It’s still early days in the race for Best Documentary Feature, particularly while we await the Oscars shortlist to be unveiled on December 16 and other key precursor nominations from Cinema Eye Honors (November 13), the International Documentary Association (November 18), and the European Film Awards (November 18).
For now, we’ve had the nominations for the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, which will unveil their winners on November 9. Last year’s big winner, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, fell to the Critics Choice curse and wasn’t even short-listed by the Academy, so you have to take this ceremony with a grain of salt. Still, the nominations domination of films like Orwell: 2+2=5, The Perfect Neighbor, The Alabama Solution, and 2000 Meters to Andriivka is a solid start to their campaigns.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE PREDICTIONS:
1. The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix) – CCA, Gotham
2. 2000 Meters to Andriivka (PBS Distribution) – CCA, Gotham
3. The Alabama Solution (HBO Max) – CCA
4. Apocalypse in the Tropics (Netflix) – CCA
5. Orwell: 2+2=5 (NEON) – CCA
IN CONTENTION
Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple Original Films)
Cover-Up (Netflix) – CCA
Deaf President Now! (Apple Original Films) – CCA
The Eyes of Ghana (Higher Ground Productions)
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (ZDF/Arte)
My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay (HBO Max)
Predators (MTV Documentary Films)
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (Kino Lorber) – Gotham
Seeds (TBD)
The Tale of Silyan (National Geographic) – CCA
