Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Political Documentary

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

Winners and nominees[edit]

indicates the winner

2010s[edit]

Year	Film	Production companies	Ref.
2016 (1st)	13th	Netflix and Kandoo Films	^[1]^[2]
	Audrie & Daisy	Netflix and Actual Films
	Newtown	Abramorama, 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[edit]

Year	Film	Production companies	Ref.
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 Capitol	HBO Documentary Films
	Influence	StoryScope and EyeSteelFilm
	Mayor Pete	Amazon Studios
	Missing in Brooks County	Giant 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 Janes	HBO
	Retrograde	National Geographic Documentary Films
	Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom	Netflix

References[edit]

^ Hammond, Pete (October 10, 2016). "'13th,' 'O.J.: Made In America' & 'Gleason' Lead Nominations For First Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Tapley, Kristopher (November 3, 2016). "'O.J.: Made in America,' '13th' Top First Annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Chuba, Kirsten (October 11, 2017). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: 'Kedi' Leads Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Erbland, Kate (October 15, 2018). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominees Announced: 'Free Solo,' 'Minding the Gap,' and 'Wild Wild Country' Lead Nods". IndieWire. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Lewis, Hilary (November 10, 2018). "Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Gray, Tim (October 14, 2019). "'Biggest Little Farm' Nabs Seven Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Nordyke, Kimberly; Howard, Annie (November 10, 2019). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: 'Apollo 11' Tops Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Hammond, Pete (October 26, 2020). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominations: 'Mr. Soul', 'Gunda', 'Crip Camp' And 'Totally Under Control' Top List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Moreau, Jordan (November 16, 2020). "'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Wins Best Feature at Critics Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Feinberg, Scott (October 18, 2021). "Critics Choice Documentary Awards: 'Summer of Soul' and 'Ascension' Lead With 6 Nominations Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^ Nordyke, Kimberly (November 13, 2022). "'Good Night Oppy' Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[1] Hammond, Pete (October 10, 2016). "'13th,' 'O.J.: Made In America' & 'Gleason' Lead Nominations For First Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[2] Tapley, Kristopher (November 3, 2016). "'O.J.: Made in America,' '13th' Top First Annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[3] Chuba, Kirsten (October 11, 2017). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: 'Kedi' Leads Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[4] Erbland, Kate (October 15, 2018). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominees Announced: 'Free Solo,' 'Minding the Gap,' and 'Wild Wild Country' Lead Nods". IndieWire. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[5] Lewis, Hilary (November 10, 2018). "Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[6] Gray, Tim (October 14, 2019). "'Biggest Little Farm' Nabs Seven Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[7] Nordyke, Kimberly; Howard, Annie (November 10, 2019). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: 'Apollo 11' Tops Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[8] Hammond, Pete (October 26, 2020). "Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominations: 'Mr. Soul', 'Gunda', 'Crip Camp' And 'Totally Under Control' Top List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[9] Moreau, Jordan (November 16, 2020). "'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Wins Best Feature at Critics Choice Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

[10] Feinberg, Scott (October 18, 2021). "Critics Choice Documentary Awards: 'Summer of Soul' and 'Ascension' Lead With 6 Nominations Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

[11] Nordyke, Kimberly (November 13, 2022). "'Good Night Oppy' Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

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