Past Awards
Grierson 2019
The Grierson Awards Ceremony took place on the evening of 14 November 2019 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London. The ceremony was hosted by Robert Rinder.
Grierson 2018
The 2018 British Documentary Awards took place at the the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Soutbank Centre, London SE1 8XX on Monday 5th November 2018. The ceremony was hosted by Susan Calman.
Grierson 2017
The 2017 British Documentary Awards took place at the The Mermaid, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB on Monday, 6 November 2017. The ceremony was hosted by Stephen Mangan.
Grierson 2016
The 2016 British Documentary Awards took place at the The Mermaid, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB on Monday, 7 November 2016. The ceremony was hosted by impressionist and comedian Jon Culshaw.
Grierson 2015
The 2015 British Documentary Awards took place at the The Mermaid, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB on Monday, 2 November 2015. The ceremony was hosted by the musical maestro Gareth Malone.
Grierson 2014
The 2014 British Documentary Awards took place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre on Monday, 3 November 2014. The ceremony was hosted by Sue Perkins.
Grierson 2013
The 2013 British Documentary Awards took place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre on Monday, 4 November 2013. The ceremony was hosted by Claudia Winkleman.
Grierson 2012
The 2012 British Documentary Awards took place at The Empire Leicester Square, London on Tuesday, 6th November 2012. The ceremony was hosted by Grayson Perry.
Grierson 2011
The 2011 British Documentary Awards took place at the BFI Southbank London on Tuesday, 1st November 2011. The ceremony was hosted by Mariella Frostrup.
Grierson 2010
The 2010 Grierson Awards was presented at the BFI Southbank, London on Tuesday, 2 November 2010 and was hosted by author and presenter, Sandi Toksvig.
Grierson 2009
Andrew Marr presented the 2009 British Documentary Awards at the BFI Southbank, London on Tuesday, 3 November at which Norma Percy was presented with The Trustees’ Award.
Grierson 2008
The 2008 British Documentary Awards took place at the Royal Institution London on Thursday, 20th November 2008, in a ceremony hosted by Sue Perkins and Giles Coren.
Grierson 2007
Savoy Place, London was the venue for the 2007 British Documentary Awards on Friday, 23 November 2007. Nick Ross presented the awards and Paul Watson was the recipient of the Trustees' Award.
Grierson 2006
The 2006 British Documentary Awards were presented at The Royal Geographical Society, London on Friday, 17 November. Rageh Omaar presented the awards, which were televised by BBC Four for the fifth successive year.
Grierson 2005
The British Documentary Awards 2005 were presented at the Royal Institution in London on Sunday, 27 November 2005, in a ceremony hosted by the Right Honourable Michael Portillo and were broadcast on BBC Four the following day.
Grierson 2004
Bloomberg's London headquarters was the venue for the 2004 British Documentary Awards, which were presented on Monday, 8 November 2004 by Ian Hislop.
Grierson 2003
Esther Rantzen presented the 2003 British Documentary Awards at the newly opened City Hall in London on Monday, 17 November.
Grierson 2002
Sir David Attenborough was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at Grierson 2002. The awards were presented by Michael Palin on Tuesday, 12 November at BAFTA, London.
Grierson 2000/2001
The Grierson Awards 2000/01 were presented at BAFTA, London on Wednesday, 14 November 2001 by Sir David Frost. There were awards in five categories, as well as Lifetime Achievement Awards for Alan Whicker and Desmond Wilcox.
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