EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, the debut documentary from acclaimed British artist Bansky, has been nominated for two Grierson prizes, the British Documentary Awards that are handed out in London on the eve of the Sheffield Doc/Fest. EXIT was nominated for Best Cinema Documentary and Most Entertaining Documentary and is the only film to be nommed in multiple categories.
It may be no surprise that EXIT scored well at the Griersons and may mean little for that film's Oscar hopes. As we saw last year when the Grierson awarded the entertaining (and Oscar snubbed) AFGHAN STAR and THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD, high profile British films can score on the South Bank without seeing a payoff with the Academy.
Also competing for the Best Cinema Documentary prize (which last year went to eventual Oscar nominee BURMA VJ) are Rupert Murray's THE END OF THE LINE, Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath's ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE and Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson's MUGABE AND THE WHITE AFRICAN. MUGABE was shortlisted for last year's Oscar and ENEMIES is among a handful of films pegged as a favorite for this year's shortlist.
Other notable titles on the list (via their high profile on the festival circuit over the past year) are Mads Brugger's THE RED CHAPEL (shown on British TV under the title KIM JONG IL'S COMEDY CLUB), Beadie Finzi's ONLY WHEN I DANCE, Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION, Andrew Lang's SONS OF CUBA, Paul Thomas and Matt Harlock's AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY and last year's opening night film at Sheffield, Mat Whitecross' MOVING TO MARS.
A full list of this year's nominees are after the jump.
MOVING TO MARS
Directed by Mat Whitecross
MURDER ON THE LAKE
Directed by Henry Singer
WELCOME TO LAGOS - EPISODE 3
Directed by Gavin Searle and Frankie Fathers
WOUNDED
Directed by Sara Hardy
BEST DOCUMENTARY ON THE ARTS
ARENA: T.S. ELIOT
Directed by Adam Low
DAVID HOCKNEY: A BIGGER PICTURE
Directed by Bruno Wollheim
MENDELSSOHN, THE NAZIS AND ME
Directed by Sheila Hayman
ONLY WHEN I DANCE
Directed by Beadie FInzi
BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
DEADLIEST CRASH
Directed by Richard Heap and John Mathews
GREAT OFFICES OF STATE: THE DARK DEPARTMENT (THE HOME OFFICE)
Directed by James Giles
REQUIEM FOR DETROIT
Directed by Julien Temple
SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION
Directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman
BEST SCIENCE DOCUMENTARY
THE PRICE OF LIFE
Directed by Adam Wishart
RACE AND INTELLIGENCE: SCIENCE'S LAST TABOO
Directed by David Hickman
THE TRIALS OF J ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
Directed by David Grubin
WONDERS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM: EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Directed by Gideon Bradshaw
MOST ENTERTAINING DOCUMENTARY
AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY
Directed by Paul Thomas and Matt Harlock
THE CHOIR: THE UNSUNG TOWN
Directed by Dollan Cannell and Harry Beney
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
Directed by Banksy
KIM JONG-IL'S COMEDY CLUB
Directed by Mads Brugger
BEST DRAMA DOCUMENTARY
ENDGAME
Directed by Peter Travis
FIVE DAUGHTERS
Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe
MICRO MEN
Directed by Saul Metzstein
MO
Directed by Philip Martin
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
THE FAMILY
Directed by David Clews
THE FORCE
Directed by Patrick Forbes
ROSS KEMP: MIDDLE EAST
Directed by Olly Lambert
WELCOME TO LAGOS
Directed by Gavin Searle
BEST NEWCOMER
THE BABY AND THE BUDDHA
Directed by Nati Baratz
LETTERS TO ANGOLA
Directed by Lauren Muchan and Joe Sharp
A MIRACLE IN WEST BROM
Directed by Billy Dosanjh
SONS OF CUBA
Directed by Andrew Lang
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