Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story led the pack of winners, sweeping with six accolades in all of its nominated classes on the ninth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, held right now at The Edison Ballroom in New York Metropolis. In a shock second, the movie additionally shared a win with Netflix’s Will & Harper for greatest documentary function.
Additionally honored throughout the ceremony was Oscar-nominated documentarian Rory Kennedy, who obtained the Pennebaker Award, named for the late Critics Alternative Lifetime Achievement Award winner D. A. Pennebaker (The Conflict Room). Pennebaker’s widow and producing accomplice Chris Hegedus introduced the award.
The celebration was live-streamed on platforms YouTube, X and Fb, with viewing additionally made accessible on the Critics Choice Association web site starting at 7 p.m. ET.
Debuting at Sundance Movie Competition, Tremendous/Man turned a favorite amongst critics upon its premiere. The film tells the emotional story of Reeve’s rise from unknown actor to film icon — because of his vary of roles, together with his portrayal because the Man of Metal in 4 Superman movies — whose life switched course following a near-fatal horseriding accident that paralyzed him from the neck down and led him to change into an activist for incapacity rights.
Following behind with two awards every had been Netflix’s Simone Biles Rising, Nationwide Geographic’s Sugarcane and Apple TV+’s The Final of the Sea Ladies. Discover a full checklist of the options nominated here.
The occasion was hosted by actor and longtime-event supporter Erich Bergen. Presenters and attendees included Ron Howard, Chelsea Clinton with Amanda Zurawski (as a part of the group behind the doc Zurawski v. Texas), Jerry Seinfeld and Jessica Seinfeld, Jeremy Piven, Bridget Moynahan, Lorraine Toussaint, Michael Cyril Creighton, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Ali Wentworth, R.J. Cutler, Lauren Greenfield, Andrew Jarecki, Ken Leung, Chai Vasarhelyi, Marc Shaiman and extra.
Christopher Campbell, VP of documentaries of the Critics Alternative Affiliation mentioned in a press release, “Tonight led to some great surprises as we celebrated a incredible array of documentaries and the outstanding individuals whose tales they instructed. Our ninth present was actually our most inspiring but. Congratulations to all of the winners!”
Under is an entire checklist of the winners:
Greatest Documentary Function (TIE)
Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Photos, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Movies, CNN Movies)
Will & Harper (Netflix)
Greatest Director
Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui – Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Photos, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Movies, CNN Movies)
Greatest New Documentary Filmmaker(s)
Natalie Rae & Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix)
Greatest Cinematography
Iris Ng, Eunsoo Cho, Justin Turkowski – The Final of the Sea Ladies (Apple TV+)
Greatest Enhancing
Otto Burnham – Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Photos, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Movies, CNN Movies)
Greatest Rating
Ilan Eshkeri – Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Photos, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Movies, CNN Movies)
Greatest Narration
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Items (Apple TV+), Written and carried out by Steve Martin
Greatest Archival Documentary
Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Photos, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Movies, CNN Movies)
Greatest Historic Documentary
The Biggest Night time in Pop (Netflix)
Greatest Biographical Documentary
Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Photos, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Movies, CNN Movies)
Greatest Music Documentary
Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios)
Greatest Political Documentary
Sugarcane (Nationwide Geographic)
Greatest Science/Nature Documentary
The Final of the Sea Ladies (Apple TV+)
Greatest Sports activities Documentary
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
Greatest True Crime Documentary
Sugarcane (Nationwide Geographic)
Greatest Quick Documentary
The Solely Woman within the Orchestra (Netflix)
Greatest Restricted Documentary Sequence
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
Greatest Ongoing Documentary Sequence
30 for 30 (ESPN)
