Awards season is in full swing and this morning the International Documentary Association unveiled their full nominee list for their 2023 honors. We were thrilled to see a lot of familiar faces and films in the mix including 2023 Festival favorites (and award winners!) as well as Documentary Film Program projects.
Half of the nominees for Best Feature Documentary came through the Sundance Institute whether through our Documentary Film Program or our 2023 Festival. Some of them, including Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, won awards at our own Festival this January!
Check out the entire list of Sundance Institute–supported IDA nominees below and make sure to root for them on December 12.
Best Feature Documentary
Against the Tide — 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Documentary Film Program
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project — 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Producers Program
Milisuthando — 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Documentary Film Program
Q — Documentary Film Program
While We Watched — 2020 Sundance Institute | A&E Brave Storytellers Award Recipient, 2021 Producers Summit
Best Short Documentary
Liturgy of Anti-Tank Obstacles — 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Best Director
Milisuthando Bongela, Milisuthando
Sarvnik Kaur, Against the Tide
Best Cinematography
Ants Tammik, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood — 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Documentary Film Program
Curren Sheldon, King Coal — 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Best Editing
Carolina Siraqyan, The Eternal Memory — 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Fahd Ahmed, Q
Hendrik Mägar, Tushar Prakash, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Best Original Music Score
Samora Pinderhughes, Chris Pattishall, Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Will Epstein, Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV — 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Best Writing
Milisuthando Bongela, Milisuthando
Best Music Documentary
Little Richard: I Am Everything — 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Pianoforte — 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Best Multi-Part Documentary
Burden of Proof — Documentary Film Program
