8th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

8th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
8th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
Date	November 12, 2023
Site	Edison Ballroom, New York City, United States
Hosted by	Wyatt Cenac
Most nominations	American Symphony (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Facebook Live; YouTube; X

The 8th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, presented by the Critics Choice Association, will be held on November 12, 2023, at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, to honor finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television.[1] The ceremony will be hosted by American comedian Wyatt Cenac for the second year in a row and will be broadcast live on Facebook Live, YouTube and X.[2]

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.[3] The category for Best True Crime Documentary was introduced.

American documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee will be honored with the Pennebaker Award (Lifetime Achievement Award).[4]

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on October 16, 2023.[3] Winners will be listed first and in bold.

Best Documentary Feature 20 Days in Mariupol (PBS) American Symphony (Netflix) Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions) The Deepest Breath (Netflix) The Eternal Memory (MTV Documentary Films) Judy Blume Forever (Amazon Studios) Kokomo City (Magnolia Pictures) The Mission (National Geographic) Stamped from the Beginning (Netflix) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+)	Best Director The Eternal Memory – Maite Alberdi (MTV Documentary Films) Beyond Utopia – Madeleine Gavin (Roadside Attractions) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Davis Guggenheim (Apple TV+) American Symphony – Matthew Heineman (Netflix) The Mission – Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss (National Geographic) Occupied City – Steve McQueen (A24)
Best First Documentary Feature 20 Days in Mariupol (PBS) 26.2 to Life (Film Halau) Bad Press (Oklafilm) Bobi Wine: The People's President (National Geographic) Kokomo City (Magnolia Pictures) Orlando, My Political Biography (Sideshow) Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Greenwich Entertainment) The Thief Collector (FilmRise)	Best True Crime Documentary Burden of Proof (HBO / MAX) The Jewel Thief (Hulu) John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial (Apple TV+) Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (Netflix) Telemarketers (HBO / MAX) The Thief Collector (FilmRise) Victim/Suspect (Netflix)
Best Archival Documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore (HBO / MAX) The Disappearance of Shere Hite (IFC Films) It Ain't Over (Sony Pictures Classics) JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic) The Lady Bird Diaries (Hulu) The League (Magnolia Pictures)	Best Biographical Documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore (HBO / MAX) The Disappearance of Shere Hite (IFC Films) Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (HBO Documentary Films) Judy Blume Forever (Amazon Studios) Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Hulu) Sly (Netflix) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+)
Best Political Documentary 20 Days in Mariupol (PBS) Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions) Bobi Wine: The People's President (National Geographic) Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court (Showtime) Every Body (Focus Features) Lakota Nation vs. United States (IFC Films) Silver Dollar Road (Amazon MGM Studios)	Best Sports Documentary Black Ice (Roadside Attractions) BS High (HBO / MAX) The Deepest Breath (Netflix) It Ain't Over (Sony Pictures Classics) The League (Magnolia Pictures) Reggie (Amazon Studios) Stephen Curry: Underrated (Apple TV+) Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
Best Historical Documentary The 1619 Project (Hulu / Onyx Collective) JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic) The Lady Bird Diaries (Hulu) Lakota Nation vs. United States (IFC Films) The League (Magnolia Pictures) Occupied City (A24) Stamped from the Beginning (Netflix)	Best Science/Nature Documentary 32 Sounds (Abramorama) Between Earth & Sky (PBS) Life on Our Planet (Netflix) Path of the Panther (National Geographic) Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food (Netflix) Secrets of the Elephants (National Geographic) Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West (Gravitas Ventures)
Best Music Documentary American Symphony (Netflix) Carlos (Sony Pictures Classics) Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (Netflix) Little Richard: I Am Everything (Magnolia Pictures / CNN Films) Love to Love You, Donna Summer (HBO / MAX) Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (AMC Theatres) What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears? (Abramorama)	Best Short Documentary The ABCs of Book Banning (MTV Documentary Films) The Barber of Little Rock (Story Syndicate) Between Earth & Sky (PBS) Keys to the City (New Yorker) The Last Repair Shop (Breakwater Studios) Last Song From Kabul (MTV Documentary Films)
Best Ongoing Documentary Series 30 for 30 (ESPN) Frontline (PBS) Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (Netflix) POV (PBS) Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic) Welcome to Wrexham (FX)	Best Limited Documentary Series The 1619 Project (Hulu / Onyx Collective) Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul (Netflix) Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court (Showtime) JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic) John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial (Apple TV+) Secrets of the Elephants (National Geographic) Shiny Happy People (Amazon Studios) Telemarketers (HBO / MAX)
Best Narration 20 Days in Mariupol – Written and Performed by Mstyslav Chernov (PBS) 32 Sounds – Sam Green (Abramorama) The Disappearance of Shere Hite – Written by Nicole Newnham; Performed by Dakota Johnson (IFC Films) John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial – Performed by Kiefer Sutherland (Apple TV+) Secrets of the Elephants – Written by Martin Williams; Performed by Natalie Portman (National Geographic) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Written and Performed by Michael J. Fox (Apple TV+)	Best Score American Symphony – Jon Batiste (Netflix) The Mission – Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (National Geographic) The Deepest Breath – Nainita Desai (Netflix) The Pigeon Tunnel – Philip Glass (Apple TV+) The Last Repair Shop – Katya Richardson & Kris Bowers (Breakwater Studios) Kokomo City – D. Smith (Magnolia Pictures)
Best Cinematography The Deepest Breath – Tim Cragg (Netflix) American Symphony – Tony Hardmon, Matthew Heineman, Thorsten Thielow (Netflix) Occupied City – Lennert Hillege (A24) Anselm – Franz Lustig (Sideshow) Kokomo City – D. Smith (Magnolia Pictures) Secrets of the Elephants – Toby Strong, James Boon, Bob Poole, Neil Fairlie, Wim Vorster, Joshua Tarr, Pete Allibone, Neil Harvey, Andreas Knausenberger (National Geographic)	Best Editing American Symphony – Sammy Dane, Jim Hession, Matthew Heineman, Fernando Villegas (Netflix) Beyond Utopia – Madeleine Gavin (Roadside Attractions) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Michael Harte (Apple TV+) 20 Days in Mariupol – Michelle Mizner (PBS) Kokomo City – D. Smith (Magnolia Pictures) The Mission – Aaron Wickenden (National Geographic)

