Best Feature Documentary
“Against the Tide”
(India)
Sarvnik Kaur (director)
Koval Bhatia (producer)
Sarvnik Kaur (producer)
BBC Storyville
“ANHELL69”
(Colombia)
Theo Montoya (director)
Bianca Oana (producer)
David Hurst (producer)
Theo Montoya (producer)
Juan Pablo Castrillon (producer)
Balthasar Busmann (producer)
Maximilian Haslberger (producer)
Square Eyes
“Apolonia, Apolonia”
(Denmark)
Lea Glob (director)
Sidsel Lønvig Siersted (producer)
HBO | Max
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President”
(Uganda)
Moses Bwayo (director)
Christopher Sharp (director | producer)
John Battsek (producer)
National Geographic Documentary Films
“Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project”
(United States)
Michèle Stephenson (director | producer)
Joe Brewster (director | producer)
Tommy Oliver (producer)
HBO Documentary Films
“In the Rearview”
(Poland)
Maciek Hamela (director | producer)
Piotr Grawender (producer)
Cinephil
“Milisuthando”
(South Africa)
Milisuthando Bongela (director | producer)
Marion Isaacs (producer)
Viviana Gomez (producer)
Sonia Barrera (producer)
Hankyeol Lee (producer)
Early Hours
“Q“
(United States)
Jude Chehab (director | producer)
Fahd Ahmed (producer)
Chehab Films
“The Mother of All Lies”
(Morocco)
Asmae El Moudir (director | producer)
Arizona Distribution
“While We Watched”
(United Kingdom, India)
Vinay Shukla (director | producer)
Khushboo Ranka (producer)
Luke W Moody (producer)
POV, BRITDOC Films
Best Short Documentary
“How to Carry Water”
(United States)
Sasha Wortzel (director)
Colleen Cassingham (producer)
Jess Devaney (producer)
Anya Rous (producer)
Multitude Films
“Incident”
(United States)
Bill Morrison (director | producer)
Jamie Kalven (producer)
Hypnotic Pictures
“Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles”
(United States)
Dmytro Sukholytkyy Sobchuk (director)
Daniel Lombroso (producer)
The New Yorker, Condé Nast Entertainment
“Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)”
(Australia)
Derik Lynch (director)
Matthew Thorne (director | producer)
Patrick Graham (producer)
Other Pictures & Switch Productions
“Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma)”
(United States)
Sean Wang (director | producer)
Sam Davis (producer)
“Neighbour Abdi”
(The Netherlands)
Douwe Dijkstra (director)
Richard Valk (producer)
PBS Distribution
“Raat: Night Time in Small Town India”
(India)
Arti Ahirwar, Ashraf Hussain, Rajkumari Ahirwar, Vikas Khatri, Tabassum Ansari, Kulsum Khatoon, Khushi Bano, Parmeshwar Mandrawaliya, Santra Chaurthiya, Rajkumari Prajapati, Manisha Chanda, Anita Sen, Rani Devi, Ajfarul Shaikh (directors)
Ruchika Negi, Dipta Bhog, Shabani Hassanwalia, Shivam Rastogi (producers)
The Third Eye Learning Lab
“Suddenly TV”
(Sudan)
Roopa Gogineni (director | producer)
Gisa Productions
“The Unicorn in Snowpants Suddenly Ran Off”
(Germany)
Philipp Schaeffer (director)
Fabian Leonhardt (producer)
The New Yorker, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
“The Veiled City”
(United Kingdom)
Natalie Cubides-Brady (director)
Jacob Swan Hyam (producer)
JSH Films
Best Director
Asmae El Moudir
“The Mother of All Lies”
(Morocco)
Arizona Distribution
Milisuthando Bongela
“Milisuthando”
(South Africa)
Early Hours
Sarvnik Kaur
“Against the Tide”
(India)
BBC Storyville
Theo Montoya
“ANHELL69”
(Colombia)
Square Eyes
Lea Glob
“Apolonia, Apolonia”
(Denmark, Poland, USA)
HBO | Max
Best Cinematography
“Anselm”
Franz Lustig
(Germany)
Sideshow/Janus Films
“Between the Rains”
