40th Annual INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION Awards
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by Adam Conover

Best Feature Documentary

Agent of Happiness • Film Movement
(Bhutan, Hungary)
Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó | Directors
Noémi Veronika Szakonyi, Máté Artur Vincze, Arun Bhattarai | Producers

Black Box Diaries • MTV Documentary Films
(Japan, USA, UK)
Shiori Ito | Director
Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito | Producers

Dahomey • MUBI
(France, Senegal, Benin)
Mati Diop | Director
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found • Magnolia Pictures
(France, South Africa, USA)
Raoul Peck | Director
Tamara Rosenberg, Raoul Peck | Producers

No Other Land • Antipode Films
(Palestine, Norway, USA)
Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor & Yuval Abraham | Directors
Fabien Greenberg & bård Kjøge Rønning | Producers

Queendom • Greenwich Entertainment
(USA, France)
Agniia Galdanova | Director
Igor Myakotin, Agniia Galdanova | Producers

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin • Netflix
(USA)
Benjamin Ree | Director
Ingvil Giske | Producer

Seeking Mavis Beacon • NEON
(USA)
Jazmin Renée Jones | Director
Guetty Felin | Producer

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat • Kino Lorber
(Belgium, France, Netherlands)
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers

Sugarcane • National Geographic
(USA)
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

Best Short Documentary

Amma ki Katha
(India)
Nehal Vyas | Director
Nehal Vyas, Advik Beni | Producers

Enchukunoto (The Return)
(Kenya)
Laissa Malih | Director
Kavita Pillay, Adam Mazo, Tracy Rector, Taylor Hensel | Producers

Instruments of a Beating Heart • The New York Times Op-Docs
(Japan)
Ema Ryan Yamazaki | Director
Eric Nyari | Producer

The Medallion • The New Yorker, SUDU Connexion
(UK, Ethiopia, USA)
Ruth Hunduma | Director
Lily Usher, Tolu Stedford | Producers

Modern Goose • The New York Times Op-Docs
(Canada)
Karsten Wall | Director
Alicia Smith | Producer

A Move • The New York Times Op-Docs
(Iran, UK)
Elahe Esmaili | Director
Hossein Behboudi Rad | Producer

A Movement Against the Transparency of the Stars of the Seas • Criterion Channel
(USA, Philippines)
Esy Casey | Director
Esy Casey, Nur Jannah Kaalim | Producers

Nine Easy Dances • York University
(Canada)
Nora Rosenthal | Director & Producer

The Poem We Sang • MAD Solutions
(Canada, Palestine, Jordan)
Annie Sakkab | Director
Annie Sakkab, Paul Lee | Producers

Until He’s Back • PBS POV & Scripps News
(USA, Spain, Morocco)
Jacqueline Baylon | Director
Jacqueline Baylon, Hailey Gavin | Producers

Best Director

Agniia Galdanova
QueendomGreenwich Entertainment
(USA, France)
Igor Myakotin, Agniia Galdanova | Producers

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
No Other Land • Antipode Films
(Palestine, Norway, USA)
Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning | Producers

Johan Grimonprez
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat • Kino Lorber
(Belgium, France, Netherlands)
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers

Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie
Sugarcane • National Geographic
(USA)
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

Shiori Ito
Black Box Diaries • MTV Documentary Films
(Japan, USA, UK)
Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito | Producers

Best Cinematography

Agent of Happiness • Film Movement
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Arun Bhattarai
(Bhutan, Hungary)
Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó | Directors
Noémi Veronika Szakonyi, Máté Artur Vincze, Arun Bhattarai | Producers

Helen and the Bear • Maailma Productions
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Alix Blair
(USA)
Alix Blair | Director
Lauren Kushner, Jenny Slattery, Rebekah Fergusson | Producers

My Sweet Land • ITVS-PBS | ARTE France | RTS-Jordan
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Sareen Hairabedian
(France, USA, Ireland)
Sareen Hairabedian | Director
Sareen Hairabedian, Azza Hourani | Producers

Queendom • Greenwich Entertainment
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Ruslan Fedotov
(USA, France)
Agniia Galdanova | Director
Igor Myakotin, Agniia Galdanova | Producers

Sugarcane • National Geographic
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Christopher LaMarca
(USA)
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

Best Editing

Black Box Diaries • MTV Documentary Films
EDITED BY Ema Ryan Yamazaki
(Japan, USA, UK)
Shiori Ito | Director
Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito | Producers

Helen and the Bear • Maailma Productions
EDITED BY Katrina Taylor
(USA)
Alix Blair | Director
Lauren Kushner, Jenny Slattery, Rebekah Fergusson | Producers

