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Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

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    Critics' Choice Documentary Award

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    Best Archival Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

      8.0 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Jim Henson: Idea Man

      7.7 (4.1K)
    • [object Object]

      The Greatest Night in Pop

      7.9 (16K)
    • [object Object]

      Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

      7.9 (1.5K)
    • [object Object]

      Black Twitter: A People's History

      5.9 (239)
    • [object Object]

      Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

      7.8 (3.7K)

    Best Biographical Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

      8.0 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces

      7.5 (2.3K)
    • [object Object]

      The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

      8.2 (14K)
    • [object Object]

      Frida

      7.5 (1.7K)
    • [object Object]

      I Am: Celine Dion

      7.7 (8.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Jim Henson: Idea Man

      7.7 (4.1K)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last of the Sea Women

      7.0 (764)
      Eunsoo Cho
      Justin Turkowski
      Iris Ng
    • [object Object]

      Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

      8.0 (2.3K)
      Johnny Rolt
      Charlie Hamilton-James
      Bertie Gregory
    • [object Object]

      Daughters

      7.6 (1.8K)
      Michael Fernandez
    • [object Object]

      Sugarcane

      7.0 (3.8K)
      Christopher LaMarca
      Emily Kassie
    • [object Object]

      Will & Harper

      7.4 (13K)
      Zoë White
    • [object Object]

      The Blue Angels

      7.3 (3K)
      Jessica Young

    Best Director

    • Peter Ettedgui
      Ian Bonhôte
      Winners
      • Peter Ettedgui
      • Ian Bonhôte
      • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
    • Benjamin Ree at an event for The Painter and the Thief (2020)
      • Benjamin Ree
      • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
    • Josh Greenbaum
      • Josh Greenbaum
      • Will & Harper
    • Angela Patton
      Natalie Rae
      • Angela Patton
      • Natalie Rae
      • Daughters
    • Ron Howard at an event for Return to Mayberry (1986)
      • Ron Howard
      • Jim Henson: Idea Man
    • Julian Brave NoiseCat
      Emily Kassie
      • Julian Brave NoiseCat
      • Emily Kassie
      • Sugarcane

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

      8.0 (11K)
      DC Films
      HBO Documentary Films
      Warner Bros.
      CNN Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Will & Harper

      7.4 (13K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Jim Henson: Idea Man

      7.7 (4.1K)
      Disney+
    • [object Object]

      Piece by Piece

      6.9 (7.2K)
      Focus Features
    • [object Object]

      The Greatest Night in Pop

      7.9 (16K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Sugarcane

      7.0 (3.8K)
      National Geographic
    • [object Object]

      Music by John Williams

      8.2 (5.6K)
      Walt Disney Studios
    • [object Object]

      Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

      8.0 (2.3K)
      National Geographic
    • [object Object]

      Daughters

      7.6 (1.8K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

      8.2 (14K)
      Netflix

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

      8.0 (11K)
      Otto Burnham
    • [object Object]

      Sugarcane

      7.0 (3.8K)
      Maya Daisy Hawke
      Nathan Punwar
    • [object Object]

      Jim Henson: Idea Man

      7.7 (4.1K)
      Paul Crowder
      Sierra Neal
    • [object Object]

      The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

      8.2 (14K)
      Robert Stengård
    • [object Object]

      Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

      7.8 (3.7K)
      Rik Chaubet
    • [object Object]

      Daughters

      7.6 (1.8K)
      Troy Lewis
      Adelina Bichis

    Best Historical Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Greatest Night in Pop

      7.9 (16K)
    • [object Object]

      Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

      7.8 (3.7K)
    • [object Object]

      Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

      7.9 (1.5K)
    • [object Object]

      Bad River

      7.8 (87)
    • [object Object]

      Dahomey

      6.8 (3.1K)
    • [object Object]

      Sugarcane

      7.0 (3.8K)

    Best Limited Documentary Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Simone Biles Rising

      7.3 (2.6K)
    • [object Object]

      America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

      7.1 (3.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Black Twitter: A People's History

      5.9 (239)
    • [object Object]

      Secrets of the Octopus

      8.3 (895)
    • [object Object]

      Mr. McMahon

      7.7 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Ren Faire

      6.7 (2.2K)

    Best Music Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Music by John Williams

      8.2 (5.6K)
    • [object Object]

      I Am: Celine Dion

      7.7 (8.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

      7.8 (3.7K)
    • [object Object]

