IDA’s Documentary Nominees

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Indiewire posted the nominees for the International Documentary Association Awards. It is starting to look like one of the sure things in this year’s doc race is Man on Wire, as it’s the one that is finding itself on almost every list thus far. Young@Heart is not eligible for the Oscar, neither is Waltz with Bashir (which is eligible for Foreign and Animated). It doesn’t appear to be shaping up like a political year for docs, though, unless you count Trouble the Water – because how do you talk about Katrina without talking about the government?

Fataculture’s Nick Plowman called Stranded one of his favorite documentaries of the year and reviews it here. And Kassim the Dream looks pretty fabulous too (trailer above).

The full list of nominees:

Distinguished Documentary Achievement: Feature
“Kassim The Dream,” directed by Kief Davidson
“Man on Wire,” directed by James Marsh
“Stranded: I Have Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains,” directed by Gonzalo Arijon
“Waltz With Bashir,” directed by Ari Folman
“Young@Heart,” directed by Stephen Walker

Short Films
“Kicks Like a Girl,” directed by Jenny Mackenzie
“La Corona,” directed by Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
“Redemption Stone,” directed by Tom Dziedzic
“Smile Pinki,” directed by Megan Mylan
“Tongzhi in Love,” directed by Ruby Yang

Limited Series
“CNN Presents: God’s Warriors”
“The Jewish Americans”
“The War”
“Sin City Law”

Continuing Series
“Nova”
“American Masters”
“This American Life”
“Wide Angle”