Awards & Winners

Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary

Gotham Awards

Check all the winners of Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary presented under Gotham Awards since 2004 .


Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen

Honored for : The Act of Killing

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joshua Oppenheimer The Act of Killing
Signe Byrge Sørensen The Act of Killing
Lucy Walker The Crash Reel
Julian Cautherley The Crash Reel
Alan Berliner First Cousin Once Removed
Jason Osder Let the Fire Burn
Penny Lane Our Nixon
Brian L. Frye Our Nixon

David France, Howard Gertler

Honored for : How to Survive a Plague

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David France How to Survive a Plague
Howard Gertler How to Survive a Plague
Heidi Ewing Detropia
Rachel Grady Detropia
Craig Atkinson Detropia
Matthew Akers Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
Jeffrey Dupre Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
Maro Chermayeff Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
Rodney Ascher Room 237
Tim Kirk Room 237
Peter Nicks The Waiting Room
Linda Davis The Waiting Room
William B. Hirsch The Waiting Room

Katie Galloway, Kelly Duane de la Vega, Mike Nicholson

Honored for : Better This World

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Katie Galloway Better This World
Kelly Duane de la Vega Better This World
Mike Nicholson Better This World
Scott Willis The Woodmans
Neil Barrett The Woodmans
Jeff Werner The Woodmans
Danfung Dennis Hell and Back Again
Mike Lerner Hell and Back Again
Martin Herring Hell and Back Again
Steve James The Interrupters
Alex Kotlowitz The Interrupters
Richard Press Bill Cunningham New York
Philip Gefter Bill Cunningham New York

Laura Poitras

Honored for : The Oath

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heidi Ewing 12th and Delaware
Rachel Grady 12th and Delaware
Charles H. Ferguson Inside Job
Audrey Marrs Inside Job
Martin Scorsese Public Speaking
Edward Graydon Carter Public Speaking
Margaret Bodde Public Speaking
Fran Lebowitz Public Speaking
Lucien Castaing-Taylor Sweetgrass
Ilisa Barbash Sweetgrass
Laura Poitras The Oath

Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein

Honored for : Food, Inc.

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Kenner Food, Inc.
Elise Pearlstein Food, Inc.
Jeff Stilson Good Hair
Chris Rock Good Hair
Kevin O'Donnell Good Hair
Nelson George Good Hair
Jenny Hunter Good Hair
Anne Aghion My Neighbor, My Killer
Michael Almereyda Paradise
Laurie Butler Paradise
James Toback Tyson
Damon Bingham Tyson

Carl Deal, Tia Lessin

Honored for : Trouble the Water

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julia Scott Chris & Don: A Love Story
Guido Santi Chris & Don: A Love Story
James White Chris & Don: A Love Story
Tina Mascara Chris & Don: A Love Story
Werner Herzog Encounters at the End of the World
Henry Kaiser Encounters at the End of the World
Carl Deal Trouble the Water
Tia Lessin Trouble the Water
James Marsh Man on Wire
Simon Chinn Man on Wire
Jeff Levy-Hinte Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Lila Yacoub Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Marina Zenovich Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Michael Moore, Meghan O'Hara

Honored for : Sicko

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Meghan O'Hara Sicko
Michael Moore Sicko
Ricki Stern The Devil Came on Horseback
Jane Wells The Devil Came on Horseback
Gretchen Wallace The Devil Came on Horseback
Annie Sundberg The Devil Came on Horseback
Alex Gibney Taxi to the Dark Side
Eva Orner Taxi to the Dark Side
Susannah Shipman Taxi to the Dark Side
Amir Bar-Lev My Kid Could Paint That
Neda Armian Man from Plains
Jonathan Demme Man from Plains

James Longley, Yahya Sinno

Honored for : Iraq in Fragments

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Davis Guggenheim An Inconvenient Truth
Lawrence Bender An Inconvenient Truth
Scott Z. Burns An Inconvenient Truth
Laurie David An Inconvenient Truth
Malcolm Pullinger Following Sean
Ralph Arlyck Following Sean
Matthew Cooke Deliver Us From Evil
Amy J. Berg Deliver Us From Evil
Frank Donner Deliver Us From Evil
Hermas Lassalle Deliver Us From Evil
James Longley Iraq in Fragments
Yahya Sinno Iraq in Fragments
Stanley Nelson Jr. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeffrey V. Mandel Murderball
Dana Adam Shapiro Murderball
Henry Alex Rubin Murderball
Anthony Katagas William Eggleston in the Real World
Jesse Dylan William Eggleston in the Real World
Michael Almereyda William Eggleston in the Real World
Susan Motamed Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Alex Gibney Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Jason Kliot Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Werner Herzog Grizzly Man
Erik Nelson Grizzly Man
Robert Hawk Ballets Russes
Dayna Goldfine Ballets Russes
Douglas Blair Turnbaugh Ballets Russes
Dan Geller Ballets Russes

Bevin McNamara, Peter Saraf, Jonathan Demme

Honored for : The Agronomist

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Saraf The Agronomist
Bevin McNamara The Agronomist
Jonathan Demme The Agronomist
Ross McElwee Bright Leaves
Michael Moore Fahrenheit 9/11
Jim Czarnecki Fahrenheit 9/11
Kathleen Glynn Fahrenheit 9/11
Jessica Yu In the Realms of the Unreal
Susan West In the Realms of the Unreal
Jonathan Caouette Tarnation
Stephen Winter Tarnation