11th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

Film award ceremony 11th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 11th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards poster.jpg Official poster Finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television November 8, 2026 Edison Ballroom, New York City, United States Critics Choice Association Critics Choice Impact Award Ron Howard Pennebaker Award Jehane Noujaim Ross Mathews 14th (6) Facebook LiveYouTubeX https://www.criticschoice.com/documentary-awards/ Critics Choice Documentary Awards 10th 12th The 11th Critics Choice Documentary Awards, presented by the Critics Choice Association, will be held on November 8, 2026, at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, to honor the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television. American television host and personality Ross Mathews will host the ceremony.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ron-howard-2026-critics-choice-documentary-awards-honor-1236722378/ Ron Howard to be Honored at 2026 Critics Choice Documentary Awards Hilary Lewis The Hollywood Reporter October 5, 2026 October 7, 2026 en-us 14th by Ava DuVernay with six nominations including Best Documentary Feature, led the slate announced on October 13, 2026. It was followed by You Can See Everything, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, and Nuisance Bear each with five nominations.https://deadline.com/2026/10/critics-choice-documentary-awards-2026-nominations-1237155430/ Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations: ‘14th’ Nabs 6; Elizabeth Holmes Doc, ‘Once Upon A Time In Harlem’, ‘Nuisance Bear’ Land 5 Each Matthew Carey October 13, 2026 October 13, 2026 Deadline en American filmmaker and documentarian Ron Howard will be honored with the Critics Choice Impact Award, while American documentary film director Jehane Noujaim will receive the Pennebaker Award from Pennebaker's widow and collaborator, Chris Hegedus.https://www.criticschoice.com/ron-howard-to-receive-critics-choice-impact-award-at-the-11th-annual-critics-choice-documentary-awards/ Ron Howard To Receive Critics Choice Impact Award At The 11th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards Critics' Choice October 5, 2026 October 7, 2026 Awards gala The awards gala hosted by Ross Mathews will be held on November 8, 2026. thumb|210x210px|Ross Mathews host of the Awards gala The following awards will be presented in gala: Best Documentary Feature Best Director Best First Documentary Feature Best True Crime Documentary Best Sports Documentary Best Political Documentary Best Music Documentary Best Archival Documentary Best Science/Nature Documentary Best Historical Documentary Best Biographical Documentary Best Ongoing Documentary Series Best Limited Documentary Series Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Music Score Best Narration Winners and nominees The nomination list was unveiled on 13 October 2026, and final voting will be conducted between 14 October and 6 November 2026.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2026-critics-choice-documentary-awards-nominations-list-1236728472/ ‘14th’ Leads Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations Hilary Lewis The Hollywood Reporter 13 October 2026 13 October 2026 en-us #eedd82 Best Documentary Feature 14th (Netflix) Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films) Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films) The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures) Musk (Bleecker Street) NAZA (The Guardian, mk2 films) Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics) Remake (Music Box Films) You Can See Everything (A24)#eedd82 Best Director Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor – NAZA (The Guardian, mk2 films) Felipe Bustos Sierra – Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films) Ava DuVernay – 14th (Netflix) Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim – You Can See Everything (A24) Ross McElwee – Remake (Music Box Films) Orlando von Einsiedel – The Cycle of Love (Variance Films)#eedd82 Best First Documentary Feature David Greaves – Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) Baz Luhrmann – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon) Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman – Nuisance Bear (MUBI) Xander Robin – The Python Hunt (Oscilloscope Laboratories) Poh Si Teng – American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures) John Wilson – The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)#eedd82 Best True Crime Documentary Baby Doe (Narrative Distribution) Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story (Dark Star Pictures) The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (Netflix) A Killer Story (HBO Max) Lost Women of Alaska (Investigation Discovery) Murder in Glitterball City (HBO Max)#eedd82 Best Music