Grierson 2004

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Bloomberg's London headquarters was the venue for the 2004 British Documentary Awards, which were presented on Monday, 8 November 2004 by Ian Hislop.

Categories

• Best Documentary on a Contemporary Issue
• Best Documentary on the Arts
• Best Historical Documentary
• Best Documentary on Science or the Natural World
• The Frontier Post Award for Most Entertaining Documentary
• Best Documentary Series or Strand
• Best International Television Documentary
• The NFBC Award for Best International Cinema Documentary
• The Bloomberg Award For Best Newcomer
• Trustees' Award

Winners

• Best Documentary on a Contemporary Issue

  Terror in Moscow

  

  Director/Producer:

  Dan Reed

  Made by:

  Mentorn
  First UK showing Channel 4

• Best Documentary on the Arts

  George Orwell – A Life in Pictures

  

  Director/Producer:

  Chris Durlacher

  Made by:

  Wall to Wall
  First UK showing BBC 2

• Best Historical Documentary

  Dunkirk - The Soldiers’ Story

  

  Director/Producer:

  Peter Gordon

  Made by:

  BBC
  First UK showing BBC Two

• Best Documentary on Science or the Natural World

  Horizon: Project Poltergeist

  

  Director/Producer:

  David Sington

  Made by:

  Dox Productions
  First UK showing BBC2

• The Frontier Post Award for Most Entertaining Documentary

  The Prince, The Showgirl and Me

  

  Director/Producer:

  Clare Beavan

  Made by:

  BBC
  First UK showing BBC4

• Best Documentary Series or Strand

  National Trust

  

  Director:

  Patrick Forbes

  Producer:

  Claire Kavanagh

  Made by:

  Oxford Film and Television
  First UK showing BBC4

• Best International Television Documentary

  To Live Is Better Than To Die (storyville)

  

  Director/Producer:

  Weijun Chen

• The NFBC Award for Best International Cinema Documentary

  Capturing The Friedmans

  

  Director:

  Andrew Jarecki

  Producers:

  Andrew Jarecki/Marc Smerling

  Made by:

  Magnolia Pictures

• The Bloomberg Award For Best Newcomer

  Patrick Collerton
  The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off

  

  Director/Producer:

  Patrick Collerton

  Made by:

  Yipp Film
  First UK showing Channel 4

• Trustees' Award

  The Grierson Memorial Trust was delighted to present the 2004 Trustees' Award which recognises an outstanding contribution to the art of documentary.The award was presented by leading historian Simon Schamato to the film-maker Jonathan Gili, who died last month, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the genre.
  The free-spirited Gili produced documentaries memorable for their subtle wit, warmth, creative elegance. Schama described him as a 'poet of the human condition'.
  The award was collected by Gili's widow, Phillida.