‘Orwell: 2 +2= 5’ Leads 2025 Critics Option Documentary Awards Elections

The Critics Option Association has actually revealed its candidates for the 2025 Critics Option Documentary Awards, happening on Nov. 9 at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.

Orwell: 2 +2= 5 leads the elections with 7, consisting of finest documentary function. Raoul Peck got a nod for finest director, while the doc likewise was acknowledged in the very best political documentary classification. The Perfect Next-door Neighbor followed with 6 elections, consisting of finest documentary and finest director for Geeta Gandbhir.

” The chosen movies and series this year advise us how documentary storytelling can brighten reality, motivate compassion and deepen our understanding of the world,” Christopher Campbell, Critics Option Association vp documentary, stated. “We’re enjoyed acknowledge the filmmakers whose vision and devotion keep the art type progressing.”.

The occasion will be hosted by acclaimed star, author and manufacturer Aasif Mandvi. The CCA formerly revealed that documentarian Ken Burns will get the Critics Option Effect Award, provided by star Christine Baranski. The honor acknowledges “documentarians whose work has actually brightened our shared story, made complicated concerns available to broad audiences and stimulated significant discussion that influences reflection and action,” according to the CCA.

It was likewise formerly revealed that filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady would get the Pennebaker Award (previously the Critics Option Life Time Accomplishment Award), which will exist by D.A. Pennebaker’s widow and partner Chris Hegedus.

See listed below for the complete list of elections.

FINEST DOCUMENTARY FUNCTION

2000 Meters to Andriivka (Frontline Includes/ The Associated Press)
The Alabama Service (HBO Max)
Armageddon in the Tropics ( Netflix)
Cover-Up (Netflix)
Deaf President Now! ( Apple Television)
Orwell: 2 +2= 5 ( Neon)
Pee-wee as Himself (HBO Max)
The Perfect Next-door Neighbor ( Netflix)
Riefenstahl (Kino Lorber)
The Tale of Silyan ( National Geographic)

BEST DIRECTOR

Mstyslav Chernov– 2000 Meters to Andriivka (Frontline Includes/ The Associated Press)
Petra Costa– Armageddon in the Tropics (Netflix)
Nyle DiMarco & & Davis Guggenheim– Deaf President Now! ( Apple Television)
Geeta Gandbhir– The Perfect Next-door Neighbor ( Netflix)
Andrew Jarecki & & Charlotte Kaufman– The Alabama Service (HBO Max)
Raoul Peck– Orwell: 2 +2= 5 (Neon)

BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FUNCTION

Art for Everyone ( Tremolo Productions)
Grand Theft Hamlet ( Mubi)
My Mama Jayne: A Movie by Mariska Hargitay (HBO Max)
Seeds (Interior Movies)
Stiller & & Meara: Absolutely Nothing is Lost ( Apple Television)
Unusual Journey: The Story of Rocky Scary (Margot Station)

FINEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Ben Bernard– Architecton (A24)
Jean Dakar– The Tale of Silyan ( National Geographic)
Elizabeth Lo– Girlfriend Dispeller ( Oscilloscope)
Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo & & Tor Edvin Eliassen– Folktales (Magnolia Pictures)
Brittany Shyne– Seeds (Interior Movies)
Toby Strong, Doug Anderson (Undersea Photography)– Ocean with David Attenborough (National Geographic)

FINEST MODIFYING

Michael Harte– Deaf President Now! (Apple Television)
James Lester and Oz Rodríguez, John MacDonald (Music Montage) — Ladies & & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music (NBC)
Viridiana Lieberman– The Perfect Next-door Neighbor ( Netflix)
Page Marsella– The Alabama Service (HBO Max)
Michelle Mizner– 2000 Meters to Andriivka (Frontline Includes/ The Associated Press)
Alexandra Strauss– Orwell: 2 +2= 5 ( Neon).

FINEST RATING

Alexei Aigui– Orwell: 2 +2= 5 ( Neon)
Kris Bowers– The Eyes of Ghana (Breakwater Studios/ Greater Ground Media)
Laura Heinzinger– The Perfect Next-door Neighbor (Netflix)
Claudia Sarne– Love + War ( National Geographic)
Sam Slater– 2000 Meters to Andriivka ( Frontline Includes/ The Associated Press)
Paweł Szymański– Trains (EPF Media/ Drygas Movie Production)

BEST NARRATIVE

2000 Meters to Andriivk a (Frontline Includes/ The Associated Press)
Composed by Mstyslav Chernov
Carried Out by Mstyslav Chernov

The American Transformation (PBS)
Composed by Geoffrey C. Ward
Carried Out by Peter Coyote

The Americas (NBC)
Composed by Michael Gunton, Holly Spearing, Steve Cole, Kathryn Jeffs, Matt Richards, Giles Badger, Victoria Buckley, Alex Griffiths, Hannah Hoare, Poppy Riddle, Gillian Taylor, Nikki Waldron, Evie Wright, Charlotte Bostock, Victoria Bobin, & & Ingrid Kvale
Carried Out by Tom Hanks

Armageddon in the Tropics (Netflix)
Composed by Petra Costa
Carried Out by Petra Costa

Octopus! (Prime Video)
Composed by Gabriel Bisset-Smith
Carried Out by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Orwell: 2 +2= 5 (Neon)
Composed by George Orwell, Adjusted by Raoul Peck
Carried Out by Damian Lewis

BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY

One to One: John & & Yoko (Magnolia Pictures)
Orwell: 2 +2= 5 (Neon)
The Perfect Next-door Neighbor ( Netflix)
Riefenstahl (Kino Lorber)
Trains (EPF Media/ Drygas Movie Production)
WTO/99 (Foghorn Functions)

FINEST HISTORIC DOCUMENTARY

The American Transformation (PBS)
Cover-Up (Netflix)
Eyes on the Reward III: We Who Believe in Liberty Can not Rest 1977-2015 ( HBO Max)
Cyclone Katrina: Race Versus Time ( National Geographic)
Top on the Call Sheet (Apple Television)
Riefenstahl (Kino Lorber).

FINEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY

John Sweet: I Like Me ( Prime Video)
Love + War ( National Geographic)
Mr. Scorsese (Apple Television)
My Mama Jayne: A Movie by Mariska Hargitay ( HBO Max)
Pee-wee as Himself (HBO Max)
Stiller & & Meara: Absolutely Nothing is Lost (Apple Television)

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

Ending Up Being Led Zeppelin (Sony Pictures Classics)
Billy Joel: Therefore It Goes (HBO Max)
Bono: Stories of Give Up (Apple Television)
It’s Never Ever Over, Jeff Buckley ( Magnolia Pictures)
Ladies & & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music ( NBC)
Sly Lives! ( aka The Concern of Black Genius) (Hulu)

FINEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY

The Alabama Service ( HBO Max)
Armageddon in the Tropics (Netflix)
Deaf President Now! ( Apple Television)
The Librarians ( Independent Lens)
My Unwanted Buddies: Part I– Last Air in Moscow (Marminchilla)
Orwell: 2 +2= 5 (Neon)

FINEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY

The Americas (NBC)
Checkpoint Zoo (Abramorama)
The Last Rhinos: A New Hope ( National Geographic)
Ocean with David Attenborough (National Geographic)
Octopus! (Prime Video)
Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey ( Netflix)

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders ( Netflix)
America’s Group: The Bettor and His Cowboys ( Netflix)
Huge Dreams: Little League World Series 2024 ( ESPN Movies)
Complete Court Press (ESPN+)
Southpaw: The Life and Tradition of Jim Abbott ( ESPN)
We Beat the All-star Team (HBO Max)

FINEST REAL CRIMINAL OFFENSE DOCUMENTARY

The Alabama Service ( HBO Max)
Gone Women: The Long Island Serial Killer (Netflix)
The Perfect Neighbo r (Netflix)
Predators (MTV Documentary/ Paramount+)
Unidentified Number: The High School Catfish (Netflix)
The Yogurt Store Murders ( HBO Max).

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

All the Empty Spaces ( Netflix)
Class 4 (PBS)
The Devil is Hectic ( HBO Max)
Exodus (Park County)
Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Area (Ironbound Movies)
Sallie’s Ashes (Robi Creative)
Conserving Superman ( Switchboard)
Shanti Rides Shotgun (Voyager)

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES

The American Transformation (PBS)
Eyes on the Reward III: We Who Believe in Liberty Can not Rest 1977-2015 ( HBO Max)
Gone Women: The Long Island Serial Killer (Netflix)
Cyclone Katrina: Race Versus Time (National Geographic)
Magic City: An American Dream ( Starz)
Mr. Scorsese ( Apple Television)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (Peacock)
The Yogurt Store Murders (HBO Max)

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

30 for 30 ( ESPN Movies)
American Masters (PBS)
The Hesitant Tourist (Apple Television)
Solo Taking A Trip with Tracee Ellis Ross ( Roku Channel)
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller ( National Geographic)
Trainwreck (Netflix)