DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film explained

The DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film is an annual Canadian award, presented by the Directors Guild of Canada to honour the year's best direction in documentary films in Canada. The award was renamed in 2010 to honour influential Canadian documentarian Allan King following his death in 2009. Individual episodes of documentary television series have occasionally been nominated for the award, although nominees and winners are usually theatrical documentary films.

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearFilmDirectorRef
2002
John Houston[1]

"Blast"

Harvey Crossland
Peter Rowe
Tokyo GirlsPenelope Buitenhuis
2003
Prisoner of ParadiseMalcolm Clarke[2]
Death of a WarriorManfred Becker[3]
Mob Stories

"Rocco Perri, King of the Bootleggers"

Mitchell Gabourie
Peter Rowe
2004
Dying at GraceAllan King[4]
The Invisible MachineBarbara Doran
NeighboursManfred Becker
The World Stopped WatchingPeter Raymont
2005
Peter Raymont[5]
Continuous JourneyAli Kazimi
Popcorn with Maple SyrupPeter Rowe
The SiegeManfred Becker
2006
Turning Points of History

"Hitler's Children"

Manfred Becker[6]
Norma Bailey
Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and CompanyAllan King
Runaway GroomsAli Kazimi
2007
SharkwaterRob Stewart[7]
EMPz 4 LifeAllan King[8]
Killer's ParadiseGiselle Portenier
Recreating EdenElise Swerhone
2008
Peter Raymont
FatherlandManfred Becker[9]
Bill Spachic
Patrick Reed
2009
Air India 182Sturla Gunnarsson[10]
John Houston
Malls R UsHelene Klodawsky
Prom Night in MississippiPaul Saltzman

2010s

YearFilmDirectorRef
2010
The Experimental EskimosBarry Greenwald[11]
Ballet HighElise Swerhone[12]
Peter Raymont
Love LettersTim Southam
2011
Sturla Gunnarsson[13]
The Nature of Things

"One Ocean: The Birth of an Ocean"

Mike Downie[14]
Bert Kish
Where Did I Put ... My Memory?Barbara Doran
2012
Peter Raymont
Desert RidersVic Sarin[15]
Peace OutCharles Wilkinson
Wiebo's WarDavid York
2013
Stories We TellSarah Polley[16]
Fight Like Soldiers Die Like ChildrenPeter Raymont[17]
Playing a Dangerous GameJohn Walker
Vanishing PointStephen A. Smith, Julia Szucs
2014
WatermarkJennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky[18]
Arctic DefendersJohn Walker[19]
ChiAnne Wheeler
Phil Comeau
2015
Super Duper Alice CooperReginald Harkema[20]
MonsoonSturla Gunnarsson[21]
Shameless PropagandaRobert Lower
The Boy from GeitaVic Sarin
2016
Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard[22]
Charles Wilkinson
Ninth FloorMina Shum[23]
Phyllis Ellis
2017
Fred Peabody[24]
The ApologyTiffany Hsiung[25]
Gun RunnersAnjali Nayar
Quebec My Country Mon PaysJohn Walker
2018
Long Time RunningJennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier[26]
GiftRobin McKenna[27]
SilasAnjali Nayar
Unarmed VersesCharles Officer
What Walaa WantsChristy Garland
2019
Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky[28]
John Houston[29]
Killing Patient ZeroLaurie Lynd
PreyMatt Gallagher
The Stone SpeakersIgor Drljaca

2020s

YearFilmDirectorRef
2020
Inconvenient IndianMichelle Latimer[30]
The Bull (El Toro)Danielle Sturk[31]
Haida ModernCharles Wilkinson
High WireClaude Guilmain
This Is Not a MovieYung Chang
2021
Wuhan WuhanYung Chang[32]
In the Rumbling Belly of MotherlandBrishkay Ahmed[33]
No Ordinary ManChase Joynt, Aisling Chin-Yee
The Silence (Le Silence)Renée Blanchar
Someone Like MeSean Horlor, Steve J. Adams
StatelessMichèle Stephenson
2022
Madison Thomas[34]
Adam Brooks[35]
Don't Come SearchingAndrew Moir
Framing AgnesChase Joynt
Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux
Barri Cohen
2023
To Kill a TigerNisha Pahuja[36]
BatataNoura Kevorkian[37]
Category: WomanPhyllis Ellis
Someone Lives HereZack Russell
WaaPaKeJules Arita Koostachin

