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Ava DuVernay’s “14th” led all films with six nominations for the 11th Critics Choice Documentary Awards, the Critics Choice Society announced Tuesday.
The extensive film about the 14th amendment of the US constitution, and the way the Trump administration is undermining it today, is nominated in the categories of Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Musical Score, Best Political Documentary and Best Historical Documentary.
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, “You Can See Everything,” was one of three films that won five nominations, along with David Greaves and Gabriela Osio Vanden’s “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” and Jack Weisman’s “Nuisance Bear.”
“Everest: The Other Side,” “Everybody to Kenmure Street,” “Concrete History,” “Resolutions for a Revolution,” “Remake” and “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” received four nominations each.
High-profile docs “Musk” and “NAZA” received three nominations each, while Morgan Neville’s “Man on the Run” and “Lorne” received two and Judd Apatow’s “Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. “Marty, Life Is Short” and “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” each won one).
Over the first 10 years of the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, 26 of the 113 nominees in the Best Documentary Feature category have gone on to receive Oscar nominations, and 59 of them have been shortlisted for the Oscars. As the Academy’s Documentary Branch has become increasingly international and increasingly adventurous, the link between the two bodies has diminished, with Critics Choice voters favoring more mainstream films and fewer international films. As of 2019, 75% of Critics Choice nominees in the top category have been American docs, compared to less than 29% of Oscar nominees.
The winners will be announced on Sunday, November 8 at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Also at that ceremony, Howard will receive the Critics’ Choice Award, and Jehane Noujaim will receive the Pennebaker Award from Chris Hegedus, DA Pennebaker’s widow and colleague.
Nominees were selected by volunteer committees from the membership of the Critics Choice Association, which represents more than 500 critics and entertainment journalists.
BEST BUSINESS
“14th” (Netflix)
“Everest: The Other Side” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
“Everybody to Kenmure Street” (Icarus Films)
“Concrete History” (Magnolia Pictures)
“Musk” (Bleecker Street)
“NAZA” (The Guardian / movies mk2)
“Once Upon a Time in Harlem” (Neon)
“Rise for Rebellion” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Remake” (Music Box Movies)
“You see everything” (A24)
BEST GUIDE
Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor – “NAZA” (The Guardian Films / mk2)
Felipe Bustos Sierra – “Everybody to Kenmure Street” (Icarus Films)
Ava DuVernay – “14th” (Netflix)
Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim – “You See Everything” (A24)
Ross McElwee – “Remake” (Music Box Movies)
Orlando von Einsiedel – “The Cycle of Love” (Variance Films)
BEST FIRST MUSICIAN
David Greaves – “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” (Neon)
Baz Luhrmann – “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” (Neon)
Gabriela Osio Vanden & Jack Weisman – “Worried Bears” (Mubi)
Xander Robin – “The Python Hunt” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Poh Si Teng – “American Doctor” (Watermelon Pictures)
John Wilson – “Concrete History” (Magnolia Pictures)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
David Bolen – “You See Everything” (A24)
David Bolen & Matt Clegg – “The Python Hunt” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Sophie Darlington – “Lion” (National Geographic)
Franklin Dow – “The Cycle of Love” (Alternate Films)
Gabriela Osio Vanden & Jack Weisman – “Worried Bears” (Mubi)
Clair Popkin, Jimmy Chin, Christopher Murphy – “Everest: The Other Side” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
BEST HOLIDAYS
Spencer Averick – “14th” (Netflix)
Anne de Mare & Lynn True – “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” (Neon)
Adam Locke-Norton – “You See Everything” (A24)
Colin Monie – “Everybody to Kenmure Street” (Icarus Films)
Jonathan Redmond – “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” (Neon)
