# Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Documentary Feature

The Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Documentary Feature is one of the awards presented annually by Critics Choice Association since the awards debuted in 2016.

## History

In 2022, the top three documentaries of the year are honored, with gold, silver, and bronze awards in the category.

## Winners and nominees
### 2010s

| Year | Film | Production companies and distributors |
| 2016 (1st) | O.J.: Made in America | ESPN and Laylow Films |
| 2016 (1st) | 13th | Netflix and Kandoo Films |
| 2016 (1st) | Cameraperson | Janus Films, Fork Films, and Big Mouth Productions |
| 2016 (1st) | Fire at Sea | Kino Lorber, Stemal Entertainment, 21 Unofilm, Cinecittà Luce, Rai Cinema, Les Films d'Ici, and Arte France Cinéma |
| 2016 (1st) | Gleason | Open Road Films, Amazon Studios, and Exhibit A |
| 2016 (1st) | Life, Animated | A&E IndieFilms, The Orchard, Motto Pictures, and Roger Ross Williams Productions |
| 2016 (1st) | Tickled | Magnolia Pictures, A Ticklish Tale, Fumes Production, and Horseshoe Films |
| 2016 (1st) | Tower | Kino Lorber, ITVS, Meredith Vieira Productions, GTS Films, and Diana DiMenna Film |
| 2016 (1st) | Weiner | Sundance Selects, Motto Pictures, and Edgeline Films |
| 2016 (1st) | The Witness | FilmRise and Five More Minutes Productions |
| 2017 (2nd) | Jane | National Geographic Documentary Films, National Geographic Studios, and Public Road Productions |
| 2017 (2nd) | Abacus: Small Enough to Jail | PBS, Blue Ice Films, Mitten Media, Motto Pictures, and Kartemquin Films Production |
| 2017 (2nd) | Beware the Slenderman | HBO, Warner Bros. Television Distribution, HBO Documentary Films, and Vermilion Films |
| 2017 (2nd) | Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds | HBO, Bloomfish Pictures, HBO Documentary Films, Insurgent Docs, and RatPac Documentary Films |
| 2017 (2nd) | California Typewriter | Gravitas Ventures and American Buffalo Pictures |
| 2017 (2nd) | Chasing Coral | Netflix and Exposure Labs |
| 2017 (2nd) | City of Ghosts | Amazon Studios, A&E IndieFilms, IFC Films, and Our Time Projects |
| 2017 (2nd) | Cries from Syria | HBO, Afineevsky – Tolmor Production, Cinepost Barrandov, Levy Entertainment Group, and Studio Malibu |
| 2017 (2nd) | Dawson City: Frozen Time | Kino Lorber, Hypnotic Pictures, and Picture Palace Pictures |
| 2017 (2nd) | Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) | HBO, Live Nation Productions, and Company Name |
| 2017 (2nd) | Ex Libris: The New York Public Library | Zipporah Films |
| 2017 (2nd) | Faces Places | Cohen Media Group, Ciné Tamaris, Social Animals, Rouge International, Arte France Cinéma, and Arches Films |
| 2017 (2nd) | Kedi | Oscilloscope Laboratories, YouTube Red, and Termite Films |
| 2017 (2nd) | One of Us | Netflix and Loki Films |
| 2017 (2nd) | Spettacolo | Grasshopper Film and Open Face |
| 2017 (2nd) | Strong Island | Netflix, Yanceville Films, and Louverture Films |
| 2018 (3rd) | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Focus Features |
| 2018 (3rd) | Crime + Punishment | Hulu |
| 2018 (3rd) | Dark Money | PBS |
| 2018 (3rd) | Free Solo | National Geographic Documentary Films |
| 2018 (3rd) | Hal | Oscilloscope |
| 2018 (3rd) | Hitler's Hollywood | Kino Lorber |
| 2018 (3rd) | Minding the Gap | Hulu |
| 2018 (3rd) | RBG | Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media |
| 2018 (3rd) | Three Identical Strangers | Neon and CNN Films |
| 2018 (3rd) | Wild Wild Country | Netflix |
| 2019 (4th) | Apollo 11 | Neon |
| 2019 (4th) | American Factory | Netflix |
| 2019 (4th) | The Biggest Little Farm | Neon |
| 2019 (4th) | The Cave | National Geographic |
| 2019 (4th) | Honeyland | Neon |
| 2019 (4th) | The Kingmaker | Showtime |
| 2019 (4th) | Knock Down the House | Netflix |
| 2019 (4th) | Leaving Neverland | HBO |
| 2019 (4th) | Maiden | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2019 (4th) | One Child Nation | Amazon Studios |
| 2019 (4th) | They Shall Not Grow Old | Warner Bros. |

