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International Documentary Association

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    IDA Award

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    Best Continuing Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      P.O.V.

      7.9 (269)
      Andrew Catauro
      Chris White
      Yance Ford
      Cynthia Lopez
      Simon Kilmurry
    • [object Object]

      The Passionate Eye

      8.0 (66)
      Rosa Kim
      Catherine Olsen
      Andrew Johnson
      Carissa Neekon
      Julia Nunes
    • [object Object]

      30 for 30

      8.8 (5.9K)
      John Dahl
      Keith Clinkscales
      Bill Simmons
      Joan Lynch
      John Skipper
      Connor Schell
      John Walsh
    • [object Object]

      Vanguard

      7.9 (56)
      Christof Putzel
      Jeff Plunkett
      Joanne Shen
      Adam Yamaguchi
      Alex Simmons
      Yasu Tsuji
      Noreen Moustafa
      Darren Foster
      Jim Fraenkel
      Mariana van Zeller
      Cerissa Tanner
    • [object Object]

      American Experience

      8.6 (2.4K)
      Sharon Grimberg
      Mark Samels

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nostalgia for the Light

      7.6 (6.4K)
      Patricio Guzmán(director/writer)
      Renate Sachse(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Better This World

      7.2 (387)
      Katie Galloway(director/writer/producer)
      Kelly Duane(director/writer/producer)
      Mike Nicholson(producer)
      Julie Goldman(executive producer)
      John Battsek(executive producer)
      Nicole Stott(executive producer)
      Chana Ben-Dov(executive producer)
      Sally Jo Fifer(executive producer)
      Simon Kilmurry(executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      How to Die in Oregon

      8.2 (2.1K)
      Peter Richardson(director/producer)
      Melody Korenbrot(executive producer)
      Sheila Nevins(executive producer)
      Jacqueline Glover(supervising producer)
      Sophie Harris(associate producer)
      Jordan Curnes(associate producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Redemption of General Butt Naked

      7.4 (296)
      Eric Strauss(director/producer)
      Daniele Anastasion(director/producer)
      Gregory Henry(executive producer)
      David Shadrack Smith(executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      El lugar más pequeño

      7.7 (205)
      Tatiana Huezo(director)
      Liliana Pardo(executive producer)
      Henner Hofmann(executive producer)
      Nicolás Celis(producer)

    Best Limited Series

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      Winner

      Boomtown

      6.9 (16)
      Rachel Libert(executive producer/director)
      Josh Braun(executive producer)
      Ken Druckerman(executive producer)
      Susannah Ludwig(executive producer)
      Banks Tarver(executive producer)
      Matthew Galkin(co-executive producer)
      Kevin Vargas(producer)
    • [object Object]

      If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise

      7.6 (607)
      Spike Lee(director/producer)
      Sheila Nevins(executive producer)
      Sam Pollard(producer)
      Jacqueline Glover(supervising producer)
      Butch Robinson(line producer)
    • [object Object]

      Michael Feinstein's American Songbook

      8.0 (28)
      Amber Edwards(director/producer/writer)
      Ken Bloom(executive producer)
      Dave Davidson(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      The National Parks Project

      Brenda Kovrig(director)
      Mike Downie(director)
      David New(director)
      Sarah Goodman(director)
      Jeff Thrasher(director)
      Sean Turrell(director)
      Ryan Noth(director)
      Geoff Morrison(director/producer)
      Michael McMahon(producer/executive producer)
      Joel McConvey(writer/producer)
      Kristina McLaughlin(producer)
      Kevin McMahon(producer)
    • Tom Barbor-Might
      • Tom Barbor-Might(director/producer)
      • Jonathan Brooks(director)
      • Neil Edson(director)
      • James DuBern(executive producer)
      James Baker (executive producer), Toby Lichtig (producer), On Series

    Best Short

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      Winner

      Poster Girl

      6.7 (366)
      Sara Nesson(director/producer)
      Sheila Nevins(executive producer)
      Mitchell Block(producer)
      Sara Bernstein(supervising producer)
      Ross Kauffman(coordinating producer)

    • Broken Doors

      Goro Toshima(director/producer)

