CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION, GUNDA, AND Mr. SOUL! LEAD THE NOMINATIONS
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARD WINNERS ON NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Los Angeles, CA (Monday, October 26, 2020) — The Critics Choice Association(CCA) has announced the nominees for the fifth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA). The winners will be revealed in a Special Announcement on Monday, November 16, 2020.
The Critics Choice Association will once again be honoring the year’s finest achievements in documentaries released in theaters, on TV and on major digital platforms, as determined by the voting of qualified CCA members.
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, Gunda, and Mr. SOUL! lead this year’s nominations with five each.
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is nominated for Best Documentary Feature, James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham for Best Director, Best Editing, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Historical/Biography Documentary. The film also received an honor for Judith Heumann for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary.
Gunda is nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Victor Kossakovsky for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Science/Nature Documentary.
Mr. SOUL! is nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Best First Documentary Feature, Best Narration, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Historical/Biographical Documentary.
Recognized with four nominations each are Athlete A, Dick Johnson is Dead, My Octopus Teacher, and Totally Under Control.
The nominations for Athlete A are Best Documentary Feature, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk for Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Sports Documentary. Maggie Nichols, Rachael Denhollander, and Jamie Dantzscher are also being recognized with the honor of Most Compelling Living Subjects of a Documentary.
The nominations for Dick Johnson is Dead are Best Documentary Feature, Kirsten Johnson for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Narration. The film also received an honor for Dick Johnson for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary.
The nominations for My Octopus Teacher are Best Documentary Feature, Best Cinematography, Best Narration, and Best Science/Nature Documentary.
The nominations for Totally Under Control are Best Editing, Best Score, Best Narration, and Best Political Documentary. The film also received an honor for Dr. Rick Bright for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary.
“At a unique time for the entertainment industry and the world, documentaries are more important and fortunately more abundant and more available and more essential than ever,” said Christopher Campbell, President of the Critics Choice Association Documentary Branch. “In 2020, documentaries have taken us to places and shown us perspectives we’ve never experienced before. They’ve chronicled events and life stories that are enlightening and enthralling – and sometimes frightening. It is a great honor for the CCA to celebrate these stories and subjects and shed light on the work of so many incredible filmmakers. The Documentary Branch faced its greatest task yet considering the quantity and quality of nonfiction cinema released this year. Ultimately, these nominees represent the best of the best of a remarkably fruitful moment for documentary filmmaking.”
At last year’s fourth annual CCDA event, Apollo 11 took home the evening’s most prestigious award for Best Documentary. Peter Jackson (They Shall Not Grow Old), and Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar (American Factory), tied for Best Director. American Factory also won the award for Best Political Documentary, and subsequently received many more accolades including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Los Angeles, CA (Monday, October 26, 2020) — The Critics Choice Association(CCA) has announced the nominees for the fifth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA). The winners will be revealed in a Special Announcement on Monday, November 16, 2020.
The Critics Choice Associationwill once again be honoring the year’s finest achievements in documentaries released in theaters, on TV and on major digital platforms, as determined by the voting of qualified CCA members.
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, Gunda, and Mr. SOUL! lead this year’s nominations with five each.
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is nominated for Best Documentary Feature, James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham for Best Director, Best Editing, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Historical/Biography Documentary. The film also received an honor for Judith Heumann for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary.
Gunda is nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Victor Kossakovsky for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Science/Nature Documentary.
Mr. SOUL! is nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Best First Documentary Feature, Best Narration, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Historical/Biographical Documentary.
Recognized with four nominations each are Athlete A, Dick Johnson is Dead, My Octopus Teacher, and Totally Under Control.
The nominations for Athlete A are Best Documentary Feature, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk for Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Sports Documentary. Maggie Nichols, Rachael Denhollander, and Jamie Dantzscher are also being recognized with the honor of Most Compelling Living Subjects of a Documentary.
The nominations for Dick Johnson is Dead are Best Documentary Feature, Kirsten Johnson for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Narration. The film also received an honor for Dick Johnson for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary.
The nominations for My Octopus Teacher are Best Documentary Feature, Best Cinematography, Best Narration, and Best Science/Nature Documentary.
The nominations for Totally Under Control are Best Editing, Best Score, Best Narration, and Best Political Documentary. The film also received an honor for Dr. Rick Bright for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary.
