Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
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The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary is a prestigious annual honor recognizing exceptional directing in documentary filmmaking, presented by the Directors Guild of America.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Context triple: [O.J.: Made in America, awardReceived, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary]
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A.
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature is a prestigious Oscar category honoring the most outstanding feature-length nonfiction films released each year.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film is an Oscar category honoring outstanding non-fiction films of short subject length.
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C.
National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary
The National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary is an annual American film award recognizing the most outstanding nonfiction feature of the year as selected by the National Board of Review.
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D.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature is an annual honor presented to recognize outstanding achievement in independent non-fiction filmmaking.
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E.
Golden Calf for Best Documentary
The Golden Calf for Best Documentary is a major Dutch film award presented at the Netherlands Film Festival to honor outstanding achievement in documentary filmmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Target entity description: The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary is a prestigious annual honor recognizing exceptional directing in documentary filmmaking, presented by the Directors Guild of America.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature is a prestigious Oscar category honoring the most outstanding feature-length nonfiction films released each year.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film is an Oscar category honoring outstanding non-fiction films of short subject length.
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C.
National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary
The National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary is an annual American film award recognizing the most outstanding nonfiction feature of the year as selected by the National Board of Review.
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D.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature is an annual honor presented to recognize outstanding achievement in independent non-fiction filmmaking.
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E.
Golden Calf for Best Documentary
The Golden Calf for Best Documentary is a major Dutch film award presented at the Netherlands Film Festival to honor outstanding achievement in documentary filmmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film award
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film award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DGA Award for Documentary Directing ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding directing in documentary filmmaking ⓘ |
| categoryOf |
Directors Guild of America Awards
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linked to:
Directors Guild of America Award
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibleRecipients | documentary film directors ⓘ |
| field |
documentary film
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film directing ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | documentary ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBody | Directors Guild of America ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| isConsidered | prestigious documentary directing award ⓘ |
| mediaType |
film
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television documentary ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing exceptional documentary directors ⓘ |
| organizer | Directors Guild of America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Directors Guild of America Awards
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linked to:
Directors Guild of America Award
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| presentedBy |
DGA
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Directors Guild of America ⓘ |
| recognizes | directorial achievement in documentary feature or television documentary ⓘ |
| scope | American and international documentary films ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by Directors Guild of America members ⓘ |
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Subject: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Description of subject: The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary is a prestigious annual honor recognizing exceptional directing in documentary filmmaking, presented by the Directors Guild of America.
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O.J.: Made in America
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awardReceived
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awardReceived
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nominatedFor
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The Cove
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Nathaniel Kahn
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awardReceived
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alsoKnownAs
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DGA Award for Documentary Directing
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linked to: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
linked to: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
American Factory
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awardReceived
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