The Best First Documentary Feature is one of the annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. It is usually given to the director (or directors). The "first feature" designation is applied to the director.
Winners and nominees edit
indicates the winner
2010s edit
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 (1st) |
Weiner | Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg | [1][2] |
| The Eagle Huntress | Otto Bell | ||
| Hooligan Sparrow | Nanfu Wang | ||
| Off the Rails | Adam Irving | ||
| Tickled | David Farrier and Dylan Reeve | ||
| The Witness | James D. Solomon | ||
| 2017 (2nd) |
Kedi | Ceyda Torun | [3] |
| California Typewriter | Doug Nichol | ||
| Nowhere to Hide | Zaradasht Ahmed | ||
| Step | Amanda Lipitz | ||
| Strong Island | Yance Ford | ||
| Whose Streets? | Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis | ||
| 2018 (3rd) |
Science Fair | Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster | [4][5] |
| Minding the Gap | Bing Liu | ||
| Kusama: Infinity | Heather Lenz | ||
| Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda | Stephen Nomura Schible | ||
| The Sentence | Rudy Valdez | ||
| Wild Wild Country | Chapman Way and Maclain Way | ||
| 2019 (4th) |
Honeyland | Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov | [6][7] |
| Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché | Pamela B. Green | ||
| David Crosby: Remember My Name | A.J. Eaton | ||
| For the Birds | Richard Miron | ||
| Love, Antosha | Garret Price | ||
| Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | Midge Costin |
2020s edit
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (5th) |
Mr. Soul! | Melissa Haizlip | [8][9] |
| Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes | Robert S. Bader | ||
| A Secret Love | Chris Bolan | ||
| Feels Good Man | Arthur Jones | ||
| Jane Goodall: The Hope | Elizabeth Leiter and Kim Woodard | ||
| Stray | Elizabeth Lo | ||
| 2021 (6th) |
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson | [10] |
| Ascension | Jessica Kingdon | ||
| Faya Dayi | Jessica Beshir | ||
| Introducing, Selma Blair | Rachel Fleit | ||
| Pray Away | Kristine Stolakis | ||
| The Sparks Brothers | Edgar Wright | ||
| The Velvet Underground | Todd Haynes | ||
| 2022 (7th) |
Bad Axe | David Siev | [11] |
| Cow | Andrea Arnold | ||
| The Automat | Lisa Hurwitz | ||
| My Old School | Jono McLeod | ||
| Lucy and Desi | Amy Poehler | ||
| The Territory | Alex Pritz | ||
| Three Minutes: A Lengthening | Bianca Stigter | ||
| 2023 (8th) |
20 Days in Mariupol | [12] | |
| 26.2 to Life | |||
| Bad Press | |||
| Bobi Wine: The People's President | |||
| Kokomo City | |||
| Orlando, My Political Biography | |||
| Smoke Sauna Sisterhood | |||
| The Thief Collector |
References edit
- ^ Hammond, Pete (October 10, 2016). "'13th,' 'O.J.: Made In America' & 'Gleason' Lead Nominations For First Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Tapley, Kristopher (November 3, 2016). "'O.J.: Made in America,' '13th' Top First Annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Chuba, Kirsten (October 11, 2017). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: 'Kedi' Leads Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (October 15, 2018). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominees Announced: 'Free Solo,' 'Minding the Gap,' and 'Wild Wild Country' Lead Nods". IndieWire. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (November 10, 2018). "Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Gray, Tim (October 14, 2019). "'Biggest Little Farm' Nabs Seven Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly; Howard, Annie (November 10, 2019). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: 'Apollo 11' Tops Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (October 26, 2020). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominations: 'Mr. Soul', 'Gunda', 'Crip Camp' And 'Totally Under Control' Top List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan (November 16, 2020). "'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Wins Best Feature at Critics Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Feinberg, Scott (October 18, 2021). "Critics Choice Documentary Awards: 'Summer of Soul' and 'Ascension' Lead With 6 Nominations Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (November 13, 2022). "'Good Night Oppy' Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ Zilko, Christian (November 12, 2023). "'Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' Sweeps the Critics Choice Documentary Awards (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire. Retrieved November 13, 2023.