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Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

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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]

DescriptionBest in documentary filmmaking
CountryUnited States
Presented byCritics Choice Association
First award2016
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Critics' Choice Documentary Award
Current: 10th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
DescriptionBest in documentary filmmaking
CountryUnited States
Presented byCritics Choice Association
First award2016
Websitecriticschoice.com
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Current categories

For the latest ceremony, the following categories were presented:

Other categories previously presented include:

  • Best Limited Documentary Series
  • Best Ongoing Documentary Series
  • D.A. Pennebaker Award (formerly known as the Lifetime Award)

Discontinued categories

  • Best Song in a Documentary
  • Most Innovative Documentary
  • Landmark Award

Ceremonies

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

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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 Edelman – O.J.: Made in AmericaWeinerBRIC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
2nd[3]November 2, 2017JaneEvgeny Afineevsky – Cries from SyriaKedi
3rd[4]November 11, 2018Won't You Be My Neighbor?Morgan Neville – Won't You Be My Neighbor?Science Fair
4th[5]November 10, 2019Apollo 11Peter Jackson – They Shall Not Grow Old / Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert – American FactoryHoneyland
5th[6]November 16, 2020Dick Johnson Is DeadKirsten Johnson – Dick Johnson Is DeadMr. Soul!Virtual
6th[7]November 14, 2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin – The Rescue / Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson – Summer 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 White – Good 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
9th[10] November 10, 2024 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story / Will & Harper Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui – Superman: The Christopher Reeve Story Daughters
10th November 9, 2025 The Perfect Neighbor Geeta Gandbhir – The Perfect Neighbor My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
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