    • Maya Deren's Sink

      6.6 (32)
      Barbara Hammer(director/writer/producer)
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      Minka

      9.2 (12)
      Davina Pardo(director/producer)
      Andrew Blum(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Warriors of Qiugang

      7.2 (185)
      Ruby Yang(director/producer)
      Walter Wang(executive producer)
      Shirley Wang(executive producer)
      Thomas Lennon(producer)

    Pare Lorentz Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Mountain

      7.8 (316)
      Bill Haney(director/producer/writer)
      Tim Disney(executive producer)
      Sarah E. Johnson(executive producer)
      Timothy Rockwood(executive producer)
      Clara Bingham(producer)
      Eric Grunebaum(producer)
      Peter Rhodes(writer)

    Video Source Award

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      Winner

      The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

      7.5 (947)
      Jaime Freidrichs
      Brian Woodman
      Paul Fehler
      Chad Freidrichs
    • [object Object]

      Michael Feinstein's American Songbook

      8.0 (28)
      Ken Bloom
      Dave Davidson
      Amber Edwards
    • [object Object]

      Reagan

      7.4 (908)
      Melinda Shopsin
      Kathleen Fournier
      Daniel DiMauro
      Eugene Jarecki
      Sheila Nevins
      Lisa Heller
      Roy Ackerman
      Nick Fraser
      Shirel Kozak
      Christopher St. John
      Alexandra Johnes
    • [object Object]

      P.O.V.

      7.9 (269)
      Sally Jo Fifer
      Andrew Catauro
      Cynthia Lopez
      Jodie Evans
      Rick Goldsmith
      Yance Ford
      Judith Ehrlich
      Chris White
      Simon Kilmurry
      S23E14 "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2010)"
    • [object Object]

      The Green Wave

      7.4 (375)
      Oliver Stoltz
      Ali Samadi Ahadi
      Jan Krüger

    Humanitas Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Position Among the Stars

      7.9 (314)
      Leonard Retel Helmrich(director/writer)
      Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich(producer/writer)
    • [object Object]

      The Carrier

      8.2 (38)
      Maggie Betts(director/producer/writer)
      Roland Betts(executive producer)
      Ben Selkow(producer)
      Joedan Okun(producer)
      Benjamin Prager(producer)
    • [object Object]

      P.O.V.

      7.9 (269)
      Ramona S. Diaz(director/producer/writer)
      Tony Gloria(executive producer)
      Sally Jo Fifer(executive producer)
      Simon Kilmurry(executive producer)
      "The Learning"
    • [object Object]

      El lugar más pequeño

      7.7 (205)
      Tatiana Huezo(director)
      Liliana Pardo(executive producer)
      Henner Hofmann(executive producer)
      Nicolás Celis(producer)
    • [object Object]

      How to Die in Oregon

      8.2 (2.1K)
      Peter Richardson(director/producer)
      Melody Korenbrot(executive producer)
      Sheila Nevins(executive producer)
      Jacqueline Glover(supervising producer)
      Sophie Harris(associate producer)
      Jordan Curnes(associate producer)

    Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award

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    • Danfung Dennis
      Winner
      • Danfung Dennis

    Career Achievement Award

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    • Les Blank
      Winner
      • Les Blank

    David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Guañape Sur

      7.6 (30)
      János Richter(director)

    • River of Victory

      6.4 (15)
      Trevor Wright(director/producer)
      Jack Emery(executive producer)
      A. Todd Smith(producer)
      Jordan Augustine(producer)

    • Smoke Songs

      Briar March(director/producer/writer)

    • Heart-Quake

      Mark Olexa(director/writer)
      Heidi Gronauer(executive producer)
      Lorenzo Paccagnella(executive producer)
      Georg Zeller(producer)
      Nadia Caruso(producer)

    • Transit

      Regina Tan(director/writer)
      Haley Quartarone(producer)
      Juvia Chua(producer)
      Emily Manheim(producer)
      Eysham Ali(writer)

    Creative Recognition Award

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    Best Cinematography

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      Winner

      The Castle

      6.7 (99)
      Massimo D'Anolfi

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Senna

      8.5 (82K)
      Chris King
      Gregers Sall

    Best Music

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      Winner

      Better This World

      7.2 (387)
      Paul Brill

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