Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

The Critics' Choice Documentary Awards are accolades that are presented by the Critics Choice Association to honour the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television. They were established in 2016, and the first ceremony was held on November 3, 2016.

Current categories
For the latest ceremony, the following categories were presented:
 * Best Documentary Feature
 * Best Director
 * Best First Documentary Feature
 * Best Narration
 * Best Archival Documentary
 * Best Short Documentary
 * Best Political Documentary
 * Best Sports Documentary
 * Best Historical/Biographical Documentary
 * Best Science/Nature Documentary
 * Best Music Documentary
 * Best Score
 * Best Editing
 * Best Cinematography
 * D.A. Pennebaker Award (formerly known as the Lifetime Award)

Discontinued categories
Other categories previously presented include:
 * Best Limited Documentary Series
 * Best Ongoing Documentary Series
 * Best Song in a Documentary
 * Most Innovative Documentary
 * Landmark Award

Ceremonies
The following is a listing of all Critics' Choice Documentary Awards ceremonies since 2016.