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Third Annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominations Announced<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

October 15, 2018<\/p>\n

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The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA)<\/strong> and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA)<\/strong> have announced the nominees for the third annual Critics\u2019 Choice Documentary Awards<\/strong>. The winners will be presented their awards at a gala event, hosted by science educator and television personality Bill Nye, on Saturday, November 10 at BRIC in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n

Free Solo<\/strong> leads this year with six nominations and one honor, including Best Documentary, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi for Best Directors, Best Sports Documentary, Most Innovative Documentary, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and a Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary honor for Alex Honnold.<\/p>\n

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Recognized with five nominations are Minding the Gap<\/strong> and Wild Wild Country<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The nominations for Minding the Gap are Best Documentary, Best Sports Documentary, Bing Liu for Best Director and for Best First Time Director, and Best Cinematography.<\/p>\n

The nominations for Wild Wild Country are Best Documentary, Chapman Way and Maclain Way for Best First Time Directors, Most Innovative Documentary, Best Cinematography, and Best Limited Documentary Series.<\/p>\n

Recognized with four nominations are Dark Money, Hitler\u2019s Hollywood<\/strong> and Won\u2019t You Be My Neighbor?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The nominations for Dark Money are Best Documentary, Kimberly Reed for Best Director, Best Political Documentary and Best Editing.<\/p>\n

The nominations for Hitler\u2019s Hollywood are Best Documentary, Best Political Documentary, R\u00fcdiger Suchsland for Best Director, and Most Innovative Documentary.<\/p>\n

The nominations for Won\u2019t You Be My Neighbor? are Best Documentary, Morgan Neville for Best Director, Most Innovative Documentary and Best Editing.<\/p>\n

Three Identical Strangers<\/strong> received three nominations and an honor, including Best Documentary, Tim Wardle for Best Director, Best Editing and an honor for David Kellman and Bobby Shafran for Most Compelling Living Subjects of a Documentary.<\/p>\n

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At the gala ceremony, filmmaker Stanley Nelson<\/strong> will be presented with the Critics\u2019 Choice Impact Award.<\/p>\n

As previously announced, multi award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore will be honored with the Critics\u2019 Choice Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n

For the first year, the Critics\u2019 Choice Documentary Awards has introduced the Catalyst Sponsorship, a program for industry leaders to support the event. The inaugural sponsors include Focus Features, National Geographic Documentary Films, Netflix, Curiosity Stream, and others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to celebrate this year\u2019s outstanding documentary work at the upcoming event,\u201d<\/strong> said Broadcast Film Critics Association President Joey Berlin. \u201cThe year 2018 has been called \u2018The Year of the Documentary\u2019 and we are so happy to give these films and shows the recognition and high praise that they deserve.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Critics\u2019 Choice Awards are determined by qualified members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), and feature multiple categories across both television and film. Qualified members of BFCA and BTJA will choose the winners from amongst the nominees in voting from November 7 – November 9, 2018.<\/p>\n

The nominees for the third annual Critics\u2019 Choice Documentary Awards are:<\/p>\n

BEST DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCrime + Punishment\u201d \u2013 Director: Stephen Maing (Hulu)
\n\u201cDark Money\u201d \u2013 Director: Kimberly Reed (PBS)
\n\u201cFree Solo\u201d \u2013 Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (National Geographic Documentary Films)
\n\u201cHal\u201d \u2013 Director: Amy Scott (Oscilloscope)
\n\u201cHitler\u2019s Hollywood\u201d \u2013 Director: R\u00fcdiger Suchsland (Kino Lorber)
\n\u201cMinding the Gap\u201d \u2013 Director: Bing Liu (Hulu)
\n\u201cRBG\u201d \u2013 Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West (Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media)
\n\u201cThree Identical Strangers\u201d \u2013 Director: Tim Wardle (Neon, CNN Films)
\n\u201cWild Wild Country\u201d \u2013 Directors: Chapman Way, Maclain Way (Netflix)
\n\u201cWon\u2019t You Be My Neighbor?\u201d \u2013 Director: Morgan Neville (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica to Me\u201d (Starz)
\n\u201cDirty Money\u201d (Netflix)
\n\u201cElvis Presley: The Searcher\u201d (HBO Documentary Films, Sony Pictures Television)
\n\u201cFlint Town\u201d (Netflix)
\n\u201cOne Strange Rock\u201d (National Geographic)
\n\u201cThe Fourth Estate\u201d (Showtime Networks)
\n\u201cThe Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling\u201d (HBO)
\n\u201cWild Wild Country\u201d (Netflix)<\/p>\n