“At a unique time for the entertainment industry and the world, documentaries are more important and fortunately more abundant and more available and more essential than ever,” said Christopher Campbell, President of the Critics Choice Association Documentary Branch. “In 2020, documentaries have taken us to places and shown us perspectives we’ve never experienced before. They’ve chronicled events and life stories that are enlightening and enthralling – and sometimes frightening. It is a great honor for the CCA to celebrate these stories and subjects and shed light on the work of so many incredible filmmakers. The Documentary Branch faced its greatest task yet considering the quantity and quality of nonfiction cinema released this year. Ultimately, these nominees represent the best of the best of a remarkably fruitful moment for documentary filmmaking.”
At last year’s fourth annual CCDA event, Apollo 11 took home the evening’s most prestigious award for Best Documentary. Peter Jackson (They Shall Not Grow Old), and Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar (American Factory), tied for Best Director. American Factory also won the award for Best Political Documentary, and subsequently received many more accolades including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The nominees for the fifth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards are:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Athlete A (Netflix) Belushi (Showtime) Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Netflix) Dick Johnson is Dead (Netflix) Feels Good Man (Wavelength Productions/PBS Independent Lens) The Fight (Magnolia Pictures/Topic Studios) The Go-Go’s (Showtime) Gunda (Neon) Mr. SOUL! (Shoes in the Bed Productions) My Octopus Teacher (Netflix) The Painter and the Thief (Neon) A Secret Love (Netflix) The Social Dilemma (Netflix) Time (Amazon Studios)
BEST DIRECTOR Garrett Bradley, Time (Amazon Studios) Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, Athlete A (Netflix) Kirsten Johnson, Dick Johnson is Dead (Netflix) Victor Kossakovsky, Gunda (Neon) James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Netflix) Dawn Porter, John Lewis: Good Trouble (Magnolia Pictures) Benjamin Ree, The Painter and the Thief (Neon)
BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Robert S. Bader, Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (HBO) Chris Bolan, A Secret Love (Netflix) Melissa Haizlip, Mr. SOUL! (Shoes in the Bed Productions) Arthur Jones, Feels Good Man (Wavelength Productions/PBS Independent Lens) Elizabeth Leiter and Kim Woodard, Jane Goodall: The Hope (National Geographic) Elizabeth Lo, Stray (Magnolia Pictures) Sasha Joseph Neulinger, Rewind (Grizzly Creek Films/PBS Independent Lens)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, The Truffle Hunters (Sony Pictures Classics) Roger Horrocks, My Octopus Teacher (Netflix) Kirsten Johnson, Dick Johnson is Dead (Netflix) Victor Kossakovsky and Egil Håskjold Larsen, Gunda (Neon) Scott Ressler, Neil Gelinas and Stefan Wiesen, The Last Ice (National Geographic) Gianfranco Rosi, Notturno (Stemal Entertainment) Ruben Woodin Dechamps, The Reason I Jump (Kino Lorber)
BEST EDITING Don Bernier, Athlete A (Netflix) Eli Despres, Greg Finton and Kim Roberts, The Fight (Magnolia Pictures/Topic Studios) Lindy Jankura and Alex Keipper, Totally Under Control (Neon) Helen Kearns, Assassins (Greenwich Entertainment) Victor Kossakovsky and Ainara Vera, Gunda (Neon) Eileen Meyer and Andrew Gersh, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Netflix) Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, The Truffle Hunters (Sony Pictures Classics)
BEST SCORE Ari Balouzian and Ryan Hope, Feels Good Man (Wavelength Productions/PBS Independent Lens) Marco Beltrami, Brandon Roberts and Buck Sanders, The Way I See It (Focus Features) Tyler Durham, Sven Faulconer and Xander Rodzinski, The Last Ice (National Geographic) Peter Nashel and Brian Deming, Totally Under Control (Neon) Daniel Pemberton, Rising Phoenix (Netflix) Jeff Tweedy, Long Gone Summer (ESPN) Jeff Tweedy, Spencer Tweedy and Sammy Tweedy, Showbiz Kids (HBO)
BEST NARRATION David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix) David Attenborough, Narrator David Attenborough, Writer Dick Johnson is Dead (Netflix) Kirsten Johnson, Narrator Kirsten Johnson, Writer Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds (Apple) Werner Herzog, Narrator Werner Herzog, Writer Mr. SOUL! (Shoes in the Bed Productions) Blair Underwood, Narrator Ellis Haizlip, Writer My Octopus Teacher (Netflix) Craig Foster, Narrator Craig Foster, Writer Time (Amazon Studios) Fox Rich, Narrator Fox Rich, Writer Totally Under Control (Neon) Alex Gibney, Narrator Alex Gibney, Writer
BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (HBO) Belushi (Showtime) Class Action Park (HBO MAX) Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Netflix) MLK/FBI (Field of Vision/IFC Films) Mr. SOUL! (Shoes in the Bed Productions) Spaceship Earth (Neon)
BEST HISTORICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY Belushi (Showtime) Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Netflix) Howard (Disney+) John Lewis: Good Trouble (Magnolia Pictures) Mr. SOUL! (Shoes in the Bed Production) Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (Netflix) Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (HBO)
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY Beastie Boys Story (Apple) Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (Magnolia Pictures) The Go-Go’s (Showtime) Laurel Canyon (Epix) Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (Magnolia Pictures) Other Music (Factory 25) Zappa (Magnolia Pictures)
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY All In: The Fight for Democracy (Amazon Studios) Boys State (Apple) John Lewis: Good Trouble (Magnolia Pictures) MLK/FBI (Field of Vision/IFC Films) The Social Dilemma (Netflix) Totally Under Control (Neon)The Way I See It (Focus Features)
BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY Coded Bias (7th Empire Media/PBS Independent Lens) Fantastic Fungi (Moving Art) Gunda (Neon) I Am Greta (Hulu) The Last Ice (National Geographic) My Octopus Teacher (Netflix) Spaceship Earth (Neon)
BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (HBO) Athlete A (Netflix) Be Water (ESPN) A Most Beautiful Thing (50 Eggs Films) Red Penguins (Universal Pictures) Rising Phoenix (Netflix) You Cannot Kill David Arquette (Super LTD)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible (ESPN) (Directors: Kristen Lappas and Tom Rinaldi. Producers: Craig Lazarus, José Morales, Lindsay Rovegno, Victor Vitarelli and Ben Webber) The Claudia Kishi Club (Netflix) (Director and Producer: Sue Ding) Crescendo! (Quibi) (Director: Alex Mallis. Producers: Matt O’Neill and Perri Peltz) Elevator Pitch (Field of Vision) (Director and Producer: Martyna Starosta) Hunger Ward (Spin Film/Vulcan Productions/RYOT Films) (Director and Producer: Skye Fitzgerald. Producer: Michael Scheuerman) Into the Fire (National Geographic) (Director: Orlando von Einsiedel. Producers: Mark Bauch, Harri Grace and Dan Lin) My Father the Mover (MTV Documentary Films) (Director: Julia Jansch. Producer: Mandilakhe Yengo) The Rifleman (Field of Vision) (Director: Sierra Pettengill. Producer: Arielle de Saint Phalle) The Speed Cubers (Netflix) (Director and Producer: Sue Kim. Producers: Evan Krauss and Chris Romano) St. Louis Superman (MTV Documentary Films) (Directors and Producers: Sami Khan and Smriti Mundhra. Producer: Poh Si Teng)
MOST COMPELLING LIVING SUBJECTS OF A DOCUMENTARY (HONOR) Dr. Rick Bright – Totally Under Control (Neon) Steven Garza – Boys State (Apple) The Go-Go’s – The Go-Go’s (Showtime) Judith Heumann – Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Netflix) Dick Johnson – Dick Johnson is Dead (Netflix) Maggie Nichols, Rachael Denhollander, Jamie Dantzscher – Athlete A (Netflix) Fox Rich – Time (Amazon) Pete Souza – The Way I See It (Focus Features) Taylor Swift – Miss Americana (Netflix) Greta Thunberg – I Am Greta (Hulu)
DISTRIBUTOR NOMINATION TOTALS:
Netflix: 31
Neon: 15
Magnolia Pictures: 9
Showtime: 6
Amazon Studios: 5
HBO: 5
National Geographic: 5
PBS Independent Lens: 5
Shoes in the Bed Productions: 5
Apple: 4
ESPN: 3
Focus Features: 3
Participant: 3
Wavelength Productions: 3
Field of Vision: 2
Hulu: 2
IFC: 2
MTV Documentary Films: 2
Sony: 2
7th Empire Media: 1
50 Eggs Films: 1
Disney+: 1
EPIX: 1
Factory 25: 1
Greenwich Entertainment: 1
Grizzly Creek Films: 1
HBO Max: 1
Kino Lorber: 1
Moving Art: 1
Quibi: 1
Spin Film/Vulcan Productions/RYOT Films: 1
Stemal Entertainment: 1
Universal: 1
About CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS
The Critics Choice Documentary Awards are an off-shoot of The Critics Choice Awards, which are bestowed annually by the CCA to honor the finest in cinematic and televised/streaming achievement. Historically, the Critics Choice Awards are the most-accurate predictor of the Academy Award nominations.
The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards will air LIVE on The CW Network on Sunday, March 7, 2021, with acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs returning to host for his third consecutive time. The show will continue its combined Film and Television awards format, honoring the finest in both cinematic and televised/streaming achievement, and take place once again at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, health considerations permitting.
About CRITICS CHOICE ASSOCIATION (CCA)
The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was organized last year with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com.
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(Los Angeles – October 12, 2020) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) is pleased to announce the inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards, a special event honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, Action and Animation. The awards presentation, which will be produced remotely following COVID safety protocols, will air as a television special on The CW Network on Sunday, January 10, 2021 (8:00-10:00pm ET).
“The time has come to recognize the brilliance, creativity, and artistic excellence showcased in genres that, for far too long, have been overlooked by other award shows,” said Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin. “We are thrilled to be partnering with our friends at The CW to bring these beloved genres to the forefront and give them the recognition they so deeply deserve.”
“We’re excited to broadcast the first Critics Choice Super Awards at The CW to showcase and celebrate the excellence in often overlooked genres during the entertainment industry’s award season,” said Gaye Hirsch, Executive Vice President, Development, The CW, who also oversees alternative and special programming. “We look forward to bringing viewers an exciting event filled with the films, series and stars they are most passionate about.”
The window of eligibility for the Super Awards is January 1 – December 31, 2020. Eligible movies and series can now be submitted here: https://supersubmissions.criticschoice.com/
For submission questions, contact our Nominating Committees Coordinator,
Honoring the finest in film and television achievement in the most popular genres of entertainment in 2020
October 12, 2020 – Submissions open November 8, 2020 – Submissions close November 9, 2020 – Nomination Committees begin consideration November 19, 2020 – Critics Choice Super Awards nominations announced December 4, 2020 – Final ballots go out December 6, 2020 – Deadline for returning final ballots
CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS MOVIE CATEGORIES
Best Action Movie Best Male Actor in an Action Movie Best Female Actor in an Action Movie Best Animated Movie Best Male Voice Actor in an Animated Movie Best Female Voice Actor in an Animated Movie Best Superhero Movie* Best Male Actor in a Superhero Movie* Best Female Actor in a Superhero Movie* Best Horror Movie Best Male Actor in a Horror Movie Best Female Actor in a Horror Movie Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Best Male Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Best Female Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie Best Villain in a Movie (across all genres) * Superhero category also includes Comic Book and Video Game Inspired Movies
CRITICS CHOICE SUPER AWARDS TV/STREAMING CATEGORIES
Best Action Series Best Male Actor in an Action Series Best Female Actor in an Action Series Best Animated Series Best Male Voice Actor in an Animated Series Best Female Voice Actor in an Animated Series Best Superhero Series* Best Male Actor in a Superhero Series* Best Female Actor in a Superhero Series* Best Horror Series Best Male Actor in a Horror Series Best Female Actor in a Horror Series Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Best Male Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Best Female Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Best Villain in a Series (across all genres) * Superhero category also includes Comic Book and Video Game Inspired Series
The inaugural annual Critics Choice Awards show will be produced by Bob Bain Productions. The CCA is represented by Dan Black of Greenberg Traurig.
Follow the Critics Choice Super Awards on Twitter and Instagram @CriticsChoice and on Facebook/CriticsChoiceAwards.
About the Critics Choice Association (CCA) The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was organized last year with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com.
About The CW THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK, a joint venture between Warner Bros. and CBS, launched in 2006. The CW is a multiplatform network that broadcasts a six-night 12-hour primetime lineup, Sunday through Friday and streams its ad-supported content, free, without login or authentication on CWTV.com and The CW app which is available on every major OTT platform. In daytime, The CW broadcasts a Monday through Friday afternoon block, and a three-hour Saturday morning kids block. The CW’s digital network, CW Seed, launched in 2013, and offers beloved limited-run series, as well as past seasons of recent fan-favorite television shows. For more information about the network and its programming, visit www.cwtvpr.com.
Jack Garner, film critic and longtime member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, died on Sunday July 3, 2020 at the age of 75.
He was the chief film critic for Rochester New York’s Gannett Newspapers and the staff critic at Rochester’s Democratic and Chronicle for 30 years. He was famous for writing reviews that challenged harsher critics and informed movie lovers’ tastes. He began reviewing films at the Democrat & Chronicle in 1977 — starting with the original Star Wars. In 1987, he was appointed chief film critic of Gannett News Service, and his writing regularly appeared in Gannett newspapers nationwide, and in journals worldwide. He continued to write for the paper as a freelancer, doing a weekly film and entertainment column that included work as a film and DVD commentator with Rochester’s WHAM-TV. He was Rochester’s Hollywood connection.
Garner was also hard to miss in a crowd: he was six foot nine inches tall, and his laughter was frequent and infectious.
He and his wife Bonnie would have celebrated their 50th anniversary in August.
