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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

      MLK/FBI

      7.0 (1.9K)
      Field of Vision (II)
      IFC Films
    • [object Object]

      Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

      7.3 (379)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Belushi

      7.2 (2.9K)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Class Action Park

      7.0 (8.7K)
      HBO Max
    • [object Object]

      Crip Camp: La révolution des éclopés

      7.7 (8.5K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Mr. Soul!

      7.9 (296)
      Shoes In The Bed Productions
    • [object Object]

      Spaceship Earth

      6.4 (2.3K)
      Neon

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La Sagesse de la pieuvre

      8.1 (69K)
      Roger Horrocks
    • [object Object]

      Chasseurs de Truffes

      7.3 (4.1K)
      Michael Dweck
      Gregory Kershaw
    • [object Object]

      Dick Johnson Is Dead

      7.4 (7.5K)
      Kirsten Johnson
    • [object Object]

      Gunda

      7.1 (3.1K)
      Victor Kossakovsky
      Egil Håskjold Larsen
    • [object Object]

      The Last Ice

      7.4 (172)
      Neil Gelinas
      Scott Ressler
      Stefan Wiesen
    • [object Object]

      Nocturne

      6.6 (1.4K)
      Gianfranco Rosi
    • [object Object]

      Sais-tu pourquoi je saute?

      7.4 (1.2K)
      Ruben Woodin Dechamps

    Best Director

    • Kirsten Johnson
      Winner
      • Kirsten Johnson
      • Dick Johnson Is Dead
    • Garrett Bradley
      • Garrett Bradley
      • Time
    • Bonni Cohen
      Jon Shenk
      • Bonni Cohen
      • Jon Shenk
      • Team USA: Scandale dans le monde de la gymnastique
    • Victor Kossakovsky at an event for Aquarela - L'Odyssée de l'eau - (2018)
      • Victor Kossakovsky
      • Gunda
    • James Lebrecht
      Nicole Newnham
      • James Lebrecht
      • Nicole Newnham
      • Crip Camp: La révolution des éclopés
    • Dawn Porter
      • Dawn Porter
      • John Lewis: Good Trouble
    • Benjamin Ree at an event for The Painter and the Thief (2020)
      • Benjamin Ree
      • The Painter and the Thief

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dick Johnson Is Dead

      7.4 (7.5K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Team USA: Scandale dans le monde de la gymnastique

      7.6 (13K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Belushi

      7.2 (2.9K)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Crip Camp: La révolution des éclopés

      7.7 (8.5K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Feels Good Man

      7.5 (5.8K)
      Wavelength
      Independent Lens
    • [object Object]

      The Fight

      6.8 (797)
      Magnolia Pictures
      Topic Studios
    • [object Object]

      The Go-Go's

      7.4 (1.8K)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Gunda

      7.1 (3.1K)
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      Mr. Soul!

      7.9 (296)
      Shoes In The Bed Productions
    • [object Object]

      La Sagesse de la pieuvre

      8.1 (69K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      The Painter and the Thief

      7.5 (4.6K)
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      A Secret Love

      7.8 (5.1K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Derrière nos écrans de fumée

      7.6 (93K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Time

      6.8 (6.5K)
      Amazon Studios

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Totally Under Control

      7.6 (3.5K)
      Lindy Jankura
      Alexis Johnson
      Alex Keipper
    • [object Object]

      Team USA: Scandale dans le monde de la gymnastique

      7.6 (13K)
      Don Bernier
    • [object Object]

      The Fight

      6.8 (797)
      Eli B. Despres
      Greg Finton
      Kim Roberts
    • [object Object]

      Assassins

      7.5 (3K)
      Helen Kearns
    • [object Object]

      Gunda

      7.1 (3.1K)
      Victor Kossakovsky
      Ainara Vera
    • [object Object]

      Crip Camp: La révolution des éclopés

      7.7 (8.5K)
      Andrew Gersh
      Eileen Meyer
    • [object Object]

      Chasseurs de Truffes

      7.3 (4.1K)
      Charlotte Munch Bengtsen

    Best First Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mr. Soul!