### 2020s

| Year | Film | Production companies and distributors |
| 2020 (5th) | Dick Johnson Is Dead | Netflix |
| 2020 (5th) | Athlete A | Netflix |
| 2020 (5th) | Belushi | Showtime |
| 2020 (5th) | Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution | Netflix |
| 2020 (5th) | Feels Good Man | Giant Pictures |
| 2020 (5th) | The Fight | Magnolia Pictures |
| 2020 (5th) | The Go-Go's | Showtime |
| 2020 (5th) | Gunda | Neon |
| 2020 (5th) | Mr. Soul! | Shoes in the Bed Productions |
| 2020 (5th) | My Octopus Teacher | Netflix |
| 2020 (5th) | The Painter and the Thief | Neon |
| 2020 (5th) | A Secret Love | Netflix |
| 2020 (5th) | The Social Dilemma | Netflix |
| 2020 (5th) | Time | Amazon Studios |
| 2021 (6th) | Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Searchlight Pictures and Hulu |
| 2021 (6th) | Ascension | MTV Documentary Films |
| 2021 (6th) | Attica | Showtime |
| 2021 (6th) | Becoming Cousteau | Picturehouse and National Geographic Documentary Films |
| 2021 (6th) | The Crime of the Century | HBO Documentary Films |
| 2021 (6th) | A Crime on the Bayou | Shout! Studios |
| 2021 (6th) | Flee | Neon and Participant |
| 2021 (6th) | Introducing, Selma Blair | Discovery+ |
| 2021 (6th) | The Lost Leonardo | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2021 (6th) | My Name Is Pauli Murray | Amazon Studios |
| 2021 (6th) | Procession | Netflix |
| 2021 (6th) | The Rescue | National Geographic Documentary Films |
| 2022 (7th) | Good Night Oppy (gold) | Amazon Studios |
| 2022 (7th) | Fire of Love (silver) | National Geographic Documentary Films and Neon |
| 2022 (7th) | Navalny (bronze) | HBO and CNN and Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 2022 (7th) | Aftershock | Hulu |
| 2022 (7th) | The Automat | A Slice of Pie Productions |
| 2022 (7th) | Descendant | Netflix |
| 2022 (7th) | Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down | Briarcliff Entertainment |
| 2022 (7th) | The Janes | HBO |
| 2022 (7th) | Moonage Daydream | HBO and Neon |
| 2022 (7th) | Sidney | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (8th) | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (8th) | 20 Days in Mariupol | PBS |
| 2023 (8th) | American Symphony | Netflix |
| 2023 (8th) | Beyond Utopia | Roadside Attractions |
| 2023 (8th) | The Deepest Breath | Netflix |
| 2023 (8th) | The Eternal Memory | MTV Documentary Films |
| 2023 (8th) | Judy Blume Forever | Amazon Studios |
| 2023 (8th) | Kokomo City | Magnolia Pictures |
| 2023 (8th) | The Mission | National Geographic |
| 2023 (8th) | Stamped from the Beginning | Netflix |
| 2024 (9th) | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films |
| 2024 (9th) | Will & Harper | Netflix |
| 2024 (9th) | Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story | National Geographic |
| 2024 (9th) | Daughters | Netflix |
| 2024 (9th) | The Greatest Night in Pop | Netflix |
| 2024 (9th) | Jim Henson Idea Man | Disney+ |
| 2024 (9th) | Music by John Williams | Disney+ |
| 2024 (9th) | Piece by Piece | Focus Features |
| 2024 (9th) | The Remarkable Life of Ibelin | Netflix |
| 2024 (9th) | Sugarcane | National Geographic |