BBC channels lead the final shortlist for this year’s Grierson British Documentary Awards with 29 of the 52 nominated films.
The broadcaster dominates the Single Documentary – Domestic, Arts, Science and Series categories.
Meanwhile, Channel 4 has six films in the running and Sky has two with Channel 5, Vice, Netflix and Nowness all with 1 nomination each. Festival, university and cinematic screenings make up the remaining 11.
There are 66 directors in the final cut, and six filmmakers feature in multiple categories.:
* Pip Broughton’s Aberfan: The Green Hollow, is nominated in both Best Single Documentary Domestic and Best Historical categories.
* Dan Edge and Lauren Mucciolo’s Last Days of Solitary, features on both Best Single Documentary – International and Best Current Affairs lists.
*Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro is in both the Best Historical and Best Cinema categories.
* Martha Delap’s Chronicles of Nadiya earns nominations in the Best Entertaining and Best Presenter categories.
* Finally in a Grierson first, Daniel Gordon finds himself in two categories for two different films: Hillsborough in Best Single Documentary – Domestic and The Fall in Best Single Documentary – International.
Chair of the Grierson Trust, Lorraine Heggessey said: "Once again our filmmakers have wowed us with an amazing array of gritty, touching and engaging films. The jurors had a challenging job with so many strong contenders in play. Our new Shorts category reflects the continuing evolution of the documentary form.”
The awards will be presented on 6th November at a ceremony hosted by actor Stephen Mangan.
The full list of nominations 2017:
Splice Best Single Documentary – Domestic
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Pip Broughton for BBC Studios in Wales & Vox Pictures; first shown: BBC Four
Hillsborough
Daniel Gordon for Very Much So Productions; first shown: BBC Two
No Place to Call Home
Luke Sewell for BBC Studios; first shown: BBC Two
Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad
Matt Smith for Only the Best Productions; first shown: BBC One
Channel 4 Best Single Documentary – International
The Fall
Daniel Gordon for Hillside Productions in association with Passion Pictures; first shown: Picturehouse Cinemas & Sky Atlantic
Last Days of Solitary
Dan Edge, Lauren Mucciolo for PBS Frontline & Mongoose Pictures; first shown: BBC Four
Machines
Rahul Jain for Jann Pictures, IV Films & Pallas FIlms; first shown: General theatrical release
Unarmed Black Male
James Jones for BBC Current Affairs; first shown: BBC Two
The Open University Best Current Affairs Documentary
Behind the Zero Line
Frederick Paxton for VICELAND UK; first shown: VICELAND UK
Goodbye Aleppo
Christine Garabedian for BBC Arabic; first shown: BBC Arabic
Last Days of Solitary
Dan Edge, Lauren Mucciolo for PBS Frontline & Mongoose Pictures; first shown: BBC Four
The Secret Life of Prisons
Tom Barrow for Shine TV; first shown: Channel 4
Best Arts Documentary
Bricks!
