Winners: 5th Critics Choice Documentary Awards

BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN

The Critics Choice Association has unveiled the winners of the 5th Critics Choice Documentary Awards, which recognize the year’s finest achievements in documentaries released in theaters, on TV, and on major digital platforms.

Kirsten Johnson’s “Dick Johnson is Dead”, a documentary distributed by Netflix and currently available to stream, took the top prize. Johnson was also the recipient of the Best Director prize. Netflix earned six awards, the most of any studio.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Best Documentary Feature

DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
(Netflix)

Best Director

Kirsten Johnson
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
(Netflix)

Best First Documentary Feature

Melissa Haizlip
MR. SOUL
(Shoes in the Bed Productions)

Best Cinematography

Roger Horrocks
MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
(Netflix)

Best Editing

Lindy Jankura, Alex Keipper
TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL
(Neon)

Best Score

Marco Beltrami, Brandon Roberts, Buck Sanders
THE WAY I SEE IT
(Focus Features)

Best Narration

David Attenborough, narrator/writer
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET
(Netflix)

Best Archival Documentary

MLK/FBI
(Field of Vision/IFC Films)

Best Historical/Biographical Documentary

JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE
(Magnolia/Participant)

Best Music Documentary

BEASTIE BOYS - TIE
(Apple)

THE GO-GO’S - TIE
(Showtime)

Best Political Documentary

BOYS STATE
(Apple)

Best Science/Nature Documentary

MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
(Netflix)

Best Sports Documentary

ALI & CAVETT: THE TALE OF THE TAPES - TIE
(HBO)

ATHLETE A - TIE
(Netflix)

Best Short Documentary

ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN
(MTV)