Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

The Critics' Choice Documentary Awards are accolades that are presented by the Critics Choice Association to honour the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television. They were established in 2016, and the first ceremony was held on November 3, 2016.[1]

Critics' Choice DocumentaryAward
Current: 5th Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
DescriptionBest in documentary filmmaking
CountryUnited States
Presented byCritics Choice Association
First awarded2016
Websitecriticschoice.com

Categories

Current categories

For the latest ceremony, the following categories were presented:

  • Best Documentary Feature
  • Best Director
  • Best First Documentary Feature
  • Best Narration
  • Best Archival Documentary
  • Best Short Documentary
  • Best Political Documentary
  • Best Sports Documentary
  • Best Historical/Biographical Documentary
  • Best Science/Nature Documentary
  • Best Music Documentary
  • Best Score
  • Best Editing
  • Best Cinematography
  • Most Compelling Living Subjects of a Documentary

Discontinued categories

Other categories previously presented include:

  • Best Limited Documentary Series
  • Best Ongoing Documentary Series
  • Best Song in a Documentary
  • Most Innovative Documentary
  • Landmark Award
  • D.A. Pennebaker Award (formely known as the Lifetime Award)

Ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Critics' Choice Documentary Awards ceremonies since 2016.

Ceremony Date Best Documentary Feature winner Best Director winner Best First Documentary Feature winner Venue
1st.[2]November 3, 201630 for 30: O.J.: Made in AmericaEzra EdelmanO.J.: Made in AmericaWeinerBRIC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
2nd.[3]November 2, 2017JaneEvgeny AfineevskyCries from SyriaKedi
3rd[4]November 11, 2018Won't You Be My Neighbor?Morgan NevilleWon't You Be My Neighbor? Science Fair
4th[5]November 10, 2019Apollo 11Peter JacksonThey Shall Not Grow Old/Steven Bognar and Julia ReichertAmerican FactoryHoneyland
5th[6]November 16, 2020Dick Johnson Is DeadKirsten JohnsonDick Johnson Is DeadMr. Soul!Virtual

See also

References

  1. Critics' Choice Group Launches Documentary Film Awards|Hollywood Reporter
  2. Tapley, Kristopher (November 3, 2016). "'O.J.: Made in America,' '13th' Top First Annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: Full Winners List". Hollywood Reporter. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  4. "Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. November 11, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. "Fourth Annual Critics' Choice Documentary Award Winners Revealed". Critics' Choice Association. November 10, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  6. "'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Wins Best Feature at Critics Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. November 16, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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