British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary explained

British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary
Awarded For:	Best Documentary
Presenter:	BIFA
Country:	United Kingdom
Year:	2003
Holder:	Nothing Compares (2022)

The British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best documentary.

The award was first presented in the 2003 ceremony, with the film Bodysong, directed by Simon Pummell and Janine Marmot, being the first recipient of the award.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year	Film	Recipient(s)
2003 ^[1] ^[2]	Bodysong	Simon Pummell, Janine Marmot
	100 Doors	Kerri Davenport-Burton
	Bugs	Mike Slee
	The Game of Their Lives	Daniel Gordon
	Hoover Street Revival	Sophie Fiennes
2004 ^[3]	Touching the Void	Kevin Macdonald, John Smithson
		Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill, Jo Human
	Drowned Out	Franny Armstrong
	Peace One Day	Jeremy Gilley
	Trollywood	Madeleine Farley, Philip Moross, Nick Nahum, Simon White
2005 ^[4]	The Liberace of Baghdad	Sean McAllister, Nick Fraser, Mette Heide, Mette Hoffman Meyer
	Andrew and Jeremy Get Married	Don Boyd
	Black Sun	Gary Tarn, John Battsek
	McLibel	Franny Armstrong, Ken Loach
	Sisters in Law	Florence Ayisi, Kim Longinotto
2006 ^[5] ^[6]	The Road to Guantánamo	Michael Winterbottom, Melissa Parmenter
	Blindsight	Lucy Walker, Sybil Robson Orr
	The Great Happiness Space	Jake Clennell
	The Pervert's Guide to Cinema	Sophie Fiennes, Slavoj Žižek
	Unknown White Male	Rupert Murray
2007 ^[7] ^[8]		Julien Temple, Anna Campeau, Alan Moloney, Amanda Temple
	Black Gold	Marc Francis, Nick Francis, Christopher Hird
	Deep Water
	Garbage Warrior	Oliver Hodge, Rachel Wexler
	In the Shadow of the Moon	David Sington, Christopher Riley, Duncan Copp, Sarah Kinsella, John Battsek, Julie Goldman
2008 ^[9] ^[10]	Man on Wire	James Marsh, Simon Chinn
	A Complete History of My Sexual Failures	Chris Waitt, Henry Trotter, Mary Burke
	Derek	Isaac Julien
	Of Time and the City	Terence Davies, Solon Papadopoulos, Roy Boulter
	Three Miles North of Molkom	Robert Cannan, Corinna McFarlane
2009 ^[11] ^[12]	Mugabe and the White African	Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson, David Pearson, Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock
	The Age of Stupid	Franny Armstrong, Lizzie Gillett
	The End of the Line	Rupert Murray, George Duffield, Claire Lewis
	Sons of Cuba	Andrew Lang, Francine Heywood, Laura Giles
	Sounds Like Teen Spirit	Jamie Jay Johnson, Simon Fawcett, Maxyne Franklin, Jess Search, Paul White

