Oscars Watch: 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+)

Produced by Davis Guggenheim, Annetta Marion, Jonathan King, and Will Cohen

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“20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS)
“American Symphony” (Netflix)
“Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
“The Deepest Breath” (Netflix)
“The Eternal Memory” (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)
“Judy Blume Forever” (Amazon Studios)
“Kokomo City” (Magnolia Pictures)
“The Mission” (National Geographic)
“Stamped from the Beginning” (Netflix)

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST DIRECTOR

Davis Guggenheim
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+)

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Maite Alberdi | “The Eternal Memory” (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)
Madeleine Gavin | “Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
Matthew Heineman | “American Symphony” (Netflix)
Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss | “The Mission” (National Geographic)
Steve McQueen | “Occupied City” (A24)

BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)

Directed by Mstyslav Chernov

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“26.2 to Life” (Film Halau)
“Bad Press” (Oklafilm)
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President” (National Geographic)
“Kokomo City” (Magnolia Pictures)
“Orlando, My Political Biography” (Sideshow)
“Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” (Greenwich Entertainment)
“The Thief Collector” (FilmRise)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The Deepest Breath” (Netflix)

Cinematography by Tim Cragg

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Tony Hardmon, Matthew Heineman, Thorsten Thielow | “American Symphony” (Netflix)
Lennert Hillege | “Occupied City” (A24)
Franz Lustig | “Anselm” (Sideshow)
D. Smith | “Kokomo City” (Magnolia Pictures)
Toby Strong, James Boon, Bob Poole, Neil Fairlie, Wim Vorster, Joshua Tarr, Pete Allibone, Neil Harvey, Andreas Knausenberger | “Secrets of the Elephants” (National Geographic)

BEST EDITING

BEST EDITING

“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+)

Edited by Michael Harte

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Sammy Dane, Jim Hession, Matthew Heineman, Fernando Villegas | “American Symphony” (Netflix)
Madeleine Gavin | “Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
Michelle Mizner | “20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS)
D. Smith | “Kokomo City” (Magnolia Pictures)
Aaron Wickenden | “The Mission” (National Geographic)

BEST SCORE

BEST SCORE

“American Symphony” (Netflix)

Composed by Jon Batiste

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Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans | “The Mission” (National Geographic)
Nainita Desai | “The Deepest Breath” (Netflix)
Philip Glass & Paul Leonard-Morgan | “The Pigeon Tunnel” (Apple TV+)
Katya Richardson & Kris Bowers | “The Last Repair Shop” (Breakwater Studios)
D. Smith | “Kokomo City” (Magnolia Pictures)

BEST NARRATION

BEST NARRATION

“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+)

Written and Performed by Michael J. Fox

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“20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS) — Written and Performed by Mstyslav Chernov
“32 Sounds” (Abramorama) — Written and Performed by Sam Green
“The Disappearance of Shere Hite” (IFC Films) — Written by Nicole Newnham, Eileen Meyer and Shere Hite, Performed by Dakota Johnson
“John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial” (Apple TV+) — Performed by Kiefer Sutherland
“Secrets of the Elephants” (National Geographic) — Written by Martin Williams, Caroline Hawkins and Jonathan Frisby, Performed by Natalie Portman

BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY

BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY

“Being Mary Tyler Moore” (HBO | Max)

Produced by Ben Selkow, James Adolphus, Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, Debra Martin Chase, Andrew Coles, and Laura Gardner

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“The Disappearance of Shere Hite” (IFC Films)
“It Ain’t Over” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“JFK: One Day in America” (National Geographic)
“The Lady Bird Diaries” (Hulu/ABC News Studios)
“The League” (Magnolia Pictures)

BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY

BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY

“JFK: One Day in America” (National Geographic)

Produced by Ella Wright, Sophie Dimitriadis, David Glover, Daniel Lindsay, Henry Longden. T.J. Martin, Charlotte Rodrigues, Tom McDonald, and Carolyn Payne

