Between October 2022 and April 2023, KING OF KINGS took part in eight festivals. The film won a prize at six of the festivals and finished as a finalist at the last two:
- The Chicago Award at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF)
- The Audience Award at the 22nd Anchorage International Film Festival (AIFF)
- The Best Documentary Feature at the 31st Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) in Los Angeles
- The Audience Choice Award at the 23rd Beverly Hills Film Festival (BHFF)
- The Best Foreign Documentary at the 31st Arizona International Film Festival (AIFF)
- Finalist at the 11th Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (JDIFF)
- Finalist at the 56th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival
- The Best International Documentary Feature at the 11th Los Angeles Theatrical Release Competition & Awards (LATCA)