BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- “American Factory” (Netflix)
- “Apollo 11” (Neon)
- “The Biggest Little Farm” (Neon)
- “The Cave” (National Geographic)
- “Honeyland” (Neon)
- “The Kingmaker” (Showtime)
- “Knock Down the House” (Netflix)
- “Leaving Neverland” (HBO)
- “Maiden” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “One Child Nation” (Amazon Studios)
- “They Shall Not Grow Old” (Warner Bros.)
BEST DIRECTOR
- Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts — “For Sama” (PBS)
- Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert — “American Factory” (Netflix)
- John Chester — “The Biggest Little Farm” (Neon)
- Feras Fayyad — “The Cave” (National Geographic)
- Peter Jackson — “They Shall Not Grow Old” (Warner Bros.)
- Todd Douglas Miller — “Apollo 11” (Neon)
- Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang — “One Child Nation” (Amazon Studios)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Ben Bernhard and Viktor Kossakovsky — “Aquarela” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- John Chester — “The Biggest Little Farm” (Neon)
- Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma — “Honeyland” (Neon)
- Nicholas de Pencier— “Anthropocene: The Human Epoch” (Kino Lorber)
- Muhammed Khair Al Shami, Ammar Suleiman, and Mohammad Eyad— “The Cave” (National Geographic)
- Richard Ladkani — “Sea of Shadows” (National Geographic)
BEST EDITING
- Georg Michael Fischer and Verena Schönauer — “Sea of Shadows” (National Geographic)
- Todd Douglas Miller — “Apollo 11” (Neon)
- Jabez Olssen — “They Shall Not Grow Old” (Warner Bros.)
- Amy Overbeck — “The Biggest Little Farm” (Neon)
- Lindsay Utz — “American Factory” (Netflix)
- Nanfu Wang — “One Child Nation” (Amazon Studios)
BEST SCORE
- Jeff Beal — “The Biggest Little Farm” (Neon)
- Matthew Herbert — “The Cave” (National Geographic)
- Matt Morton — “Apollo 11” (Neon)
- Plan 9 — “They Shall Not Grow Old” (Warner Bros.)
- H. Scott Salinas — “Sea of Shadows” (National Geographic)
- Eicca Toppinen — “Aquarela” (Sony Pictures Classics)
BEST NARRATION
- “Anthropocene: The Human Epoch” (Kino Lorber)
- Alicia Vikander, narrator
- Jennifer Baichwal, writer
- “The Biggest Little Farm” (Neon)
- John Chester and Molly Chester, narrators
- John Chester, writer
- “The Edge of Democracy” (Netflix)
- Petra Costa, narrator
- Petra Costa, Carol Pires, David Barker and Moara Passoni, writers
- “The Elephant Queen” (Apple)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, narrator
- Mark Deeble, writer
- “For Sama” (PBS)
- Waad Al-Kateab, narrator
- Waad Al-Kateab, writer
- “Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People” (First Run)
- Adam Driver, narrator
- Oren Rudavsky and Bob Seidman, writers
- “One Child Nation” (Amazon Studios)
- “Western Stars” (Warner Bros.)
- Bruce Springsteen, narrator
- Bruce Springsteen, writer
BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Midge Costin — “Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound” (Matson Films)
- A.J. Eaton — “David Crosby: Remember My Name” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Pamela B. Green — “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché” (Kino Lorber/Zeitgeist Films)
- Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov — “Honeyland” (Neon)
- Richard Miron — “For the Birds” (Dogwoof)
- Garret Price — “Love, Antosha” (Lurker Films)
BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY
- “Amazing Grace” (Neon)
- “Apollo 11” (Neon)
- “Maiden” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “Mike Wallace is Here” (Magnolia)
- “Pavarotti” (CBS Films)
- “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese” (Netflix)
- “They Shall Not Grow Old” (Warner Bros.)
- “What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali” (HBO)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY
- “David Crosby: Remember My Name” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “The Kingmaker” (Showtime)
- “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” (Greenwich)
- “Love, Antosha” (Lurker Films)
- “Mike Wallace is Here” (Magnolia)
- “Pavarotti” (CBS Films)
- “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” (Magnolia)
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
- “Amazing Grace” (Neon)
- “David Crosby: Remember My Name” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” (Greenwich)
- “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” (Abramorama)
- “Pavarotti” (CBS Films)
- “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese” (Netflix)
- “Western Stars” (Warner Bros.)
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY
- “American Factory” (Netflix)
- “The Edge of Democracy” (Netflix)
- “Hail Satan?” (Magnolia)
- “The Kingmaker” (Showtime)
- “Knock Down the House” (Netflix)
- “One Child Nation” (Amazon Studios)
BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY
- “Anthropocene: The Human Epoch” (Kino Lorber)
- “Apollo 11” (Neon)
- “Aquarela” (Sony Pictures Classic)
- “The Biggest Little Farm” (Neon)
- “The Elephant Queen” (Apple)
- “Honeyland” (Neon)
- “Penguins” (Disney)
- “Sea of Shadows” (National Geographic)
BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
- “Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable” (Entertainment Studios)
- “Diego Maradona” (HBO)
- “Maiden” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “Rodman: For Better or Worse” (ESPN)
- “The Spy Behind Home Plate” (Ciesla Foundation)
- “What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali” (HBO)
MOST INNOVATIVE DOCUMENTARY
- “Aquarela” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “Cold Case Hammarskjöld” (Magnolia)
- “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese” (Netflix)
- “Screwball” (Greenwich)
- “Serendipity” (Cohen Media)
- “They Shall Not Grow Old” (Warner Bros.)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
- “The Chapel at the Border” (Atlantic Documentaries) — Director and Producer: Jeremy Raff
- “Death Row Doctor” (The New York Times Op-Docs) — Director: Lauren Knapp
- “In the Absence” (Field of Vision) — Director: Yi Seung-Jun. Producer: Gary Byung-Seok Kam
- “Lost World” — Director and Producer: Kalyanee Mam. Producers: Adam Loften and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
- “Mack Wrestles” (ESPN) — Directors and Producers: Taylor Hess and Erin Sanger. Producers: Erin Leyden and Gentry Kirby
- “Period. End of Sentence.” (Netflix) — Director: Rayka Zehtabchi. Producers: Melissa Berton, Garrett K. Schiff and Lisa Taback
- “The Polaroid Job” (The New York Times Op-Docs) — Director: Mike Plante
- “Sam and the Plant Next Door” (The Guardian) — Director and Producer: Ömer Sami
- “The Unconditional” — Director and Producer: Dave Adams. Producers: Adam Soltis, Renee Woodruff Adams, Josie Swantek Heitz, and Chris Tuss
- “The Waiting Room” (The Guardian) — Director and Producer: Victoria Mapplebeck
MOST COMPELLING LIVING SUBJECTS OF A DOCUMENTARY
- Dr. Amani Ballor — “The Cave” (National Geographic)
- David Crosby — “David Crosby: Remember My Name” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Tracy Edwards — “Maiden” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Imelda Marcos — “The Kingmaker” (Showtime)
- Hatidze Muratova — “Honeyland” (Neon)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush, and Paula Jean Swearengin — “Knock Down the House” (Netflix)
- Linda Ronstadt — “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” (Greenwich)
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer — “Ask Dr. Ruth” (Hulu)
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