3rd Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
{{Short description|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2018}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 3
| award = Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
| date = November 11, 2018
| site = Brooklyn, New York, United States
| host =
| website = {{url|http://www.criticschoice.com}}
| last = 2nd
| next = 4th
}}
The 3rd Critics' Choice Documentary Awards were presented on November 11, 2018, in Brooklyn, New York, honoring the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-critics-choice-documentary-awards-winners-full-list-1153639|title=Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards|date=November 11, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=December 28, 2020}} The nominees were announced in October 15, 2018 with Free Solo leading the nominations with six.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/10/2018-critics-choice-documentary-awards-nominees-1202012035/|title=Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Nominees Announced: 'Free Solo,' 'Minding the Gap,' and 'Wild Wild Country' Lead Nods|date=October 15, 2018 |work=IndieWire|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}
Special awards
At the ceremony, filmmaker Stanley Nelson was presented with the Critics' Choice Impact Award while director Michael Moore received the Critics' Choice Lifetime Achievement Award.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/politics/news/critics-choice-documentary-awards-michael-moore-2003-oscar-speech-1203025634/|title=Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: Michael Moore Finishes His 2003 Oscar Speech|date=November 11, 2018 |work=Variety|accessdate=December 28, 2020}}
Winners and nominees
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valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Documentary Feature}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Direction for a Documentary Feature}}
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| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Limited Documentary Series}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Ongoing Documentary Series}} |
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best First Time Director}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Most Innovative Documentary}}
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| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Political Documentary}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Sports Documentary}}
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| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Music Documentary}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary}}
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| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Cinematography}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Editing}}
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Films by multiple nominations and wins
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The following films received multiple nominations:
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| scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Nominations
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Film |
|---|
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 7 |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 5 |
| Minding the Gap |
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" | 4 |
| Hitler's Hollywood |
| Dark Money |
| Won't You Be My Neighbor? |
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 3
| RBG |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda |
| John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection |
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | 2 |
| Elvis Presley: The Searcher |
| 306 Hollywood |
| Flint Town |
| Quincy |
| Bad Reputation |
| Filmworker |
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The following films received multiple awards:
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| scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Wins
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Film |
|---|
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 4 |
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 3 |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 2
| Quincy |
| RBG |
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