The BMO Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film is an annual award given by the Toronto Film Critics Association to a film judged by the members of that body to be the year's best documentary film.
Winners
2000s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref 2002 Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore Agnes Poirier, "Toronto critics hail Adaptation". Screen Daily, December 17, 2002. Gambling, Gods and LSD Peter Mettler Standing in the Shadows of Motown Paul Justman 2003 Capturing the Friedmans Andrew Jarecki "Toronto film critics find winner in Translation". The Globe and Mail, December 18, 2003. 2004 The Fog of War Errol Morris "Toronto film critics side with Sideways". Toronto Star, December 16, 2004. 2005 Grizzly Man Werner Herzog Chris Knight, "Toronto overcome with Violence". National Post, December 21, 2005. 2006 Manufactured Landscapes Jennifer Baichwal Lee-Anne Goodman, "The Queen rules Toronto critics' awards". Hamilton Spectator, December 21, 2006. Deliver Us from Evil Amy J. Berg An Inconvenient Truth Davis Guggenheim 2007 No End in Sight Charles Ferguson Lee-Anne Goodman, "No Country, Away From Her Toronto critics' top '07 choices". Winnipeg Free Press, December 20, 2007. Iraq in Fragments James Longley My Kid Could Paint That Amir Bar-Lev 2008 Man on Wire James Marsh Liam Lacey, "Toronto Film Critics choose indie over Hollywood". The Globe and Mail, December 17, 2008. Standard Operating Procedure Errol Morris Up the Yangtze Yung Chang 2009 The Cove Louie Psihoyos Chandra Menard, "Toronto Film Critics Announce 2009 Award Winners". BlogTO, December 16, 2009. Anvil! The Story of Anvil Sacha Gervasi The Beaches of Agnès Agnès Varda
2010s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref 2010 Exit Through the Gift Shop Banksy Peter Knegt, "“Social Network” Tops San Francisco and Toronto Film Critics’ Awards". IndieWire, December 14, 2010. Inside Job Charles Ferguson Marwencol Jeff Malmberg 2011 Nostalgia for the Light Patricio Guzmán Brian D. Johnson, "Toronto critics name 'Tree of Life' Best Picture". Maclean's, December 14, 2011. Into the Abyss Werner Herzog Project Nim James Marsh 2012 Stories We Tell Sarah Polley Cassandra Szklarski, "'The Master' rules with Toronto film critics, named best film, screenplay". Canadian Press, December 18, 2012. The Queen of Versailles Lauren Greenfield Searching for Sugar Man Malik Bendjelloul 2013 The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer "Toronto Film Critics Association awards for 2013". Toronto Star, December 17, 2013. Leviathan Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel Tim's Vermeer Teller 2014 The Overnighters Jesse Moss Norman Wilner, "Toronto film critics champion Boyhood". Now, December 16, 2014. Citizenfour Laura Poitras Manakamana Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez 2015 The Look of Silence Joshua Oppenheimer Jeremy Kay, "Toronto critics honour 'Carol'". Screen Daily, December 14, 2015. Amy Asif Kapadia Listen to Me Marlon Stevan Riley 2016 Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson Norman Wilner, "Toronto critics bask in the Moonlight". Now, December 12, 2016. Fire at Sea Gianfranco Rosi The Stairs Hugh Gibson 2017 Faces Places Agnès Varda, JR Jim Slotek, "Toronto film critics give best picture thumbs up to The Florida Project". Original Cin, December 10, 2017. Jane Brett Morgen Kedi Ceyda Torun 2018 Won't You Be My Neighbor? Morgan Neville Corey Atad, "Toronto Film Critics Association Names ‘Roma’ Best Picture Of 2018". ET Canada, December 10, 2018. Anthropocene: The Human Epoch Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky Free Solo Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin 2019 American Factory Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert Radheyan Simonpillai, "Toronto Film Critics Association names Parasite the year’s best movie". Now, December 9, 2019. Apollo 11 Todd Douglas Miller The Cave Feras Fayyad
2020s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref 2020 Collective Alexander Nanau Pat Mullen, "Nomadland Leads Toronto Film Critics Association Award Winners". That Shelf, February 8, 2021. American Utopia Spike Lee Crip Camp Nicole Newnham, James LeBrecht Time Garrett Bradley 2021 Summer of Soul Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson Sarah Curran, "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". ET Canada, January 16, 2022. Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen The Velvet Underground Todd Haynes 2022 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Laura Poitras Pat Mullen, "Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc". Point of View, January 8, 2023. Fire of Love Sara Dosa Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen 2023 20 Days in Mariupol Mstyslav Chernov Erik Anderson, "Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture, Director". AwardsWatch, December 17, 2023. The Eternal Memory Maite Alberdi Four Daughters Kaouther Ben Hania Swan Song Chelsea McMullan 2024 Dahomey Mati Diop Occupied City Steve McQueen Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Johan Grimonprez 2025 Come See Me in the Good Light Ryan White Matt Neglia, "The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture, December 7, 2025. Orwell: 2+2=5 Raoul Peck The Tale of Silyan Tamara Kotevska
References
External links Toronto Film Critics Association - Past Award Winners