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The 10th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards 2025 winners were revealed on 9th November, Sunday at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan, New York City, where Geeta Gandbhir’s film ultimately won five awards, including Best Editing for Viridiana Lieberman, Best Archival Documentary, and Best True Crime Documentary. Let’s dive into this article to know more.
The Winners of the 10th Critics Choice Documentary Awards 2025 were announced on November 9, 2025, at the Edison Ballroom in Manhattan, New York City. The awards ceremony took place over the weekend in New York. The awards ceremony celebrates the best documentaries in nonfiction film and television.
During the 10th annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, Ken Burns received the Critics’ Choice Impact Award for his career contributions in the field of documentary filmmaking.
Geeta Gandbhir’s film ultimately won five awards on Sunday evening, including Best Editing for Viridiana Lieberman, Best Archival Documentary, and Best True Crime Documentary.
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Critics Choice Documentary Awards 2025 Winners List
Below is the complete list of the 10th Annual Choice Documentary Awards 2025 winners. See below and check out all the winners in each category.
Best Documentary Feature
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
Best Director
Geeta Gandbhir – The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
Best First Documentary Feature
My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay (HBO Max)
Best Cinematography
Toby Strong, Doug Anderson (Underwater Photography) – Ocean With David Attenborough (National Geographic)
Best Editing
Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
Best Score
Alexei Aigui – Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon)
Best Narration
Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon)
Written by George Orwell, Adapted by Raoul Peck
Performed by Damian Lewis
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Best Archival Documentary
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
Best Historical Documentary (Tie)
The American Revolution (PBS)
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time (National Geographic)
Best Biographical Documentary
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)
Best Music Documentary (Tie)
Becoming Led Zeppelin (Sony Pictures Classics)
Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (Hulu, Onyx Collective)
Best Political Documentary
The Alabama Solution (HBO Max)
Best Science/Nature Documentary
Ocean With David Attenborough (National Geographic)
Best Sports Documentary
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
Best True Crime Documentary
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)
Best Short Documentary
Saving Superman (Switchboard)
Best Limited Documentary Series
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)
Best Ongoing Documentary Series
30 for 30 (ESPN Films)
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Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards 2025 Nominations
Here is the nominations list of the Critics Choice Documentary Awards 2025.
| Category | Nominations |
|---|---|
| Best Documentary Feature | The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix), 2000 Meters to Andriivka (Frontline/AP), The Alabama Solution (HBO Max), Apocalypse in the Tropics (Netflix), Cover-Up (Netflix), Deaf President Now! (Apple TV+), Orwell: 2+2=5 (Neon), Pee-wee as Himself (HBO Max), Riefenstahl (Kino Lorber), The Tale of Silyan (Nat Geo) |
| Best Director | Geeta Gandbhir – The Perfect Neighbor, Mstyslav Chernov – 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Petra Costa – Apocalypse in the Tropics, Nyle DiMarco & Davis Guggenheim – Deaf President Now!, Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman – The Alabama Solution, Raoul Peck – Orwell: 2+2=5 |
| Best First Documentary Feature | My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay, Art for Everybody, Grand Theft Hamlet, Seeds, Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror |
| Best True Crime Documentary | The Perfect Neighbor, The Alabama Solution, Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer, Predators, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, The Yogurt Shop Murders |
| Best Archival Documentary | The Perfect Neighbor, One to One: John & Yoko, Orwell: 2+2=5, Riefenstahl, Trains, WTO/99 |
| Best Biographical Documentary | Mr. Scorsese, John Candy: I Like Me, Love+War, My Mom Jayne, Pee-wee as Himself, Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost |
| Best Political Documentary | The Alabama Solution, Apocalypse in the Tropics, Deaf President Now!, The Librarians, My Undesirable Friends: Part I, Orwell: 2+2=5 |
| Best Sports Documentary | America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, Big Dreams: Little League World Series 2024, Full Court Press, Southpaw: The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott, We Beat the Dream Team |
Critics Choice Documentary Awards
The Critics Choice Documentary Awards honors the year’s finest achievements in documentaries released in theaters, on TV, and on major digital platforms, as determined by the voting of qualified CCA members.
Nominations were determined by the voting of qualified CCA members with expertise in the documentary field. The 10th annual awards ceremony was produced by Bob Bain of Bob Bain Productions and Joey Berlin of Berlin Entertainment.
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