The 1st Critics' Choice Documentary Awards were presented on November 3, 2016 at the BRIC House in Brooklyn, New York, honoring the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television. This was the inaugural ceremony for these awards, presented by the Critics Choice Association. The nominees were announced on October 10, 2016.
Winners and nominees O.J.: Made in America 13th Cameraperson Fire at Sea Gleason Life, Animated Tickled Tower Weiner The Witness Ezra Edelman – O.J.: Made in America Ron Howard – The Beatles: Eight Days a Week Kirsten Johnson – Cameraperson Keith Maitland – Tower Clay Tweel – Gleason Roger Ross Williams – Life, Animated 13th Fantastic Lies Amanda Knox Audrie & Daisy Before the Flood Holy Hell Into the Inferno Jim: The James Foley Story Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures Rats Ava DuVernay – 13th Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato – Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn – Amanda Knox Werner Herzog – Into the Inferno Morgan Spurlock – Rats Fisher Stevens – Before the Flood Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg – Weiner Otto Bell – The Eagle Huntress David Farrier and Dylan Reeve – Tickled Adam Irving – Off the Rails James D. Solomon – The Witness Nanfu Wang – Hooligan Sparrow 13th O.J.: Made in America Audrie & Daisy Newtown Weiner Zero Days Everything is Copy Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four Holy Hell Mavis! My Beautiful Broken Brain Team Foxcatcher O.J.: Made in America The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth The Eighties The Hunt Jackie Robinson Soundbreaking: Stories From the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music 30 for 30 Frontline Last Chance U Morgan Spurlock Inside Man POV This Is Life with Lisa Ling O.J.: Made in America Fantastic Lies Dark Horse The Eagle Huntress Gleason Jackie Robinson Keepers of the Game The Beatles: Eight Days a Week Gimme Danger Miss Sharon Jones! The Music of Strangers Presenting Princess Shaw We Are X Tower Cameraperson Kate Plays Christine Life, Animated Nuts Under the Sun “I’m Still Here” – Miss Sharon Jones! – Written by Sharon Jones, Performed by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings “Angel by the Wings” – The Eagle Huntress – Written and performed by Sia “The Empty Chair” – Jim: The James Foley Story – Written by Sting and J. Ralph, Performed by Sting “Flicker” – Audrie & Daisy – Written and performed by Tori Amos “Hoping and Healing” – Gleason – Written and performed by Mike McCready “Letters to the Free” – 13th – Written by Common, Karriem Riggins and Robert Glasper – Performed by Common featuring Bilal
Films by multiple nominations and wins
The following films received multiple nominations:
Nominations Film 5 O.J.: Made in America 13th 4 Gleason 3 Audrie & Daisy Life, Animated Cameraperson The Eagle Huntress Towe Weiner 2 Holy Hell Amanda Knox Rats The Witness Into the Inferno Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures The Beatles: Eight Days a Week Jim: The James Foley Story Miss Sharon Jones! Tickled Jackie Robinson Fantastic Lies Before the Flood
The following films received multiple awards:
Wins Film 4 O.J.: Made in America 3 13th
See also 89th Academy Awards 69th Primetime Emmy Awards
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