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“The 1619 Project” (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
“The Lady Bird Diaries” (Hulu/ABC News Studios)
“Lakota Nation vs. United States” (IFC Films)
“The League” (Magnolia Pictures)
“Occupied City” (A24)
“Stamped from the Beginning” (Netflix)

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY

“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+)

Produced by Davis Guggenheim, Annetta Marion, Jonathan King, and Will Cohen

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“Being Mary Tyler Moore” (HBO | Max)
“The Disappearance of Shere Hite” (IFC Films)
“Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project” (HBO Documentary Films)
“Judy Blume Forever” (Amazon Studios)
“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” (Hulu/ABC News Studios)
“Sly” (Netflix)

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

“American Symphony” (Netflix)

Produced by Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman, and Joedan Okun

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“Carlos” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop” (Netflix)
“Little Richard: I Am Everything” (Magnolia Pictures/CNN Films)
“Love to Love You, Donna Summer” (HBO | Max)
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” (AMC Theatres)
“What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?” (Abramorama/Freestyle Digital Media)

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY

“20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)

Produced by Michelle Mizner, Derl McCrudden, Raney Aronson, and Mstyslav Chernov

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“Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President” (National Geographic)
“Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court” (Showtime)
“Every Body” (Focus Features)
“Lakota Nation vs. United States” (IFC Films)
“Silver Dollar Road” (Amazon MGM Studios)

BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY

BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY

“Secrets of the Elephants” (National Geographic)

Produced by James Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, Pamela Caragol, Lucinda Axelsson, Caroline Hawkins, Jonathan Frisby, Paula Kahumbu, and Kimberly Butts

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“32 Sounds” (Abramorama)
“Between Earth & Sky” (PBS)
“Life on Our Planet” (Netflix)
“Path of the Panther” (National Geographic)
“Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food” (Netflix)
‘Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West” (Gravitas Ventures)

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

“The Deepest Breath” (Netflix)

Produced by Adam Prescod, Greg Gettens, and Will Chapman

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“Black Ice” (Roadside Attractions)
“BS High” (HBO | Max)
“It Ain’t Over” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“The League” (Magnolia Pictures)
“Reggie” (Amazon Studios)
“Stephen Curry: Underrated” (Apple TV+)
“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX)

BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY
(TIE)

BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY

“Lennon: Murder Without a Trial” (Apple TV+)

Produced by Rob Coldstream, David Glover, and Mark Raphael

“Telemarketers” (HBO | Max)

Produced by Brandon James, Tina Nguyen, Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Nancy Abraham, Dani Bernfeld, Sam Lipman-Stern, Josh Safdie, Lisa Heller, Greg Stewart, Adam Bhala Lough, Benny Safdie, and David Gordon Green

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“Burden of Proof” (HBO | Max)
“The Jewel Thief” (Hulu)
“Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal” (Netflix)
“The Thief Collector” (FilmRise)
“Victim/Suspect” (Netflix)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

“The Last Repair Shop” (Breakwater Studios)

Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers

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“The ABCs of Book Banning” (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)
“The Barber of Little Rock” (Story Syndicate)
“Between Earth & Sky” (PBS)
“Keys to the City” (New Yorker)
“Last Song From Kabul: (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES

“The 1619 Project” (Hulu/Onyx Collective)

Produced by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Roger Ross Williams, Shoshana Guy, Caitlin Roper, Kathleen Lingo, Helen Verno and Oprah Winfrey

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“Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul” (Netflix)
“Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court” (Showtime)
“JFK: One Day in America” (National Geographic)
“John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial” (Apple TV+)
“Secrets of the Elephants” (National Geographic)
“Shiny Happy People” (Amazon Studios)
“Telemarketers” (HBO | Max)

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

“30 for 30” (ESPN)

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“Frontline” (PBS)
“Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal” (Netflix)
“POV” (PBS)
“Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller” (National Geographic)
“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX)