THE SECOND ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
ANNOUNCES RETURN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017 AT BRIC IN BROOKLYN
Penn Jillette Will Host for Second Year in a Row
Nominations to be Announced on Monday, October 9, 2017
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 3, 2017) The second annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, honoring the finest achievements in documentary features and non-fiction television, will be presented Thursday, November 2, 2017 at BRIC in Brooklyn, New York, hosted by magician/illusionist, comedian, actor and best-selling author Penn Jillette.
At last year’s inaugural event, Ezra Edelman’s OJ: Made in America took home the most awards for the evening, including Best Documentary (Theatrical Feature). The film received many more accolades and awards following the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Ava DuVernay’s 13th won three awards, including Best Documentary (TV/Streaming). This film won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and received a nomination for an Academy Award.
The awards are determined by qualified members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), and feature multiple categories across both television and film. Nominations will be announced on Monday, October 9, 2017. Categories
include:
Best Documentary Feature Film
Best Director of a Documentary
Best First Documentary Feature
Best Music Documentary
Best Sports Documentary
Best Political Documentary
Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary
Best Limited Documentary Series for Television/Streaming
Best Ongoing Documentary Series for Television/Streaming
Best Song in a Documentary
Most Innovative Documentary
Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association president Joey Berlin said, “We were thrilled by the success of the inaugural Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards last November. Two different filmmakers told me at last year’s show that just being nominated for a CCDA helped them add distribution platforms for their docs. We created these awards to shine a light on the best documentary films and non-fiction television shows and those conversations confirmed the value and importance of the stand-alone documentary awards show.”
The nominees, selected by a committee of BFCA and BTJA members with a background and expertise in the documentary field, will be revealed on Monday, October 9, 2017, with the winners announced at an awards gala on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at BRIC in Brooklyn, New York.
The Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards will be produced by Bob Bain Productions.
For tickets and table sales, please contact:
Julie Anderson, Program Coordinator
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For BFCA, BTJA and CCDA Nominating Committee member tickets, please contact:
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About CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
The Critics’ Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the BFCA and BTJA to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. The BFCA is the largest film critics’ organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 300 television, radio and online critics. BFCA members are the primary source of information for today’s film-going public. BTJA is the collective voice of almost 100 journalists who regularly cover television for TV viewers, radio listeners and online audiences. Historically, the Critics’ Choice Awards are the most accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations.
The 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards gala will be held on December 10, 2017, in Santa Monica, California.
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