The Critics Choice Documentary Award nominees have been announced, and many projects from Disney’s studios, including National Geographic, ESPN, Onyx Collective, FX and ABC Studios, have been nominated.

FX’s “Welcome To Wrexham” and ESPN’s “30 For 30”, along with ABC’s “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields”, “The Jewel Thief”, and “The Lady Bird Diaries”, have been nominated for some awards.   And the Hulu Original series, “The 1619 Project”, has been nominated for two awards. National Geographic’s documentaries, “Bobi Wine: The People’s President”, “The Mission”, “Secrets of the Elephants”, “Path of the Panther”, and “Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller” have also been nominated for awards.

The winners will be revealed at a Gala Event on Sunday, 12th November 2023 at The Edison Ballroom in Manhattan. The ceremony will be hosted for the second year in a row by longtime event supporter, actor, and standup comedian Wyatt Cenac.

Christopher Campbell, Vice President of Documentaries of The Critics Choice Association, said in a statement:

“We are thrilled with the number of exceptional documentaries released theatrically and on streaming this year and are very excited to introduce an overdue category honoring true crime films and series,.  This event is about showcasing and celebrating the best in nonfiction, and I want to congratulate all of our nominees and thank them for making us see and think about the world in new ways.”

Carla Renata, Co-President of the Critics Choice Association Documentary Branch, added,

“We are also thrilled to witness a varied number of nominees spanning subjects represented across all genders (including Transgender Intersex) and genres,  further solidifying the Critics Choice Documentary Awards’ commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the documentary landscape.”

The Critics Choice Documentary Awards will be live-streamed through Facebook, YouTube and X (formerly Twitter). Viewing links will be available on the Critics Choice Association website at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, 12th November 2023.

Here are the full nominees for the 8th annual

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/Paramount+)
• 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

• Maite Alberdi – The Eternal Memory (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)
• Madeleine Gavin – Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions)
• Davis Guggenheim – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+)
• Matthew Heineman – American Symphony (Netflix)
• Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss – The Mission (National Geographic)
• Steve McQueen – Occupied City (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 CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Tim Cragg – The Deepest Breath (Netflix)
• Tony Hardmon, Matthew Heineman, Thorsten Thielow – American Symphony (Netflix)
• Lennert Hillege – Occupied City (A24)
• Franz Lustig – Anselm (Sideshow)
• D. Smith – Kokomo City (Magnolia Pictures)
• Toby Strong, James Boon, Bob Poole, Neil Fairlie, Wim Vorster, Joshua Tarr, Pete Allibone, Neil Harvey, Andreas
• Knausenberger – Secrets of the Elephants (National Geographic)

BEST EDITING

• Sammy Dane, Jim Hession, Matthew Heineman, Fernando Villegas – American Symphony (Netflix)
• Madeleine Gavin – Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions)
• Michael Harte – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+
• Michelle Mizner – 20 Days in Mariupol (PBS)
• D. Smith – Kokomo City (Magnolia Pictures)
• Aaron Wickenden – The Mission (National Geographic)

BEST SCORE

• Jon Batiste – American Symphony (Netflix)
• Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans – The Mission (National Geographic)
• Nainita Desai – The Deepest Breath (Netflix)
• Philip Glass & Paul Leonard-Morgan – The Pigeon Tunnel (Apple TV+)
• Katya Richardson & Kris Bowers – The Last Repair Shop (Breakwater Studios)
• D. Smith – Kokomo City (Magnolia Pictures)

BEST NARRATION

• 20 Days in Mariupol (PBS)
  Written and Performed by Mstyslav Chernov
• 32 Sounds (Abramorama)
  Written and Performed by Sam Green
• The Disappearance of Shere Hite (IFC Films)
  Written by Nicole Newnham
  Performed by Dakota Johnson
• Lennon: Murder Without a Trial (Apple TV+)
  Performed by Kiefer Sutherland
• Secrets of the Elephants (National Geographic)
  Written by Martin Williams
  Performed by Natalie Portman
• Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+)
  Written and Performed by Michael J. Fox

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/ABC News Studios)
• The League (Magnolia Pictures)

BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY

• The 1619 Project (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
• JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic)
• The Lady Bird Diaries (Hulu/ABC News Studios)
• Lakota Nation vs. United States (IFC Films)
• The League (Magnolia Pictures)
• Occupied City (A24)
• Stamped from the Beginning (Netflix)

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/ABC News Studios)
• Sly (Netflix)
• Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+)

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 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 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 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 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 SHORT DOCUMENTARY

• The ABCs of Book Banning (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)
• 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/Paramount+)

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 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)

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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