My Sweet Land • ITVS-PBS | ARTE France | RTS-Jordan
EDITED BY Raphaelle Martin-Holger & Sareen Hairabedian
(France, USA, Ireland)
Sareen Hairabedian | Director
Sareen Hairabedian, Azza Hourani | Producers

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat • Kino Lorber
EDITED BY Rik Chaubet
(Belgium, France, Netherlands)
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers

Sugarcane • National Geographic
EDITED BY Nathan Punwar & Maya Daisy Hawke
(USA)
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

Best Original Music Score

FridaAmazon MGM Studios
COMPOSED BY Víctor Hernández Stumpfhauser
(USA)
Carla Gutierrez | Director
Sara Bernstein, Katia Maguire, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, Alexandra Johnes | Producers

Life and Other Problems • DR Sales
COMPOSED BY Maxwell Sterling
(Denmark, UK, Sweden)
Max Kestner | Director
Vibeke Vogel | Producer

My Sweet Land • ITVS-PBS | ARTE France | RTS-Jordan
COMPOSED BY Tigran Hamasyan
(France, USA, Ireland)
Sareen Hairabedian | Director
Sareen Hairabedian, Azza Hourani | Producers

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin • Netflix
COMPOSED BY Uno Helmersson
(USA)
Benjamin Ree | Director
Ingvil Giske | Producer

Sugarcane • National Geographic
COMPOSED BY Mali Obomsawin
(USA)
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

Best Writing

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found • Magnolia Pictures
WRITTEN BY Raoul Peck & Ernest Cole
(France, South Africa, USA)
Raoul Peck | Director
Raoul Peck, Tamara Rosenberg | Producers

MedihaTogether Films
WRITTEN BY Hasan Oswald
(USA)
Hasan Oswald | Director
Hasan Oswald, Annelise Mecca, Fahrinisa Campana, Alexander Spiess, Stephen Nemeth | Producers

Piece by Piece • Focus Features
WRITTEN BY Morgan Neville, Jason Zeldes, Aaron Wickenden, & Oscar Vasquez
Morgan Neville | Director
Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdés, Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville | Producers

Seeking Mavis Beacon • NEON
WRITTEN BY Jazmin Jones
(USA)
Jazmin Renée Jones | Director
Guetty Felin | Producer

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat • Kino Lorber
WRITTEN BY Johan Grimonprez
(Belgium, France, Netherlands)
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers

Best TV Feature or Mini-Series

The Apartheid Killer • BBC World Service
(UK, South Africa)
Charlie Northcott, Isa Jacobson | Directors
Isa Jacobson, Charlie Northcott | Producers

Madu • Disney+
(USA, UK, Nigeria)
Matthew Ogens, Joel ‘Kachi Benson | Directors
Jamie Patricof, Katie McNeill, Rachel Halilej | Producers

Night Is Not Eternal • HBO Max
(USA)
Nanfu Wang | Director
Nanfu Wang, Lori Cheatle | Producers

Stolen Gold • ESPN
(UK, USA, Spain)
Suemay Oram | Director
Santi Aguado, Gentry Kirby | Producers

Two American Families: 1991-2024 • PBS
(USA)
Tom Casciato, Kathleen Hughes | Directors
Tom Casciato, Kathleen Hughes, Frank Koughan, Nina Chaudry | Producers

Best Curated Series

30 for 30 • ESPN Films
(USA)
Heather Anderson, Marsha Cooke, Brian Lockhart, Burke Magnus | Executive Producers

99 – We all share 99% of the same DNA
(France)
Jérôme Plan | Executive Producer

Independent Lens • PBS
(USA)
Lois Vossen, Carrie Lozano | Executive Producers

The New York Times Op-Docs
(USA)
Adam Ellick | Executive Producer

POV • PBS
(USA)
Erika Dilday, Chris White | Executive Producers

Best Episodic Series

Couples Therapy • Paramount+
(USA)
Kim Roberts | Director
Sophie Kissinger, Matt Parker | Producers
Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | Executive Producers

The Negotiators • CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
(Singapore)
Alyx Ayn Arumpac, Georgie Yukiko Donovan, Indra Nienhaus | Directors & Producers
Aditya Thayi | Executive Producers

QueensNational Geographic
(USA)
Rachael Kinley, Ilaira Mallalieu, Victoria Bromley, Jess Tombs, Faith Musembi | Directors
Rachael Kinley, Ilaira Mallalieu, Victoria Bromley, Jess Tombs, Faith Musembi; Chloë Sarosh | Producers
Vanessa Berlowitz, Angela Bassett, Pamela Caragol | Executive Producers

A Real Bug’s Life • National Geographic
(USA, UK)
Alex Ranken, John Capener, Alex Hemingway, Nathan Small, Nat Sharman | Directors
Helen Williamson, Bill Markham, Alex Ranken, John Capener, Alex Hemingway, Nathan Small, Nat Sharman | Producers
Tom Hugh-Jones, Martha Holmes, Grant Mansfield, Justine Schmidt, Pamela Caragol | Executive Producers

