Oscar hopeful 'The Square' leads International Documentary Association winners

Posted by · 12:30 am · December 7th, 2013

“The Square,” one of the 15 titles shortlisted by the Academy earlier this week, is looking increasingly formidable in the Best Documentary Feature race: last night, it won the IDA’s top prize, beating the likes of “Stories We Tell” and “Blackfish.”

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IDA Awards nominate 'Stories We Tell,' 'Act of Killing'

Posted by · 9:55 am · October 29th, 2013

Is this a preview of the documentary Oscar race?

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Alex Gibney to receive Career Achievement Award from IDA

Posted by · 6:10 pm · September 25th, 2013

Laura Poitras and Geralyn Dreyfous will also be honored.

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'Searching for Sugar Man' tops 2012 IDA Awards

Posted by · 9:43 pm · December 7th, 2012

Perceived Oscar frontrunner “Searching for Sugarman” took top honors at the International Documentary Association Awards this evening. The portrait of long-“lost” recording artist Rodriguez also won Best Music. “How to Survive a Plague” director David France won an award for emerging talent while last year’s Oscar winner for Best Documentary Short, “Saving Face,” won in the shorts category.

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International Documentary Association announces nominees

Posted by · 5:06 am · October 28th, 2011

In the week’s second set of documentary award nominations, the IDA goes lower-profile than the Cinema Eye Honors — though Chilean critics’ favorite “Nostalgia for the Light” scores with both.

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