Pennebaker Award

Ross McElwee

Films with multiple wins and nominations

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

References

Davis, Clayton (October 16, 2023). "Critics Choice Documentary Awards: 'American Symphony' Leads Nominations, Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Lands Nod After Record-Setting Weekend". Variety. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
Thompson, Anne (October 16, 2023). "Jon Batiste Profile 'American Symphony' Leads Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
Hammond, Pete (October 16, 2023). "Jon Batiste, Michael J. Fox Films Among Nomination Leaders Of 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards; Taylor Swift In Contention For Eras Tour Concert Movie". Deadline. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
"The Eighth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards Sets Gala Event to Honor Award Winners at the Edison Ballroom on Sunday, November 12". Critics' Choice. September 14, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

External links

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[1] Davis, Clayton (October 16, 2023). "Critics Choice Documentary Awards: 'American Symphony' Leads Nominations, Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Lands Nod After Record-Setting Weekend". Variety. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[2] Thompson, Anne (October 16, 2023). "Jon Batiste Profile 'American Symphony' Leads Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[Noms-3] Hammond, Pete (October 16, 2023). "Jon Batiste, Michael J. Fox Films Among Nomination Leaders Of 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards; Taylor Swift In Contention For Eras Tour Concert Movie". Deadline. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[4] "The Eighth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards Sets Gala Event to Honor Award Winners at the Edison Ballroom on Sunday, November 12". Critics' Choice. September 14, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.