Andrew H. Brown
(Kenya, USA)
Journeyman Pictures
“King Coal”
Curren Sheldon
(United States)
Fourth Act Film
“Smoke Sauna Sisterhood”
Ants Tammik
(Estonia, France, Iceland)
Greenwich Entertainment
“Songs of Earth”
Lars Erlend Tubaas Oymo
(Norway)
SWC/Arte, BBC Storyville
Best Editing
“Apolonia, Apolonia”
Andreas Bøggild Monies | Thor Ochsner
(Denmark, Poland, USA)
HBO | Max
“The Eternal Memory”
Carolina Siraqyan
(Chile, USA)
MTV Documentary Films
“Q”
Fahd Ahmed
(USA, Lebanon)
Chehab Films
“Smoke Sauna Sisterhood”
Hendrik Mägar | Tushar Prakash
(Estonia, France, Iceland)
Greenwich Entertainment
Best Original Music Score
“Anselm”
Leonard Küssner
(Germany)
Sideshow/Janus Films
“Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project”
Samora Pinderhughes | Chris Pattishall
(United States)
HBO Documentary Films
“Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV”
Will Epstein
(United States)
Greenwich Entertainment
“Songs of Earth”
Rebekka Karijord
(Norway)
SWR/Arte, BBC Storyville
“To Kill a Tiger”
Jonathan Goldsmith
(Canada, India)
National Film Board of Canada
Best Writing
“Apolonia, Apolonia”
Lea Glob | Andreas Bøggild Monies
(Denmark, Poland, USA)
HBO | Max
“Four Daughters”
Kaouther Ben Hania
(France, Tunisia, Germany)
Kino Lorber
“Milisuthando”
Milisuthando Bongela
(South Africa)
Early Hours
“The Mother of All Lies”
Asmae El Moudir
(Morocco)
Arizona Distribution
“To Kill a Tiger”
Nisha Pahuja
(Canada, India)
National Film Board of Canada
Best TV Feature or Mini-Series
“Great Photo, Lovely Life”
(United States)
Amanda Mustard (director | producer)
Rachel Beth Anderson (director | producer)
Rachel Dretzin (exec. producer)
Nancy Abraham (exec. producer)
Lisa Heller (exec. producer)
Sara Rodriguez (exec. producer)
Luke Malone (producer)
HBO | Max
“How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer”
(United States)
Jeff Zimbalist (director | producer)
Vinnie Malhotra (exec. producer)
Stu Schreiberg (exec. producer)
John Buffalo Mailer (exec. producer)
Victoria Marquette (producer)
Showtime
“Mariupol: The People’s Story”
(United Kingdom)
Robin Barnwell (director)
Darren Kemp (exec. producer)
Tom Stone (exec. producer)
Hilary Andersson (producer)
BBC
“Reggie”
(United States)
Alexandria Stapleton (director | producer)
Brenda Gilbert (exec. producer)
Aaron L. Gilbert (exec. producer)
Josh Miller (exec. producer)
Kim Carsten (exec. producer)
Zoë Morrison (exec. producer)
Jason Cloth (exec. producer)
Suraj Maraboyina (exec. producer)
Christopher Leggett (producer)
Rafael Marmor (producer)
Daniel Crown (producer)
Yoni Liebling (producer)
Prime Video
“The U.S. and the Holocaust”
(United States)
Ken Burns (director | exec. producer)
Lynn Novick (director | producer)
Sarah Botstein (director | producer)
Mike Welt (producer)
PBS
Best Curated Series
“American Masters”
(United States)
Michael Kantor (exec. producer)
PBS
“America ReFramed”
(United States)
Erika Dilday (exec. producer)
Chris White (exec. producer)
Christopher Hastings (exec. producer)
American Documentary, Inc, WORLD Channel
“Independent Lens”
(United States)
Sally Jo Fifer (exec. producer)
Lois Vossen (exec. producer)
PBS, Independent Lens
“POV”
(United States)
Erika Dilday (exec. producer)
Chris White (exec. producer)
PBS
“Reel South”
(USA, South Korea, UK)
Rachel Raney (exec. producer)
Don Godish (exec. producer)
Donald Washington (exec. producer)
Linda Midgett (exec. producer)
PBS, WORLD Channel
Best Episodic Series
“Frozen Planet II”
(United States)
Mark Brownlow
BBC America