      7.9 (296)
      Melissa Haizlip
    • [object Object]

      Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

      7.3 (379)
      Robert S. Bader
    • [object Object]

      A Secret Love

      7.8 (5.1K)
      Chris Bolan
    • [object Object]

      Feels Good Man

      7.5 (5.8K)
      Arthur Jones
    • [object Object]

      Jane Goodall: The Hope

      7.9 (263)
      Elizabeth Leiter
      Kimberly Woodard
    • [object Object]

      Stray

      6.9 (1.8K)
      Elizabeth Lo
    • [object Object]

      Rewind

      7.9 (2.9K)
      Sasha Joseph Neulinger

    Best Historical/Biographical Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      John Lewis: Good Trouble

      7.5 (1.1K)
      Magnolia Pictures
      Participant
    • [object Object]

      Belushi

      7.2 (2.9K)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Crip Camp: La révolution des éclopés

      7.7 (8.5K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Howard

      7.5 (1.6K)
      Disney+
    • [object Object]

      Mr. Soul!

      7.9 (296)
      Shoes In The Bed Productions
    • [object Object]

      Mucho Mucho Amor: La légende de Walter Mercado

      7.3 (3.6K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

      7.1 (1.8K)
      HBO Films

    Best Music Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beastie Boys Story

      7.7 (8.5K)
      Apple
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Go-Go's

      7.4 (1.8K)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Ma vie avec les Pogues : L'épopée sauvage de Shane MacGowan

      7.7 (2.1K)
      Magnolia Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Laurel Canyon, la légende pop-rock d'Hollywood

      8.2 (1.4K)
      Epix (I)
    • [object Object]

      Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson & The Band

      7.4 (2.3K)
      Magnolia Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Other Music

      7.2 (419)
      Factory 25
    • [object Object]

      Zappa

      7.5 (3.9K)
      Magnolia Pictures

    Best Narration

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      David Attenborough: Une vie sur notre planète

      8.9 (36K)
      David Attenborough(narrator/writer)
    • [object Object]

      Dick Johnson Is Dead

      7.4 (7.5K)
      Kirsten Johnson(narrator/writer)
    • [object Object]

      Boules de feu: depuis la nuit des temps

      6.9 (4K)
      Werner Herzog(narrator/writer)
    • [object Object]

      Mr. Soul!

      7.9 (296)
      Blair Underwood(narrator)
      Ellis Haizlip(writer)
    • [object Object]

      La Sagesse de la pieuvre

      8.1 (69K)
      Craig Foster(narrator/writer)
    • [object Object]

      Time

      6.8 (6.5K)
      Fox Rich(narrator/writer)
    • [object Object]

      Totally Under Control

      7.6 (3.5K)
      Alex Gibney(narrator/writer)

    Best Political Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boys State

      7.6 (6.1K)
      Apple
    • [object Object]

      All In: The Fight for Democracy

      6.9 (2.1K)
      Amazon Studios
    • [object Object]

      John Lewis: Good Trouble

      7.5 (1.1K)
      Magnolia Pictures
      Participant
    • [object Object]

      MLK/FBI

      7.0 (1.9K)
      Field of Vision (II)
      IFC Films
    • [object Object]

      Derrière nos écrans de fumée

      7.6 (93K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Totally Under Control

      7.6 (3.5K)
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      The Way I See It

      8.2 (2K)
      Focus Features

    Best Science/Nature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La Sagesse de la pieuvre

      8.1 (69K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Coded Bias

      6.8 (2.9K)
      7th Empire Media
      Independent Lens
    • [object Object]

      Fantastic Fungi

      7.4 (12K)
      Moving Art Studio
    • [object Object]

