
9th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Edison Ballroom, Manhattan, NY
Sunday, November 10, 2024

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE










“Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” • National Geographic
Charlie Hamilton-James | Director
Jeff Wilson | Producer
“Daughters” • Netflix
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Directors
Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham | Producers
“The Greatest Night in Pop” • Netflix
Bao Nguyen | Director
Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Harriet Sternberg, Lionel Richie | Producers
“Jim Henson: Idea Man” • Disney+
Ron Howard | Director
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Margaret Bodde, Justin Wilkes, Mark Monroe, Christopher St. John | Producers
“Music by John Williams” • Disney+
Laurent Bouzereau | Director
Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Steven Spielberg, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin Wilkes, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall | Producers
“Piece by Piece” • Focus Features
Morgan Neville | Director
Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdés, Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville | Producers
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” • Netflix
Benjamin Ree | Director
Ingvil Giske | Producer
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Directors
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers
“Will & Harper” • Netflix
Josh Greenbaum | Director
Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett | Producers

BEST DIRECTOR






Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui | “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers
Josh Greenbaum | “Will & Harper” • Netflix
Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett | Producers
Ron Howard | “Jim Henson: Idea Man” • Disney+
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Margaret Bodde, Justin Wilkes, Mark Monroe, Christopher St. John | Producers
Emily Kassie & Julian Brave NoiseCat | “Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers
Natalie Rae & Angela Patton | “Daughters” • Netflix
Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham | Producers
Benjamin Ree | “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” • Netflix
Ingvil Giske | Producer

BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER(S)






Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev | “Porcelain War” • Picturehouse
Aniela Sidorska, Paula Dupré Pesmen, Camilla Mazzaferro, Olivia Ahnemann | Producers
Carla Gutiérrez | “Frida” • Amazon MGM Studios
Sara Bernstein, Katia Maguire, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, Alexandra Johnes | Producers
Charlie Hamilton James | “Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” • National Geographic
Jeff Wilson | Producer
Sue Kim | “The Last of the Sea Women” • Apple TV+
Sue Kim, Malala Yousafzai, Erika Kennair | Producers
Emily Kassie & Julian Brave NoiseCat | “Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers
Natalie Rae & Angela Patton | “Daughters” • Netflix
Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham | Producers

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY






“Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” • National Geographic
Charlie Hamilton James, Johnny Rolt, Bertie Gregory | Cinematography
Charlie Hamilton-James | Director
Jeff Wilson | Producer
“The Blue Angels” • Amazon MGM Studios
Jessica Young | Cinematography
Paul Crowder | Director
Glen Powell, Sean M. Stuart, Mark Monroe, Glen Zipper, J.J. Abrams, Hannah Minghella | Producers
“Daughters” • Netflix
Michael Cambio Fernandez | Cinematography
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Directors
Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham | Producers
“The Last of the Sea Women” • Apple TV+
Iris Ng, Eunsoo Cho, Justin Turkowski | Cinematography
Sue Kim | Director
Sue Kim, Malala Yousafzai, Erika Kennair | Producers
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Christopher LaMarca, Emily Kassie | Cinematography
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers
“Will & Harper” • Netflix
Zoë White | Cinematography
Josh Greenbaum | Director
Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett | Producers

BEST EDITING






“Daughters” • Netflix
Troy Lewis, Adelina Bichiș | Editors
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Directors
Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham | Producers
“Jim Henson: Idea Man” • Disney+
Paul Crowder, Sierra Neal | Editors
Ron Howard | Director
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Margaret Bodde, Justin Wilkes, Mark Monroe, Christopher St. John | Producers
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” • Netflix
Robert Stengård | Editor
Benjamin Ree | Director
Ingvil Giske | Producer
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
Rik Chaubet | Editor
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Nathan Punwar, Maya Daisy Hawke | Editors
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Otto Burnham | Editors
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Directors
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers

BEST SCORE






“Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” • HBO | Max
Marc Shaiman | Composer
Rob Reiner | Director
Rob Reiner, Michele Singer, Matthew George | Producers
“Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” • National Geographic
Erland Cooper | Composer
Charlie Hamilton-James | Director
Jeff Wilson | Producer
“Daughters” • Netflix
Kelsey Lu | Composer
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Directors
Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham | Producers
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” • Netflix
Uno Helmersson | Composer
Benjamin Ree | Director
Ingvil Giske | Producer
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Ilan Eshkeri | Composer
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Directors
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers
“Will & Harper” • Netflix
Nathan Halpern | Composer
Josh Greenbaum | Director
Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett | Producers

