Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Political Documentary

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The Best Political Documentary is one of the annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. It is given to the outstanding political documentary of the year.

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Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

2010s

YearFilmProduction companiesRef.
2016
(1st)
13th Netflix and Kandoo Films [1] [2]
Audrie & Daisy Netflix and Actual Films
NewtownAbramorama, Mile 22, and Independent Television Service
O.J.: Made in America ESPN and Laylow Films
Weiner Sundance Selects, Motto Pictures, and Edgeline Films
Zero Days Magnolia, Jigsaw Productions, and Participant Media
2017
(2nd)
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail PBS, Blue Ice Films, Mitten Media, Motto Pictures, and Kartemquin Films Production [3]
11/8/16 The Orchard and Cinetic Media
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Paramount, Actual Films, and Participant Media
City of Ghosts Amazon Studios, A&E IndieFilms, IFC Films, and Our Time Projects
Dolores PBS Distribution and 5 Stick Films
The Reagan Show Gravitas Ventures and CNN Films
2018
(3rd)
RBG Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media [4] [5]
Dark Money PBS
Fahrenheit 11/9 Briarcliff Entertainment
Flint Town Netflix
The Fourth Estate Showtime Networks
Hitler's Hollywood Kino Lorber
John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls HBO
2019
(4th)
American Factory Netflix [6] [7]
The Edge of Democracy Netflix
Hail Satan? Magnolia Pictures
The Kingmaker Showtime
Knock Down the House Netflix
One Child Nation Amazon Studios

2020s

YearFilmProduction companiesRef.
2020
(5th)
Boys State Apple TV+ [8] [9]
All In: The Fight for Democracy Amazon Studios
John Lewis: Good Trouble Magnolia Pictures
MLK/FBI Field of Vision and IFC Films
The Social Dilemma Netflix
Totally Under Control Neon
The Way I See It Focus Features
2021
(6th)
The Crime of the Century HBO Documentary Films [10]
Enemies of the State IFC Films
Four Hours at the CapitolHBO Documentary Films
Influence StoryScope and EyeSteelFilm
Mayor Pete Amazon Studios
Missing in Brooks CountyGiant Pictures
Nasrin Hulu
Not Going Quietly Greenwich Entertainment
2022
(7th)
Navalny HBO, CNN, and Warner Bros. Pictures [11]
Aftershock Hulu
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed HBO and Neon
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down Briarcliff Entertainment
The JanesHBO
Retrograde National Geographic Documentary Films
Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom Netflix

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