“CHEER” AND “QUEER EYE” LEAD WINNERS OF THE SECOND ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV AWARDS
Jeff Probst Receives Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award
Netflix Tops Networks with Eight Awards
Los Angeles (June 29, 2020) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) and nonfiction producers’ organization NPACT unveiled today the winners for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which recognize excellencein nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.
“Cheer” and “Queer Eye” led the winners, each taking home two awards – “Cheer” for Unstructured Series and Male Star of The Year Jerry Harris, and “Queer Eye” for Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show and Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series. The Culinary Show category resulted in a tie, with both “Chopped” and “Top Chef” honored.
Netflix, which led the networks in nominations, also won the most awards, topping eight categories.
“Survivor” host and executive producer Jeff Probst received this year’s Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award, for his ongoing contributions to the unscripted television industry. Probst is a four-time Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Reality Host. He has traveled the world serving as both host and executive producer for “Survivor,” which won the first-ever Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class) Emmy Award in 2001. This year marked the 20th anniversary of “Survivor” and its 40th season! His acceptance speech can be viewed HERE.
Though this year’s ceremony was not held in person due to the ongoing pandemic, special acceptance videos from each of the winners can be found linked in each category below. For a special welcome and introduction from virtual emcee and Travel/Adventure Series winner Phil Rosenthal, please click HERE.
To download ALL of the acceptance videos, please click HERE.
The honorees for the two peer-voted awards (Outstanding Achievement In Nonfiction Programming By A Network Or Streaming Platform and Outstanding Achievement In Nonfiction Production) are selected by the members of NPACT, the US association for nonfiction production companies. While the shows themselves are recognized by critics and the public in the other Real TV Awards categories, these awards celebrate the excellence and innovation that happens behind the scenes to create, develop, produce, and deliver every show to the viewing public. Each show begins as a creative spark that is fueled by a collaboration between producer and programmer to ultimately become the finished program that’s enjoyed by viewers. The nonfiction production community has come together, through NPACT, to acknowledge and celebrate the best of their colleagues and collaborators with these two awards.
For the Critics Choice Real TV Awards, Bob Bain and Joey Berlin serve as Executive Producers. Michelle Van Kempen is Executive Producer for NPACT.
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WINNERS FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV AWARDS
WINNERS BY PROGRAM FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE
REAL TV AWARDS
A Very Brady Renovation (HGTV) – 1
Lifestyle: Home/Garden Show
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple) – 1
Short Form Series
Chasing the Cure (TNT) – 1
Live Show
Cheer (Netflix) – 2
Unstructured Series
Male Star of The Year
Chopped (Food Network) – 1
Culinary Show
Dr. Pimple Popper (TLC) – 1
Female Star of The Year
Frontline (PBS) – 1
Ongoing Documentary Series
Hillary (Hulu) – 1
Limited Documentary Series
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Netflix) – 1
Crime/Justice Series
Jeopardy! (CBS Television Distribution) – 1
Show Host
Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time (ABC) – 1
Game Show
Love Is Blind (Netflix) – 1
Relationship Show
Queer Eye (Netflix) – 2
Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show
Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) – 1
Competition Series
Seven Worlds, One Planet (BBC America) – 1
Animal/Nature Series
Shark Tank (ABC) – 1
Business Series
Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix) – 1
Travel/Adventure Series
The Last Dance (ESPN) – 1
Sports Show
The Voice (NBC) – 1
Competition Series: Talent/Variety
The World According to Jeff Goldblum (Disney+) – 1
Structured Series
Top Chef (Bravo) – 1
Culinary Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo) – 1
Interactive Show
WINNERS BY NETWORK FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE
REAL TV AWARDS
Netflix – 8
ABC – 2
Bravo – 2
Apple TV – 1
BBC America – 1
CBS Television Distribution – 1
Disney+ – 1
ESPN – 1
Food Network – 1
HGTV – 1
Hulu – 1
NBC – 1
PBS – 1
TLC – 1
TNT – 1
VH1 – 1
About The Critics Choice Real TV Awards
The Critics Choice Real TV Awards were launched in 2019 when the CCA (then known as the Broadcast Television Journalists Association) and NPACT joined forces to create a large-scale awards platform dedicated to giving the robust, ever-evolving unscripted genre critical attention and support. The awards celebrate programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms, and also recognize industry leaders with special awards highlighting career achievements.
Shows are eligible for nomination if at least three (3) episodes premiered between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020 to at least 50% of the total potential U.S. television market.
The Critics Choice Association monitors all awards submissions and selects the nominees in all competitive categories. NPACT leads the selection of non-competitive discretionary awards. A blue-ribbon nominating committee made up of CCA members with expertise in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming determines the nominees. Winners are chosen by a vote of the CCA membership.
