4th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards


The 4th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards were presented on November 10, 2019. at the BRIC in Brooklyn, New York, honoring the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television, the ceremony was hosted by Jonathan Scott. The nominees were announced in October 14, 2019, with The Biggest Little Farm leading the nominations with seven.

Special awards

At the ceremony, director Michael Apted received "The Landmark Award", and filmmaker Frederick Wiseman was presented as the recipient for "The D A Pennebaker Award".

Films by multiple nominations and wins

The following films received multiple nominations:
NominationsFilm
7The Biggest Little Farm
6They Shall Not Grow Old
6Apollo 11
5The Cave
5One Child Nation
5Honeyland
4American Factory
4The Kingmaker
4David Crosby: Remember My Name
4Aquarela
4Sea of Shadows
4Maiden
3Pavarotti
3Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
3Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
3Knock Down the House
3Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
2The Edge of Democracy
2The Elephant Queen
2Western Stars
2What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
2Love, Antosha
2Amazing Grace
2Mike Wallace Is Here
2For Sama

The following films received multiple awards:
WinsFilm
5Apollo 11
2American Factory
2Honeyland
2Maiden
2They Shall Not Grow Old
2Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice