In case you missed it, the International Documentary Association (IDA) announced their nominations for the new awards season a couple of days ago. Exclusively showcasing the varied range of non-fiction films and television, IDA have been busy honoring the documentary field for over thirty years. Below are the current crop of film nominees, featuring the likes of Apollo 11, For Sama, The Edge of Democracy, but do check the official website for details of all the categories.
Winners will be announced at a prestigious event at the Paramount Studios, Los Angeles on 7th December 2019.
Best Feature
- Advocate (Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche, Paul Cadieux, Joelle Bertossa)
- American Factory (Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, Jeff Reichert, Julie Parker Benello)
- Apollo 11 (Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Petersen, Evan Strauss)
- For Sama (Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts)
- Honeyland (Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov, Atanas Georgiev)
- Midnight Family (Luke Lorentzen, Kellen Quinn, Daniela Alatorre, Elena Fortes)
- One Child Nation (Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Christoph Jörg, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn)
- Sea of Shadows (Richard Ladkani, Walter Kohler, Wolfgang Knopfler)
- The Biggest Little Farm (John Chester, Sandra Keats)
- The Edge of Democracy (Petra Costa, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris, Tiago Pavan)
Best Short
- A Love Song for Latasha (Sophia Nahli Allison, Janice Duncan, Fam Udeorji)
- After Maria (Nadia Hallgren, Lauren Cioffi)
- America (Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino, Catherine Gund)
- Los Comandos (Jenn Nkiru, Jacqueline Edenbrow)
- Easter Snap (RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim)
- In the Absence (Yi Seung-Jun, Gary Byung-Seok Kam)
- Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you’re a girl) (Carol Dysinger, Elena Andreicheva)
- Sam and the Plant Next Door (Omer Sami)
- The Nightcrawlers (Alexander Mora, Joanna Natasegara, Doireann Maddock, Abigail Anketell-Jones)
- Valley of the Rulers (Efim Graboy, Dejan Petrovic)
Best Director
- Petra Costa (The Edge of Democracy)
- Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche (Advocate)
- Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert (American Factory)
- Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov (Honeyland)
- Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts (For Sama)
Best Multi-Part Documentary
- Chasing the Moon (Robert Stone, Mark Samels, Susan Bellows, Daniel Aegerter, Keith Haviland, Ray Rothrock)
- Leaving Neverland (Dan Reed, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller)
- Lorena (Joshua Rofé, Jordan Peele, Steven J. Berger, Win Rosenfeld, Jenna Santoianni, Tom Lesinski, Andrea Harner, M. Elizabeth Hughes)
- Surviving R. Kelly (Joel Karsberg, Dream Hampton, Tamra Simmons, Jesse Daniels, Brie Miranda Bryant)
- Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (Peter J. Scalettar, Peter Bittenbender, Sacha Jenkins, Vinnie Malhotra)
Best Music Documentary
- Amazing Grace (Alan Elliot, Tirrell D. Whittley, Sabrina V. Owens, Joe Boyd, Rob Johnson, Chiemi Karasawa, Spike Lee, Angie Seegers, Joseph Woolf)
- Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Ed Burke, Steve Pamon, Erinn Williams)
- The Apollo (Roger Ross Williams, Lisa Cortés, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Cassidy Hartmann)
- The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash (Thom Zimny, Glen Zipper, Sean Stuart, Jillian Apfelbaum)
- Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (Sacha Jenkins, Peter J. Scalettar, Peter Bittenbender, Sacha Jenkins, Vinnie Malhotra, Cary Graber, Vanessa Maruskin, Ghostface Killah, Robert F. Diggs, GZA, Lamont “UGod” Hawkins, Darryl Hill Sr., Jason Hunter, Icelene Jones, Method Man, E. Turner, Raekwon The Chef)
Best Cinematography
- Ernesto Pardo, François Messier-Rheault (Dark Suns)
- Hannu Vitikainen (Gods of Molenbeek)
- Fejmi Daut, Samir Ljuma (Honeyland)
- Luke Lorentzen (Midnight Family)
- Jon Kasbe (When Lambs Become Lions)
Best Editing
- Lindsay Utz (American Factory)
- Todd Douglas Miller (Apollo 11)
- Chris King (Diego Maradona)
- Regina Sobel (Human Nature)
- Luke Lorentzen, Paloma López Carrillo (Midnight Family)
- Jon Kasbe, Caitlyn Greene, Frederick Shanahan (When Lambs Become Lions)
Best Music Score
- Matt Morton (Apollo 11)
- Keegan Dewitt (Human Nature)
- H. Scott Salinas (Sea of Shadows)
- Jeff Beal (The Biggest Little Farm)
- Hans Appelqvist (The Raft)
Best Writing
- Jackie Olive, Don Bernier (Always in Season)
- Julien Elie (Dark Suns)
- Alisar Hasan, Feras Fayyad (The Cave)
- Petra Costa (The Edge of Democracy)
- Pedro Kos, Erin Barnett, Karim Amer (The Great Hack)