About the Critics Choice Association (CCA)
The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was organized last year with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com.
About NPACT
NPACT, the trade association for non-fiction production companies doing business in the U.S., includes 100+ member companies comprised of production companies of all sizes, as well as allied services companies. Collectively, NPACT members produce the majority of all nonfiction content for U.S. broadcast, cable television and streaming platforms. NPACT serves as the voice for the non-fiction creative community, providing a forum for producers as they tackle challenges and business issues in this age of media disruption. Visit www.npact.org for more information.
Gala Event Will Broadcast Live from The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica
(Burbank, CA – June 18, 2020) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) is pleased to announce that the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards will air LIVE on The CW Network on Sunday, March 7, 2021, with acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs returning to host for his third consecutive time. The show will continue its combined Film and Television awards format, honoring the finest in both cinematic and televised/streaming achievement, and take place once again at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, health considerations permitting.
“Now more than ever, people are turning to film and television as a source of comfort, as a means of education, and as a way to connect,” said Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin. “With the revised timeline, we are looking forward to celebrating all of the brilliant new work created during this extended season.”
TELEVISION AWARDS TIMELINE: Honoring the finest in television achievement in 2020
November 2, 2020 – Submissions Open January 4, 2021 – NomComs begin consideration January 15, 2021 – NomComs render recommendations January 18, 2021 – Critics Choice Awards TV nominations announced March 4, 2021 – Final ballots go out to CCA TV Branch members March 5, 2021 – Deadline for returning final ballots
FILM AWARDS TIMELINE: Honoring the finest in cinematic achievement in 2020 and January/February 2021
February 1, 2021 – Nominating ballots go out to CCA Film Branch members February 5, 2021 – Deadline for returning nominating ballots February 7, 2021 – Critics Choice Awards Film nominations announced March 4, 2021 – Final ballots go out to CCA Film Branch members March 5, 2021 – Deadline for returning final ballots
The 25th annual Critics Choice Awards were hosted by award-winning actor Taye Diggs. “Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood” took home four film awards, the most of the night, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Brad Pitt, Best Original Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino, and Best Production Design for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh. Best Actor and Best Actress awards were bestowed upon Joaquin Phoenix for “Joker” and Renée Zellweger for “Judy,” respectively. The Best Director race resulted in a tie between Sam Mendes for “1917” and Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite.” Among the television categories, “Fleabag” took home the most awards, winning Best Comedy Series, Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Andrew Scott. Eddie Murphy received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Kristen Bell took home the #SeeHer Award.
Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, they are the most-accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations
The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards show will be produced by Bob Bain Productions and Berlin Entertainment. The CCA is represented by Dan Black of Greenberg Traurig.
Follow the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards on Twitter and Instagram @CriticsChoice and on Facebook/CriticsChoiceAwards.
Critics Choice Awards host Taye Diggs was most recently seen in The CW’s critically acclaimed new series ALL AMERICAN. Additionally, Diggs also starred in the romantic comedy “Set It Up” opposite Zoey Deutch and Lucy Liu. He also completed the independent film “River Runs Red,” featuring John Cusack and George Lopez. Diggs starred in three seasons of “Murder in the First,” for which he earned a 2014 NAACP Image Award nomination.
His television credits include “Empire,” “Private Practice” (NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor), “Rosewood,” “The Good Wife,” “Daybreak,” “Kevin Hill” (NAACP Image Award for Best Actor– Television), “Ally McBeal,” “Will & Grace,” “Ed,” “The West Wing,” “New York Undercover” and “Law & Order.” Diggs’ film credits include “The Best Man Holiday,” “Baggage Claim,” “Rent,” “Chicago,” “Brown Sugar,” “Equilibrium,” “Basic,” “The Way of the Gun,” “The Best Man,” “Just a Kiss,” “The House on Haunted Hill,” “Go,” “Drum,” “Cake” and “Malibu’s Most Wanted.”
An acclaimed stage actor, Diggs was the first African American to star as the title role on Broadway in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” Additional theatre credits include “A Soldier’s Play” (Second Stage Theatre), “Wicked,” “Chicago,” “The Wild Party” (Manhattan Theatre Club), “Rent” and “Carousel.”
Diggs and collaborator Shane Evans have released three children’s books, including their latest “I Love You More Than,” as well as “Chocolate Me” and “Mixed Me!”.
About the Critics Choice Association (CCA) The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was organized last year with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com.
