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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

      Fire of Love

      7.6 (16K)
      National Geographic Documentary Films
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      The Beatles: Get Back

      8.9 (32K)
      Disney+
    • [object Object]

      Pologne 1938, les vestiges d'un monde perdu

      7.3 (726)
      Super
    • [object Object]

      Nothing Compares

      7.6 (3.3K)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Moonage Daydream

      7.6 (16K)
      Neon
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Riotsville, U.S.A.

      6.7 (419)
      Magnolia Pictures

    Best Biographical Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sidney: son héritage

      7.8 (1.4K)
      Apple TV+
    • [object Object]

      Lucy et Desi

      7.7 (3.2K)
      Amazon Studios
    • [object Object]

      George Carlin's American Dream

      8.3 (4.3K)
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      The Last Movie Stars

      8.0 (1.9K)
      HBO Max
      CNN Films
    • [object Object]

      The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

      7.8 (158)
      Peacock
    • [object Object]

      Robert Downey Sr., le père

      7.2 (3.8K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams

      6.6 (299)
      Sony Pictures Classics

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Parcs nationaux: Ces merveilles du monde

      8.1 (3.1K)
    • [object Object]

      Cow

      7.1 (2.6K)
      Magda Kowalczyk
      IFC Films
    • [object Object]

      McEnroe

      6.9 (1.3K)
      Lucas Tucknott
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      La forêt amazonienne: notre terre

      7.5 (1.4K)
      Alex Pritz
      Tangãi Uru-eu-wau-wau
      National Geographic Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Nuisance Bear

      6.8 (820)
      Jack Weisman
      Gabriela Osio Vanden
      Sam Holling
      Documist
    • [object Object]

      Tout ce que nous respirons

      7.0 (5.2K)
      Ben Bernhard
      Riju Das
      Rise Films

    Best Director

    • Ryan White
      Winner
      • Ryan White
      • Bonne nuit Oppy
      Amazon Studios
    • Laura Poitras in Citizenfour (2014)
      • Laura Poitras
      • Toute la beauté et le sang versé
      Neon
      HBO Documentary Films
    • Director Sara Dosa at the LA Premiere of National Geographic Documentary Films' "Fire Of Love"
      • Sara Dosa
      • Fire of Love
      National Geographic Documentary Films
      Neon
    • Reginald Hudlin
      • Reginald Hudlin
      • Sidney: son héritage
      Apple TV+
    • Judd Apatow
      Michael Bonfiglio
      • Judd Apatow
      • Michael Bonfiglio
      • George Carlin's American Dream
      HBO Documentary Films
    • Margaret Brown and Jeff Skoll at an event for The Great Invisible (2014)
      • Margaret Brown
      • Descendant: les héritiers d'Africatown
      Netflix
    • Brett Morgen
      • Brett Morgen
      • Moonage Daydream
      Neon
      HBO Documentary Films
    • Daniel Roher
      • Daniel Roher
      • Navalny

    Best Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bonne nuit Oppy

      7.7 (5.1K)
      Amazon Studios
    • [object Object]

      The Automat

      7.8 (1.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Fire of Love

      7.6 (16K)
      National Geographic Documentary Films
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      The Janes

      7.6 (1.6K)
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Sidney: son héritage

      7.8 (1.4K)
      Apple TV+
    • [object Object]

      Descendant: les héritiers d'Africatown

      7.1 (1.5K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Moonage Daydream

      7.6 (16K)
      Neon
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Aftershock

      6.8 (396)
    • [object Object]

      Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down

      7.4 (259)
    • [object Object]

      Navalny

      7.7 (32K)

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moonage Daydream

      7.6 (16K)
      Brett Morgen
      Neon
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Bonne nuit Oppy

      7.7 (5.1K)
      Helen Kearns
      Rejh Cabrera
      Amazon Studios
    • [object Object]

      The Beatles: Get Back

      8.9 (32K)
      Jabez Olssen
      Disney+
    • [object Object]

      Pologne 1938, les vestiges d'un monde perdu

      7.3 (726)
      Katharina Wartena
      Super
    • [object Object]

      Fire of Love

      7.6 (16K)
      Erin Casper
      Jocelyne Chaput
      National Geographic Documentary Films
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      George Carlin's American Dream

      8.3 (4.3K)
      Joe Beshenkovsky
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Navalny

      7.7 (32K)
      Langdon Page
      Maya Daisy Hawke

    Best First Documentary Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bad Axe

      7.5 (554)
      David Siev
      IFC Films
    • [object Object]

      The Automat

      7.8 (1.8K)
      Lisa Hurwitz
      Slice of Pie
    • [object Object]

      Cow

      7.1 (2.6K)
      Andrea Arnold
      IFC Films
    • [object Object]

      Lucy et Desi

      7.7 (3.2K)
      Amy Poehler
      Amazon Studios
    • [object Object]

      My Old School

      7.1 (1.9K)
      Jono McLeod
      Magnolia Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Pologne 1938, les vestiges d'un monde perdu

      7.3 (726)
      Bianca Stigter
      Super
    • [object Object]

      La forêt amazonienne: notre terre

      7.5 (1.4K)
      Alex Pritz
      National Geographic Documentary Films

    Best Historical Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Descendant: les héritiers d'Africatown

      7.1 (1.5K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      The Automat

      7.8 (1.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Pologne 1938, les vestiges d'un monde perdu

      7.3 (726)
      Super
    • [object Object]

