Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Director
Appearance
The Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Director is one of the awards presented annually by Critics Choice Association since the awards debuted in 2016.
Winners and nominees
[edit] indicates the winner
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‡ Indicates the winner of Best Documentary Feature |
2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]Year | Director(s) | Film | Ref. |
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2020 (5th) |
Kirsten Johnson | Dick Johnson Is Dead‡ | [8][9] |
Garrett Bradley | Time | ||
Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk | Athlete A | ||
Victor Kossakovsky | Gunda | ||
James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham | Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution | ||
Dawn Porter | John Lewis: Good Trouble | ||
Benjamin Ree | The Painter and the Thief | ||
2021 (6th) |
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin | The Rescue | [10] |
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson | Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)‡ | ||
Liz Garbus | Becoming Cousteau | ||
Jessica Kingdon | Ascension | ||
Stanley Nelson Jr. and Traci A. Curry | Attica | ||
Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Flee | ||
Edgar Wright | The Sparks Brothers | ||
2022 (7th) |
Ryan White | Good Night Oppy‡ | [11] |
Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio | George Carlin's American Dream | ||
Margaret Brown | Descendant | ||
Sara Dosa | Fire of Love | ||
Reginald Hudlin | Sidney | ||
Brett Morgen | Moonage Daydream | ||
Laura Poitras | All the Beauty and the Bloodshed | ||
Daniel Roher | Navalny |
2023
[edit]- Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Davis Guggenheim (Apple TV+)[12]
- The Eternal Memory – Maite Alberdi (MTV Documentary Films)
- Beyond Utopia – Madeleine Gavin (Roadside Attractions)
- American Symphony – Matthew Heineman (Netflix)
- The Mission – Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss (National Geographic)
- Occupied City – Steve McQueen (A24)
Multiple nominations
[edit]Nominations | Director |
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2 | Jimmy Chin |
Kirsten Johnson | |
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi |
References
[edit]- ^ Hammond, Pete (October 10, 2016). "'13th,' 'O.J.: Made In America' & 'Gleason' Lead Nominations For First Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Tapley, Kristopher (November 3, 2016). "'O.J.: Made in America,' '13th' Top First Annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Chuba, Kirsten (October 11, 2017). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: 'Kedi' Leads Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (October 15, 2018). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominees Announced: 'Free Solo,' 'Minding the Gap,' and 'Wild Wild Country' Lead Nods". IndieWire. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (November 10, 2018). "Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Gray, Tim (October 14, 2019). "'Biggest Little Farm' Nabs Seven Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly; Howard, Annie (November 10, 2019). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: 'Apollo 11' Tops Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (October 26, 2020). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominations: 'Mr. Soul', 'Gunda', 'Crip Camp' And 'Totally Under Control' Top List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan (November 16, 2020). "'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Wins Best Feature at Critics Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Feinberg, Scott (October 18, 2021). "Critics Choice Documentary Awards: 'Summer of Soul' and 'Ascension' Lead With 6 Nominations Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (November 13, 2022). "'Good Night Oppy' Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ 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.