We’re Here • HBO Max
(USA)
Peter LoGreco | Director
Erin Haglund, Kimberly Greenhut | Producers
Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Johnnie Ingram, Stephen Warren, Peter LoGreco, Erin Gamble | Executive Producers

Best Limited Series

choIr • Disney+
(USA)
Rudy Valdez | Director
Jason Blum, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin Wilkes, Sara Bernstein, Michael Seitzman, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, Gretchen Palek, Ryan Miller, Rudy Valdez, Ross Dinerstein | Executive Producers

Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on TrialNetflix
(USA)
Joe Berlinger | Director
Joe Berlinger, Tim Pastore, Patrick Milling-Smith, Matt Renner, Yoshi Stone | Executive Producers

Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning • HBO Max
(USA)
Jason Hehir | Director
Jason Hehir, Jacob Rogal, Nicholas Eisenberg, Jilllian Moosmamm | Producers
Joie Jacoby, Linda Pizzuti Henry, Dan Krockmalnic, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez | Executive Producers

STAX: Soulsville U.S.A. • HBO Max
(USA)
Jamila Wignot | Director
Jamila Wignot, Kara Elverson | Producers
Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Nigel Sinclair, Nicholas Ferrall, Scott Pascucci, Sophia Dilley, Michele Smith, Jody Gerson, David Blackman, Charlie Cohen, Ron Broitman, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Tina Nguyen | Executive Producers

A Town Called Victoria • PBS
(USA)
Li Lu | Director
Li Lu, Anthony Pedone | Producers
Deniese Davis, Hunter Arnold, Lois Vossen, Rachel Raney, Royd Chung, Donald Young, Stephen Gong, Li Lu | Executive Producers

Best Music Documentary

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story • National Film Board of Canada, Banger Films
(Canada)
Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg-Lee | Directors
Michael Mabbott, Amanda Burt, Justine Pimlott, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen | Producers

Beatles 64 • Disney+
(USA)
David Tedeschi | Director
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison, Sean Ono Lennon, Martin Scorsese, Margaret Bodde, Jonathan Clyde, Mikaela Beardsley | Producers

Maestra • BRKLY
(USA)
Maggie Contreras | Director
Maggie Contreras, Neil Berkeley, Emma West, Melanie Miller, Lauren Lexton | Producers

Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird • Oscilloscope Laboratories
(USA)
Nicolas Jack Davies | Director
Johann Scheerer | Producer

Songs from the Hole
Contessa Gayles | Director
Contessa Gayles, richie reseda, David Felix Sutcliffe | Producers

Best Audio Documentary

“What’s Up, Michael Freeman?” • Ear Hustle and Radiotopia from PRX
(USA)
Earlonne Woods, Nigel Poor | Hosts
Earlonne Woods, Fernando Arruda, Harry Culhane | Engineers
Amy Standen, Bruce Wallace, Rahsaan Thomas | Producers

Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust • PRX
(USA)
Garrett M. Graff, Jennifer Mascia | Hosts
Claire Mullen, Yi-Wen Lai-Tremewan | Engineers
John Patrick Pullen, Emily Martinez. Matthew Shaer, Aleah Papes | Producers

Pack One Bag • Lemonada
(USA)
David Modigliani | Host
Willa Kaufman | Engineer
David Modigliani, Willa Kaufman, Nicki Stein, Eric Spiegelman, Whitney Donaldson, Stanley Tucci, Jessica Cordova Kramer, Stephanie Wittels Wachs | Producers

Shadowball: Rise of the Black Athlete • Audible
(USA)
Jemele Hill | Host
Neil Cabana | Engineer
Joy Road Entertainment, PG Cuschieri, Jim Young, Matthew Hatchette, Neil Cabana, Carey Williams, Jemele Hil | Producers

The Sunday Story: A Song for Grief in China • NPR
(USA, China)
John Ruwitch, Aowen Cao | Hosts
Josh Newel | Engineer
Justine Yan, Jenny Schmidt | Producers

David L. Wolper Student Documentary

Her Name Was Zehava • NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
(USA, Israel)
Tamar Baruch | Director & Producer

Jerhy • University of California, Santa Cruz
(Costa Rica, USA)
John Ortiz | Directors & Producers

MILK • National Film and Television School
(UK)
Miranda Stern | Director
Ashionye Ogene | Producer

The Anarchist and The Fridge • School of Visual Arts MFA Social Documentary Film
(USA)
Yunchang Zhang | Director & Producer

The Waiter, the Scientist and Jenny • National Film and Television School
(UK)
Joe Snelling | Director & Producer

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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