The Grierson Awards 2004: Winners
Categories
- Best Documentary on a Contemporary Issue
- Best Documentary on the Arts
- Best Historical Documentary
- Best Documentary on Science or the Natural World
- The Frontier Post Award for Most Entertaining Documentary
- Best Documentary Series or Strand
- Best International Television Documentary
- The NFBC Award for Best International Cinema Documentary
- The Bloomberg Award For Best Newcomer
- Trustees' Award
Winners
Best Documentary on a Contemporary Issue
Terror in Moscow
- Director/Producer:Dan Reed
- Made by:MentornFirst UK showing Channel 4
Best Documentary on the Arts
George Orwell – A Life in Pictures
- Director/Producer:Chris Durlacher
- Made by:Wall to WallFirst UK showing BBC 2
Best Historical Documentary
Dunkirk - The Soldiers’ Story
- Director/Producer:Peter Gordon
- Made by:BBCFirst UK showing BBC Two
Best Documentary on Science or the Natural World
Horizon: Project Poltergeist
- Director/Producer:David Sington
- Made by:Dox ProductionsFirst UK showing BBC2
The Frontier Post Award for Most Entertaining Documentary
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
- Director/Producer:Clare Beavan
- Made by:BBCFirst UK showing BBC4
Best Documentary Series or Strand
National Trust
- Director:Patrick Forbes
- Producer:Claire Kavanagh
- Made by:Oxford Film and TelevisionFirst UK showing BBC4
Best International Television Documentary
To Live Is Better Than To Die (storyville)
- Director/Producer:Weijun Chen
The NFBC Award for Best International Cinema Documentary
Capturing The Friedmans
- Director:Andrew Jarecki
- Producers:Andrew Jarecki/Marc Smerling
- Made by:Magnolia Pictures
The Bloomberg Award For Best Newcomer
Patrick Collerton
The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off
- Director/Producer:Patrick Collerton
- Made by:Yipp FilmFirst UK showing Channel 4
Trustees' Award
Jonathan Gili
The Grierson Memorial Trust was delighted to present the 2004 Trustees' Award which recognises an outstanding contribution to the art of documentary.The award was presented by leading historian Simon Schamato to the film-maker Jonathan Gili, who died last month, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the genre.
The free-spirited Gili produced documentaries memorable for their subtle wit, warmth, creative elegance. Schama described him as a 'poet of the human condition'.
The award was collected by Gili's widow, Phillida.
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