Fry, whose series Stephen Fry: In America scooped best documentary, said winning the special recognition award was a surprise.

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It earned a well-deserved Academy Award nomination, and won the award for Best Documentary at Sundance.

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On Monday night, I had a chance to attend a screening of Saving Face, the film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short last month.

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Alex Gibney, meanwhile, received the best documentary award for Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, a hard-hitting exploration of sexual abuse within the Catholic church.

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