6th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards explained

Number:	6
Award:	Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
Date:	November 14, 2021
Site:	BRIC, Brooklyn, United States
Host:	Roy Wood Jr.
Last:	5th
Next:	7th

The 6th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards were presented on November 14, 2021 at the BRIC in Brooklyn, New York, honoring the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television. It was hosted by Roy Wood Jr.^[1]

Ascension and Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) led the nominations with six each with the latter winning all of its nominations.^[2] ^[1]

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on October 18, 2021.^[3]

*Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)^[4] Ascension* Attica Becoming Cousteau The Crime of the Century A Crime on the Bayou Flee Introducing, Selma Blair The Lost Leonardo My Name Is Pauli Murray Procession The Rescue
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin – The Rescue Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Liz Garbus – Becoming Cousteau Jessica Kingdon – Ascension Stanley Nelson Jr. and Traci A. Curry – Attica Jonas Poher Rasmussen – Flee Edgar Wright – The Sparks Brothers	Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Jessica Beshir – Faya Dayi Rachel Fleit – Introducing, Selma Blair Todd Haynes – The Velvet Underground Jessica Kingdon – Ascension Kristine Stolakis – Pray Away Edgar Wright – The Sparks Brothers
*Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)* Becoming Cousteau The Real Charlie Chaplin The Real Right Stuff Val The Velvet Underground	*The Queen of Basketball* Audible Borat's American Lockdown Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis The Doll The Last Cruise Snowy
*The Crime of the Century* Enemies of the State Four Hours at the Capitol Influence Mayor Pete Missing in Brooks County Nasrin Not Going Quietly	*The Alpinist* Changing the Game The Day Sports Stood Still Kevin Garnett: Anything is Possible LFG Tiger
*Val* Attica A Crime on the Bayou Fauci Final Account Julia My Name Is Pauli Murray No Ordinary Man	*Becoming Cousteau* Fauci The First Wave Playing with Sharks Puff: Wonders of the Reef The Year Earth Changed
Val – Jack Kilmer, narrator; Val Kilmer, writer – Jeff Daniels, narrator Becoming Cousteau – Vincent Cassel, narrator; Mark Monroe and Pax Wassermann, writers The Crime of the Century – Alex Gibney, narrator and writer The Neutral Ground – CJ Hunt, narrator and writer The Real Charlie Chaplin – Pearl Mackie, narrator; Oliver Kindeberg, Peter Middleton and James Spinney, writers The Year Earth Changed – David Attenborough, narrator	Ady Barkan – Not Going Quietly Selma Blair – Introducing, Selma Blair Pete Buttigieg – Mayor Pete Anthony Fauci – Fauci Ben Fong-Torres – Like a Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong-Torres Val Kilmer – Val Ron and Russell Mael – The Sparks Brothers Rita Moreno – Valerie Taylor – Playing With Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story
*Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)* Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James Listening to Kenny G The Sparks Brothers Tina The Velvet Underground	Daniel Pemberton – The Rescue Jongnic Bontemps – My Name is Pauli Murray Dan Deacon – Ascension Alex Lasarenko and David Little – Cyrus Melchor – LFG Rachel Portman – Julia Dirac Sea – Final Account
David Katznelson, Ian Seabrook and Picha Srisansanee – The Rescue Jessica Beshir – Faya Dayi Jonathan Griffith, Brett Lowell and Austin Siadak – The Alpinist Nelson Hume and Alan Jacobsen – Jessica Kingdon and Nathan Truesdell – Ascension Emiliano Villanueva – A Cop Movie Pete West – Puff: Wonders of the Reef	Joshua L. Pearson – Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Francisco Bello, Matthew Heineman, Gabriel Rhodes and David Zieff – The First Wave Jeff Consiglio – LFG Bob Eisenhardt – The Rescue Affonso Gonçalves and Adam Kurnitz – The Velvet Underground Jessica Kingdon – Ascension Julian Quantrill – The Real Charlie Chaplin

Pennebaker Award

R. J. Cutler^[5]

Films with multiple nominations

Films with multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
6	Ascension
6	Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
5	Becoming Cousteau
5	The Rescue
4	The Sparks Brothers
	Val
	The Velvet Underground
3	Attica
	The Crime of the Century
	Fauci
	Introducing, Selma Blair
	LFG

	My Name Is Pauli Murray
	The Real Charlie Chaplin
2	The Alpinist
	A Crime on the Bayou
	Faya Dayi
	Final Account
	The First Wave
	Flee
	Julia
	Mayor Pete
	Not Going Quietly
	Playing With Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story
	Puff: Wonders of the Reef
	The Year Earth Changed

Films with multiple wins
Wins	Film
6	Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
3	The Rescue
2	Val

External links

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards official website

Notes and References

Web site: 'Summer of Soul' Sweeps Critics Choice Documentary Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. Hilary. Lewis. November 14, 2021. November 15, 2021.
Web site: Critics Choice Documentary Awards: 'Summer of Soul' and 'Ascension' Lead With 6 Nominations Each. The Hollywood Reporter. Scott. Feinberg. October 18, 2021. October 18, 2021.
Web site: 'Ascension' and 'Summer of Soul' Lead Critics Choice Documentary Nominations. IndieWire. October 8, 2021. October 18, 2021. Ryan. Lattanzio.
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/summer-of-soul-wins-critics-choice-documentary-awards-1235112087/ 'Summer of Soul' Lands Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary Awards - Variety
Web site: 'Billie Eilish' Director R.J. Cutler To Receive Pennebaker Honor At Critics Choice Documentary Awards. Deadline Hollywood. September 30, 2021. October 18, 2021. Matthew. Carey.