      Gunda

      7.1 (3.1K)
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      I Am Greta

      7.5 (8.5K)
      Hulu
    • [object Object]

      The Last Ice

      7.4 (172)
      National Geographic
    • [object Object]

      Spaceship Earth

      6.4 (2.3K)
      Neon

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Way I See It

      8.2 (2K)
      Marco Beltrami
      Brandon Roberts
      Buck Sanders
    • [object Object]

      Feels Good Man

      7.5 (5.8K)
      Ari Balouzian
      Ryan Hope
    • [object Object]

      The Last Ice

      7.4 (172)
      Tyler Durham
      Sven Faulconer
      Xander Rodzinski
    • [object Object]

      Totally Under Control

      7.6 (3.5K)
      Brian Deming
      Peter Nashel
    • [object Object]

      Comme des phénix: L'esprit paralympique

      8.1 (1.9K)
      Daniel Pemberton
    • [object Object]

      Long Gone Summer

      7.2 (744)
      Jeff Tweedy
    • [object Object]

      Showbiz Kids

      7.0 (2.2K)
      Jeff Tweedy
      Sammy Tweedy
      Spencer Tweedy

    Best Short Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      St. Louis Superman

      6.7 (504)
      Sami Khan(director/producer)
      Smriti Mundhra(director/producer)
      Poh Si Teng(producer)
      MTV Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Hunger Ward

      7.1 (834)
      Skye Fitzgerald(director/producer)
      Michael Scheuerman(producer)
      Spin Film
      Vulcan Productions
      RYOT Films
    • [object Object]

      Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible

      8.2 (26)
      Kristen Lappas(director)
      Tom Rinaldi(director)
      Craig Lazarus(producer)
      José Morales(producer)
      Lindsay Rovegno(producer)
      Victor Vitarelli(producer)
      Ben Webber(producer)
      ESPN Films
    • [object Object]

      Un club pour Claudia Kishi

      6.9 (172)
      Sue Ding(director/producer)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Into the Fire

      9.3 (21)
      Orlando von Einsiedel(director)
      Mark Bauch(producer)
      Harri Grace(producer)
      Dan Lin(producer)
      National Geographic
    • [object Object]

      My Father the Mover

      7.3 (21)
      Julia Jansch(director)
      Mandilakhe Yengo(producer)
      MTV Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      The Speed Cubers

      7.4 (4.3K)
      Sue Kim(director/producer)
      Evan Krauss(producer)
      Chris Romano(producer)
      Netflix

    Best Sports Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

      7.3 (379)
      HBO Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Team USA: Scandale dans le monde de la gymnastique

      7.6 (13K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Be Water - L'histoire de Bruce Lee

      7.3 (2.2K)
      ESPN
    • [object Object]

      A Most Beautiful Thing

      7.5 (335)
      50 Eggs Films
    • [object Object]

      Red Penguins

      6.8 (753)
      Universal Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Comme des phénix: L'esprit paralympique

      8.1 (1.9K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      You Cannot Kill David Arquette

      7.1 (2.6K)
      Super LTD

    Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Totally Under Control

      7.6 (3.5K)
      Rick Bright
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boys State

      7.6 (6.1K)
      Steven Garza
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Go-Go's

      7.4 (1.8K)
      The Go-Go's
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Crip Camp: La révolution des éclopés

      7.7 (8.5K)
      Judith Heumann
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dick Johnson Is Dead

      7.4 (7.5K)
      Dick Johnson
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Team USA: Scandale dans le monde de la gymnastique

      7.6 (13K)
      Maggie Nichols
      Rachael Denhollander
      Jamie Dantzscher
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Time

      6.8 (6.5K)
      Fox Rich
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Way I See It

      8.2 (2K)
      Pete Souza
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Miss Americana

      7.4 (26K)
      Taylor Swift
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Am Greta

      7.5 (8.5K)
      Greta Thunberg

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