About The CW THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK launched in 2006 as America’s fifth broadcast network, with programming targeting younger viewers, a demographic highly sought after by advertisers. The CW, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, broadcasts a six-night, 12-hour primetime lineup, Sunday through Friday. The CW’s primetime programming is also available to stream for free, without authentication, on the ad-supported cwtv.com and The CW app, now available on every major OTT platform. In daytime, The CW broadcasts a Monday through Friday afternoon block, and a three-hour Saturday morning kids block. The CW’s digital network, CW Seed, launched in 2013, and offers original short-form digital content as well as past seasons of fan-favorite television series. For more information about the network and its programming, visit www.cwtvpr.com.
NETFLIX’S “CHEER” AND VH1’S “RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE” LEAD SECOND ANNUAL“CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV AWARDS” NOMINATIONS
NETFLIX LEADS NETWORKS WITH 31 POSSIBLE WINS
JEFF PROBST TO RECEIVE CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV IMPACT AWARD
Critics Choice Real TV Awards Winners to be Announced on Monday, June 29
Los Angeles (June 8, 2020) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) and nonfiction producers’ organization NPACT unveiled today the nominees for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which recognize excellencein nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. They also announced that “Survivor” host and executive producer Jeff Probst will receive this year’s Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award, for his ongoing contributions to the unscripted television industry.
All Critics Choice Real TV Awards winners will be celebrated via a special press release and announcement on Monday, June 29. Winners in two categories – Female Star of the Year and Male Star of the Year – will be chosen by fan voting, which is now open at criticschoice.com.
Netflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” lead this year’s field with five nominations each. “Cheer” is nominated for Unstructured Series, Sports Show, Limited Documentary Series, Male Star of the Year, and Female Star of the Year, while “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is nominated for Competition Series, Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series, Female Star of The Year, Male Star of The Year, and Show Host.
“Queer Eye” (Netflix) follows closely behind with four nominations, and “Couples Therapy” (Showtime) received three nominations.
Many programs received two nominations, including “A Very Brady Renovation” (HGTV), “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children” (HBO), “Chasing the Cure” (TNT), “Crikey! It’s the Irwins” (Animal Planet), “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC), “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” (Netflix), “Last Chance U” (Netflix), “Lego Masters” (Fox), “Making It” (NBC), “Making the Cut” (Amazon), “Nailed It!” (Netflix), “Shark Tank” (ABC), “Survivor” (CBS), “T-Pain’s School of Business” (Fuse), “Talking Dead” (AMC), “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Between the Scenes” (Comedy Central), “The Goop Lab” (Netflix), “The Last Dance” (ESPN), “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” (Netflix), “The World According to Jeff Goldblum” (Disney+), “Top Chef” (Bravo), “Trial by Media” (Netflix), and “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” (Bravo).
For the second year in a row, Netflix leads the network tally with 31 total nominations.
“Our nominees for the 2020 Critics Choice Real TV Awards reflect the broad range of dynamic unscripted content available on all television platforms,” said CCA TV Branch President Ed Martin. “We are once again honored to bring much deserved attention to the best of reality TV — a genre that continues to entertain and educate us all.”
“Each year of our joint awards program has presented a greater opportunity to highlight the breadth and excellence of nonfiction content, and its unique ability to reflect culture,” said NPACT Interim General Manager Michelle Van Kempen. “We are proud to honor Jeff Probst for his important contributions to our industry, both in front of and behind the camera, and to celebrate the programming and the people who work tirelessly to entertain, inspire and spark important conversation.”
Jeff Probst is a four-time Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Reality Host. He has traveled the world serving as both host and executive producer for “Survivor”. He received an Emmy in 2001 when the show won the first-ever Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class) award. This year marked the 20th anniversary of “Survivor” and its 40th season.
Probst is a New York Times bestselling author of kid’s adventure series, Stranded, as well as a feature film director. In 2002 he wrote and directed “Finder’s Fee,” starring Ryan Reynolds, James Earl Jones, Robert Forster and Matthew Lillard. Most recently, he produced and directed the feature film “Kiss Me,” starring John Corbett, Sarah Bolger, Rita Wilson, Emily Osment, Missy Pyle and Jenna Fisher.
For the Critics Choice Real TV Awards, Bob Bain and Joey Berlin serve as Executive Producers. Michelle Van Kempen is Executive Producer for NPACT.
About The Critics Choice Real TV Awards
The Critics Choice Real TV Awards were launched in 2019 when the CCA (then known as the Broadcast Television Journalists Association) and NPACT joined forces to create a large-scale awards platform dedicated to giving the robust, ever-evolving unscripted genre critical attention and support. The awards celebrate programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms, and also recognize industry leaders with special awards highlighting career achievements.
Shows are eligible for nomination if at least three (3) episodes premiered between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020 to at least 50% of the total potential U.S. television market.
