2022 SPORTS DOCUMENTARY NOMINEES

CHIVAS: EL REBAÑO SAGRADO

MEXICO - Prime Video / Amazon Studios / CobraFilms / Film 45

This docuseries chronicles a season with one of Mexico’s most popular soccer clubs, the Chivas of Guadalajara, as they strive to resurrect their franchise from a series of losses.

KIYOU NO KATA / KIYOU’S KATA

JAPAN - Kansai Television Co. Ltd.

We follow Japanese karateka Kiyou Shimizu over eight years, from her rise to twotime world champion to the pressure to win Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where karate made its debut.

NADIA

FRANCE - Federation Entertainment / Echo Studio / Stella Maris Pictures / Paintedcat Productions

How do you rebuild when you lose your father and your country at the age of 8?

This is former Afghan refugee Nadia Nadim’s quest, whose dad was killed in 2000, and who is an international soccer star, a UNESCO activist for women’s rights, and a recent graduate of medical school.

Queen Of Speed

UNITED KINGDOM - Drum Studios

Queen of Speed tells the story of Michèle Mouton’s battle to rise to the top of the male-dominated world of rallying in the 70s and 80s, earning her nickname as ‘The Queen of Speed’ and making history.

And the winner is...