A selection of photographs from the 2021 British Documentary Awards

The winners' portraits...
Wednesday, 10 November, the 49th annual British Documentary Awards. Photographs by Dean O'Brien.
Discovery Best Natural History or Environmental Documentary
My Octopus Teacher
Dan O'Neil presenting to Andrew Zikking
The Open University Best Science Documentary
Locked In: Breaking the Silence
Philippa Perry presenting to Poppy Goodheart, Colette Hodges. Jane Zurakowski, Scott Blanch, Iris Maor, Xavier Alford and Sacha Mirzoeff
Sky Documentaries Best Music Documentary
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Mehreen Baig presenting to Stanley Buchtal
All3Media Best Student Documentary
Tease
Alaistair McNamara, Lesley Posso, Jessica Brady, Danielle Goff and Nigel Tadyanehondo
Televisual Best Current Affairs Documentary
Welcome to Chechnya: The Gay Purge
Ellie Flynn presenting to Jess Search with sponsor representative, James Bennett from Televisual
Storm Best Arts Documentary
The Painter and the Thief
Sponsor representative, Anna Beavan from Storm Post Production and presenter, Katy Hessal
YouTube Originals Best Entertaining Documentary
The Mole: Infiltrating North Korea
Jim LatTraché AKA Mr James (middle left) and Peter Engel (middle right) with team members.
Molinare Best Single Documentary - International
Collective: Unravelling a Scandal
Sponsor representative, Jack Loughlin from Molinare, Bernard Michaux and presenting the awards, Louis Theroux
Best Documentary Presenter
YINKA BOKINI for Damilola: The Boy Next Door
The Talent Manager Grierson Hero of the Year Award
Serena Kennedy
Adam Wishart, Serena Kennedy and sponsor representative, Sarah Lee from The Talent Manager
Channel 4 Best Constructed Documentary Series
The School that Tried to End Racism
David DeHaney and production team with presenter, Prue Leith
Best Sports Documentary
Athlete A
Accepting the award on behalf of the filmmakers, UK gymnasts Lisa Mason and Catherine Lyons with presenter, paralympic swimmer, Ellie Robinson
Channel 5 Best History Documentary
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Stewart Armstrong, Miriam Walsh, Will Anderson, Jo Abel, James Bluemel, Simon Sykes and Anna Price with presenter, Alexander Armstrong
BBC Grierson Trustees’ Award
Jess Search from Doc Society collecting on behalf of Tabitha Jackson
Envy Best Single Documentary - Domestic
David Attenborogh: A Life on Our Planet
Keith Scholey, Jonnie Hughes, Colin Butfield and Alastair Fothergill with presenter, Ade Adepitan and sponsor representative, Dicky Everton from Envy
Netflix Best Documentary Series
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Jo Abel, James Bluemel, Stewart Armstrong, Will Anderson, Simon Sykes, Anna Price and Miriam Walsh with presenter, Filippo Scotti
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You can catch up wth the ceremony in full (with BSL interpreters and catpioned films available) on The Grierson Trust’s YouTube channel and download the 2021 Grierson Awards programme.
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Published: 12 November 2021