The Grierson Awards 2020: Shortlist
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Envy Best Single Documentary - Domestic
- The Case of Sally Challen
- Minnow Films for BBC Two
- Eirlys, Tim a Dementia (Eirlys, Tim and Dementia)
- Cwmni Da for S4C
- The Family Secret
- Candour Productions for Channel 4
- Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth
- Grain Media in association with Glimmer Films & The Guardian for BBC Two
- The Street
- WagonTrail Productions for General theatrical release
- Suicidal: In Our Own Words
- Proper Content for Channel 5
- Tell Me Who I Am
- Lightbox for Netflix
- War in the Blood
- Minnow Films for BBC Two
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The Open University Best Single Documentary – International
- Becoming
- Higher Ground Productions & Netflix for General theatrical release
- Crip Camp
- A Higher Ground & Rusted Spoke Production in association with Little Punk, JustFilms & Ford Foundation for Netflix
- The Day California Burned
- Brook Lapping Productions & BBC Current Affairs London for BBC Two
- Ethiopia-Eritrea: Rebirth at the Border
- BBC for BBC World & BBC World Service YouTube channel
- The Great Hack
- A Noujaim Films Production & an othrs Production for Netflix
- I Am Duran
- Ad Hoc Films for Amazon Prime, Sky & BT TV
- Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein
- Lightbox for BBC Two
- Storyville: A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll
- Sunset Park Pictures & Brass Mill Media for BBC Three
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Real Stories Best Current Affairs Documentary
- Al Jazeera Investigations: Diplomats for Sale
- Al Jazeera Media Network for Al Jazeera
- The Nightcrawlers
- Violet Films for National Geographic
- Prince Andrew and the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview
- BBC Newsnight for BBC Two
- Sex for Grades
- BBC World Service for BBC Africa
- Stacey Dooley Investigates: Nigeria’s Female Suicide Bombers
- BBC Northern Ireland for BBC Three
- Storyville: On the President's Orders
- Mongoose Pictures for BBC Four
- Undercover With The Clerics: Iraq's Secret Sex Trade
- BBC News Arabic for BBC News Arabic
- Undercover: Inside China's Digital Gulag
- Hardcash Productions for ITV
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Storm Best Arts or Music Documentary
- The $50 Million Art Swindle
- Fig Leaf Films & Top Hat Productions for BBC Two
- The Black Godfather
- Boardwalk Pictures & Hudlin Entertainment for Netflix
- Cindy Sherman #Untitled
- BBC Studios for BBC Four
- Grayson's Art Club - Episode 3
- Swan Films for Channel 4
- Imagine... Edna O'Brien: Fearful and Fearless
- BBC Studios for BBC One
- Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude
- Lion Television for BBC Two
- Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall
- Bailey Kennedy Production for General theatrical release
- Terms and Conditions: A UK Drill Story
- Century Films for YouTube Originals
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Channel 5 Best Historical Documentary
- Apollo 11
- Statement Pictures for General theatrical release
- Crip Camp
- A Higher Ground & Rusted Spoke Production in association with Little Punk, JustFilms & Ford Foundation for Netflix
- Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret - Episode 2
- Top Hat Productions for BBC Two
- A House Through Time - Episode 1
- Twenty Twenty Productions for BBC Two
- Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain - Episode 1
- Blast! Films for Channel 4
- The Last Dance - Episode 7
- ESPN Film & Netflix present a Mandalay Sports Media Production in association with NBA Entertainment for Netflix & ESPN
- Lost Lives
- DoubleBand for BBC One Northern Ireland
- Rise of the Nazis – Episode 1
- 72 Films for BBC Two
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Sargent-Disc Best Science Documentary
- 8 Days: To the Moon and Back
- BBC Studios - The Science Unit & The Open University for BBC Two
- The Big Picture - The World According to AI: The Bias in the Machine
- Al Jazeera English for Al Jazeera
- Einstein's Quantum Riddle
- Windfall Films for BBC Four
- Mad Cow Disease: The Great British Beef Scandal
- RAW for BBC Two
- Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?
- RAW for BBC One
- War in the Blood
- Minnow Films for BBC Two
- What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?
