8th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

The 8th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, presented by the Critics Choice Association, were held on November 12, 2023, at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, to honor finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television.
The ceremony was hosted by American comedian Wyatt Cenac for the second year in a row and, broadcast live on Facebook Live, YouTube and X.
The nominations were announced on October 16, 2023. Matthew Heineman's American Symphony led the nominations with six, followed by Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Kokomo City, and 20 Days in Mariupol, with five nominations each. The category for Best True Crime Documentary was introduced.
American documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee was honored with the Pennebaker Award. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie received the most awards with five wins, including Best Documentary Feature, followed by 20 Days in Mariupol, American Symphony and The Deepest Breath, with two wins each.

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on October 16, 2023. Winners are listed first and in bold.

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie * 20 Days in Mariupol * American Symphony * Beyond Utopia * The Deepest Breath * The Eternal Memory * Judy Blume Forever * Kokomo City * The Mission * Stamped from the Beginning	Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Davis Guggenheim * The Eternal Memory – Maite Alberdi * Beyond Utopia – Madeleine Gavin * American Symphony – Matthew Heineman * The Mission – Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss * Occupied City – Steve McQueen
20 Days in Mariupol * 26.2 to Life * Bad Press * Bobi Wine: The People's President * Kokomo City * Orlando, My Political Biography * Smoke Sauna Sisterhood * The Thief Collector	Telemarketers John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial * Burden of Proof * The Jewel Thief * Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal * The Thief Collector * Victim/Suspect
Being Mary Tyler Moore * The Disappearance of Shere Hite * It Ain't Over * JFK: One Day in America * The Lady Bird Diaries * The League	Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie * Being Mary Tyler Moore * The Disappearance of Shere Hite * Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project * Judy Blume Forever * Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields * Sly
20 Days in Mariupol * Beyond Utopia * Bobi Wine: The People's President * Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court * Every Body * Lakota Nation vs. United States * Silver Dollar Road	The Deepest Breath * Black Ice * BS High * It Ain't Over * The League * Reggie * Stephen Curry: Underrated * Welcome to Wrexham
JFK: One Day in America * The 1619 Project * The Lady Bird Diaries * Lakota Nation vs. United States * The League * Occupied City * Stamped from the Beginning	Secrets of the Elephants * 32 Sounds * Between Earth & Sky * Life on Our Planet * Path of the Panther * Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food * Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
American Symphony * Carlos * Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop * Little Richard: I Am Everything * Love to Love You, Donna Summer * Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour * What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?	The Last Repair Shop * The ABCs of Book Banning * The Barber of Little Rock * Between Earth & Sky * Keys to the City * Last Song From Kabul
30 for 30 * Frontline * Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal * POV * Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller * Welcome to Wrexham	The 1619 Project * Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul * Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court * JFK: One Day in America * John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial * Secrets of the Elephants * Shiny Happy People * Telemarketers
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Written and Performed by Michael J. Fox * 20 Days in Mariupol – Written and Performed by Mstyslav Chernov * 32 Sounds – Sam Green * The Disappearance of Shere Hite – Written by Nicole Newnham; Performed by Dakota Johnson * John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial – Performed by Kiefer Sutherland * Secrets of the Elephants – Written by Martin Williams; Performed by Natalie Portman	American Symphony – Jon Batiste * The Mission – Saunder Jurriaans and Danny Bensi * The Deepest Breath – Nainita Desai * The Pigeon Tunnel – Philip Glass * The Last Repair Shop – Katya Richardson & Kris Bowers * Kokomo City – D. Smith
The Deepest Breath – Tim Cragg * American Symphony – Tony Hardmon, Matthew Heineman, Thorsten Thielow * Occupied City – Lennert Hillege * Anselm – Franz Lustig * Kokomo City – D. Smith * Secrets of the Elephants – Toby Strong, James Boon, Bob Poole, Neil Fairlie, Wim Vorster, Joshua Tarr, Pete Allibone, Neil Harvey, Andreas Knausenberger	Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Michael Harte * American Symphony – Sammy Dane, Jim Hession, Matthew Heineman, Fernando Villegas * Beyond Utopia – Madeleine Gavin * 20 Days in Mariupol – Michelle Mizner * Kokomo City – D. Smith * The Mission – Aaron Wickenden

Pennebaker Award

'''Ross McElwee'''

Films with multiple wins and nominations

Nominations	Film
6	American Symphony
5	Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
5	Kokomo City
5	20 Days in Mariupol
4	The Deepest Breath
4	The Mission
4	Secrets of the Elephants
4	Beyond Utopia
3	Occupied City
3	JFK: One Day in America
3	The League
3	John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial
3	The Disappearance of Shere Hite
2	The Eternal Memory
2	Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court
2	Judy Blume Forever
2	Bobi Wine: The People's President
2	The Thief Collector
2	The Lady Bird Diaries
2	It Ain't Over
2	Being Mary Tyler Moore
2	Between Earth & Sky
2	Welcome to Wrexham
2	The Last Repair Shop
2	Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
2	32 Sounds
2	Telemarketers
2	The 1619 Project
2	Stamped from the Beginning