The Grierson Trust has announced the final nominations for the 47th annual British Documentary Awards
The awards will be presented on 14th November by barrister-turned-TV presenter, Rob Rinder.
Of the 52 nominated films, 21 were broadcast on BBC channels. Netflix receives 10 nominations and Channel 4 has 9, while ITV and the Guardian have one apiece. Festival, university and cinematic screenings make up the remaining 10.
This year, just three films have the double honour of featuring in multiple categories. They are: Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened features in the Best Single International and Best Entertaining lists; Three Identical Strangers makes the cut in Best Entertaining and Best Cinema categories and Stabbed: Britain’s Knife Crime Crisis is nominated in best Single Domestic with Duwayne Brooks up for Best Presenter.
Announcing the nominations, Chair of The Grierson Trust, Lorraine Heggessey says: "This year’s Grierson shortlists show the versatility of the documentary form with nominations covering a wide variety of subjects and styles from many different broadcasters and platforms. Once again the judges were delighted with the high standard even though it made our decisions harder! From global names to newcomers, the Grierson Awards will be celebrating the passion and tenacity of these talented film makers. "
The full list of nominations 2019:
Envy Best Single Documentary – Domestic
Grenfell
Director: Ben Anthony, Minnow Films for BBC One
Gun No. 6
Director: James Newton, The Garden Productions for BBC Two
Married to a Paedophile
Director: Colette Camden, Brinkworth Films for Channel 4
Stabbed: Britain’s Knife Crime Crisis
Director: Toby Trackman, Rogan Productions in association with On the Corner for BBC One
Best Single Documentary – International
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Director: Chris Smith, Jerry Media, Library Films, Matte Projects & Vice Studios for Netflix
Knock Down the House
Director: Rachel Lears, Knock Down the House LLC for Netflix
Storyville – The Trial of Ratko Mladic
Director/Producers: Henry Singer & Rob Miller, Sandpaper Films for BBC Four
Storyville – Under the Wire
Director: Chris Martin, Arrow Media, General theatrical release
Getty Images Best Current Affairs Documentary
Escape from Dubai: The Mystery of the Missing Princess
Director: Jane McMullen, BBC TV Current Affairs for BBC Two
The Hunt for Jihadi John
Director: Anthony Wonke, Nutopia for Channel 4
Iraq: A State of Mind
Director: Namak Khoshnaw, BBC Arabic for BBC Arabic
One Day in Gaza
Director: Olly Lambert, BBC TV Current Affairs for BBC Two
Storm Best Arts or Music Documentary
Angela Carter: Of Wolves and Women
Director/Producer: Jude Ho, BBC Studios for BBC Two
The Football Club: Artist in Residence
Director: Marcus Plowright, Story Vault for Channel 4
Quincy
Directors: Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, Le Train Train, Bob’s Your Uncle, Tribeca Production for Netflix
Super Kids: Breaking Away from Care
Director: Guy King, Expectation Entertainment for Channel 4
Channel 5 Best Historical Documentary
A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad
Director: The Production Team, 72 Films for BBC Two
The Last Survivors
Director: Arthur Cary, Minnow Films for BBC Two
Thatcher: A Very British Revolution
Director: The Production Team, BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit for BBC Two
The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story
Director: Liza Williams, Wall to Wall Media for BBC Four
Sargent Disc Best Science Documentary
The Bleeding Edge
Directors: Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering, Shark Island Institute for Netflix
The Parkinson’s Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure?
Director/Producer: Jemima Harrison, Passionate Productions for BBC Two
The Secret Life of Landfill: A Rubbish History
Director: Craig Collinson, Tern Television Productions for BBC Four
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Director: The Production Team, Dragonfly Film and Television for BBC Two
Discovery Best Natural History Documentary
Drowning in Plastic
Director: Tom Watt-Smith, Raw TV for BBC One
Dynasties: Chimp
Director: Rosie Thomas, Natural History Unit, BBC Studios for BBC One
Natural World – Pangolins: The World’s Most Wanted Animal
Director/Producer: Victoria Bromley, BBC Studios for BBC Two
Our Planet: Episode 2 – Frozen Worlds
Director: The Production Team, Silverback Films for Netflix
Nyman Libson Paul Best Entertaining Documentary
Bros: After the Screaming Stops
Director: David Soutar , Fullwell 73 for BBC Four
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Director: Chris Smith, Jerry Media, Library Films, Matte Projects & Vice Studios for Netflix
The Legend of Cocaine Island
Director: Theo Love, Sidestilt Production in association with Dreamco Pictures for Netflix
Three Identical Strangers
Director: Tim Wardle, Raw for General theatrical release
Netflix Best Documentary Series
Leaving Neverland
Director: The Production Team, Amos Pictures for Channel 4
Prison
Director: The Production Team, Spring Films for Channel 4
Storyville – Reporting Trump’s First Year: The Fourth Estate
Directors: Liz Garbus & Jenny Carchman, Radical Media for BBC Two
Why Slavery?
Director: The Production Team, The Why Foundation for BBC Four
Channel 4 Best Constructed Documentary Series
60 Days on the Streets
Director: The Production Team, Boundless & Motion Content Group for Channel 4
First Dates Hotel
Director: The Production Team, Twenty Twenty Television for Channel 4
The Great British School Swap
Director: The Production Team, Top Hat Productions for Channel 4
Love Island
Director: The Production Team, ITV Studios & Motion Content Group for ITV2
BFI Doc Society Fund Best Cinema Documentary
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Director: Steve Loveridge, General theatrical release
Minding the Gap
Director: Bing Liu, General theatrical release
They Shall Not Grow Old
Director: Peter Jackson, WingNut Films for General theatrical release
Three Identical Strangers
Director: Tim Wardle, Raw for General theatrical release
The Rumi Foundation Best Documentary Short
Black Sheep
Director: Ed Perkins, Lightbox for the Guardian
Lessons from a School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane
Director: Kim A. Snyder, K.A. Snyder Productions and Cuomo Cole Productions in association with Artemis Rising and Transform Films for Netflix
Period. End of Sentence.
Director: Rayka Zehtabchi, The Pad Project in partnership with Action India, Girls Learn International, The Feminist Majority Foundation, Oakwood School & Sikhya Entertainment for Netflix
Zion
Director: Floyd Russ, Bindery Films for Netflix
All3Media Best Student Documentary
Broken Skin
Director/Producer: Lidija Burcak, Goldsmiths University of London
City of Children
Director: Arantxa Hernández Barthe, National Film and Television School
Ravens
Director: Karl Forchhammer, National Film and Television School
Siân: Portrait of a Photographer
Director/Producer: Dylan Friese-Greene, Kingston University
Warner Bros. TV Production UK Best Documentary Presenter
AKRAM KHAN for Akram Khan: Curry House Kid
Director: Nick Poyntz, Swan Films for Channel 4
DUWAYNE BROOKS for Stabbed: Britain’s Knife Crime Crisis
Director: Toby Trackman, Rogan Productions for BBC One
LOUIS THEROUX for Louis Theroux: Altered States
Directors: Arron Fellows, Wesley Pollitt, BBC Studios: The Documentary Unit for BBC Two
NADIYA HUSSAIN for Nadiya: Anxiety and Me
Director: Rob Farquhar, Raw TV for BBC One
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