The Critics Choice Association monitors all awards submissions and selects the nominees in all competitive categories. NPACT leads the selection of non-competitive discretionary awards. A blue-ribbon nominating committee made up of CCA members with expertise in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming determines the nominees. Winners are chosen by a vote of the CCA membership and will be announced to the world on June 29.
About the Critics Choice Association (CCA)
The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was organized last year with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com.
About NPACT
NPACT, the trade association for non-fiction production companies doing business in the U.S., includes 100+ member companies comprised of production companies of all sizes, as well as allied services companies. Collectively, NPACT members produce the majority of all nonfiction content for U.S. broadcast, cable television and streaming platforms. NPACT serves as the voice for the non-fiction creative community, providing a forum for producers as they tackle challenges and business issues in this age of media disruption. Visit www.npact.org for more information.
As specified in the BFCA By-Laws (Article V, Section 2), it is time for our presidential elections. This article is the official call for nominees for two-year terms to lead our three voting branches – Film, TV, and Documentaries – beginning July 1, 2020.
As the BFCA has evolved into the Critics Choice Association, the CCA CEO, Joey Berlin, is responsible for the general supervision, direction and control of the business of the Association, working out of our office at 9220 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, and is appointed by the Board of Directors. Each of the Branch Presidents is responsible for overseeing Critics Choice Awards voting in their specific area, including the nominations process, and other matters of concern to their Branch as they arise.
It is the unanimous recommendation of the BFCA Board of Directors that our three current Branch Presidents, who were initially appointed by the Board, be now formally reelected by the membership to new two-year terms. They are Pete Hammond (Film), Ed Martin (TV), and Christopher Campbell (Documentaries). They are each established and respected leaders in the industry and have served our organization extremely well for years. Maintaining strong consistent leadership is vital to the CCA’s ongoing success.
If any other member or members wish to run for President of any of the three Branches, they should signify intention to do so by sending an email to BFCA Secretary Sara Voorhees ([email protected]) by May 29, 2020. The nominating process will close on that date. A new discussion board will be opened on June 1, if necessary, in preparation for an election the week of June 15. Voting will be by secret ballot, overseen by the accounting firm of Duffy Kruspodin. If no one chooses to oppose the current presidents running for re-election, there will be no voting and the current presidents will continue to serve.
BFCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joey Berlin – CEO John De Simio – EVP Shawn Edwards Jim Ferguson Sean O’Connell Ed Martin Mark Ramsey Sam Rubin Sara Voorhees
One of Hollywood’s most respected international journalists has died. Jorge Camara was a past president/Chairman of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, as well as member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. He spent six years as HFPA President and served as an officer or board member for more than 20 years. Camara joined the BFCA in 2000. He is the only critic or journalist ever to be a member of HFPA and BFCA.
(March 30, 2020) – LOS ANGELES – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) and nonfiction producers’ organization NPACT have announced a new timeline for the second annual “Critics Choice Real TV Awards,” amidst the current coronavirus pandemic. Submissions will now be accepted through May 15, and nominations will be announced on June 8. Winners will be announced on June 29, with the final event format still to be determined.
Deadline for early submissions (with fee discount): Monday, March 9
Deadline for submissions: Friday, May 15
Nominations announced: Monday, June 8
Critics Choice Real TV Awards winners announced: Monday, June 29
Bob Bain and Joey Berlin will serve as Executive Producers. Michelle Van Kempen is Executive Producer for NPACT.
The Critics Choice Real TV Awards were conceived last year when the CCA (then known as the Broadcast Television Journalists Association) and NPACT joined forces to create a large-scale awards platform dedicated to giving the robust, ever-evolving unscripted genre critical attention and support. The awards celebrate programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms, and also recognize industry leaders with special awards highlighting career achievements.
Shows are eligible for nomination if at least six (6) episodes premiered between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020 to at least 50% of the total potential U.S. television market.
The Critics Choice Association will monitor all awards submissions and select the nominees in all competitive categories. NPACT will lead the selection of non-competitive discretionary awards. A blue-ribbon nominating committee made up of CCA members with expertise in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming will determine the nominees. Winners will be chosen by a vote of the CCA membership and announced at the Critics Choice Real TV Awards.
About the Critics Choice Association (CCA) The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics. It was organized last year with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com.
About NPACT NPACT, the trade association for non-fiction production companies doing business in the U.S., includes 100+ member companies comprised of production companies of all sizes, as well as allied services companies. Collectively, NPACT members produce the majority of all nonfiction content for U.S. broadcast, cable television and streaming platforms. NPACT serves as the voice for the non-fiction creative community, providing a forum for producers as they tackle challenges and business issues in this age of media disruption.
