The 2021 #GriersonAwards shortlist, in association with All3Media and Digital Broadcast Partners Little Dot Studios, is officially in! 🏆

See which documentaries, factual programmes and presenters earned themselves one of eight slots in the next round of judging for each of our 15 categories…. https://bit.ly/3zoETfJ

Envy Best Single Documentary – Domestic
Molinare Best Single Documentary – International
Best Current Affairs Documentary
Storm Best Arts Documentary
Sky Documentaries Best Music Documentary
Best Sports Documentary
Channel 5 Best History Documentary
The Open University Best Science Documentary
Discovery Best Natural History or Environmental Documentary
YouTube Originals Best Entertaining Documentary
Netflix Best Documentary Series
Channel 4 Best Constructed Documentary Series
The Rumi Foundation Best Documentary Short
All3Media Best Student Documentary
Best Documentary Presenter

Congratulations to everyone involved! Huge thanks to our reviewers and chairs for their work whittling down a LOT of films to these shortlists.

The shortlisted films will now go to go our panels of judges to decide on the four nominees and winners in each category. The nominees will be announced on 20 Sept.

The awardee of the BBC Grierson Trustees’ Award will be announced in due course too. The award is given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the documentary genre and is decided by our Board of Trustees.