4th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
{{Short description|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2019}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 4
| award = Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
| date = November 10, 2019
| site = Brooklyn, New York, United States
| host = Jonathan Scott
| website = {{url|http://www.criticschoice.com}}
| last = 3rd
| next = 5th
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The 4th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards were presented on November 10, 2019. at the BRIC in Brooklyn, New York, honoring the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television, the ceremony was hosted by Jonathan Scott.{{cite web|url=http://www.criticschoice.com/2019/11/fourth-annual-critics-choice-documentary-award-winners-revealed/|title=Fourth Annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Award Winners Revealed|date=November 10, 2019|work=Critics' Choice Association|accessdate=February 7, 2021|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221234917/http://www.criticschoice.com/2019/11/fourth-annual-critics-choice-documentary-award-winners-revealed/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-critics-choice-documentary-awards-winners-full-list-1250528|title=Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: 'Apollo 11' Tops Winners List|date=November 10, 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=February 7, 2021}} The nominees were announced in October 14, 2019, with The Biggest Little Farm leading the nominations with seven.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/critics-choice-documentary-awards-nominations-2019-1203369273/|title=‘Biggest Little Farm’ Nabs Seven Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominations|date=October 14, 2019 |work=Variety|accessdate=February 7, 2021}}
Special awards
At the ceremony, director Michael Apted received "The Landmark Award", and filmmaker Frederick Wiseman was presented as the recipient for "The D A Pennebaker Award" (previously called the Critics’ Choice Lifetime Achievement Award).
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 Director}} |
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best First Documentary Feature}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Most Innovative Documentary}}
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| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Archival Documentary}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Short 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 Biographical Documentary}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Science/Nature Documentary}}
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| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Narration}}
| 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 Music Documentary}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Score}}
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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 |
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| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 7 |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 6 |
| Apollo 11 |
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 5
| The Cave |
| One Child Nation |
| Honeyland |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 4 |
| The Kingmaker |
| David Crosby: Remember My Name |
| Aquarela |
| Sea of Shadows |
| Maiden |
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 3 |
| Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice |
| Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese |
| Knock Down the House |
| Anthropocene: The Human Epoch |
| rowspan=8 style="text-align:center" | 2 |
| The Elephant Queen |
| Western Stars |
| What's My Name: Muhammad Ali |
| Love, Antosha |
| Amazing Grace |
| Mike Wallace Is Here |
| For Sama |
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The following films received multiple awards:
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| scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Wins
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| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 5 |
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2 |
| Honeyland |
| Maiden |
| They Shall Not Grow Old |
| Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice |
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