Clare Beavan for BBC; first shown: BBC Four
Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence
Richard Curson-Smith for IWC Media; first shown: BBC Two
Paula Rego: Secrets and Stories
Nick Willing for Kismet Film Company; first shown: BBC Two
The Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68 3/4)
Jude Ho for BBC Studios; first shown: BBC Two
Best Historical Documentary
13th
Ava DuVernay for Forward Movement LLC & Kandoo Films; first shown: Netflix
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Pip Broughton for BBC Studios in Wales & Vox Pictures; first shown: BBC Four
Destination Unknown
Claire Ferguson for Gigatel; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck for Velvet Film, Inc. (USA), Velvet Film (France), Artémis Productions, & Close Up Films; first shown: General theatrical release
Best Science Documentary
The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs – Episode 1
Dominique Walker, Emeka Onono, Jack Rampling for Raw TV; first shown: BBC One
The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
Barbie MacLaurin for Raw TV; first shown: BBC Two
Forces of Nature with Brian Cox: Episode 2, Somewhere in Spacetime
Stephen Cooter for BBC Studios Science co-produced with PBS; first shown: BBC One
Michael Mosley vs The Superbugs
Peter Gauvain for Renegade Pictures (UK) Ltd; first shown: BBC Four
Best Natural History Documentary
Birds of Paradise: The Ultimate Quest – Episode 2
Simon Davies for Tigress Productions; first shown: BBC Two
Monkeys: An Amazing Animal Family – Asia
Clare Dornan, Alex Williamson for Offspring Films; first shown: Sky 1
Planet Earth II – Islands
Elizabeth White for BBC Studios co-produced with BBC America, ZDF, Tencent & France Télèvisions; first shown: BBC One
Wild Ireland: The Edge of the World – Episode 1
John Murray, Cepa Giblin for Crossing the Line Productions; first shown: BBC Two
Nyman Libson Paul Best Entertaining Documentary
999: What’s Your Emergency? – Nobody ever said, “When I grow up I want to answer 999 calls"
James Incledon, Sam Barnes, Chris Rowe for Blast! Films; first shown: Channel 4
Chronicles of Nadiya – Episode 1
Martha Delap for Love Productions; first shown: BBC One
First Dates (Series 8, Episode 1)
Richard Mears, Tom Locking for Twenty Twenty; first shown: Channel 4
Marigold on Tour – Florida
Simon Draper for Two Four; first shown: BBC Two
Envy Best Documentary Series
American Justice
Arthur Cary, Jonathan Taylor for Minnow Films; first shown: BBC Two
Exodus
James Bluemel, Jack MacInness, Paul Glynn, Robin Barnwell for Keo Films; first shown: BBC Two
Hospital
Production Team for Label1 – ITV Studios; first shown: BBC Two
OJ: Made in America
Ezra Edelman; first shown: BBC Four
Evolutions Best Constructed Documentary Series
Hunted
Sam Eastall for Shine; first shown: Channel 4
Muslims Like Us
Production Team for Love Productions; first shown: BBC Two
Rich House, Poor House
Simon Joslin, Marcus English, Adrian Hylton for Hat Trick Productions; first shown: Channel 5
SAS: Who Dares Wins
Sophie Leonard, Alex Kiehl for Minnow; first shown: Channel 4
Bertha DocHouse Best Cinema Documentary
Half Way
Daisy-May Hudson; first shown: General theatrical release
I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck for Velvet Film, Inc. (USA), Velvet Film (France), Artémis Productions, Close Up Films; first shown: General theatrical release
Life, Animated
Roger Ross Williams; first shown: General theatrical release
Weiner
Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg; first shown: General theatrical release
Yaddo Best Documentary Short
Fish Story
Charlie Lyne for Loop; first shown: BFI Future Film Festival
Johanna
Ian Derry for Archer’s Mark; first shown: NOWNESS
The Refugee Diaries – episode three
Jack Collins for Rogan Productions; first shown: BBC Three
Seventeen
Mollie Mills for Green Door Pictures; first shown: BBC Three
ITV Best Student Documentary
Acta Non Verba
Yvann Yagchi for NFTS; first shown: University/College screening
Chomo
Maayan Arad for NFTS; first shown: University/College screening
Homebound
Tom Jeffery for London College of Communication; first shown: University/College screening
Pride in Rags
Tom Whitaker for NFTS; first shown: University/College screening
Warner Bros TV Production UK Best Documentary Presenter
GRAYSON PERRY for Grayson Perry: All Man
Neil Crombie for Swan Films; first shown: Channel 4
NADIYA HUSSAIN for Chronicles of Nadiya
Martha Delap for Love Productions; first shown: BBC One
RICH HALL for Rich Hall’s Presidential Grudge Match
Chris Cottam for Open Mike Productions; first shown: BBC Four
STACEY DOOLEY for Stacey Dooley Investigates: Young Sex for Sale in Japan
Joyce Trozzo for BBC Current Affairs London; first shown: BBC Three
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