I don’t have a lot to say about these as they’ve been around for a bit now, but haven’t shown any predictive prescience. Still was obviously the big winner taking five prizes and that might bolster its chances at an Oscar nomination, but the Academy is often reticent to recognize biographical documentaries, though they’ve softened on that in recent years. We shall see.

Award Tallies

(5) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
(2) 20 Days in Mariupol, American Symphony The Deepest Breath

The Awards

Best Documentary

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Short Documentary

The Last Repair Shop

Best Director (Documentary)

Davis Guggenheim – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Score (Documentary)

American Symphony

Best Editing (Documentary)

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Cinematography (Documentary)

The Deepest Breath

Best Archival Documentary

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Best Biographical Documentary

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Historical Documentary

JFK: One Day in America

Best Music Documentary

American Symphony

Best Political Documentary

20 Days in Mariupol

Best Science/Nature Documentary

Secrets of the Elephants

Best Sports Documentary

The Deepest Breath

Best True Crime Documentary

Telemarketers

Best First Documentary Feature

20 Days in Mariupol

Best Narration (Documentary)

Michael J. Fox – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Critics Critics Association Data

Year Founded: 1995
First Documentary Awards: 2016 (8)