This past Sunday evening, the Critics Choice Association announced the winners of the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards at a gala event in New York City.

Disney had a successful evening, pulling in four awards, including Best Music Documentary for the recent Disney+ Original film, “Music By John Williams”, and National Geographic’s “Sugarcane”, which won two awards for Best Political Documentary and Best True Crime Documentary.    ESPN’s 30 For 30 also won the Best Ongoing Documentary series award.

The biggest winners of the night were “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” and “Will & Harper”, which tied for the top award of the evening, Best Documentary Feature.

The Critics Choice Documentary Awards are an offshoot of the Critics Choice Awards, which are bestowed annually by the CCA to honour the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, the Critics Choice Awards are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (TIE)

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
Will & Harper (Netflix)

BEST DIRECTOR

Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)

BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER(S)

Natalie Rae & Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Iris Ng, Eunsoo Cho, Justin Turkowski – The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+)

BEST EDITING

Otto Burnham – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)

BEST SCORE

Ilan Eshkeri – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)

BEST NARRATION

Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces (Apple TV+)
   Written and performed by Steve Martin

BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)

BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY

The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios)

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY

Sugarcane (National Geographic)

BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY

The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+)

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)

BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY

Sugarcane (National Geographic)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Netflix)

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

30 for 30 (ESPN)

What do you think of this year’s Critics Choice Award winners?  Let me know on social media!

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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