“The Hair Tales”
(USA, UK)
Oprah Winfrey
Tracee Ellis Ross
Michaela Angela Davis
Tara Duncan
Raeshem Nijhon
Carri Twigg
Kisah Imani Cameron
Kadine Anckle
Nicole Galovski
Hulu/OWN
“Our Planet II”
(USA, UK)
Alastair Fothergill
Keith Scholey
Netflix
“Telemarketers”
Benny Safdie
Josh Safdie
Dani Bernfeld
David Gordon Green
Jody Hill
Danny McBride
Greg Stewart
Brandon James
Adam Bhala Lough
Sam Lipman-Stern
Nancy Abraham
Lisa Heller
Tina Nguyen
HBO | Max
“VICE“
Beverly Chase
Subrata De
Craig Thomson
Showtime
Best Music Documentary
“Keeping the Music Alive”
(France, Singapore, UK)
Sarah El Younsi (director)
Mandakini Gahlot (director)
Babel Doc, CNA (producer)
TVF International
“Little Richard: I Am Everything”
(USA, UK)
Lisa Cortés (director | producer)
Robert Friedman (producer)
Liz Yale Marsh (producer)
Caryn Capotosto (producer)
Magnolia Pictures, CNN Film, HBO | Max
“Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes”
(United States)
Ben Shapiro (director | producer)
Sam Pollard (director | producer)
PBS, American Masters
“Milli Vanilli”
(United States)
Luke Korem (director | producer)
Bradley Jackson (director | producer)
Paramount+
“Pianoforte“
(Poland, Germany)
Jakub Piatek (director)
Maciej Kubicki (producer)
Greenwich Entertainment
Best Multi-Part Documentary
“Algiers, America”
(United States)
Jackson Fager (director | producer)
Jeffrey Fager (producer)
David Rohde (producer)
Connor Schell (producer)
Libby Geist (producer)
Raina Kelley (producer)
Joseph Langford (producer)
Durado Brookes (producer)
Hulu
“Burden of Proof”
(United States)
Cynthia Hill (director | producer)
Charlotte Cook (exec. producer)
Rahdi Taylor (exec. producer)
Davis Guggenheim (exec. producer)
Nancy Abraham (exec. producer)
Lisa Heller (exec. producer)
Christine Delp (producer)
Andrea Weigl (producer)
HBO | Max
“Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court”
(United States)
Dawn Porter (director | producer)
Vinnie Malhotra (producer)
Aaron Saidman (producer)
Eli Holzman (producer)
Showtime
“Dear Mama”
(United States)
Allen Hughes (director | producer)
Lasse Järvi (exec. producer)
Quincy “QD3” Jones III (exec. producer)
Staci Robinson (exec. producer)
Nelson George (exec. producer)
Charles King (exec. producer)
Peter Nelson (exec. producer)
Adel “Future” Nur (exec. producer)
Jamal Soseph (exec. producer)
Ted Skillman (exec. producer)
Steve Berman (exec. producer)
Marc Cimino (exec. producer)
Jody Gerson (exec. producer)
John Nanick (exec. producer)
Nicholas Ferrall (exec. producer)
Nigel Sinclair (exec. producer)
FX
“Ladies First: The Story of Women in Hip-Hop“
(United States)
Hannah Beachler (director)
Raeshem Nijhon (director | producer)
Dream Hampton (director | producer)
Troy Carter (producer)
Carri Twigg (producer)
MC Lyte (producer)
Nicole Galovski (producer)
Justin Simien (producer)
Jennifer Ryan (producer)
Netflix
Best Short-Form Series
“99: True Stories From Your Fellow Humans”
(USA, India, UK)
Jérôme Plan (producer)
99
“Couples Therapy”
(United States)
Eli Despres (producer)
Josh Kriegman (producer)
Elyse Steinberg (producer)
Vinnie Malhotra (producer)
Showtime
“Equals”
(United States)
Shuchi Roy (producer)
Mudit Chaturvedi (producer)
Anahad Foundation
“POV Shorts”
(United States)
Opal H. Bennett (exec. producer)
Erika Dilday (exec. producer)
Chris White (exec. producer)
PBS
“Queer Futures“
(United States)
Jess Devaney (producer)
Anya Rous (producer)
J Wortham (producer)
Colleen Cassingham (producer)
Multitude Films
Best Standalone Audio Documentary
