The International Documentary Association (IDA) have been building up to one of the biggest nights of the year for the ever-growing genre of filmmaking. In the last three years, the prime of the non-fiction winners have included The Look of Silence, Best of Enemies, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Listen to Me Marlon, O.J.: Made in America, 13th, Cameraperson, I Am Not Your Negro, LA 92, Dawson City: Frozen Time. Impressive.
The 2018 roster also boasted some infectious, important, influential documentary films. Here are the winners for this year:
Best Audio Documentary
Caliphate
Best Feature
Minding the Gap
Best Short
Zion
Best Curated Series
POV
Best Episodic Series
The Trade
Best Limited Series
Wild Wild Country
Best Short Form Series
MEL Films
Best Music Documentary
* TIE * MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. and Mr. SOUL!
ABC News VideoSource Award
John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls
David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award
Circle
Pare Lorentz Award Winner
The Silence of Others (Recipient)
The Distant Barking of Dogs (Honorable Mention)
Best Cinematography
Distant Constellation
Best Editing
Minding the Gap
Best Music Score
* TIE * Bisbee ’17 and Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Best Writing
The Other Side of Everything
Career Achievement Award
Julia Reichert
Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award
Bing Liu
Amicus Award
Chicken & Egg Pictures
Courage Under Fire Award
Stephen Maing / NYPD12 (Crime + Punishment)