Cori Wapnowska – “Concrete History” (Magnolia Pictures)
BEST INTERPRETATION
“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” (Focus Features)
Written by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy
Performed by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy
“Concrete History” (Magnolia Pictures)
John Wilson wrote
Played by John Wilson
“Lorne” (Focus Feature)
Written by Morgan Neville, Alan Lowe, Jake Hostetter
Played by Chris Parnell
“The Bears of Crisis” (Mubi)
Written by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
Played by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
“Rise for Rebellion” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Written by Pega English
Performed by Pegah Ahangarani
“Remake” (Music Box Movies)
Ross McElwee wrote
Played by Ross McElwee
THE BIRCH FOREST SCORE
Ari Balouzian – “You See Everything” (A24)
Dan Deacon – “Time and Water” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Caroline Ho – “Everest: The Other Side” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Jason Moran – “14th” (Netflix)
Cristóbal Tapia de Veer – “Now Bears” (Mubi)
Hans Zimmer, Niccolò Pacella, George Hutson Warren – “Lion” (National Geographic)
BEST SONG
“Earth, Wind and Fire (To Be Heavenly vs. That’s the Weight of the World)” (HBO Max)
“EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” (Neon)
“Man on the Run” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
“Peter Asher: Everywhere Man” (Greenwich Entertainment)
“Sara Bareilles: Good Grief” (Group Effort Films/Naked Edge Films)
BEST POLISH SONG
“14th” (Netflix)
“American Doctor” (Watermelon Pictures)
“Ask E. Jean” (Abramorama)
“Everybody to Kenmure Street” (Icarus Films)
“Musk” (Bleecker Street)
“NAZA” (The Guardian / movies mk2)
“Union Town” (Cabin Creek Films)
THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND
“14th” (Netflix)
“Once Upon a Time in Harlem” (Neon)
“Rise for Rebellion” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“SCTV: The Biggest Show You’ve Never Heard Of” (Netflix)
“Soul Patrol” (Kino Lorber)
“Turnover: The 9/11 Generation” (Netflix)
THE BEST BIOGRAPHICAL STORY
“Avedon” (Netflix)
“Jean-Michel Basquiat” (Netflix)
“Lorne” (Focus Feature)
“Marty, Life’s Short” (Netflix)
“Mel Brooks: The 99-year-old!” (HBO Max)
“Musk” (Bleecker Street)
THE STORY OF KAEL
“EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” (Neon)
“The Making of Marie Antoinette” (Movie)
“Man on the Run” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Once Upon a Time in Harlem” (Neon)
“Rise for Rebellion” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Remake” (Music Box Movies)
BEST KNOWLEDGE/NATURAL
“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” (Focus Features)
“Ghost Elephants” (National Geographic Documentaries)
“Lion” (National Geographic)
“The Bears of Crisis” (Mubi)
“The Secrets of the Bees” (National Geographic)
“Time and Water” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
SPIRITUAL STORIES
“The Dynasty: UConn Huskies” (Apple TV)
“Everest: The Other Side” (National Geographic Documentary Films)
“Give me the Ball!” (ESPN)
“Rafa” (Netflix)
“Standout: The Ben Kjar Story” (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
“Tyson” (Netflix)
TRUE CHIME CHIME DOCUMENTATION
“Baby Doe” (Record Release)
“Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story” (Dark Star Pictures)
“Massacre Idaho: The College Nightmare” (Netflix)
“A Killer Story” (HBO Max)
“The Lost Women of Alaska” (Search Search)
“Murder in Glitterball Town” (HBO Max)
THE BEST STORY
“The Worst Voiceover Writer Ever” (Netflix)
“A Derailment” (POV)
“Escalation” (Fireworks Movies)
“Miller Night Football” (HBO Max)
“Oh Whale” (The New Yorker / Switchboard Magazine)
“The Second Life of Freddie Nole” (Sweet World Films)
“A brief account of a large pencil” (archilux)
“They’re Here” (Praxis Films)
BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
“9/11: Reunited” (National Geographic)
“The Dark Wizard” (HBO Max)
“The Dynasty: UConn Huskies” (Apple TV)
“High Horse: The Black Cowboy” (Peacock)
“Lion” (National Geographic)
“The Man Will Burn” (HBO Max)
“Rafa” (Netflix)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES CONTINUED
“30 for 30” (ESPN)
“American Masters” (PBS)
“America’s Sweetheart: The Dallas Cowboys” (Netflix)
“The Food That Built America” (History)
“A Dangerous History by Henry Winkler” (History)
“Independent Lens” (PBS)
“Untold” (Netflix)
