Best Feature Documentary

Presented by Chris Albert & Moses Bwayo

“NO OTHER LAND” • Antipode Films
(Palestine, Norway, USA)

Directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, and Yuval Abraham
Produced by Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning

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“Agent of Happiness” (Bhutan, Hungary) • Film Movement
“Black Box Diaries” (Japan, USA, UK) • MTV Documentary Films
“Dahomey” (France, Senegal, Benin) • MUBI
“Ernest Cole: Lost and Found” (France, South Africa, USA) • Magnolia Pictures
“Queendom” (USA, France) • Greenwich Entertainment
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” (USA) • Netflix
“Seeking Mavis Beacon” (USA) • NEON
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Belgium, France, Netherlands) • Kino Lorber
“Sugarcane” (USA) • National Geographic

Best Documentary SHORT

Presented by Jimmy Goldblum

“Instruments of a Beating Heart“
The New York Times Op-Docs (Japan)

Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Produced by Eric Nyari

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“Amma ki Katha” (India)
“Enchukunoto (The Return)” (Kenya)
“The Medallion” (UK, Ethiopia, USA) • The New Yorker, SUDU Connexion
“Modern Goose” (Canada) • The New York Times Op-Docs
“A Move” (Iran, UK) • The New York Times Op-Docs
“A Movement Against the Transparency of the Stars of the Seas” (USA, Philippines) • Criterion Channel
“Nine Easy Dances” (Canada) • York University
“The Poem We Sang” (Canada, Palestine, Jordan) • MAD Solutions
“Until He’s Back” (USA, Spain, Morocco) • PBS POV & Scripps News

Best Director

Presented by Alex Hedison

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor • “NO OTHER LAND”
Antipode Films (Palestine, Norway, USA)

Produced by Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning

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Agniia Galdanova | “Queendom” (USA, France) • Greenwich Entertainment
Johan Grimonprez | “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Belgium, France, Netherlands) • Kino Lorber
Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie | “Sugarcane” (USA) • National Geographic
Shiori Ito | “Black Box Diaries” (Japan, USA, UK) • MTV Documentary Films

Best Cinematography

Presented by Joan Churchill

“QUEENDOM” • Greenwich Entertainment
(USA, France)

Cinematography by Ruslan Fedotov

Directed by Agniia Galdanova
Produced by Igor Myakotin and Agniia Galdanova

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“Agent of Happiness” (Bhutan, Hungary) • Film Movement | Arun Bhattarai
“Helen and the Bear” (USA) • Maailma Productions | Alix Blair
“My Sweet Land” (France, USA, Ireland) • ITVS-PBS/ARTE France/RTS-Jordan | Sareen Hairabedian
“Sugarcane” (USA) • National Geographic | Christopher LaMarca

Best Editing

Presented by Kate Amend

“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
(Belgium, France, Netherlands)

Editing by Rik Chaubet

Directed by Johan Grimonprez
Produced by Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

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“Black Box Diaries” (Japan, USA, UK) • MTV Documentary Films | Ema Ryan Yamazaki
“Helen and the Bear” (USA) • Maailma Productions | Katrina Taylor
“My Sweet Land” (France, USA, Ireland) • ITVS-PBS/ARTE France/RTS-Jordan | Raphaelle Martin-Holger & Sareen Hairabedian
“Sugarcane” (USA) • National Geographic | Nathan Punwar & Maya Daisy Hawke

Best Original Music Score

Presented by Roman GianArthur

“Frida” • Amazon MGM Studios (USA)

Composed by Víctor Hernández Stumpfhauser

Directed by Carla Gutierrez
Produced by Sara Bernstein, Katia Maguire, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, and Alexandra Johnes

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“Life and Other Problems” (Denmark, UK, Sweden) • DR Sales | Maxwell Sterling
“My Sweet Land” (France, USA, Ireland) • ITVS-PBS/ARTE France/RTS-Jordan | Tigran Hamasyan
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” (USA) • Netflix | Uno Helmersson
“Sugarcane” (USA) • National Geographic | Mali Obomsawin

Best Writing

Presented by Sara Dosa

“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
(Belgium, France, Netherlands)

Written by Johan Grimonprez

Directed by Johan Grimonprez
Produced by Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

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“Ernest Cole: Lost and Found” (France, South Africa, USA) • Magnolia Pictures | Raoul Peck & Ernest Cole
“Mediha” (USA) • Together Films | Hasan Oswald
“Piece by Piece” (USA) • Focus Features | Morgan Neville, Jason Zeldes, Aaron Wickenden, & Oscar Vasquez
“Seeking Mavis Beacon” (USA) • NEON | Jazmin Jones