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c30 for 30\u201d (ESPN)
\n\u201cAmerican Masters\u201d (PBS)
\n\u201cAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown\u201d (CNN)
\n\u201cFrontline\u201d (PBS)
\n\u201cIndependent Lens\u201d (PBS)
\n\u201cMaking a Murderer\u201d (Netflix)
\n\u201cPOV\u201d (PBS)
\n\u201cThe History of Comedy\u201d (CNN)<\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi \u2013 \u201cFree Solo\u201d (National Geographic Documentary Film)
\nBing Liu \u2013 \u201cMinding the Gap\u201d (Hulu)
\nMorgan Neville \u2013 \u201cWon\u2019t You Be My Neighbor?\u201d (Focus Features)
\nKimberly Reed \u2013 \u201cDark Money\u201d (PBS)
\nR\u00fcdiger Suchsland \u2013 \u201cHitler\u2019s Hollywood\u201d (Kino Lorber)
\nTim Wardle \u2013 \u201cThree Identical Strangers\u201d (Neon, CNN Films)<\/p>\n

BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster \u2013 \u201cScience Fair\u201d (National Geographic Documentary Films)
\nHeather Lenz \u2013 \u201cKusama \u2013 Infinity\u201d (Magnolia Pictures)
\nBing Liu \u2013 \u201cMinding the Gap\u201d (Hulu)
\nStephen Nomura Schible \u2013 \u201cRyuichi Sakamoto: Coda\u201d (MUBI)
\nRudy Valdez \u2013 \u201cThe Sentence\u201d (HBO Documentary Films)
\nChapman Way and Maclain Way \u2013 \u201cWild Wild Country\u201d (Netflix)<\/p>\n

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cRBG\u201d \u2013 Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West (Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media)
\n\u201cDark Money\u201d \u2013 Director: Kimberly Reed (PBS)
\n\u201cFahrenheit 11\/9\u201d \u2013 Director: Michael Moore (Briarcliff Entertainment)
\n\u201cFlint Town\u201d \u2013 Directors: Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper, Jessica Dimmock (Netflix)
\n\u201cHitler\u2019s Hollywood\u201d \u2013 Director: R\u00fcdiger Suchsland (Kino Lorber)
\n\u201cJohn McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls\u201d \u2013 Directors: George Kunhardt, Peter W. Kunhardt, Teddy \u201cKunhardt\u201d (HBO)
\n\u201cThe Fourth Estate\u201d \u2013 Directors: Liz Garbus, Jenny Carchman (Showtime Networks)<\/p>\n

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAndre the Giant\u201d \u2013 Director: Jason Hehir (HBO)
\n\u201cBeing Serena\u201d (HBO)
\n\u201cFree Solo\u201d \u2013 Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (National Geographic Documentary Film)
\n\u201cJohn McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection\u201d \u2013 Director: Julien Faraut (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
\n\u201cMinding the Gap\u201d \u2013 Director: Bing Liu (Hulu)
\n\u201cThe Workers Cup\u201d \u2013 Director: Adam Sobel (Passion River)<\/p>\n

