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17th Annual Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards Nominees

By IDA Editorial Staff


From <em>Children Underground</em>

FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES

Alison’s Baby
Bente Milton
TV2/Denmark Programme

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Return with Honor
Frieda Lee Mock, Terry Sanders
PBS

Children Underground
Edet Belzberg, Sheilah Kitt McKinnon, Michel Negroponte, Sheila Nevins
HBO

Choka!
Tanvir Naomi Bush, Kasper Bisgaard

The Endurance: Shackelton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition
George Butler, Caroline Alexander, Paula Apsell, Mike Ryan, Phyllis Ryan, Edward R. Pressman, Terence Malick
NOVA Theatrical Productions, Cowboy Booking International

Flying Devils
David Allen, Jane Watson, Mark Smith
National Geographic Television

Hybrid
Montieth McCollum
Latent Films

Napoleon
David Grubin
PBS, Devillier Donegan Enterprises

Nuyorican Dream
Laurie Collyer, Julia Pimsleur, Katy Chevigny, John Leguizamo, Jellybean Benitez, Sheila Nevins
HBO
Southern Comfort
Kate Davis, Sheila Nevins
HBO

Startup.com
Chris Hegedus, Jehane Noujaim, DA Pennebaker, Frazer Pennebaker
Artisan Entertainment

An Unfinished Symphony
Bestor Cram, Mike Majoros
Northern Light Productions

SHORT DOCUMENTARIES

Curtain Call
Chuck Braverman, Steve Kalafer, Peter LeDonne, Sheila Nevins
HBO

Exodus
Sorious Samura, Dollan Cannell
Insight News Television

I Could Have Been Human
Barbara Medajska
Polish National Film School

On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom
Eric Simonson, Leelai Demoz, Sheila Nevins
HBO

A Stoner’s Life
Brett Froomer

CONTINUING SERIES

Cliff Mummies of the Andes
John Armstrong, Rob Lihani, Rob Kirk
The History Channel

Hitler’s Lost Sub
Kirk Wolfinger, Rushmore NeNooyer, Paula Apsell
NOVA/WGBH International

Kink
Dennis Heaton, Audrey Mehler, David Paperny, Stacey Offman
Paperny Films

Survivor MD: Tattooed Doctor
Michael Barnes, Paula Apsell
NOVA/WGBH International

Weight Watchers: Before and After
Tom Kaniewski, Vincent Kralyevich
A&E

LIMITED SERIES

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
David Grubin
PBS/WGBH International

High School Boot Camp
Chuck Braverman
Discovery Channel

The Impressionists
Bruce Alfred
A&E

Jesus: The Complete Story
Jean-Claude Bragard, Gaynelle Evans, Ruth Pitt
Discovery Channel/BBC

The Sprawling of America
Donavan Reynolds, David Hammond, Christopher M. Cook
Great Lakes Television Consortium

IDA/DAVID L. WOLPER STUDENT DOCUMENTARY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Cricket Outta Compton
Joanne Shen
Stanford University

Granite Janet
Courtney L. Hermann
Columbia College-Chicago

Heaven on Earth
Rick Minnich
Munich Film School

Los Trabajadores (The Workers)
Heather Courtney
University of Texas, Austin

Unfleshed: The Story of Dr. William R. Maples
Semi Aboud, Robin Gaucher, Raquel Garcia
University of Florida

ABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE AWARD

Ali-Frazier I: One Nation…Divisible
Joe Lavine, Ross Greenburg
HBO Sports

Heroes of Iwo Jima
Lauren Lexton, Arnold Shapiro
A&E

Hitler’s Lost Sub
Kirk Wolfinger, Rushmore NeNooyer, Paula Apsell
NOVA/WGBH International

Iwo Jima: Memories in Sand
Beret E. Strong, John Tweedy
Landlocked Films

Shooting War: Combat Cameramen in World War II
Richard Schickel
DreamWorks

A Teacher and Student for Life
Steven Latham, Christopher Carson
Reverie Productions

Three Miracles
Steven Latham, Christopher Carson
Reverie Productions

Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
Robert A. Nakamura, Karen Ishizuka
Japan American National Museum

The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
David deVries, Doona E. Lusitana, Craig Haffner
The History Channel

PARE LORENTZ AWARD

Choka!
Tanvir Naomi Bush, Kasper Bisgaard

Exodus
Sorious Samura, Dollan Cannell

I Could Have Been Human
Barbara Medajska
Polish National Film School

Island out of Time
Hugh Drescher

Lalee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Susan Froemke, Deborah Dickson, Albert Maysles, Sheila Nevins
HBO

My American Girls: A Dominican Story
Aaron Matthews
Filmmaker’s Library

Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town
Micha Peled
Bullfrog Films

An Unfinished Symphony
Bestor Cram, Mike Majoros

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