Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story And Will and Harper are tied for best documentary at the 2024 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards on Sunday night.
The first film won in all six categories in which it was nominated.
Apart from the excellent documentation feature, Super/humanabout the actor who played the Man of Steel and his advocacy for disability awareness after being paralyzed in a tragic accident won Best Director (Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui), Best Editing (Otto Burnham); ), won the award for Best Score (Ilan Eshkeri). Best Archival Documentary and Best Biographical Documentary.
sugarcaneWhich received the most nominations this year with eight, winning two awards for Best Political Documentary and Best True Crime Documentary. The Last of the Sea Women And Simon Biles Rising Also won two awards. The first film, which counts Malala Yousafzai among its producers, won Best Cinematography (Iris Ng, Eunson Choo and Justin Turkowski) and Best Science/Nature Documentary. Simon Biles Rising Won Best Sports Doc and Best Limited Documentary.
daughtersNatalie Rae and Angela Patton won the award for best new documentary filmmakers. Steve! (Martin) A documentary in 2 parts Won Best Narrative for Steve Martin’s writing and performance.
Additionally, The biggest night in pop won Best Historical Documentary; Music by John Williams won Best Music Documentary; And 30 for 30 Awarded Best Ongoing Documentary Series.
In addition to the competitive awards, Rory Kennedy received the Pennebaker Award, named for DA Pennebaker and presented by Pennebaker’s longtime colleague and widower, Chris Hegedus.
The ninth annual Critics’ Choice Awards were presented Sunday night at New York’s Edison Ballroom. The event, hosted by Erich Bergen, was also streamed live on YouTube, X and Facebook. Presenters and guests include Ron Howard, Chelsea Clinton, Amanda Zuraski, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, Jeremy Piven, Bridget Moynihan, Lorraine Toussaint, Michael Cyril Creighton, Daphne Ruben Vega, Ali Wentworth, RJ Cutler, Lauren Greenfield, Lee Andrew Cain, Leung, Chai Vasarhelyi and Marc Shiman.
Below is the full list of winners of this year’s Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards.
Best Documentary Feature
Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Daughters (Netflix)
The Biggest Night in Pop (Netflix)
The Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios)
Slice by Slice (Focus Feature)
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO
Documentaries, CNN Films) (WINNER – TIE)
Will & Harper (Netflix) (Winner – Tie)
Best director
Ian Bonhot and Peter Attegui – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros.
Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films) (Winner)
Josh Greenbaum – Will & Harper (Netflix)
Ron Howard – Jim Henson’s Idea Man (Disney+)
Julian Bahadur Shore Kate and Emily Casey – Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Natalie Rae and Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix)
Benjamin Ray – The Remarkable Life of Abelen (Netflix)
Best New Documentary Makers
Brandon Bellomo and Slava Leontief – Battle of the Porcelain (Picture House)
Carla Gutierrez – Frida (Amazon MGM Studios)
Charlie Hamilton James – Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story
(National Geographic)
Sue Kim – The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+)
Julian Bahadur Shore Kate and Emily Casey – Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Natalie Rae and Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix) (Winner)
Excellent cinematography.
Michael Cambio Fernandez – Daughters (Netflix)
Charlie Hamilton James, Johnny Rowlett, Bertie Gregory – Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story
(National Geographic)
Christopher LaMarca, Emily Casey – Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Iris Ng, Eunsoo Cho, Justin Turkowski – The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+) (WINNER)
Zoe White – Will & Harper (Netflix)
Jessica Young – The Blue Angels (Amazon MGM Studios)
Excellent edit
Otto Burnham – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios,
HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films) (Winner)
Rick Chaubet – Rebellion Soundtrack (Kino Lorber)
Paul Crowder – Jim Henson’s Idea Man (Disney+)
Troy Lewis, Adelina Beaches – Daughters (Netflix)
Nathan Panwar, Maya Daisyhawk – Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Robert Stingard – The Remarkable Life of Ablin (Netflix)
Excellent score
Erland Cooper – Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Alan Ashkiri – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios,
HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films) (Winner)
Nathan Halpern – Will & Harper (Netflix)
Uno Helmersson – The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Kelsey Lowe – Daughters (Netflix)
Marc Shaman – Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (HBO | Max)
Excellent narration
Bad River (50 Eggs Films)
Written by Maryam Mazzeo.
Performed by Quannah ChasingHorse and Edward Norton.
Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Written by Charlie Hamilton James
Performed by Billy Mel and Susan Mel.
Dahomey (evil)
Written by Mackenzie Orsell
Lucrece Houegbelo, Parfait Viayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassegande, and Sabine performed
Badjugomen
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (Cohen Media Group)
Written and performed by Martin Scorsese.
Queens (National Geographic)
Written by Chloë Sarosh
Angela Bassett performed.
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Parts (Apple TV+) (WINNER)
Written and performed by Steve Martin.
Excellent archival documentation
Black Twitter: A Public History (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
The Biggest Night in Pop (Netflix)
The Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (Cohen Media Group)
Coup d’Ett Soundtrack (Kino Lorber)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO
Documentaries, CNN Films) (Winner)
Best Historical Documentary
Bad River (50 Eggs Films)
Dahomey (evil)
The Great Night in Pop (Netflix) (Winner)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (Cohen Media Group)
Coup d’Ett Soundtrack (Kino Lorber)
Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Best Biographical Documentary
Frida (Amazon MGM Studios)
I Am: Celine Dion (Amazon MGM Studios)
The Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Parts (Apple TV+)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO
Documentaries, CNN Films) (Winner)
Best Music Documentary
The Biggest Night in Pop (Netflix)
I Am: Celine Dion (Amazon MGM Studios)
Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios) (Winner)
Slice by Slice (Focus Feature)
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Hulu)
Coup d’Ett Soundtrack (Kino Lorber)
Best Political Documentary
Bad River (50 Eggs Films)
Girls State (Apple TV+)
Porcelain War (Picture House)
Stop Theft (HBO | More)
Sugarcane (National Geographic) (Winner)
The Truth vs. Alex Jones (HBO | Max)
Best Science/Nature Documentary
Apollo 13: Survival (Netflix)
Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Blink (National Geographic)
The Last of the Seawomen (Apple TV+) (Winner)
Secrets of the Octopus (National Geographic)
The Space Race (National Geographic)
Best Sports Documentary
Coppa 71 (New Black Movies)
The Dynasty: New England Patriots (Apple TV+)
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lakpa Sherpa (Netflix)
Mr. McMahon (Netflix)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix) (Winner)
The Turnaround (Netflix)
Best True Crime Documentary
American Nightmare (Netflix)
Black Box Diaries (MTV Documentaries/Paramount+)
Incident (The New Yorker)
Jinx – Part Two (HBO | Max)
Stop Theft (HBO | More)
Sugarcane (National Geographic) (Winner)
Best Short Documentary
I’m Ready, Warden (MTV Documentaries/Paramount+)
Incident (The New Yorker)
The Voice of Makayla: A Letter to the World (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine (Earl Mack Productions, Storyvale Films, Goldcrest Films)
Only Girl in the Orchestra (Netflix) (Winner)
The Turnaround (Netflix)
Best limited documentary series
America’s Sweetheart: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
Black Twitter: A Public History (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
Mr. McMahon (Netflix)
Rain Fair (HBO | Max)
Secrets of the Octopus (National Geographic)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix) (Winner)
Best Ongoing Documentary Series
30 for 30 (ESPN) (WINNER)
America’s Most Wanted (Fox Broadcasting Company)
The Food That Made America (History)
Independent lens (PBS)
Jinx – Part Two (HBO | Max)
POV (PBS)
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