2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Documentary Winner and Nominees

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Joe Berlinger

A documentary crew followed Metallica for the better part of 2001-2003, a time of tension and release for the rock band, as they recorded their album St. Anger, fought bitterly, and sought the counsel of their on-call shrink.

Bright Leaves

Ross McElwee

Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed

Shola Lynch

Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust

Menachem Daum

Tarnation

Jonathan Caouette