K-Pop Dreaming, Episode 3 – “Trot”
(United States)
Vivian Yoon (host)
Fiona Ng (producer)
Antonia Cereijido (producer)
LAist Studios
Les gardiennes du temple (The Guardians of the Temple)
(France)
Aurélien Caillaux (host)
Benoit Bores (host)
Faïdos Sonore (producer)
Les Voix de Traverse (producer)
SMAC Le Florida, Théâtre des Quatre Saisons, RTBF, RTS Culture SRG SSR
“Melanie Speaks”
(United States)
Sarah Esocoff (host | producer)
SiriusXM Podcast Network
“NPR’s Invisibilia: Freedom Diving”
(United States)
Kia Miakka Natisse (host)
Phoebe Wang (producer)
Ariana Gharib Lee (producer)
NPR
“This Coal Life”
Lesedi Mogoatlhe (host)
Siyabonga Mokoena (reporter)
Dhashen Moodley (producer)
(South Africa)
“Toughie“
(United States)
Josie Long (host)
Sarah Craig (reporter | producer)
BBC’s Short Cuts
Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary or Series
“Foretold”
(United States)
Faith E. Pinho (host)
Asal Ehsanipour (producer)
Alex Higgins (producer)
Lauren Raab (producer)
Sue Horton (producer)
Avery Trufelman (producer)
Jazmín Aguilera (producer)
Heba Elorbany (producer)
Ethel Brooks (producer)
Mike Heflin (producer)
Vadim Kolpakov (producer)
Alex PGSV (producer)
Los Angeles Times
“Into America presents: Street Disciples”
(United States)
Trymaine Lee (host)
Aisha Turner (producer)
Isabel Angell (producer)
Max Jacobs (producer)
Allison Bailey (producer)
Mike Brown (producer)
Janmaris Perez (producer)
MSNBC
“Operation Morning Light”
(USA, Canada)
Dëneze Nakehk’o (host)
Michael LaPointe (producer)
Daniel Turcan (producer)
Johnny Galvin (producer)
Jason Hoch (producer)
Imperative Entertainment, Vespucci
“Scamanda”
(United States)
Charlie Webster (host | producer)
Jaxson McLennan (producer)
Craig Piligian (exec. producer)
Nancy Moscatiello (exec. producer)
Lionsgate Sound
“The Greatest Menace: Inside The Gay Prison Experiment”
(Australia)
Patrick Abboud (host | producer)
Simon Cunich (producer)
Audible
“You Didn’t See Nothin“
(United States)
Yohance Lacour (host)
Bill Healy (producer)
Erisa Apantaku (producer)
Dana Brozost-Kelleher (producer)
Sarah Geis (producer)
The Invisible Institute, USG Audio
David L. Wolper Student Documentary
“El Bastón”
(USA, Colombia)
Nemo Allen (director)
Aditi Natasha Kini (producer)
Juan Blanco García (producer)
The City College of New York
“Hungry for Freedom”
(UK, Thailand)
Rachata Thongruay (director | producer)
Athena Vlachos (producer)
National Film and Television School
“Lettre à Elie (Letter to Elie)”
(United Kingdom)
Alexis Grigorieff (director | producer)
National Film and Television School
“PromisedLand™”
(United Kingdom)
Frank Eli Martin (director | producer)
Tal Elkayam (producer)
National Film and Television School
“With Woman“
(United Kingdom)
Mia Harvey (director | producer)
National Film and Television School
About the International Documentary Association
The International Documentary Association (IDA) supports the vital work of documentary storytellers and champions a thriving and inclusive documentary culture.
They are dedicated to the vision of a world where documentary creators flourish. Through their work, they connect audiences with the best of the form, provide resources, create community, and defend the rights and freedoms of documentary artists, activists and journalists around the globe. They do this work because they believe that documentaries enrich and deepen our culture, fostering a more informed and connected world.
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