The nominees for the Best Cinema Documentary Award are Bobby Fischer Against the World by Liz Garbus; Dreams of a Life by Carol Morley; Knuckle by Ian Palmer; and Project Nim by James Marsh.
Nominations are selected by judging panels made up of a mix of industry experts, film-makers, channel commissioners, genre experts and well known faces from across cinema and television. The 60 members of the Award panels include presenters Julia Bradbury, Louis Theroux, Claudia Winkleman, Ross Kemp, Tim Marlow and Reggie Yates; film-makers, Asif Kapadia, Nick Kent and Jesie Versluys; as well as former Grierson winners and nominees Bruce Goodison, Tony Palmer, and David Clews.
The ceremony for the Grierson 2012: British Documentary Awards will be held at the Empire Leicester Square on November 6, 2012.
Complete list of nominations for the Grierson 2012: British Documentary Awards
Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme – Domestic
My Child the Rioter – by Olly Lambert; first shown: BBC Two
Panorama: Undercover Care – The Abuse Exposed – by Joe Plomin for BBC Productions; first shown: BBC One
Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die – by Charlie Russell for Keo North; first shown: BBC Two
We Need to Talk About Dad – by Elizabeth Stopford for Rare Day; first shown: Channel 4
Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme – International
Baka – A Cry from the Rainforest – by Phil Agland for River Films; first shown: BBC Two
Children of the Tsunami – by Dan Reed for Renegade Pictures (UK) Ltd; first shown: BBC Two
Hell and Back Again – by Danfung Dennis for Roast Beef Productions; first shown: More 4
The Life and Loss of Karen Woo – by Ursula Macfarlane for Century Films; first shown: ITV1
Best Arts Documentary
The Camera That Changed the World – by Mandy Chang for Lambent Productions; first shown: BBC Four
Culture Show: Jeremy Deller Special – by Jack Cocker for BBC Scotland; first shown: BBC Two
Lucien Freud: Painted Life – by Randall Wright for Blakeway Productions; first shown: BBC Two
Rostropovich: The Genius of the Cello – by John Bridcut for ITN Productions; first shown: BBC Four
Best Historical Documentary
Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story – by Stephen Walker for Walker George Films; first shown: BBC Two
Fight to Save the World: Sergio – by Greg Barker for Passion Pictures, Silverbridge; first shown: BBC Four
The Love of Books: A Sarajevo Story – by Sam Hobkinson for Oxford Film and Television; first shown: BBC Four
World War Two: 1941 and the Man of Steel – by Russell Barnes for Barnes Hassid Productions; first shown: BBC Four
Best Science Documentary
After Life: The Strange Science of Decay – by Fred Hepburn, Dani Carlaw for BBC Scotland; first shown: BBC Four
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space Odyssey – by Jonathan Sahula, Graham Judd, Sabin Streeter; first shown: National Geographic
Frontline Medicine: Survival – by Paul Overton for BBC Scotland; first shown: BBC Two
My Life as a Turkey – by David Allen for Passion Pictures; first shown: BBC Two
Most Entertaining Documentary
The Bengali Detective – by Phil Cox for Native Voice Films; first shown: Cambridge Film Festival
A Hasidic Guide to Love, Marriage and Finding a Bride – by Paddy Wivell; first shown: BBC Two
Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder – by Christian Trumble for RDF Television; first shown: Channel 4
Rich Hall’s Continental Drifters – by Chris Cottam, Rich Hall for Open Mike Productions; first shown: BBC Four
Best Documentary Series
Educating Essex – by David Clews for TwoFour Productions; first shown: Channel 4
Frozen Planet – by Vanessa Berlowitz for BBC Natural History Unit; first shown: BBC One
Our War – by Bruce Goodison, John Douglas, Stuart Bernard for BBC Productions; first shown: BBC Three
Protecting Our Children – by Sacha Mirzoeff, Emma Burman for BBC Productions; first shown: BBC Two
Best Cinema Documentary
Bobby Fischer Against the World – Liz Garbus for Moxie Firecracker Films; first shown: General theatrical release
Dreams of a Life – Carol Morley for Cannon and Morley Productions, Soho Moon; first shown: General theatrical release
Knuckle – Ian Palmer for Rise Productions; first shown: General theatrical release
Project Nim – James Marsh for Red Box Films, Passion Pictures, BBC Films; first shown: General theatrical release
Best Newcomer Documentary
Barbaric Genius – Paul Duane for Screenworks; first shown: Chapter & Verse Festival, The Bluecoat, Liverpool
Gypsy Blood – Leo Maguire for ClearStory; first shown: Channel 4
Panorama: The Truth about Adoption – Clare Johns for Films of Record; first shown: BBC One
The Sinking of the Concordia: Caught on Camera – Vanessa Colosi for Dragonfly Film & Television Productions; first shown: Channel 4
Best Student Documentary
The Betrayal – by Karen Winther for National Film & Television School; first shown: BFI Southbank, London
Kirkcaldy Man – by Julian Schwanitz for Edinburgh College of Art; first shown: Glasgow International Short Film Festival
The Men in White Coats – by Rob Harper for National Film & Television School; first shown: BFI Southbank, London
Mostar – by Sebastian Feehan, Josh Bamford for Newport Film School; first shown: Graduation Screening, Newport Film School
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