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- ↑ "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominations: 'Mr. Soul', 'Gunda', 'Crip Camp' And 'Totally Under Control' Top List". Deadline. October 26, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ↑ Critics Choice Documentary Awards Push Dick Johnson Is Dead’ to Oscars|IndieWire