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Patricio Guzmán's "Nostalgia for the Light" was the big winner at the 2011 International Documentary Association (Ida) Awards receiving the Best Feature trophy. Here's the full list of winners:

Career Achievement Award

Les Blank

Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Filmmaker Award

Danfung Dennis

Best Feature Award

"Nostalgia For The Light"

Director/Writer: Patricio Guzmán

Producer: Renate Sachse

Atacama Productions (France), Blinker Filmproduction GmbH and Wdr (Germany), and Cronomedia Ltda. (Chile), Icarus Films

Best Short Award

"Poster Girl"

Director/Producer: Sara Nesson

Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (HBO)

Producer: Mitchell Block

Supervising Producer: Sara Bernstein (HBO)

Consulting Producer: Ross Kauffman

Portrayal Films, Inc. in association with HBO Documentary Films

Best Limited Series Award

"Boomtown"

Executive Producer/Director: Rachel Libert

Executive Producers: Josh Braun, Ken Druckerman, Susannah Ludwig, Banks Tarver

Co-Executive Producer: Matthew Galkin

Producer: Kevin Vargas

Left/Right Inc., Discovery Channel- Planet Green

Best Continuing Series Award

"Pov"

Executive Producer: Simon Kilmurry

Co-Executive...

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