BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (TIE)

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films

Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte

“Will & Harper” • Netflix

Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Produced by Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett

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“Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” (National Geographic)
“Daughters” (Netflix)
“The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix)
“Jim Henson: Idea Man” (Disney+)
“Music by John Williams” (Walt Disney Studios)
“Piece by Piece” (Focus Features)
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” (Netflix)
“Sugarcane” (National Geographic)

BEST DIRECTOR

Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
Warner Bros, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films

Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte

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Josh Greenbaum | “Will & Harper” (Netflix)
Ron Howard | “Jim Henson: Idea Man” (Disney+)
Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie | “Sugarcane” (National Geographic)
Natalie Rae & Angela Patton | “Daughters” (Netflix)
Benjamin Ree | “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” (Netflix)

BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER(S)

Natalie Rae & Angela Patton
“DAUGHTERS” • Netflix

Produced by Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham

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Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev | “Porcelain War” (Picturehouse)
Carla Gutiérrez | “Frida” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Charlie Hamilton James | “Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” (National Geographic)
Sue Kim | “The Last of the Sea Women” (Apple TV+)
Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie | “Sugarcane” (National Geographic)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The Last of the Sea Women” • Apple TV+

Cinematography by Iris Ng, Eunsoo Cho, & Justin Turkowski

Directed by Sue Kim
Produced by Sue Kim, Malala Yousafzai, Erika Kennair

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Michael Cambio Fernandez | “Daughters” (Netflix)
Charlie Hamilton James, Johnny Rolt, Bertie Gregory | “Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” (Nat. Geographic)
Christopher LaMarca, Emily Kassie | “Sugarcane” (National Geographic)
Zoë White | “Will & Harper” (Netflix)
Jessica Young | “The Blue Angels” (Amazon MGM Studios)

BEST EDITING

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films

Editing by Otto Burnham

Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte

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Rik Chaubet | “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber)
Paul Crowder | “Jim Henson: Idea Man” (Disney+)
Troy Lewis, Adelina Bichiș | “Daughters” (Netflix)
Nathan Punwar, Maya Daisy Hawke | “Sugarcane” (National Geographic)
Robert Stengård | “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” (Netflix)

BEST SCORE

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films

Composed by Ilan Eshkeri

Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte

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Erland Cooper | “Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” (National Geographic)
Nathan Halpern | “Will & Harper” (Netflix)
Uno Helmersson | “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” (Netflix)
Kelsey Lu | “Daughters” (Netflix)
Marc Shaiman | “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” (HBO | Max)

BEST NARRATION

“Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces”
Apple TV+

Written and performed by Steve Martin

Directed by Morgan Neville
Produced by Morgan Neville, Meghan Walsh, Charlise Holmes

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“Bad River” (50 Eggs Films) | Written by Mary Mazzio | Performed by Quannah ChasingHorse & Edward Norton
“Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” (National Geographic) | Written by Charlie Hamilton James | Performed by Billy Mail & Susan Mail
“Dahomey” (MUBI) | Written by Makenzy Orcel | Performed by Lucrece Houegbelo, Parfait Viayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassegande, and Sabine Badjogoumin
“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” (Cohen Media Group) | Written and performed by Martin Scorsese
“Queens” (National Geographic) | Written by Chloë Sarosh | Performed by Angela Bassett

BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films

Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, & Ian Bonhôte

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“Black Twitter: A People’s History” (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
“The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix)
“Jim Henson: Idea Man” (Disney+)
“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” (Cohen Media Group)
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber)

BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY

“The Greatest Night in Pop” • Netflix

Directed by Bao Nguyen
Produced by Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Harriet Sternberg, Lionel Richie

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“Bad River” (50 Eggs Films)
“Dahomey” (MUBI)
“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” (Cohen Media Group)
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber)
“Sugarcane” (National Geographic)

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”
Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films

Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
Produced by Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, & Ian Bonhôte

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“Frida” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“I Am: Celine Dion” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Jim Henson: Idea Man” (Disney+)
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” (Netflix)
“Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces” (Apple TV+)

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

“Music by John Williams” • Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by Laurent Bouzereau
Produced by Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Steven Spielberg, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Justin Wilkes, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall

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“The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix)
“I Am: Celine Dion” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Piece by Piece” (Focus Features)
“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band” (Hulu)
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (Kino Lorber)

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY

“SUGARCANE” • National Geographic

Directed by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat
Produced by Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn

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“Bad River” (50 Eggs Films)
“Girls State” (Apple TV+)
“Porcelain War” (Picturehouse)
“Stopping the Steal” (HBO | Max)
“The Truth vs. Alex Jones” (HBO | Max)

BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY

“The Last of the Sea Women” • Apple TV+

Directed by Sue Kim
Produced by Sue Kim, Malala Yousafzai, Erika Kennair

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“Apollo 13: Survival” (Netflix)
“Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story” (National Geographic)
“Blink” (National Geographic)
“Secrets of the Octopus” (National Geographic)
“The Space Race” (National Geographic)

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

“Simone Biles Rising” • Netflix

Directed by Katie Walsh
Produced by Gotham Chopra, Ameeth Sankaran, Giselle Parets, Janey Miller

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“Copa 71” (New Black Films)
“The Dynasty: New England Patriots” (Apple TV+)
“Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa” (Netflix)
“Mr. McMahon” (Netflix)
“The Turnaround” (Netflix)

BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY

“SUGARCANE” • National Geographic

Directed by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat
Produced by Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn

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“American Nightmare” (Netflix)
“Black Box Diaries” (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)
“Incident” (The New Yorker)
“The Jinx: Part Two” (HBO | Max)
“Stopping the Steal” (HBO | Max)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” • Netflix

Directed by Molly O’Brien

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“I Am Ready, Warden” (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)
“Incident” (The New Yorker)
“Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” (Netflix)
“Once Upon a Time in Ukraine” (Earle Mack Productions, Storyville Films, Goldcrest Films)
“The Turnaround” (Netflix)

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES

“Simone Biles Rising” • Netflix

Directed by Katie Walsh
Produced by Gotham Chopra, Ameeth Sankaran, Giselle Parets, Janey Miller

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“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” (Netflix)
“Black Twitter: A People’s History” (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
“Mr. McMahon” (Netflix)
“Ren Faire” (HBO | Max)
“Secrets of the Octopus” (National Geographic)

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

“30 for 30” • ESPN

Created by Bill Simmons and Connor Schell

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“America’s Most Wanted” (Fox Broadcasting Company)
“The Food That Built America” (History)
“Independent Lens” (PBS)
“The Jinx: Part Two” (HBO | Max)
“POV” (PBS)