Notes and References

  1. Peter Vamos, "Rare Birds tops at DGC". Playback, October 14, 2002.
  2. https://playbackonline.ca/2003/10/13/dgcawards-20031013/ "Spider, Degrassi, Trudeau win at DGC"
  3. Distin Dinoff, "Spider, Queer as Folk top DGC nominations". Playback, August 18, 2003.
  4. https://playbackonline.ca/2004/10/11/dgcwins-20041011/ "Arcand, Turner among winners at Directors Guild fete"
  5. [Wyndham Wise]
  6. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/david-cronenberg-sweeps-director-s-guild-of-canada-awards-1.593632 "David Cronenberg sweeps Directors Guild of Canada awards"
  7. https://www.ctvnews.ca/away-from-her-takes-best-picture-at-guild-awards-1.258305 "'Away From Her' takes best picture at Guild Awards"
  8. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/bon-cop-away-from-her-to-vie-for-film-directing-honours-1.692915 "Bon Cop, Away From Her to vie for film directing honours"
  9. Etan Vlessing, "Cronenberg, Podeswa lead DGCs". Playback, August 11, 2008.
  10. Etan Vlessing, "Skogland on top at DGCs". Playback, October 23, 2009.
  11. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cairo-time-cbc-big-winners-at-directors-awards-1.907715 "Cairo Time, CBC big winners at directors' awards"
  12. Marise Strauss, "DGC nods for Chloe, Bridge". Playback, July 8, 2010.
  13. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/barney-s-version-john-a-lead-winners-at-directors-guild-awards-1.1053726 "Barney's Version, John A lead winners at Directors Guild Awards"
  14. "2011 Directors Guild of Canada Awards Nominees Announced". Canada NewsWire, August 15, 2011
  15. Barry Walsh, "Four docs up for DGC Allan King award". RealScreen, July 13, 2012.
  16. Linda Barnard, "Michael McGowan takes Directors Guild of Canada prize for Still Mine". Toronto Star, October 26, 2013.
  17. Pat Mullen, "'Still Mine', 'Mama' Lead Directors Guild of Canada Nominations". Cinemablographer, July 11, 2013.
  18. "The Directors Guild of Canada Honours the Best in the Business at the 13th Annual DGC Awards". Canada NewsWire, October 25, 2014.
  19. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/2014-directors-guild-of-canada-awards-nominees-announced-514477911.html "2014 Directors Guild of Canada Awards nominees announced"
  20. Jordan Pinto, "Book of Negroes, Mommy win top prizes at DGC Awards". Playback, October 25, 2015.
  21. Pat Mullen, "'The Calling' Leads Directors Guild of Canada Nominations". Cinemablographer, June 18, 2015.
  22. Barry Hertz, "Paul Gross takes top film honours at Directors Guild of Canada Awards". The Globe and Mail, October 22, 2016.
  23. Regan Reid, "DGC names nominees for 2016 awards". Playback, June 22, 2016.
  24. Jordan Pinto, "Vikings, Mary Kills People win at DGC Awards". Playback, October 30, 2017.
  25. Greg David, "2017 Directors Guild of Canada awards nominees announced". TV, eh?, June 26, 2017.
  26. Connie Thiessen, "The Shape of Water, Alias Grace win big at DGC Awards". Broadcast Dialogue, October 22, 2018.
  27. Connie Thiessen, "Vic Sarin to receive 2018 DGC Lifetime Achievement Award". Broadcast Dialogue, September 20, 2018.
  28. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/director-s-guild-of-canada-names-best-homegrown-films-and-tv-shows-1.5338127 "Directors Guild of Canada names best homegrown films and TV shows"
  29. Connie Thiessen, "Jasmin Mozaffari's Firecrackers leads DGC Award nominations". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2019.
  30. Lauren Malyk, "Michelle Latimer, Vincenzo Natali among DGC film winners". Playback, October 28, 2020.
  31. https://realscreen.com/2020/09/22/dgc-reveals-feature-doc-and-short-film-nods/ "Directors Guild of Canada reveals feature, doc and short film nods"
  32. Nick Krewen, "Directors Guild of Canada reveals feature, doc and short film winners". Playback, October 25, 2021.
  33. Kelly Townsend, "All My Puny Sorrows leads film nominees for 2021 DGC Awards". Playback, September 24, 2021.
  34. Angelica Babiera, "David Cronenberg, Charles Officer among DGC award winners". Playback, November 7, 2022.
  35. Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: 'Nightmare Alley,' 'Crimes of the Future,' 'Night Raiders' Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2022.
  36. Connie Thiessen, "‘Women Talking’ leads winners at 22nd annual DGC Awards". Broadcast Dialogue, October 22, 2023.
  37. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Women Talking leads film nominees for 2023 DGC Awards". Playback, September 20, 2023.

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