2009

Nominees

• My Winnipeg
• The Order of Myths
• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
• Waltz with Bashir

Nominees

• Werner HerzogFor Encounters at the End of the World
• James MarshFor Man on Wire
• Guy MaddinFor My Winnipeg
• Margaret BrownFor The Order of Myths

Nominees

• Sacha GervasiFor Anvil! The Story of Anvil
• Ellen Kuras & Thavisouk PhrasavathFor The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
• Christopher BellFor Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
• Jeremiah ZagarFor In a Dream

Nominees

• Nanette BursteinFor American Teen
• Werner HerzogFor Encounters at the End of the World
• Alex GibneyFor Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
• James MarshFor Man on Wire
• Carl Deal & Tia LessinFor Trouble the Water
• Stephen WalkerFor Young@Heart

Nominees

• Geoffrey SmithFor The English Surgeon
• Guy Maddin, Jody Shapiro & Phyllis LaingFor My Winnipeg
• Gonzalo Arijón, Hilary Sandison & Marc SilveraFor Stranded: I’ve Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
• Yung Chang, Mila Aung-Thwin & John ChristouFor Up the Yangtze

Nominees

• Ellen KurasFor The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
• Jody ShapiroFor My Winnipeg
• Michael SimmondsFor The Order of Myths
• Wang Shi QingFor Up the Yangtze

Nominees

• John GurdebekeFor My Winnipeg
• Michael Taylor, Margaret Brown & Geoffrey RichmanFor The Order of Myths
• Joe BiniFor Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
• Nili FellerFor Waltz with Bashir

Nominees

• Nick Cave & Warren EllisFor The English Surgeon
• Kelli ScarrFor In a Dream
• Eric LiebmanFor Life. Support. Music.
• Danny ElfmanFor Standard Operating Procedure
• Béla FleckFor Throw Down Your Heart

Nominees

• Henry KaiserFor Encounters at the End of the World
• Hilary Sandison & Marc SilveraFor Stranded: I’ve Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
• Carl Deal & Tia LessinFor Trouble the Water
• Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli & Roman PaulFor Waltz with Bashir

Nominees

• Adina SalesFor American Teen
• Brian OakesFor I.O.U.S.A.
• Andy SmetankaFor My Winnipeg
• Lasse JärviFor Surfwise
• Lewis KofskyFor Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?

Shorts List

• Yasmin FeddaFor Breadmakers
• Eva WeberFor City of Cranes
• Lauren GreenfieldFor Kids + Money
• Ditte Haarløv JohnsenFor One Day
• Óscar PérezFor The Tailor