- Sundog Pictures for BBC Two
- When Bridges Collapse: The Genoa Disaster
- Windfall Films for BBC Two
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Discovery Best Natural History Documentary
- The Elephant Queen
- Apple, Mister Smith & Deeble & Stone for Apple TV+
- The Last Igloo
- Swan Films for BBC Four
- The Octopus in my House
- Passion Planet for BBC Two
- Seven Worlds, One Planet: Antarctica
- BBC Studios Natural History Unit for BBC One
- The Story of Plastic
- The Story of Stuff Project in association with React to Film for Discovery
- Takaya: Lone Wolf
- Talesmith, Cineflix & Wild Wolf Media for BBC Four
- Tigers: Hunting the Traffickers
- Grain Media for BBC Two
- Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey
- Crossing the Line Productions for BBC Two
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YouTube Originals Best Entertaining Documentary
- The Dog House - Episode 3
- Five Mile Films for Channel 4
- Harry's Heroes: Euro Having A Laugh - Episode 1
- Talkback for ITV
- Kathy Burke's All Woman - Episode 2
- Flicker Productions for Channel 4
- Love is Blind - Episode 3
- Kinetic Content for Netflix
- The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan: Zimbabwe
- Rumpus Media for BBC Two
- The Pet Talent Agency: Barking Mad
- Nineteen11 for Channel 4
- Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness - Episode 2
- Goode Films Production in association with Library Films & Article 19 Films for Netflix
- Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King - Episode 2
- Optomen Television for ITV
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Netflix Best Documentary Series
- 24 Hours in Police Custody
- The Garden Productions for Channel 4
- The Devil Next Door
- One Man Show & Submarine Deluxe Production in association with Yes Studios for Netflix
- Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer
- RAW for Netflix
- Hometown: A Killing
- Forest & 7 Wonder for BBC Three
- Hospital Special: Fighting Covid-19
- Label 1 for BBC Two
- The Innocence Files
- A Story Syndicate Production & Jigsaw Production in association with Endeavor Content & One Story Up for Netflix
- Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain
- Blast! Films for Channel 4
- The Pharmacist
- The Cinemart for Netflix
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Channel 4 Best Constructed Documentary Series
- The British Tribe Next Door
- Voltage TV & Motion Content Group for Channel 4
- The Heist: Million Pound Bank Job
- Shine TV for Sky 1
- Long Lost Family
- Wall to Wall Media for ITV
- Portrait Artist of The Year
- Storyvault Films for Sky Arts
- Race Across the World
- Studio Lambert for BBC Two
- The Rap Game
- Naked for BBC Three
- The Restaurant that Makes Mistakes
- CPL Productions & Motion Content Group for Channel 4
- Who Are You Calling Fat?
- Love Productions for BBC Two
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BFI Doc Society Fund Best Cinema Documentary
- American Factory
- Higher Ground Productions & Participant Media for Netflix for General theatrical release
- For Sama
- Channel 4 News, ITN Productions for Channel 4 and PBS Frontline
- Honeyland
- Production Team for General theatrical release
- Midnight Family
- Production Team for General theatrical release
- Midnight Traveller
- Production Team for General theatrical release
- Mike Wallace is Here
- Production Team for General theatrical release
- Mystify: Michael Hutchence
- Ghost Pictures & Passion Pictures for General theatrical release
- Talking About Trees
- Agat Films for General theatrical release
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The Rumi Foundation Best Documentary Short
- Country Girl
- Production Team for Open City Docs Film Festival
- Days of Black and Yellow
- Production Team for Field of Vision
- If You Knew
- Prettybird & Try Hard Films for Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Lost & Found
- National Geographic Documentary Films Presents in association with The Nobel Prize, a Rideback & Grain Media Production for National Geographic
- Motherland
- Beehive Films for BFI Player, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+ & Curzon Home
- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
- Forest of Black & SDI - Bridging the Gap for Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Tony Fraginals
- Autokino & Third Films for London Short Film Festival
- Witness: The Mortician of Manila
- Disobedient Films & Al Jazeera Witness for Sheffield Doc/Fest
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All3Media Best Student Documentary
- Are You Staring?
- Holly Xue; Goldsmiths College
- Bananas
- Sara Montoya Sepulveda, Mel Barnes, Rachel Roberts, Ethan Jeffrey, Breen Turner & Marco Valerio Caminiti; National Film & Television School
- Beyond Illusion and Doubt
- Gwenllian Thurstan; UCL
- Bringing Home the Blubber
- Molly Adams; London College of Communication
- The Daydreamers
- Thomas Renckens, Said Englund, Ed Coltman, Natalia Tsupryk, Yin Lee & Vigdis Maack; National Film & Television School
- Inside a Marriage
- Ben Cheetham & Margred Pryce; National Film and Television School
- Miss Curvy
- Ghada Eldemellawy & Gareth Pugh; National Film and Television School
- They
- Louisa Rechenbach, Louisa Rechenbach, Zachariah Brown, Nicky Chue & Caleb Watson; London College of Communication
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Warner Bros. Television Production Best Documentary Presenter
- DAVID OLUSOGA for The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
- Uplands Television for BBC Two
- EMILY MAITLIS for Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview
- BBC Newsnight for BBC Two
- JESY NELSON for Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out
- October Films for BBC Three
- JOANNA LUMLEY for Joanna Lumley's Cuban Adventure: Havana to Haiti
- Burning Bright Productions for ITV
- KATHY BURKE for Kathy Burke's All Woman
- Flicker Productions for Channel 4
- MIRIAM MARGOLYES for Miriam's Big Fat Adventure
- Wild Pictures for BBC Two
- MOBEEN AZHAR for Hometown: A Killing
- Forest & 7 Wonder for BBC Three
- STACEY DOOLEY for Stacey Dooley: On the Psych Ward
- True Vision for BBC Three