2010s

Year	Film	Recipient(s)
2010 ^[13] ^[14]	Enemies of the People	Thet Sambath, Rob Lemkin
	The Arbor	Clio Barnard
	Exit Through the Gift Shop	Banksy, Jaimie D'Cruz
	Fire in Babylon	Stevan Riley
	Waste Land	Lucy Walker, João Jardim, Karen Harley, Angus Aynsley, Hank Levine
2011 ^[15] ^[16]	Senna	Asif Kapadia, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, James Gay-Rees, Manish Pandey
	Hell and Back Again	Danfung Dennis, Martin Herring, Mike Lerner
	Life in a Day	Kevin Macdonald, Liza Marshall
	Project Nim	James Marsh, Simon Chinn
		Richard De Aragues, Steve Christian, Marc Samuelson
2012 ^[17] ^[18]	The Imposter	Bart Layton, Dimitri Doganis
	Dreams of a Life	Carol Morley, Cairo Cannon
	London: The Modern Babylon	Julien Temple
	Marley	Kevin Macdonald, Charles Steele
		Laurent Bouzereau, Luca Barbareschi, Andrew Braunsberg, Christoph Fisser, Henning Molfenter, Charlie Woebcken
2013 ^[19] ^[20]		Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin, Havana Marking
	The Great Hip Hop Hoax	Jeanie Finlay
	The Moo Man	Andy Heathcote, Heike Bachelier
	The Spirit of '45	Ken Loach, Rebecca O'Brien, Kate Ogborn, Lisa Marie Russo
		Shane Meadows, Mark Herbert, Libby Durdy
2014 ^[21] ^[22]	Next Goal Wins	Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Kristian Brodie
	20,000 Days on Earth	Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
	Night Will Fall	André Singer, Sally Angel, Brett Ratner
	The Possibilities are Endless	James Hall, Edward Lovelace
	Virunga	Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara
2015 ^[23] ^[24]		Louise Osmond
	Amy	Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
	How to Change the World	Jerry Rothwell, Al Morrow, Bous de Jong
	Palio	Cosima Spender
	A Syrian Love Story	Sean McAllister, Elhum Shakerifar
2016 ^[25] ^[26]	Notes on Blindness	Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison, Steve Jamison, Alex Usborne
	Dancer	Steven Cantor, Gabrielle Tana
	The Confession: Living the War on Terror	Ashish Ghadiali, James Rogan
	The Hard Stop	George Amponsah, Dionne Walker
	Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach	Louise Osmond, Rebecca O'Brien
2017 ^[27] ^[28]	Almost Heaven	Carol Salter
	Half Way	Daisy-May Hudson
	Kingdom of Us	Lucy Cohen, Julia Nottingham, Lucas Ochoa, Thomas Benski, Bill Rudgard
	Uncle Howard	Aaron Brookner, Paula Alvarez Vaccaro
	Williams	Morgan Matthews, Hayley Reynolds, Sarah Hamilton
2018 ^[29] ^[30]	Evelyn	Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara
	Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story	Steve Sullivan
	Island	Steven Eastwood, Elhum Shakerifar
	Nae Pasaran	Felipe Bustos Sierra
	Under the Wire	Chris Martin, Tom Brisley
2019 ^[31] ^[32]	For Sama	Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts
	Coup 53	Taghi Amirani, Walter Murch, Paul Zaentz
	Diego Maradona	Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Paul Martin
	Seahorse	Jeanie Finlay, Andrea Cornwell
	Tell Me Who I Am	Ed Perkins, Simon Chinn

2020s

Year	Film	Recipient(s)
2020 ^[33] ^[34]	The Reason I Jump	Jerry Rothwell, Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee, Al Morrow
	The Australian Dream	Daniel Gordon, Stan Grant, Sarah Thomson
	Being a Human Person	Fred Scott, Mike Brett, Seve Jamisonand, Jo Jo Ellison
	Rising Phoenix	Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui, John Battsek, Greg Nugent, Tatyana McFadden
	White Riot	Rubika Shah, Ed Gibbs
2021 ^[35]		Paul Sng, Celeste Bell, Zoë Howe, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Matthew Silverman, Daria Mitsche
	Cow	Andrea Arnold, Kat Mansoor
	Dying to Divorce	Chloe Fairweather, Sinead Kirwan
	I Am Belmaya	Sue Carpenter, Christopher Hird
	Keyboard Fantasies	Posy Dixon, Liv Proctor
2022 ^[36]	Nothing Compares	Kathryn Ferguson, Eleanor Emptage, Michael Mallie
	My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan	Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi, Amanda Wilkie
	My Old School	Jono McLeod, John Archer, Olivia Lichtenstein
	Nascondino	Victoria Fiore, Jennifer Corcoran, Aleksandra Bilić
	Young Plato	Neasa Ní Chianáin, Declan McGrath, David Rane
2023 ^[37]	Another Body	Sophie Compton, Reubyn Hamlyn, Isabel Freeman, and Elizabeth Woodward
		Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo, and John Battsek
	If the Streets Were on Fire	Alice Russell and Gannesh Rajah
	Lyra	Alison Millar and Jackie Doyle
	Occupied City	Steve McQueen, Bianca Stigter, Anna Smith-Tenser, and Floor Onrust

