Critics Choice Announces Doc Nominees

Somehow this slipped past my radar yesterday. The BFCA announced their documentary nominations – which, like their film and television nominations, including everybody and their brother in every category possibly imaginable (I kid, I kid). Kris Tapley has given us they money shot, however, that Free Solo leads (not surprising, probably wins the Oscar). Here are the top docs:

BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Crime + Punishment” – Director: Stephen Maing (Hulu)
“Dark Money” – Director: Kimberly Reed (PBS)
“Free Solo” – Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (National Geographic Documentary Films)
“Hal” – Director: Amy Scott (Oscilloscope)
“Hitler’s Hollywood” – Director: Rüdiger Suchsland (Kino Lorber)
“Minding the Gap” – Director: Bing Liu (Hulu)
“RBG” – Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West (Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media)
“Three Identical Strangers” – Director: Tim Wardle (Neon, CNN Films)
“Wild Wild Country” – Directors: Chapman Way, Maclain Way (Netflix)
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” – Director: Morgan Neville (Focus Features)

BEST DIRECTOR
Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi – “Free Solo” (National Geographic Documentary Film)
Bing Liu – “Minding the Gap” (Hulu)
Morgan Neville – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (Focus Features)
Kimberly Reed – “Dark Money” (PBS)
Rüdiger Suchsland – “Hitler’s Hollywood” (Kino Lorber)
Tim Wardle – “Three Identical Strangers” (Neon, CNN Films)

You can head over to Variety to see the full list, which includes “Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary.”