Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

Summary

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 Documentary Award
Current: 8th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
DescriptionBest in documentary filmmaking
CountryUnited States
Presented byCritics Choice Association
First awarded2016
Websitecriticschoice.com

Categories edit

Current categories edit

For the latest ceremony, the following categories were presented:

Discontinued categories edit

Other categories previously presented include:

  • Best Limited Documentary Series
  • Best Ongoing Documentary Series
  • Best Song in a Documentary
  • Most Innovative Documentary
  • Landmark Award

Ceremonies edit

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, 2016 30 for 30: O.J.: Made in America Ezra EdelmanO.J.: Made in America Weiner BRIC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
2nd[3] November 2, 2017 Jane Evgeny AfineevskyCries from Syria Kedi
3rd[4] November 11, 2018 Won't You Be My Neighbor? Morgan NevilleWon't You Be My Neighbor? Science Fair
4th[5] November 10, 2019 Apollo 11 Peter JacksonThey Shall Not Grow Old/Steven Bognar and Julia ReichertAmerican Factory Honeyland
5th[6] November 16, 2020 Dick Johnson Is Dead Kirsten JohnsonDick Johnson Is Dead Mr. Soul! Virtual
6th[7] November 14, 2021 Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy ChinThe Rescue / Ahmir "Questlove" ThompsonSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) BRIC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
7th[8] November 13, 2022 Good Night Oppy Ryan WhiteGood Night Oppy Bad Axe Edison Ballroom, New York City, United States
8th[9] November 12, 2023 Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Davis Guggenheim - Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie 20 Days in Mariupol

See also edit

External links edit

  • Official website

References edit

  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. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. 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.
  7. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (October 8, 2021). "'Ascension' and 'Summer of Soul' Lead Critics Choice Documentary Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Zilko, Christian (November 13, 2022). "'Good Night Oppy,' 'Get Back' Dominate Critics Choice Documentary Awards (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  9. ^ Zilko, Christian (November 12, 2023). "'Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' Sweeps the Critics Choice Documentary Awards (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire. Retrieved November 13, 2023.