      The Janes

      7.6 (1.6K)
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Still Working 9 to 5

      8.1 (122)
      Mighty Fine Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

      7.9 (171)
    • [object Object]

      L'Amérique face à l'Holocauste

      8.7 (1.8K)

    Best Limited Documentary Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Beatles: Get Back

      8.9 (32K)
      Disney+
    • [object Object]

      The Lincoln Project

      6.2 (443)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Last Movie Stars

      8.0 (1.9K)
      HBO Max
      CNN Films
    • [object Object]

      Il faut parler de Cosby

      7.8 (2.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Hostages

      7.9 (671)
    • [object Object]

      Parcs nationaux: Ces merveilles du monde

      8.1 (3.1K)

    Best Music Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Beatles: Get Back

      8.9 (32K)
      Disney+
    • [object Object]

      Nothing Compares

      7.6 (3.3K)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Moonage Daydream

      7.6 (16K)
      Neon
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Hallelujah, les mots de Leonard Cohen

      7.6 (1.6K)
      Sony Pictures Classics
    • [object Object]

      Derrière les murs des Studios Abbey Road

      7.2 (1.2K)
      Disney+
    • [object Object]

      Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

      7.4 (870)
    • [object Object]

      The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile

      7.3 (293)

    Best Narration

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bonne nuit Oppy

      7.7 (5.1K)
      Helen Kearns(written by)
      Ryan White(written by)
      Angela Bassett(performed by)
      Amazon Studios
    • [object Object]

      Pologne 1938, les vestiges d'un monde perdu

      7.3 (726)
      Bianca Stigter(written by)
      Helena Bonham Carter(performed by)
      Super
    • [object Object]

      Fire of Love

      7.6 (16K)
      Shane Boris(written by)
      Erin Casper(written by)
      Jocelyne Chaput(written by)
      Sara Dosa(written by)
      Miranda July(narrated by)
      National Geographic Documentary Films
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

      7.6 (255)
      Ben Masters(written by)
      Matthew McConaughey(performed by)
      Fin & Fur Films
    • [object Object]

      Parcs nationaux: Ces merveilles du monde

      8.1 (3.1K)
      Barack Obama(performed by)
    • [object Object]

      Riotsville, U.S.A.

      6.7 (419)
      Tobi Haslett(written by)
      Charlene Modeste(performed by)

    Best Ongoing Documentary Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      30 for 30

      8.8 (5.9K)
      ESPN
    • [object Object]

      Les Enquêtes extraordinaires

      7.3 (14K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      American Masters

      8.2 (1.3K)
      Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
    • [object Object]

      Cheer

      8.0 (7.1K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth

      7.3 (1.4K)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Bienvenue à Wrexham

      8.3 (23K)
      FX Network

    Best Political Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Navalny

      7.7 (32K)
    • [object Object]

      Toute la beauté et le sang versé

      7.5 (8.8K)
      Neon
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      The Janes

      7.6 (1.6K)
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Aftershock

      6.8 (396)
    • [object Object]

      Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down

      7.4 (259)
    • [object Object]

      Retrograde

      7.3 (1.1K)
    • [object Object]

      Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

      7.0 (123)

    Best Science/Nature Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bonne nuit Oppy

      7.7 (5.1K)
      Amazon Studios
    • [object Object]

      Cow

      7.1 (2.6K)
      IFC Films
    • [object Object]

      La forêt amazonienne: notre terre

      7.5 (1.4K)
      National Geographic Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Fire of Love

      7.6 (16K)
      National Geographic Documentary Films
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      Nuisance Bear

      6.8 (820)
      Documist
    • [object Object]

      Retour dans l'espace

      7.3 (6K)
      Netflix
    • [object Object]

      Tout ce que nous respirons

      7.0 (5.2K)

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bonne nuit Oppy

      7.7 (5.1K)
      Blake Neely
      Amazon Studios
    • [object Object]

      The Automat

      7.8 (1.8K)
      Hummie Mann
      Slice of Pie
    • [object Object]

      Lucy et Desi

      7.7 (3.2K)
      David Schwartz
      Amazon Studios
    • [object Object]

      Fire of Love

      7.6 (16K)
      Nicolas Godin
      National Geographic Documentary Films
      Neon
    • [object Object]

      The Janes

      7.6 (1.6K)
      Max Avery Lichtenstein
      HBO Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      Navalny

      7.7 (32K)
      Marius De Vries
      Matt Robertson

    Best Short Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nuisance Bear

      6.8 (820)
      Documist
    • [object Object]

      The Flagmakers

      6.4 (305)
      National Geographic Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      38 at the Garden

      7.0 (1.2K)
    • [object Object]

      Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison

      6.4 (77)
    • [object Object]

      Four Seasons Total Documentary

      8.2 (82)
    • [object Object]

      My Disability Roadmap

      8.0 (9)
    • [object Object]

      Stranger at the Gate

      6.6 (1.7K)

    Best Sports Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bienvenue à Wrexham

      8.3 (23K)
      FX Network
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Citizen Ashe

      7.3 (408)
      HBO Max
      CNN Films
    • [object Object]

      McEnroe

      6.9 (1.3K)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Hockeyland

      7.1 (226)
      Greenwich Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Kaepernick & America

      6.0 (84)
      Showtime Documentary Films
    • [object Object]

      The Redeem Team: Rebondir ensemble

      7.4 (12K)
      Netflix

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      Winner
      • Barbara Kopple

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    • Dawn Porter
      Winner
      • Dawn Porter

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