      Piece by Piece

      6.9 (7.2K)
    • [object Object]

      The Greatest Night in Pop

      7.9 (16K)
    • [object Object]

      Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

      7.7 (1.2K)

    Best Narration

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces

      7.5 (2.3K)
      Steve Martin(narrator/writer)
    • [object Object]

      Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

      8.0 (2.3K)
      Susan Mail(narrator)
      Charlie Hamilton-James(writer)
      Billy Mail(narrator)
    • [object Object]

      Dahomey

      6.8 (3.1K)
      Makenzy Orcel(writer)
      Lucrèce Hougbelo(narrator)
      Sabine Badjogoumin(narrator)
      Parfait Vaiayinon(narrator)
      Didier Sedoha Nassangade(narrator)
    • [object Object]

      Queens

      7.5 (509)
      Angela Bassett(narrator)
      Chloë Sarosh(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

      7.9 (1.5K)
      Martin Scorsese(narrator/writer)
    • [object Object]

      Bad River

      7.8 (87)
      Quannah Chasinghorse(narrator)
      Edward Norton(narrator)
      Mary Mazzio(writer)

    Best New Documentary Filmmaker(s)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Daughters

      7.6 (1.8K)
      Angela Patton
      Natalie Rae
    • [object Object]

      Porcelain War

      7.1 (1.4K)
      Slava Leontyev
      Brendan Bellomo
    • [object Object]

      The Last of the Sea Women

      7.0 (764)
      Sue Kim
    • [object Object]

      Frida

      7.5 (1.7K)
      Carla Gutierrez
    • [object Object]

      Sugarcane

      7.0 (3.8K)
      Emily Kassie
      Julian Brave NoiseCat
    • [object Object]

      Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

      8.0 (2.3K)
      Charlie Hamilton-James

    Best Ongoing Documentary Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      30 for 30

      8.8 (6K)
    • [object Object]

      The Food That Built America

      8.4 (1.9K)
    • [object Object]

      P.O.V.

      8.1 (281)
    • [object Object]

      The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

      8.6 (58K)
    • [object Object]

      Independent Lens

      8.2 (717)

    Best Political Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sugarcane

      7.0 (3.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Girls State

      6.6 (1K)
    • [object Object]

      Stopping the Steal

      7.5 (1.5K)
    • [object Object]

      Porcelain War

      7.1 (1.4K)
    • [object Object]

      The Truth vs. Alex Jones

      7.5 (3.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Bad River

      7.8 (87)

    Best Science/Nature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last of the Sea Women

      7.0 (764)
    • [object Object]

      Blink

      7.2 (828)
    • [object Object]

      Apollo 13: Survival

      7.4 (2.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Secrets of the Octopus

      8.3 (895)
    • [object Object]

      Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

      8.0 (2.3K)
    • [object Object]

      The Space Race

      6.6 (308)

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

      8.0 (11K)
      Ilan Eshkeri
    • [object Object]

      Will & Harper

      7.4 (13K)
      Nathan Halpern
    • [object Object]

      Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

      7.4 (1.8K)
      Marc Shaiman
    • [object Object]

      The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

      8.2 (14K)
      Uno Helmersson
    • [object Object]

      Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

      8.0 (2.3K)
      Erland Cooper
    • [object Object]

      Daughters

      7.6 (1.8K)
      Kelsey Lu

    Best Short Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Only Girl in the Orchestra

      6.6 (3K)
    • [object Object]

      The Turnaround

      7.2 (723)
    • [object Object]

      Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World

      7.1 (339)
    • [object Object]

      I am Ready, Warden

      6.7 (1.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Incident

      7.6 (1.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space

    Best Sports Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Simone Biles Rising

      7.3 (2.6K)
    • [object Object]

      Mr. McMahon

      7.7 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      The Dynasty: New England Patriots

      8.3 (2.2K)
    • [object Object]

      The Turnaround

      7.2 (723)
    • [object Object]

      Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

      7.6 (2.3K)
    • [object Object]

      Copa 71

      7.5 (708)

    Best True Crime Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sugarcane

      7.0 (3.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Black Box Diaries

      7.5 (4.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Incident

      7.6 (1.2K)
    • [object Object]

      The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

      8.6 (58K)
    • [object Object]

      Stopping the Steal

      7.5 (1.5K)
    • [object Object]

      American Nightmare

      7.5 (24K)

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