Documentary Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial 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)#eedd82 Best Political Documentary 14th (Netflix) American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures) Ask E. Jean (Abramorama) Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films) Musk (Bleecker Street) NAZA (The Guardian, mk2 films) Union Town (Cabin Creek Films)#eedd82 Best Historical Documentary 14th (Netflix) Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) Rehaearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics) SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of (Netflix) Soul Patrol (Kino Lorber) Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (Netfix)#eedd82 Best Biographical Documentary Avedon (Netflix) Jean-Michel Basquiat (Netflix) Lorne (Focus Features) Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix) Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max) Musk (Bleecker Street) #eedd82 Best Archival Documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon) Making Marie Antoinette (Mubi) Man on the Run (Amazon MGM Studios) Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) Rehaearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics) Remake (Music Box Films)#eedd82 Best Science/Nature Documentary The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features) Ghost Elephants (National Geographic Documentary Films) Lion (National Geographic) Nuisance Bear (MUBI) Secrets of the Bees (National Geographic) Time and Water (National Geographic Documentary Films)#eedd82 Best Sports Documentary 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)#eedd82 Best Short Documentary The Baddest Speechwriter of All (Netflix) A Derailment (POV) Escalation (Bonfire Films) Miller Night Football (HBO Max) Oh Whale (The New Yorker, Switchboard Magazine) The Second Life of Freddie Nole (Sweet World Films) A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil (archilux) They're Here (Praxis Films)#eedd82 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)#eedd82 Best Ongoing Documentary Series 30 for 30 (ESPN) American Masters (PBS) America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix) The Food That Built America (History) Hazardous History with Henry Winkler (History) Independent Lens (PBS) Untold (Netflix)#eedd82 Best Cinematography David Bolen – You Can See Everything (A24) David Bolen and Matt Clegg – The Python Hunt (Oscilloscope Laboratories) Sophie Darlington – Lion (National Geographic) Franklin Dow – The Cycle of Love (Variance Films) Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman – Nuisance Bear (MUBI) Clair Popkin, Jimmy Chin, Christopher Murphy – Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)#eedd82 Best Editing Spencer Averick – 14th (Netflix) Anne de Mare and Lynn True – Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon) Adam Locke-Norton – You Can See Everything (A24) Colin Monie – Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films) Jonathan Redmond – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon) Cori Wapnowska – The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)#eedd82 Best Narration The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist – Written and performed by Daniel Roher and Caroline Lindy (Focus Features) The History of Concrete – Written and performed by John Wilson (Magnolia Pictures) Lorne – Written by Morgan Neville, Alan Lowe, Jake Hostetter; Performed by Chris Parnell (Focus Features) Nuisance Bear – Written and performed by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons (Mubi) Rehearsals for a Revolution – Written and performed by Pegah Ahangarani (Sony Pictures Classics) Remake – Written and performed by Ross McElwee (Music Box Films)#eedd82 Best Score Ari Balouzian – You Can 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) Cristobal Tapia de Veer – Nuisance Bear (Mubi) Hans Zimmer, Niccolò Pacella, George Hutson Warren – Lion (National Geographic) Pennebaker Award Jehane Noujaim, American documentary film director thumb|210x210px|Jehane Noujaim recipient of Pennebaker Award Critics Choice Impact Award Ron Howard, American filmmaker and documentarian thumb|210x210px|Ron Howard recipient of Critics Choice Impact Award Films with multiple wins and nominations + Films with multiple nominations Nominations Film Production company(ies) 6 14th Netflix 5 You Can See Everything A24 Once Upon a Time in Harlem Neon Nuisance Bear MUBI 4 Everybody to Kenmure Street Icarus Films Remake Music Box Films The History of Concrete Magnolia Pictures Rehearsals for a Revolution Sony Pictures Classics Everest: The Other Side National Geographic Documentary Films EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Neon Lion National Geographic 3 NAZA The Guardian, mk2 films Musk Bleecker Street References External links Official website Critics Choice Documentary Awards Category:Critics' Choice Documentary Awards