National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film explained

The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film is the award given for best feature documentary film at the annual National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) Awards. The category was introduced in 1985 and was originally named Best Documentary.

List of winning films

Year (ceremony)FilmDirector(s)
1984 (19th)Stop Making SenseJonathan Demme[1]
1985 (20th)ShoahClaude Lanzmann
1986 (21st)MarleneMaximilian Schell
1987 (22nd)N/A
1988 (23rd)The Thin Blue LineErrol Morris
1989 (24th)Roger & MeMichael Moore
1990 (25th)Berkeley in the SixtiesMark Kitchell
1991 (26th)Paris Is BurningJennie Livingston
1992 (27th)American DreamBarbara Kopple
1993 (28th)Visions of LightArnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy and Stuart Samuels
1994 (29th)Hoop DreamsSteve James
1995 (30th)CrumbTerry Zwigoff[2]
1996 (31st)When We Were KingsLeon Gast
1997 (32nd)Fast, Cheap & Out of ControlErrol Morris
1998 (33rd)Liz Garbus, Wilbert Rideau and Jonathan Stack
1999 (34th)Buena Vista Social ClubWim Wenders
2000 (35th)The Life and Times of Hank GreenbergAviva Kempner
2001 (36th)The Gleaners and I (Les glaneurs et la glaneuse)Agnès Varda
2002 (37th)Standing in the Shadows of MotownPaul Justman
2003 (38th)To Be and to Have (Être et avoir)Nicolas Philibert
2004 (39th)TarnationJonathan Caouette
2005 (40th)Grizzly Man Werner Herzog
2006 (41st)An Inconvenient TruthDavis Guggenheim
2007 (42nd)No End in SightCharles H. Ferguson
2008 (43rd)Man on WireJames Marsh
2009 (44th)The Beaches of Agnès (Les plages d'Agnès)Agnès Varda[3]
2010 (45th)Inside JobCharles H. Ferguson[4]
2011 (46th)Cave of Forgotten DreamsWerner Herzog
2012 (47th)The GatekeepersDror Moreh[5]
2013 (48th)The Act of KillingJoshua Oppenheimer[6]
At Berkeley Frederick Wiseman
2014 (49th)Citizenfour Laura Poitras
2015 (50th)Amy Asif Kapadia[7]
2016 (51st) Ezra Edelman
2017 Faces Places (Visages Villages)Agnès Varda and JR[8]
2018 Minding the GapBing Liu[9] [10]
2019 (54th)Honeyland Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov[11] [12]
2020 Time Garrett Bradley[13]
2021 Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen[14]
2022 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Laura Poitras[15]
2023 (58th)Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros Frederick Wiseman[16]

Multiple winners

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ Past Awards|National Society of Film Critics
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/04/movies/babe-is-chosen-as-best-film-by-national-society-of-critics.html Babe' Is Chosen as Best Film By National Society of Critics - The New York Times
  3. https://www.popmatters.com/118477-national-society-of-film-critics-give-top-awards-to-the-hurt-locker-2496147043.html National Society of Film Critics give top awards to 'The Hurt Locker' - Pop Matters
  4. https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/01/the-social-network-dominates-the-national-society-of-film-critics-awards-updated.html'The Social Network' dominates the National Society of Film Critics awards (Updated)|Awards Tracker|Los Angeles Times
  5. https://www.timesofisrael.com/national-society-of-film-critics-awards-prize-to-israeli-documentary-the-gatekeepers/ National Society of Film Critics awards top honors to Israeli documentary ‘The Gatekeepers’|The Times of Israel
  6. https://film-book.com/national-society-of-film-critics-awards-2013-winners-inside-llewyn-davis/ National Society of Film Critics Awards 2013: Winners: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS|FilmBook
  7. https://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/spotlight-shines-at-national-society-of-film-critics-awards-126958/ ‘Spotlight’ Shines at National Society of Film Critics Awards|IndieWire
  8. https://deadline.com/2018/01/national-film-critics-awards-daniel-kaluuya-sally-hawkins-1202237044/ ‘Lady Bird’ Named Best Picture By National Society Of Film Critics – Complete List – Deadline
  9. News: Chinese director Chloe Zhao’s ‘The Rider’ picked best picture of 2018 by US film critics. 2019-01-06. The SCMP/News/World. 2019-01-07.
  10. https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/national-society-of-film-critics-award-winners-1203100126/ National Society of Film Critics Names ‘The Rider’ Best Picture — Variety
  11. Web site: National Society of Film Critics Names ‘Parasite’ Best Picture. Variety. Erin. Nyren. January 4, 2020. January 4, 2020.
  12. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-01-04/national-society-of-film-critics-2020 Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ wins best picture at National Society of Film Critics awards - Los Angeles Times
  13. https://www.thewrap.com/nomadland-named-best-film-by-national-society-of-film-critics/ ‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics|The Wrap
  14. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/national-society-of-film-critics-2022-winners-list-1235071481/ National Society of Film Critics 2022 Winners List - The Hollywood Reporter
  15. https://www.indiewire.com/2023/01/national-society-of-film-critics-awards-2023-winners-list-1234797151/ ‘TÁR’ and ‘Aftersun’ Win Big at National Society of Film Critics Awards (Complete Winners List)|IndieWire
  16. News: Lewis . Hilary . 2024-01-06 . National Society of Film Critics Voting Underway . . 2024-01-06. none.

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