The Excellent Neighbor topped the tenth annual Critics Selection Documentary Awards, which have been handed out Sunday night time in New York Metropolis.
The movie scooped up 5 awards, together with finest documentary function, finest director for Geeta Gandbhir, finest enhancing for Viridiana Lieberman, finest archival documentary and finest true crime doc.
Mr. Scorsese, Ocean With David Attenborough and Orwell: 2+2=5 every took house two awards throughout the ceremony, which was held on the Edison Ballroom. My Mother Jayne: A Movie by Mariska Hargitay gained finest first documentary function.
Additionally throughout the ceremony, Ken Burns was honored with the Critics Selection Impression Award, introduced by Christine Baranski, whereas Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady obtained the Pennebaker Award (previously the Critics Selection Lifetime Achievement Award), introduced by Chris Hegedus.
Aasif Mandvi served as host, with presenters together with Michael Chernus, Maria Cuomo Cole, Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann, Reginald Hudlin, Brian d’Arcy James, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Sheila Nevins, Soledad O’Brien, Raoul Peck, Daybreak Porter, Questlove, Ben Stiller and Rebecca Wisocky.
“Ten years in, and the artwork of documentary storytelling has by no means been extra important or vibrant,” stated Christopher Campbell, vp documentary on the Critics Selection Affiliation. “This 12 months’s filmmakers present, by means of their creativity and braveness, simply how highly effective documentaries will be in shaping our view of the world.”
The awards honors the 12 months’s finest documentaries launched in theaters, on TV and on main digital platforms, as decided by the voting of certified CCA members. Nominations are decided by the voting of certified CCA members with experience within the documentary subject.
A full record of winners follows.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Excellent Neighbor (Netflix)
BEST DIRECTOR
Geeta Gandbhir – The Excellent Neighbor (Netflix)
BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
My Mother Jayne: A Movie by Mariska Hargitay (HBO Max)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Toby Sturdy, Doug Anderson (Underwater Pictures) – Ocean With David Attenborough (Nationwide Geographic)
BEST EDITING
Viridiana Lieberman – The Excellent Neighbor (Netflix)
BEST SCORE
Alexei Aigui – Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon)
BEST NARRATION
Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon)
Written by George Orwell, Tailored by Raoul Peck
Carried out by Damian Lewis
BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY
The Excellent Neighbor (Netflix)
BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY (TIE)
The American Revolution (PBS)
Hurricane Katrina: Race In opposition to Time (Nationwide Geographic)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY (TIE)
Changing into Led Zeppelin (Sony Photos Classics)
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (Hulu, Onyx Collective)
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY
The Alabama Resolution (HBO Max)
BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY
Ocean With David Attenborough (Nationwide Geographic)
BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY
The Excellent Neighbor (Netflix)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Saving Superman (Switchboard)
BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)
BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES
30 for 30 (ESPN Movies)