The 2025 Critics Choice Documentary Awards celebrated the year's best documentaries, with 'The Perfect Neighbor' winning multiple awards including Best Documentary Feature and Best Director for Geeta Gandbhir. The event also honored Ken Burns with the Impact Award and Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady with the Pennebaker Award, highlighting excellence in documentary filmmaking across various categories.
At the 2024 Critics Choice Documentary Awards, 'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' and 'Will & Harper' tied for Best Documentary Feature. 'Super/Man' also won in five other categories, including Best Director and Best Editing. Other notable winners included 'Sugarcane' for Best Political and True-Crime Documentary, and 'Simone Biles Rising' for Best Sports Documentary and Best Limited Docuseries. The ceremony was held in New York and livestreamed on multiple platforms.
"Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" was the top winner at the 2023 Critics Choice Documentary Awards, taking home five awards including Best Documentary Feature, Best Narration for Michael J. Fox, Best Biographical Documentary, Best Direction for Davis Guggenheim, and Best Editing for Michael Harte. Jon Batiste won Best Score for "American Symphony," and "20 Days in Mariupol" won two awards for Best First Documentary Feature and Best Political Doc. The awards show, hosted by Wyatt Cenac, took place in New York and was livestreamed on various platforms.
The 2023 Critics Choice Documentary Awards honored the best nonfiction filmmakers, with "American Symphony" leading with six nominations. "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" emerged as the big winner, taking home Best Documentary Feature, Best Biographical Documentary, Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Narration. Other notable winners included Jon Batiste for Best Score and "20 Days in Mariupol" for First Documentary Feature and Best Political Documentary.