BEST NARRATION






“Bad River” • 50 Eggs Films
Written by Mary Mazzio | Performed by Quannah ChasingHorse & Edward Norton
Mary Mazzio | Director
Mary Mazzio, Grant Hill, Allison Abner | Producers
“Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” • National Geographic
Written by Charlie Hamilton James | Performed by Billy Mail & Susan Mail
Charlie Hamilton-James | Director
Jeff Wilson | Producer
“Dahomey” • MUBI
Written by Makenzy Orcel | Performed by Lucrece Houegbelo, Parfait Viayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassegande, and Sabine Badjogoumin
Mati Diop | Director
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers
“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” • Cohen Media Group
Written and performed by Martin Scorsese
David Hinton | Director
Nick Varley, Matthew Wells | Producers
“Queens” • National Geographic
Written by Chloë Sarosh | Performed by Angela Bassett
Jess Tombs, Rachael Kinley, Faith Musembi, Victoria Bromley, Ilaira Mallalieu | Directors
Angela Bassett, Vanessa Berlowitz | Executive Producers
“Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces” • Apple TV+
Written and performed by Steve Martin
Morgan Neville | Director
Morgan Neville, Meghan Walsh, Charlise Holmes | Producers

BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY






“Black Twitter: A People’s History” • Hulu/Onyx Collective
Prentice Penny | Director
Prentice Penny, Chris Pollack, Alex Soler, Sarah Amos, Helen Estabrook, Agnes Chu, Andrew Whitney, Raeshem Nijhon, Carri Twigg, Nicole Galovski, Joie Jacoby | Executive Producers
“The Greatest Night in Pop” • Netflix
Bao Nguyen | Director
Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Harriet Sternberg, Lionel Richie | Producers
“Jim Henson: Idea Man” • Disney+
Ron Howard | Director
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Margaret Bodde, Justin Wilkes, Mark Monroe, Christopher St. John | Producers
“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” • Cohen Media Group
David Hinton | Director
Nick Varley, Matthew Wells | Producers
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Directors
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers

BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY






“Bad River” • 50 Eggs Films
Mary Mazzio | Director
Mary Mazzio, Grant Hill, Allison Abner | Producers
“Dahomey” • MUBI
Mati Diop | Director
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers
“The Greatest Night in Pop” • Netflix
Bao Nguyen | Director
Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Harriet Sternberg, Lionel Richie | Producers
“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” • Cohen Media Group
David Hinton | Director
Nick Varley, Matthew Wells | Producers
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY






“Frida” • Amazon MGM Studios
Carla Gutierrez | Director
Sara Bernstein, Katia Maguire, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, Alexandra Johnes | Producers
“I Am: Celine Dion” • Amazon MGM Studios
Irene Taylor | Director
Stacy Lorts, Tom Mackay, Julie Begey Seureau, Irene Taylor | Producers
“Jim Henson: Idea Man” • Disney+
Ron Howard | Director
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Margaret Bodde, Justin Wilkes, Mark Monroe, Christopher St. John | Producers
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” • Netflix
Benjamin Ree | Director
Ingvil Giske | Producer
“Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces” • Apple TV+
Morgan Neville | Director
Morgan Neville, Meghan Walsh, Charlise Holmes | Producers
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Directors
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY






“The Greatest Night in Pop” • Netflix
Bao Nguyen | Director
Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Harriet Sternberg, Lionel Richie | Producers
“I Am: Celine Dion” • Amazon MGM Studios
Irene Taylor | Director
Stacy Lorts, Tom Mackay, Julie Begey Seureau, Irene Taylor | Producers
“Music by John Williams” • Walt Disney Studios
Laurent Bouzereau | Director
Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Steven Spielberg, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin Wilkes, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall | Producers
“Piece by Piece” • Focus Features
Morgan Neville | Director
Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdés, Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville | Producers
“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band” • Hulu
Thom Zimny | Director
Thom Zimny, Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen, Adrienne Gerard, Sean M. Stuart | Producers
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY






“Bad River” • 50 Eggs Films
Mary Mazzio | Director
Mary Mazzio, Grant Hill, Allison Abner | Producers
“Girls State” • Apple TV+
Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss | Directors & Producers
“Porcelain War” • Picturehouse
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev | Directors
Aniela Sidorska, Paula Dupré Pesmen, Camilla Mazzaferro, Olivia Ahnemann | Producers
“Stopping the Steal” • HBO | Max
Dan Reed | Director
Milo Riley-Smith, Dan Reed | Producers
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers
“The Truth vs. Alex Jones” • HBO | Max
Dan Reed | Director
Dan Reed, Marguerite Gaudin | Producers

BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY






“Apollo 13: Survival” • Netflix
Peter Middleton | Director
Clive Patterson, Hugh Davies | Producers
“Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” • National Geographic
Charlie Hamilton-James | Director
Jeff Wilson | Producer
“Blink” • National Geographic
Daniel Roher, Edmund Stenson | Directors
Melanie Miller, Diane Becker | Producers
“The Last of the Sea Women” • Apple TV+
Sue Kim | Director
Sue Kim, Malala Yousafzai, Erika Kennair | Producers
“Secrets of the Octopus” • National Geographic
James Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, Adam Geiger, Colette Beaudry, Anwar Mamon, Pam Caragol | Executive Producers
“The Space Race” • National Geographic
Lisa Cortes, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza | Directors
Keero Singh Birla, Alex Bowen, Lisa Cortes, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Aly Parker, Mark Monroe | Producers

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY






“Copa 71” • New Black Films
Rachel Ramsay, James Erskine | Directors
Victoria Gregory, Jannat Gargi, Anna Godas | Producers
“The Dynasty: New England Patriots” • Apple TV+
Matthew Hamachek | Director
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Jenna Millman, Jeff Benedict, Matthew Hamachek, Meredith Kaulfers, Miranda Johnson-Smith, Jonna McLaughlin | Executive Producers
“Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa” • Netflix
Lucy Walker | Director
Dalia Burde, Charlie Corwin, Christopher Newman, Michael D. Ratner, Miranda Sherman | Producers
“Mr. McMahon” • Netflix
Chris Smith | Director
Abhay Sofsky, Matt Maxson | Producers
“Simone Biles Rising” • Netflix
Katie Walsh | Director
Gotham Chopra, Ameeth Sankaran, Giselle Parets, Janey Miller | Executive Producers
“The Turnaround” • Netflix
Ben Proudfoot, Kyle Thrash | Directors
Jake Bloch, Josh Rosenberg, Nicholas Ruff | Producers

BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY






“American Nightmare” • Netflix
Bernadette Higgins, Felicity Morris | Directors
Rebecca North, Fiona Stourton | Producers
“Black Box Diaries” • MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+
Shiori Ito | Director
Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito | Producers
“Incident” • The New Yorker
Bill Morrison | Director & Producer
“The Jinx: Part Two” • HBO | Max
Andrew Jarecki | Director
Sam Neave, Andrew Jarecki, Zachary Stuart-Pontier | Producers
“Stopping the Steal” • HBO | Max
Dan Reed | Director
Milo Riley-Smith, Dan Reed | Producers
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY






“I Am Ready, Warden” • MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+
Smriti Mundhra | Director
“Incident” • The New Yorker
Bill Morrison | Director
“Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” • Netflix
Julio Palacio | Director
“Once Upon a Time in Ukraine” • Earle Mack Productions, Storyville Films, Goldcrest Films
Betsy West | Director
Earle Mack | Producer
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” • Netflix
Molly O’Brien | Director
“The Turnaround” • Netflix
Ben Proudfoot, Kyle Thrash | Directors
Jake Bloch, Josh Rosenberg, Nicholas Ruff | Producers

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES






“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” • Netflix
Greg Whiteley | Creator
“Black Twitter: A People’s History” • Hulu/Onyx Collective
Prentice Penny | Director
Prentice Penny, Chris Pollack, Alex Soler, Sarah Amos, Helen Estabrook, Agnes Chu, Andrew Whitney, Raeshem Nijhon, Carri Twigg, Nicole Galovski, Joie Jacoby | Executive Producers
“Mr. McMahon” • Netflix
Chris Smith | Director
Abhay Sofsky, Matt Maxson | Producers
“Ren Faire” • HBO | Max
Lance Oppenheim | Director & Producer
“Secrets of the Octopus” • National Geographic
James Cameron, Maria Wilhelm, Adam Geiger, Colette Beaudry, Anwar Mamon, Pam Caragol | Executive Producers
“Simone Biles Rising” • Netflix
Katie Walsh | Director
Gotham Chopra, Ameeth Sankaran, Giselle Parets, Janey Miller | Executive Producers

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES






“30 for 30” • ESPN
Bill Simmons, Connor Schell | Creators
“America’s Most Wanted” • Fox Broadcasting Company
Michael Linder, Stephen Chao | Creators
“The Food That Built America” • History
Kim Woodard, Greg Henry, Isaac Holub, Yoshi Stone, Jim Pasquarella, Mary E. Donahue | Executive Producers
“Independent Lens” • PBS
Carrie Lozano, Lois Vossen | Executive Producers
“The Jinx: Part Two” • HBO | Max
Andrew Jarecki | Director
Sam Neave, Andrew Jarecki, Zachary Stuart-Pontier | Producers
“POV” • PBS
Marc Weiss | Creator

About the Critics Choice Awards
The Critics Choice Documentary Awards are an offshoot of the Critics Choice Awards, which are bestowed annually by the CCA to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, the Critics Choice Awards are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 600 media critics and entertainment journalists. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the intersection between film, television, and streaming content.




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