5th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
{{Short description|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2020}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 5
| award = Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
| date = November 16, 2020
| site = Virtual
| host =
| website = {{URL|http://www.criticschoice.com}}
| last = 4th
| next = 6th
}}
The 5th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards were presented on November 16, 2020, honoring the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television; due to the COVID-19 pandemic the ceremony was held via online.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/critics-choice-documentary-awards-dick-johnson-is-dead-1234832932/|title=‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Wins Best Feature at Critics Choice Documentary Awards|date=November 16, 2020 |work=Variety|accessdate=February 7, 2021}} The nominees were announced on October 26, 2020, with Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution, Gunda and Mr. Soul! leading the nominations with five.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/critics-choice-documentary-nominations-mr-soul-gunda-crip-camp-and-totally-under-control-lead-the-list-1234603325/|title=Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominations: ‘Mr. Soul’, ‘Gunda’, ‘Crip Camp’ And ‘Totally Under Control’ Top List|date=October 26, 2019 |work=Deadline|accessdate=February 7, 2021}}
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}}
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| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best First Documentary Feature}}
| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Best Narration}}
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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 Historical/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 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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| valign="top" width="50%"|{{Award category|#A07EC9|Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary}}
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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" | 6 |
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 5 |
| Dick Johnson Is Dead |
| Gunda |
| Totally Under Control |
| Athlete A |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 4 |
| Time |
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | 3 |
| The Go-Go's |
| Belushi |
| The Way I See It |
| Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes |
| The Last Ice |
| John Lewis: Good Trouble |
| rowspan=10 style="text-align:center" | 2 |
| The Fight |
| The Truffle Hunters |
| MLK/FBI |
| Boys State |
| Spaceship Earth |
| I Am Greta |
| A Secret Love |
| The Social Dilemma |
| The Painter and the Thief |
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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 |
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| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 3 |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2 |
| The Go-Go's |
| Athlete A |
| The Way I See It |
| Totally Under Control |
| Boys State |
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