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBad Reputation\u201d \u2013 Director: Kevin Kerslake (Magnolia Pictures)
\n\u201cDavid Bowie: The Last Five Years\u201d \u2013 Director: Francis Whately (HBO Documentary Films)
\n\u201cElvis Presley: The Searcher\u201d \u2013 Director: Thom Zimny (HBO Documentary Films, Sony Pictures Television)
\n\u201cLynyrd Skynyrd: If I Leave Here Tomorrow\u201d \u2013 Director: Stephen Kijak (Showtime Networks)
\n\u201cQuincy\u201d \u2013 Directors: Alan Hicks, Rashida Jones (Netflix)
\n\u201cRyuichi Sakamoto: Coda\u201d \u2013 Director: Stephen Nomura Schible (MUBI)
\n\u201cWhitney\u201d \u2013 Director: Kevin Macdonald (Roadside Attractions, Miramax)<\/p>\n

MOST COMPELLING LIVING SUBJECT OF A DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

(ALL LISTED IN THE CATEGORY WILL BE HONORED AT THE EVENT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scotty Bowers \u2013 \u201cScotty and the Secret History of Hollywood\u201d (Greenwich Entertainment, Kino Lorber, Starz!)
\nRuth Bader Ginsburg \u2013 \u201cRBG\u201d (Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media)
\nAlex Honnold \u2013 \u201cFree Solo\u201d (National Geographic Documentary Film)
\nJoan Jett \u2013 \u201cBad Reputation\u201d (Magnolia Pictures)
\nQuincy Jones \u2013 \u201cQuincy\u201d (Netflix)
\nDavid Kellman and Bobby Shafran \u2013 \u201cThree Identical Strangers\u201d (Neon, CNN Films)
\nJohn McEnroe \u2013 \u201cJohn McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection\u201d (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
\nLeon Vitali \u2013 \u201cFilmworker\u201d (Kino Lorber)<\/p>\n

MOST INNOVATIVE DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c306 Hollywood\u201d \u2013 Directors: Elan Bogarin, Jonathan Bogarin (PBS, El Tigre)
\n\u201cFree Solo\u201d \u2013 Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (National Geographic Documentary Film)
\n\u201cHitler\u2019s Hollywood\u201d \u2013 Director: R\u00fcdiger Suchsland (Kino Lorber)
\n\u201cRyuichi Sakamoto: Coda\u201d \u2013 Director: Stephen Nomura Schible (MUBI)
\n\u201cWild Wild Country\u201d \u2013 Directors: Chapman Way, Maclain Way (Netflix)
\n\u201cWon\u2019t You Be My Neighbor?\u201d \u2013 Director: Morgan Neville (Focus Features)<\/p>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c306 Hollywood\u201d \u2013 Cinematographers: Elan Bogarin, Jonathan Bogarin, Alejandro Mej\u00eda (PBS, El Tigre)
\n\u201cThe Dawn Wall\u201d \u2013 Cinematographer: Brett Lowell (The Orchard)
\n\u201cFree Solo\u201d \u2013 Cinematographers: Jimmy Chin, Clair Popkin, Mikey Schaefer (National Geographic Documentary Film)
\n\u201cMinding the Gap\u201d \u2013 Cinematographer: Bing Liu (Hulu)
\n\u201cPandas\u201d \u2013 Cinematographer: David Douglas (Warner Brothers)
\n\u201cWild Wild Country\u201d \u2013 Cinematographer: Adam Stone (Netflix)<\/p>\n

BEST EDITING<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDark Money\u201d \u2013 Editor: Jay Arthur Sterrenberg (PBS)
\n\u201cFilmworker\u201d \u2013 Editor: Tony Zierra (Kino Lorber)
\n\u201cFree Solo\u201d \u2013 Editor: Bob Eisenhardt (National Geographic Documentary Film)
\n\u201cJohn McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection\u201d \u2013 Editor: Julien Faraut (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
\n\u201cThree Identical Strangers\u201d \u2013 Editor: Michael Harte (Neon, CNN Films)
\n\u201cWon\u2019t You Be My Neighbor?\u201d \u2013 Editors: Jeff Malmberg, Aaron Wickenden (Focus Features)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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