Critics' Choice Documentary Awards


The Critics' Choice Documentary Awards are accolades that are presented by the Critics Choice Association to honour the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television. They were established in 2016, and the first ceremony was held on November 3, 2016.

Categories

Current categories

For the latest ceremony, the following categories were presented:
Other categories previously presented include:

Discontinued categories

Ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Critics' Choice Documentary Awards ceremonies since 2016.
CeremonyDateBest Documentary Feature winnerBest Director winnerBest First Documentary Feature winnerVenue
1stNovember 3, 201630 for 30: O.J.: Made in AmericaEzra Edelman – O.J.: Made in AmericaWeinerBRIC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
2ndNovember 2, 2017JaneEvgeny Afineevsky – Cries from SyriaKediBRIC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
3rdNovember 11, 2018Won't You Be My Neighbor?Morgan Neville – Won't You Be My Neighbor?Science FairBRIC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
4thNovember 10, 2019Apollo 11Peter Jackson – They Shall Not Grow Old / Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert – American FactoryHoneylandBRIC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
5thNovember 16, 2020Dick Johnson Is DeadKirsten Johnson – Dick Johnson Is DeadMr. Soul!Virtual
6thNovember 14, 2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin – The Rescue / Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson – Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)BRIC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
7thNovember 13, 2022Good Night OppyRyan White – Good Night OppyBad AxeEdison Ballroom, New York City, United States
8thNovember 12, 2023Still: A Michael J. Fox MovieDavis Guggenheim - Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie20 Days in MariupolEdison Ballroom, New York City, United States
9thNovember 10, 2024Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story / Will & HarperIan Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui – Superman: The Christopher Reeve StoryDaughtersEdison Ballroom, New York City, United States
10thNovember 9, 2025The Perfect NeighborGeeta Gandbhir – The Perfect NeighborMy Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska HargitayEdison Ballroom, New York City, United States