The Grierson Awards: Shortlist of Best Documentaries Announced
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
The Grierson Awards: Shortlist of Best Documentaries Announced
The Grierson Awards, also known as the British Documentary Awards, established in 1972, is the biggest event in the UK documentary calendar. The awards recognise and celebrate documentaries from Britain and abroad that have made a significant contribution to the genre and that demonstrate quality, integrity, creativity, originality, and overall excellence.
The shortlist was revealed Thursday, 22 July and the nominations on Monday, 20 September. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 10 November 2021.
My top picks from the shortlisted entries…
Best Single Documentary – Domestic
Leigh-Anne Pinnock: Race, Pop & Power – Dragonfly Film & Television Production — BBC Three
Best Arts Documentary
African Apocalypse Inside Out Films & Lemkino Pictures – BBC Two
Imagine… Lemn Sissay: The Memory of Me – BBC Studios, The Documentary Unit – BBC One
Best Music Documentary
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell – A Netflix Original Documentary — Netflix
Fela Kuti: Father of Afrobeat – Plimsoll Productions – BBC Two
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché – A Sky Original Documentary in association with Tyke Films & Poly Doc Films – Sky Arts
Best Sports Documentary
Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me – New Era Television & Wonder Television – BBC One
Pelé – Pitch Productions – Netflix
Best History Documentary
Damilola: The Boy Next Door – Acme Films – Channel 4
Subnormal: A British Scandal – Rogan Productions, Lammas Park & Turbine Studios – BBC iPlayer
Best Documentary Series
Immigration Nation – Reel Peak Films – Netflix
Best Documentary Short
I Still Breathe – Modern Films – Sky Arts
Take Your Knee Off My Neck: My First Time – Milk and Honey Productions – Channel 4
Best Documentary Presenter
DAVID HAREWOOD for Why is COVID Killing People of Colour? – Twenty Twenty Productions — BBC One
MICAH RICHARDS for Micah Richards: Tackling Racism – A Sky Original Documentary in association with Buzz16 and New Stance — SKY Documentaries
YINKA BOKINNI for Damilola: The Boy Next Door – Acme Films — Channel 4
Read the full list here
Header Image: Presenter Yinka Bokinni for Damilola: The Boy Next Door