9th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

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9th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
DateNovember 10, 2024
Site Edison Ballroom, New York City, United States
Hosted by Erich Bergen
Most nominations Sugarcane (8)
Television/radio coverage
Network Facebook Live
YouTube
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The 9th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, presented by the Critics Choice Association, are scheduled to be held on November 10, 2024, at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, to honor finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television. [1]

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The ceremony will be hosted by American actor and television presenter Erich Bergen and broadcast live on Facebook Live, YouTube and X. [2]

Nominations were announced on October 14, 2024, with Sugarcane , directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, leading the nominations with eight, followed by Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story , Daughters , and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story , with six nominations each. [3]

Changes

The category for Best First Documentary Feature was renamed into Best New Documentary Filmmaker(s).

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on October 14, 2024. [3] Winners will be listed first and in bold.

Best True Crime Documentary
Best Archival Documentary
Best Biographical Documentary
Best Political Documentary
Best Sports Documentary
Best Historical Documentary
Best Science/Nature Documentary
Best Music Documentary
Best Short Documentary
  • I Am Ready, Warden (MTV Documentary Films, Paramount+)
  • Incident (The New Yorker)
  • Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World (Netflix)
  • Once Upon a Time in Ukraine (Earle Mack Productions, Storyville Films, Goldcrest Films)
  • The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Netflix)
  • The Turnaround (Netflix)
Best Ongoing Documentary Series
Best Limited Documentary Series
Best Score
Best Cinematography
Best Editing

Films with multiple wins and nominations

Films with multiple nominations
NominationsFilmProduction company(ies)
8
Sugarcane National Geographic
6
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Daughters Netflix
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story National Geographic
5
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin Netflix
Jim Henson Idea Man Disney+
4
Will & Harper Netflix
The Greatest Night in Pop
Made in England: The Films of Powell and PressburgerCohen Media Group
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Kino Lorber
3
Bad River50 Eggs Films
The Last of the Sea Women Apple TV+
2
The Jinx – Part Two HBO / Max
Stopping the Steal
Dahomey Mubi
Secrets of the Octopus National Geographic
The Turnaround Netflix
Mr. McMahon
Simone Biles Rising
I Am: Celine Dion Amazon MGM Studios
Incident The New Yorker
Porcelain War Picturehouse
Frida Amazon MGM Studios
Music by John Williams Walt Disney Studios
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces Apple TV+
Piece by Piece Focus Features
Black Twitter: A People's History Hulu / Onyx Collective

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