IDA Awards

Top IDA Doc Nominees Deal With Rock, Rape, Race, Riches - And Cows

October 22, 2012 By Steve Pond 34 weeks ago

The International Documentary Association nominates "Searching for Sugar Man," "The Invisible War," "The Central Park Five," "The Queen of Versailles" and "Women With Cows" for doc-feature honors

  

'Nostalgia for the Light' Named Top Doc at IDA Awards

December 2, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Film from Chilean director Patricio Guzman did not make the Oscar doc shortlist

  

More Awards Confusion: Only 2 PGA Doc Nominees Are on Oscar Shortlist

December 2, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Top 5 List includes "Bill Cunningham" and "Project Nim," doing nothing to clarify confusing documentary-awards picture

  

'Senna,' 'Il Castello' and 'Better This World' Win New IDA Doc Awards

November 17, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Documentary organization also announces that awards show will be hosted by Josh Fox, Tiffany Shlain and Eddie Schmidt

  

Oscar Doc Race: This Year, It's a Free-for-All

November 15, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Even Martin Scorsese is in the running in a very confusing year for Oscar documentaries

  

IDA Awards Honor Les Blank, 'How to Die in Oregon'

October 27, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

International Documentary Association nominations leave out many of the year's best-known docs

  

It's Garbage Time at IDA's Doc Awards

December 3, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

"Waste Land," film set in a massive Brazilian garbage dump, wins top feature award

  

PGA Documentary Nominees a Serious Matter

December 3, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Producers Guild nominates a lineup of issue-oriented documentaries, snubs "Exit Through the Gift Shop"

  

Barbara Kopple Honored, Morgan Spurlock to Host Doc Awards

October 18, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

IDA also honors “An American Family” creators Alan and Susan Raymond, and USC professor Mark Jonathan Harris

  

Rock Doc 'Anvil!' a Big Hit at IDA Awards

December 4, 2009 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

Beats out serious Oscar contenders like "The Cove" and "Food, Inc." for the top prize

  

Oscar-Snubbed 'Anvil!' Rocks at Doc Awards

November 30, 2009 By Steve Pond 3 years ago

The rock 'n' roll documentary takes home one of awards season's first prizes.

  
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