Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film
Appearance
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film | |
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![]() The first recipient: Michael Moore | |
Awarded for | Best Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association |
First awarded | Michael Moore Bowling for Columbine (2002) |
Currently held by | Matthew Heineman American Symphony (2023) |
Website | dfwcritics |
The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) to honor an outstanding documentary film.
History
[edit]Although the DFWFCA began handing out awards in 1990, they first added this category in 2002. To date, only three directors have earned the honor more than once: Davis Guggenheim (2006, 2010), Michael Moore (2002, 2004), Matthew Heineman (2017, 2023) and Morgan Neville (2013, 2018)
Winners
[edit]- † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- ‡ = Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
2000s
[edit]Year | Winner | Director(s) |
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2002 | Bowling for Columbine † | Michael Moore[1] |
2003 | Capturing the Friedmans ‡ | Andrew Jarecki[2] |
2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Michael Moore[3] |
2005 | Murderball ‡ | Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro[4] |
2006 | An Inconvenient Truth † | Davis Guggenheim[5] |
2007 | The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters | Seth Gordon[6] |
2008 | Man on Wire † | James Marsh[7] |
2009 | The Cove † | Louie Psihoyos[8] |
2010s
[edit]Year | Winner | Director |
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2010 | Waiting for "Superman" | Davis Guggenheim[9] |
2011 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | Werner Herzog[10] |
2012 | Searching for Sugar Man † | Malik Bendjelloul[11] |
2013 | 20 Feet from Stardom † | Morgan Neville[12] |
2014 | Citizenfour † | Laura Poitras[13] |
2015 | Amy † | Asif Kapadia[14] |
2016 | Tower | Keith Maitland[15] |
2017 | City of Ghosts | Matthew Heineman[16] |
2018 | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Morgan Neville[17] |
2019 | Apollo 11 | Todd Douglas Miller[18] |
2020s
[edit]Year | Winner | Director |
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2020 | Time ‡ | Garrett Bradley[19][20][21] |
2021 | Summer of Soul † | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson[22][23][24] |
2022 | Good Night Oppy | Ryan White[25][26][27] |
2023 | American Symphony | Matthew Heineman[28] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Awards/Nominations for Bowling for Columbine". Box Office Prophets.
- ^ "Awards/Nominations for Capturing the Friedmans". Box Office Prophets.
- ^ "Dallas film critics pick 'Million Dollar Baby'". Today. January 4, 2005. Retrieved January 4, 2005.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2005). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics 2005 Awards". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 20, 2005.
- ^ Horn, John (December 29, 2006). "A bellwether of the Oscars". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
- ^ Maxwell, Erin (December 17, 2007). "Dallas critics pick Coens' 'Country'". Variety. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
- ^ Tyler, Josh (December 16, 2008). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Award Sean Penn". CinemaBlend. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
- ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "Up in the Air" as Best Film of 2009". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "The Social Network" as Best Film of 2010". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "The Descendants" as Best Film of 2011". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "Lincoln" as Best Film of 2012". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "12 Years a Slave" as Best Film of 2013". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ Whale, Chase (December 15, 2014). "DFWFCA names "Birdman" as top film of 2014". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ Whale, Chase (December 14, 2015). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Name "Spotlight" Best Picture of 2015". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2016). "DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2017). "DFW Film Critics Name 'The Shape of Water' Best Picture of 2017". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 17, 2018). "DFW Film Critics Name "A Star Is Born" Best Picture of 2018". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 16, 2019). "DFW Film Critics Pick "1917" as Best Film of 2019". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (February 10, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Nomadland" Best Picture of 2020". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Lin, Kristian (February 10, 2021). "DFWFCA Taps Nomadland as 2020's Best Film". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Bentley, Alex (February 10, 2021). "Nomadland takes top honors from Dallas–Fort Worth film critics". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Power of the Dog" Best Film of 2021". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ Lin, Kristian (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Call on The Power of the Dog". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ Bentley, Alex (December 20, 2021). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name The Power of the Dog best movie of 2021". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Name "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Film of 2022". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Lin, Kristian (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Choose Everything". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Bentley, Alex (December 19, 2022). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name Everything Everywhere All at Once best movie of 2022". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 18, 2023). "DFW Film Critics Name "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Film of 2022". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 18, 2023). "DFW Film Critics Name "The Holdovers" Best Picture of 2023". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.