Best TV Feature DOCUMENTARY

Presented by Cristina Costantini & Mariana van Zeller

“Two American Families: 1991-2024” • PBS (USA)

Directed by Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes
Produced by Tom Casciato, Kathleen Hughes, Frank Koughan, and Nina Chaudry

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“The Apartheid Killer” (UK, South Africa) • BBC World Service
“Madu” (USA, UK, Nigeria) • Disney+
“Night Is Not Eternal” (USA) • HBO Max
“Stolen Gold” (UK, USA, Spain) • ESPN

Best Curated Series

Presented by Lauren Greenfield

“Independent Lens” • PBS (USA)

Executive Produced by Lois Vossen and Carrie Lozano

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“30 for 30” (USA) • ESPN Films
“99 – We all share 99% of the same DNA” (France)
“The New York Times Op-Docs” (USA)
“POV” (USA) • PBS

Best Episodic Series

Presented by Adam Conover

“WE’RE HERE” • HBO Max (USA)

Directed by Peter LoGreco
Produced by Erin Haglund and Kimberly Greenhut
Executive Produced by Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Johnnie Ingram, Stephen Warren, Peter LoGreco, and Erin Gamble

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“Couples Therapy” (USA) • Paramount+
“The Negotiators” (Singapore) • CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
“Queens” (USA) • National Geographic
“A Real Bug’s Life” (USA, UK) • National Geographic

Best Limited Series

Presented by Opal Bennett

“A Town Called Victoria” • PBS (USA)

Directed by Li Lu
Produced by Li Lu and Anthony Pedone
Executive Produced by Deniese Davis, Hunter Arnold, Lois Vossen, Rachel Raney, Royd Chung, Donald Young, Stephen Gong, and Li Lu

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“Choir” (USA) • Disney+
“Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial” (USA) • Netflix
“Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning” (USA) • HBO Max
“STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.” (USA) • HBO Max

Best Music Documentary

Presented by Jimmy Jam

“Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird“
Oscilloscope Laboratories (USA)

Directed by Nicolas Jack Davies
Produced by Johann Scheerer

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“Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story” (Canada) • National Film Board of Canada, Banger Films
“Beatles 64” (USA) • Disney+
“Maestra” (USA) • BRKLY
“Songs from the Hole”

Best Audio Documentary

Presented by Bob Berney

“What’s Up, Michael Freeman?“
Ear Hustle and Radiotopia from PRX • (USA)

Hosted by Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor
Engineered by Earlonne Woods, Fernando Arruda, and Harry Culhane
Produced by Amy Standen, Bruce Wallace, and Rahsaan Thomas

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“Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust” (USA) • PRX
“Pack One Bag” (USA) • Lemonada
“Shadowball: Rise of the Black Athlete” (USA) • Audible
“The Sunday Story: A Song for Grief in China” (USA, China) • NPR

David L. Wolper Student Documentary

Presented by Brendan Bellomo (“Porcelain War”)

“Her Name Was Zehava“
NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
(USA, Israel)

Directed & Produced by Tamar Baruch

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“The Anarchist and The Fridge” (USA) • School of Visual Arts MFA Social Documentary Film
“Jerhy” (Costa Rica, USA) • University of California, Santa Cruz
“MILK” (UK) • National Film and Television School
“The Waiter, the Scientist and Jenny” (UK) • National Film and Television School

PARE LORENTZ AWARD

Presented by Harrison Engel

“NO OTHER LAND” • Antipode Films
(Palestine, Norway, USA)

Directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, and Yuval Abraham
Produced by Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning

Courage Under Fire AWARD

Presented by Grace Lee

“NO OTHER LAND” • Antipode Films
(Palestine, Norway, USA)

Directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, and Yuval Abraham
Produced by Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning

Emerging Filmmaker Award

Presented by Maria Agui Carter

Shiori Ito
“Black Box Diaries” • MTV Documentary Films
(Japan, USA, UK)

Directed by Shiori Ito
Produced by Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, and Shiori Ito

ABC News Video Source Award

Presented by Gabriella Ortega Ricketts

“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
(Belgium, France, Netherlands)

Directed by Johan Grimonprez
Produced by Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

Career Achievement Award

Presented by Ina Fichman

Dawn Porter

“Luther: Never Too Much”