother is mathematician Ján Mináč.
International EMMY AWARD for Best Documentary in 2002 (awarded by the International Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences - New York 2002)
Nominated for the 2006 News and Documentary EMMY AWARD for HBO
2006 Christopher AWARD - New York for an extraordinary humanistic message
2009 CFTA AWARD within the Czech Lion for the best documentary from 1993 - 2007
Wallenberg Medal - together with Patrik Pašš, award for the extraordinarily sensitively processed story of Sir Winton, thanks to which his message inspires people all over the world
Best Documentary Award - Montreal World Film Festival 2011
Audience Rights Award - Karlovy Vary IFF 2011
Audio-Visual Memory Preservation Forum Award - Jerusalem Film Festival 2011
SIGNIS Award World Catholic Association for Communication, uniting 140 countries, for the promotion and dissemination of human values - 64th PRIX ITALIA - Turin
FIAT / IFTA (Achievement Award) for the best use of archives - British Film Institute, London 2012
Grand Prix to director Matej Mináč for the discovering and human-deep theme of the film Nicky's Family - 52nd IFF of Films for Children and Youth Zlín - Czech Republic
Award - David's Camera for the best music - Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, Poland
Shoresh Audience Award - UK Jewish Film Festival, London, UK
Audience Award - Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival - USA
Audience Award - Best Documentary Feature Film 2012 - Sedona Int´l Film Festival - USA
Audience Award - Best Documentary Feature 2012 - Atlanta Jewish Film Festival - USA
Audience Award - Best Film 2012 - Charlotte Jewish Film Festival - USA
Audience Award - Best Documentary 2012 - Denver Jewish Film Festival - USA
Audience Award - Best Documentary Film 2012 - AJC Seattle Jewish Film Festival - USA
Audience Award - Best Film 2012 - Houston Jewish Film Festival - USA
Audience Award - Best Documentary Film -Hartford Jewish Film Festival
Audience Award - Best Documentary 2012 - Pittsburgh Jewish Film Festival
Audience Award - Best Film 2012 - Rockland Int´l Jewish Film Festival, USA
Audience Award for Best Documentary - Zagreb Jewish Film Festival 2012, Croatia
Award for the best director for the masterful use of narrative techniques, where the film story is presented through the personal perspective of the director - MECEFF festival - Romania
Award of the Mayor of Piešťany - IFF Piešťany - Cinematik - 2011
Ota Hofman Award of the Children's Film Festival and Television Festival in Ostrov - 2001
Special jury prize for the work with the most significant moral accent
Ota Hofman Children's Film and Television Festival - Ostrov - 2001
Slovak Film Critics Award - in the category of Slovak feature and medium-length documentary with its premiere in 2011, Slovakia
Creative Award for Film and Documentary Production - Annual National Creative Awards of the Slovak Film Association, the Union of Slovak Television Producers and the Literary Fund, Slovakia
Audience Award - Best Film 2012, Scottsdale International Film Festival, USA
GRAND PRIX - Best Film Festival, XVII International TV Festival Bar, Montenegro
The best collection of films - Award for Czech Television, part of the collection is Nicky's family, XVII International TV Festival Bar, Montenegro
Audience Award - Best Film, Three Rivers Film Festival 2012, USA
Best Documentary Audience Award, Dayton Jewish International Film Festival 2013, USA
Audience Award - Best Film - 10th European Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2013
Russian Journalists Association Award - Yalta, 2013
Audience Award - Best Documentary, Jewish Arts & Film Festival of Fairfield County 2013
Award for Best Documentary, Victoria Film Festival 2014
SPECIAL AWARD for director and ASPIM EUROPA AWARD at Torino
International film festival The Spirits of the Earth - 2014
FITES Award - TRILOBIT (Czech Film and Television Association)
IGRIC Award (Slovak Film Association, Union of Slovak Television Producers)
Jury Prize - Troia International Film Festival - Portugal
Nine Gates Festival Award
First prize - Warsaw Jewish Film Festival - Poland
Spirit Award - Pacific Jewish Film Festival - USA
Audience Awards: Washington Jewish Film Festival, Miami Jewish Film Festival
Troia Int´l Film Festival - Portugal - Jury Prize,
Coachella Valley's Festival - Best Film (USA)
Grand Prix - Int´l Film Festival Sedona, USA;
Czech lion for Jiří Bartoška for the best supporting role,
IGRIC 2000 Award of the Slovak Film Association
Audience Awards: Int´t Palm Springs Film Festival - USA (rated by the audience as the second best film of 180 feature films, Final Pilsen, Washington Jewish Film Festival, São Paulo Jewish Film Festival, Festivals of Festivals - Palm Springs (2001), Würzburg Film Festival (Germany, 2002), Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (2002)
AWARD - CAMERA OF DAVID, best documentary and
MAIN PRIZE - for the 13th Warsaw Jewish Film Festival (November 2015)
GOLDEN REMI AWARD for Best Documentary at the 49th Annual International Film Festival - WORLDFEST HOUSTON