Super/Man: The Story of Christopher Levi and will and harper On Sunday night, the film tied for best documentary at the 2024 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards.
The first film won awards in all six nominated categories.
In addition to the Best Documentary award, the film also won Best Director (Ian Bonhot and Peter Ategui), Best Editing (Otto Burnham), and Best Score (Ilan Eshkri). , Best Archival Documentary and Best Biographical Documentary.
although frightened The film led the nominations with eight, but only won two awards: Best Political Documentary and Best True Crime Documentary.
The ninth annual Critics’ Choice Awards were presented Sunday night at New York’s Edison Ballroom. The ceremony was officiated by Erich Bergen and broadcast live on YouTube, X and Facebook.
The full list of this year’s Critics’ Choice Documentary Award winners is below.
There will be more to come.
best documentary
Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Daughters (Netflix)
Pop’s Greatest Night (Netflix)
Jim Henson Creative (Disney+)
Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios)
Item by item (key functions)
The Extraordinary Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Sugar Cane (National Geographic)
Super/Human: The Christopher Reeves Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO
Documentary, CNN Films) (Winner – Tie)
Will & Harper (Netflix) (Winner – Tie)
best director
Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros.)
Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentaries, CNN Movies) (winner)
Josh Greenbaum – Will & Harper (Netflix)
Ron Howard – Jim Henson Creative (Disney+)
Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie – Sugar Cane (National Geographic)
Natalie Ray and Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix)
Benjamin Ray – The Extraordinary Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Best New Documentary Filmmaker
Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev – Porcelain Wars (Picturehouse)
Carla Gutierrez – Frida (Amazon MGM Studios)
Charlie Hamilton James – Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story
(National Geographic)
Sue Kim – The Last Woman of the Sea (Apple TV+)
Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie – Sugar Cane (National Geographic)
Natalie Ray and Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix) (Award-winning)
Best Photography
Michael Cambio Fernandez – Daughters (Netflix)
Charlie Hamilton James, Johnny Rolt, Bertie Gregory – Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story
(National Geographic)
Christopher LaMarca, Emily Casey – Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Iris Ng, Eunsoo Cho, Justin Turkowski – The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+) (Winner)
Zoe White – Will & Harper (Netflix)
Jessica Young – The Blue Angel (Amazon MGM Studios)
best clip
Otto Burnham – “Superman: The Christopher Reeves Story” (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Pictures,
HBO Documentaries, CNN Movies) (Winner)
Rik Chaubet – Coup Soundtrack (Kino Lorber)
Paul Crowder – Jim Henson Creative (Disney+)
Troy Lewis, Adrianna Beaches – Daughters (Netflix)
Nathan Punwar, Maya Daisy Hawke – Sugar Cane (National Geographic)
Robert Sterngard – The Extraordinary Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Best score
Erland Cooper – Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Ilan Eshkeri – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeves Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Pictures,
HBO Documentaries, CNN Movies) (Winner)
Nathan Halpern – Will & Harper (Netflix)
Uno Helmerson – The Extraordinary Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Kelsey Lou – Daughters (Netflix)
Mark Scheiman – Albert Brooks: In Defense of My Life (HBO | Max)
Best narration
Bad River (50 Eggs Movie)
Written by Mary Mazzio
Vocals by Quanah ChasingHorse and Edward Norton
Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Screenplay by Charlie Hamilton James
Sung by Billy Meier and Susan Meier
Dahomey (evil)
Screenplay by Mark Osell
Sung by Lucrece Houegbelo, Parfait Viayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassegande and Sabine
Bacho Gumin
Made in Britain: The Powell and Pressburger Films (Cohen Media Group)
Written and performed by Martin Scorsese
Queens (National Geographic)
Written by Chloe Sarosh
Played by Angela Bassett
Steve! (Martin) Two Documentaries (Apple TV+) (Winner)
Written and performed by Steve Martin
Best Archival Documentary
Black Twitter: A People’s History (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
Pop’s Greatest Night (Netflix)
Jim Henson Creative (Disney+)
Made in Britain: The Powell and Pressburger Films (Cohen Media Group)
Coup Soundtrack (Kino Lorber)
Super/Human: The Christopher Reeves Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO
Documentary, CNN Films) (winner)
Best Historical Documentary
Bad River (50 Eggs Movie)
Dahomey (evil)
Pop’s Greatest Night (Netflix) (Winner)
Made in Britain: The Powell and Pressburger Films (Cohen Media Group)
Coup Soundtrack (Kino Lorber)
Sugar Cane (National Geographic)
Best Biographical Documentary
Frida (Amazon-MGM Studios)
I am: Celine Dion (Amazon-MGM Studios)
Jim Henson Creative (Disney+)
The Extraordinary Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Steve! (Martin) Two Documentaries (Apple TV+)
Super/Human: The Christopher Reeves Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO
Documentary, CNN Films) (Winner)
Best Music Documentary
Pop’s Greatest Night (Netflix)
I am: Celine Dion (Amazon-MGM Studios)
Music composed by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios) (Winner)
Item by item (key functions)
The Road Diaries: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Hulu)
Coup Soundtrack (Kino Lorber)
best political documentary
Bad River (50 Eggs Movie)
Girls State (Apple TV+)
Porcelain Wars (Cinema)
Stop the Steal (HBO | Max)
Sugar Cane (National Geographic) (Winner)
Truth vs. Alex Jones (HBO | Max)
Best Science/Nature Documentary
Apollo 13: Survival (Netflix)
Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Blink (National Geographic)
The Last Ama (Apple TV+) (Winner)
Secrets of the Octopus (National Geographic)
The Space Race (National Geographic)
Best Sports Documentary
Copa 71 (New Negro Film)
Dynasty: New England Patriots (Apple TV+)
Queen of the Mountains: The Top of Lakpa Sherpa (Netflix)
Mr. McMahon (Netflix)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix) (Winner)
Reversal (Netflix)
Best True Crime Documentary
American Nightmare (Netflix)
Black Box Diaries (MTV Documentary/Paramount+)
Events (The New Yorker)
Evil Dead – Part 2 (HBO | Max)
Stop the Steal (HBO | Max)
Sugar Cane (National Geographic) (Winner)
Best Short Documentary
I’m Ready, Warden (MTV Documentary/Paramount+)
Events (The New Yorker)
Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine (Earle Mack Productions, Storyville Films, Goldcrest Films)
The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Netflix) (Award-winning)
Reversal (Netflix)
Best Limited Documentary Series
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
Black Twitter: A People’s History (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
Mr. McMahon (Netflix)
Ren Fair (HBO | Max)
Secrets of the Octopus (National Geographic)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix) (Winner)
Best continuing documentary series
30 vs. 30 (ESPN) (Winner)
America’s Most Wanted (Fox Broadcasting Company)
The Food That Built America (History)
Independent Lens (PBS)
Evil Dead – Part 2 (HBO | Max)
POV (PBS)
