# Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Narration

The Best Narration is one of the annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. The award is given to the narrator and writer.

## History

It was first presented at the fourth ceremony to Bruce Springsteen for Western Stars.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Film | Narrator(s) | Writer(s) |
| 2019 (4th) | Western Stars | Bruce Springsteen | Bruce Springsteen |
| 2019 (4th) | Anthropocene: The Human Epoch | Alicia Vikander | Jennifer Baichwal |
| 2019 (4th) | The Biggest Little Farm | John Chester and Molly Chester | John Chester |
| 2019 (4th) | The Edge of Democracy | Petra Costa | Petra Costa, Carol Pires, David Barker, and Moara Passoni |
| 2019 (4th) | The Elephant Queen | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Mark Deeble |
| 2019 (4th) | For Sama | Waad Al-Kateab | Waad Al-Kateab |
| 2019 (4th) | Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People | Adam Driver | Oren Rudavsky and Bob Seidman |
| 2019 (4th) | One Child Nation | Nanfu Wang | Nanfu Wang |
| 2020 (5th) | David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet | David Attenborough | David Attenborough |
| 2020 (5th) | Dick Johnson Is Dead | Kirsten Johnson | Kirsten Johnson |
| 2020 (5th) | Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds | Werner Herzog | Werner Herzog |
| 2020 (5th) | Mr. Soul! | Blair Underwood | Ellis Haizlip |
| 2020 (5th) | My Octopus Teacher | Craig Foster | Craig Foster |
| 2020 (5th) | Time | Fox Rich | Fox Rich |
| 2020 (5th) | Totally Under Control | Alex Gibney | Alex Gibney |
| 2021 (6th) | Val | Jack Kilmer | Val Kilmer |
| 2021 (6th) | 9/11: Inside the President's War Room | Jeff Daniels | — |
| 2021 (6th) | Becoming Cousteau | Vincent Cassel | Mark Monroe and Pax Wassermann |
| 2021 (6th) | The Crime of the Century | Alex Gibney | Alex Gibney |
| 2021 (6th) | The Neutral Ground | CJ Hunt | CJ Hunt |
| 2021 (6th) | The Real Charlie Chaplin | Pearl Mackie | Oliver Kindeberg, Peter Middleton, and James Spinney |
| 2021 (6th) | The Year Earth Changed | David Attenborough | — |
| 2022 (7th) | Good Night Oppy | Angela Bassett | Helen Kearns and Ryan White |
| 2022 (7th) | Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story | Matthew McConaughey | Ben Masters |
| 2022 (7th) | Fire of Love | Miranda July | Shane Boris, Erin Casper, Jocelyne Chaput, and Sara Dosa |
| 2022 (7th) | Our Great National Parks | Barack Obama | — |
| 2022 (7th) | Riotsville, U.S.A. | Charlene Modeste | Tobi Haslett |
| 2022 (7th) | Three Minutes: A Lengthening | Helena Bonham Carter | Bianca Stigter |
| 2023 (8th) | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | Michael J. Fox | Michael J. Fox |
| 2023 (8th) | 20 Days in Mariupol | Mstyslav Chernov | Mstyslav Chernov |
| 2023 (8th) | 32 Sounds | Sam Green | Sam Green |
| 2023 (8th) | The Disappearance of Shere Hite | Dakota Johnson | Nicole Newnham |
| 2023 (8th) | John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial | Kiefer Sutherland | — |
| 2023 (8th) | Secrets of the Elephants | Natalie Portman | Martin Williams |
| 2024 (9th) | Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces | Steve Martin | Steve Martin |
| 2024 (9th) | Bad River | Quannah Chasinghorse and Edward Norton | Mary Mazzio |
| 2024 (9th) | Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story | Billy Mail and Susan Mail | Charlie Hamilton James |
| 2024 (9th) | Dahomey | Lucrece Houegbelo, Parfait Viayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassegande and Sabine Badjogoumin | Makenzy Orcel |
| 2024 (9th) | Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger | Martin Scorsese | Martin Scorsese |
| 2024 (9th) | Queens | Angela Bassett | Chloë Sarosh |