BMGZomba Award for
Best Documentary on a Contemporary Issue

Sisters in Law
Production Cº: Vixen Films
Birds Eye Film
Channel 4
Directors: Kim Longinotto & Florence Ayisi
Producer: Kim Longinotto
Best Documentary on the Arts
South Bank Show - Robert Frank
Production Cº: Granada Arts
ITV1
Director/Producer: Gerald Fox
Best Historical Documentary
Auschwitz: The Nazis & The ‘Final Solution’ - episode 1
‘Surprising Beginnings’

Production Cº: BBC/KCET
BBC Two
Directors: Detlef Siebert, Dominic Sutherland, Laurence Rees
Producer: Laurence Rees
Best Documentary on Science
or the Natural World

The Natural World:
Mississippi - Tales of the Last River Rat

Production Cº: BBC/KCET
BBC Two
Director/Producer: Andrew Graham Brown
The Frontier Post Award for
Most Entertaining Documentary
Bye Bye Happiness
Production Cº: Talkback Productions
BBC Three
Director: Oli Barry
Producer: Paula Campion
Best Drama Documentary
Cherished
Production Cº: BBC
BBC One
Director: Robin Sheppard
Producer: Polly Hill

UK Film Council Award for
Best International Cinema Documentary

My Architect
Director: Nathaniel Kahn
Producer: Susan Ros Behr, Nathaniel Kahn

The Bloomberg Award For
Best Newcomer
Darren Hercher
Send Me Somewhere Special
Production Cº: Fulcrum TV
BBC Three
Director: Darren Hercher
Trustees' Award
The Grierson Trust was delighted to present the Trustees' Award, which recognises an outstanding contribution to the art of documentary, to Nick Fraser, Editor of the BBC’s Storyville Strand. The award was presented by filmmaker Ben Lewis.