2025 Critics Choice Documentary Awards: Winners Revealed
Los Angeles,CA – The winners of the 2025 Critics Choice Documentary Awards were announced today,recognizing excellence in non-fiction filmmaking across a range of categories. The awards, presented by the Critics Choice Association (CCA), honor the year’s most impactful and innovative documentaries, highlighting stories that inform, inspire, and provoke conversation.
Documentary filmmaking continues to be a vital force in storytelling, offering unique perspectives on critical issues and celebrating human experiences.These awards underscore the power of the medium to connect audiences with the world around them and to champion the work of the talented filmmakers who bring these stories to life. The accolades signal growing audience interest in non-fiction content and set a high bar for future productions.
Here’s a complete list of the 2025 Critics Choice Documentary Awards winners:
Best Documentary Feature
“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)
Additional nominees included:
* “Octopus!” (Prime Video)
* “Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey” (Netflix)
* “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys” (Netflix)
* “Big Dreams: Little League World Series 2024 (ESPN Films)
* “Full Court Press” (ESPN+)
* ”Southpaw: The Life and Legacy of Jim Abbott” (ESPN)
* “We Beat the Dream Team” (HBO Max)
* “The Alabama Solution” (HBO Max)
* “Gone Girls: The Long Island serial Killer” (Netflix)
* ”Predators” (MTV Documentary Films / Paramount+)
* “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish” (Netflix)
* “The Yogurt Shop Murders” (HBO Max)
* “All the Empty Rooms” (Netflix)
* “Classroom 4” (PBS)
* “The Devil is Busy” (HBO Max)
* “Exodus” (Message Pictures)
* “Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space” (Ironbound Films)
* “sallie’s Ashes” (Robi Creative)
* “Shanti Rides Shotgun” (Voyager)
* “The American Revolution” (PBS)
* “Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015” (HBO Max)
* “hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time” (National Geographic)
* “Magic City: An American Fantasy” (Starz)
* “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” (Peacock)
* “American Masters” (PBS)
* “The Reluctant Traveler” (Apple TV)
* “Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross” (Roku Channel)
* “Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller” (National Geographic)
* “Trainwreck” (Netflix)
