Critics Choice Documentary Awards Wins Push ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Toward Oscars
In this strange pandemic year, critics wield increased influence in helping awards voters cull a wide field.
In this strange pandemic year, critics wield increased influence in helping awards voters cull a wide field.
With a wide field, early documentary award nominations are influential heading into awards season.
Accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, he delivered a speech nearly two decades in the making.
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” and “Free Solo” continue to dominate the documentary awards field heading toward the Oscars.
“Free Solo” leads with six nominations and one honor, including Best Documentary, Best Directors, and a Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary honor for Alex Honnold.
The Jane Goodall documentary follows the early years of one of the planet’s greatest crusaders, and the choice was echoed by fellow directors like Joe Berlinger, who continues to believe in the power of film to make a difference.
The Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards announce their nominations, and now there’s one documentary category to rule them all.
Penn Jillette hosted the ceremony, which took place at BRIC in Brooklyn.
The first-annual event will be held next month in Brooklyn, New York.