A documentary about the late “Superman” star Christopher Reeve, and another about Will Ferrell’s road trip with his best friend tied for Best Documentary last night at the 9th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
Among the guests and presenters in the packed Edison Ballroom in New York last night were Chelsea Clinton with the amazingly brave Amanda Zurawski, Ron Howard, Bruce Springteen director Thom Zimny, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeremy Piven, Bridget Moynihan, Lorraine Toussaint, and Dapne Rubin-Vegas. Erich Bergen emceed the show and Bill McCuddy was the announcer.
Rory Kennedy won the Pennebaker Award, presented by Chris Hegedus, for Lifetime Achievement.
Joey Berlin and Bob Bain have turned the CCA Doc Awards into one of the best awards shows of the year. You can watch the whole thing below.
WINNERS OF THE NINTH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (TIE)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
Will & Harper (Netflix)
BEST DIRECTOR
Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER(S)
Natalie Rae & Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Iris Ng, Eunsoo Cho, Justin Turkowski – The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+)
BEST EDITING
Otto Burnham – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
BEST SCORE
Ilan Eshkeri – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
BEST NARRATION
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces (Apple TV+)
Written and performed by Steve Martin
BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios)
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY
Sugarcane (National Geographic)
BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY
The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+)
BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY
Sugarcane (National Geographic)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Netflix)
BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES
30 for 30 (ESPN)