See also

• BAFTA Award for Best Documentary

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dirty Pretty Things leads BIFA nominations. Screen Daily. Tim. Dams. September 22, 2003. October 9, 2021.
2. Web site: Dirty Pretty Things sweeps Brit indie awards. The Guardian. November 3, 2003. October 9, 2021.
3. Web site: 'Drake' takes the cake. Variety. Adam. Dawtrey. November 30, 2004. October 9, 2021.
4. Web site: Constant Gardener wins UK awards. BBC News. December 1, 2005. October 9, 2021.
5. Web site: 'Scotland' duo, 'Queen' pic among top BIFA nominees. The Hollywood Reporter. October 31, 2006. October 9, 2021.
6. Web site: "This is England" Takes Top Prize at British Independent Film Awards. Indiewire. November 30, 2006. October 9, 2021.
7. Web site: British Independent Film Awards nominations list. Variety. October 23, 2007. October 9, 2021.
8. Web site: Control takes over at British Independent Film Awards. CBC News. November 29, 2007. October 9, 2021.
9. Web site: Nominations for British Independent Film Awards announced. Screen Daily. Audrey. Ward. October 28, 2008. October 9, 2021.
10. Web site: 'Slumdog' wins big at British indie awards. The Hollywood Reporter. Stuart. Kemp. December 1, 2008. October 9, 2021.
11. Web site: "Fish Tank," "Moon" Lead British Indie Award Nods. IndieWire. Peter. Knegt. October 26, 2009. October 9, 2021.
12. Web site: British Independent Film Awards: Moon Wins Best Film. IndieWire. Anne. Thompson. December 6, 2009. October 9, 2021.
13. Web site: The King's Speech rings out in Bifa awards nominations. The Guardian. Ben. Child. November 2, 2010. October 9, 2021.
14. Web site: King's Speech reigns at British Independent Film awards. BBC News. Tim. Masters. December 6, 2010. October 9, 2021.
15. Web site: "Shame," "Tyrannosaur" and "Tinker Tailor" Lead British Independent Film Award Nominations. IndieWire. Peter. Knegt. October 31, 2011. October 9, 2021.
16. Web site: Tyrannosaur in triple win at British Independent Film Awards. BBC News. Tim. Masters. December 5, 2011. October 9, 2021.
17. Web site: Broken fixed up with nine British independent film award nominations. The Guardian. Ben. Child. November 6, 2012. October 9, 2021.
18. Web site: British Independent Film Awards: 'Broken' Takes Best Film, 'Berberian Sound Studio' and 'The Imposter' Big Winners. IndieWire. Matt. Mueller. December 9, 2012. October 9, 2021.
19. Web site: 'Metro Manila' gets 5 nominations in British film awards. ABS-CBN News. November 13, 2013. October 9, 2021.
20. Web site: 'Metro Manila' Wins Big at British Independent Film Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. Stuart. Kemp. December 8, 2013. October 9, 2021.
21. Web site: '71, Pride lead BIFA nominations. Screen Daily. Michael. Rosser. November 3, 2014. October 9, 2021.
22. Web site: Pride wins best film at British Independent Film Awards. BBC News. December 7, 2014. October 9, 2021.
23. Web site: 'The Lobster', '45 Years', 'Macbeth' Lead British Independent Film Award Nominations. Deadline. Nancy. Tartaglione. November 3, 2015. October 9, 2021.
24. Web site: Ex Machina triumphs at British independent film awards. The Guardian. Benjamin. Lee. December 7, 2015. October 9, 2021.
25. Web site: I, Daniel Blake leads British independent film award nominations. The Guardian. Alan. Evans. November 1, 2016. October 9, 2021.
26. Web site: 'American Honey' Triumphs at British Independent Film Awards. Variety. Leo. Barranclough. December 4, 2016. October 9, 2021.
27. Web site: 'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards. Variety. Stewart. Clarke. November 1, 2017. October 9, 2021.
28. Web site: British Independent Film Awards: 'God's Own Country' and 'Lady Macbeth' Win Top Prizes. IndieWire. Michael. Nordine. December 10, 2017. October 9, 2021.
29. Web site: The Favourite dominates British independent film award nominations. The Guardian. Mark. Brown. October 31, 2018. October 9, 2021.
30. Web site: 'The Favourite' Wins 10 British Independent Film Awards, Living Up to Its Title. IndieWire. Michael. Nordine. December 2, 2018. October 9, 2021.
31. Web site: 2019 British Indie Film Awards Nominations: 'David Copperfield,' Zellweger, and More. IndieWire. Zack. Sharf. October 30, 2019. October 9, 2021.
32. Web site: British Independent Film Awards: 'For Sama' Wins Top Prize. The Hollywood Reporter. Alex. Ritman. December 1, 2019. October 9, 2021.
33. Web site: 'Saint Maud,' 'His House,' 'Rocks' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations. Variety. Naman. Ramachandran. December 9, 2020. October 9, 2021.
34. Web site: 'Rocks' & 'His House' Win Big At British Independent Film Awards. Deadline. Tom. Grater. February 18, 2021. October 9, 2021.
35. Web site: ‘Belfast,’ ‘Boiling Point’ Lead BIFA Nominations. Variety. Naman. Ramachandran. November 3, 2021. November 3, 2021.
36. Web site: British Independent Film Awards: Debut Movies ‘Aftersun,’ ‘Blue Jean’ Lead Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. Georg. Szalai. 4 November 2022. 4 November 2022.
37. Web site: Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Score Nods as 'Rye Lane,' 'Scrapper', 'All of Us Strangers' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations. Variety. 2 November 2023. 2 November 2023. Naman. Ramachandran. Naman Ramachandran.