*Best Documentary Feature last updated 1/21/26
Best Documentary Feature

1.
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
(Netflix)
WINS
Critics Choice Doc. Awards
Dallas-Fort Worth FCA
Southern Eastern Film Critics Assn.
Chicago Film Critics Association
Boston Online Film Critics Assn.
Washington DC Area FCA
Puerto Rico Critics Association
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
New Jersey Film Critics Circle
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Black Film Critics Circle
Online Assn. of Female Film Critics
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Phoenix Film Critics Society
Phoenix Critics Circle
Austin Film Critics Association
African American Film Critics Assn.
Michigan Movie Critics Guild
Atlanta Film Critics Circle
RUNNER-UP
National Society Of Film Critics
Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
New York Film Critics Online
Georgia Film Critics Association
Women Film Critics Circle
NOMS
PGA
London Critics Circle
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Greater Western NY FCA
Music City Film Critics Association
North Dakota Film Society
Hawaii Film Critics Society
Portland Critics Association
North Texas Film Critics Assn.
Florida Film Critics Circle
Columbus Film Critics Association
Utah Film Critics Association
Black Reel Awards
IPA Satellite Awards
San Francisco Bay Area FCC
Indiana Film Journalists Assn.
St. Louis Film Critics Association
Seattle Film Critics Society
Hollywood Creative Alliance
Gotham Awards
SPECIAL MENTIONS
CCDA (Director)
CCDA (Editing)
CCDA (Archival)
CCDA (True Crime)
Sundance (US Directing)
CCDA (Score nom)

2.
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN
(Kino Lorber)
WINS
Sundance (World Special Jury)
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
PGA
SPECIAL MENTIONS

3.
CUTTING TROUGH ROCKS
(TBD)
WINS
Sundance (World Grand Jury)
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
PGA
SPECIAL MENTIONS

4.
THE ALABAMA SOLUTION
(HBO Documentary Films)
WINS
Georgia Film Critics Association
RUNNER-UP
San Francisco Bay Area FCC
Atlanta Film Critics Circle
NOMS
PGA
Critics Choice Doc. Awards
New York Film Critics Online
Music City Film Critics Association
North Dakota Film Society
North Texas Film Critics Assn.
Utah Film Critics Association
Online Assn. of Female Film Critics
IPA Satellite Awards
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Seattle Film Critics Society
SPECIAL MENTIONS
IDA (Prod. Design nom)
CCDA (Political)
CCDA (Director nom)
CCDA (Editing nom)
CCDA (True Crime nom)

5.
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT
(Apple TV)
WINS
Toronto Film Critics Association
RUNNER-UP
New Jersey Film Critics Circle
NOMS
Dallas-Fort Worth FCA
New York Film Critics Online
Washington DC Area FCA
North Dakota Film Society
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Utah Film Critics Association
Online Assn. of Female Film Critics
IPA Satellite Awards
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
San Francisco Bay Area FCC
Austin Film Critics Association
Seattle Film Critics Society
SPECIAL MENTIONS
IDA (Special Mention)
NBR (Top 5 Docs)
Major Threats
6. MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART 1 – LAST AIR IN MOSCOW
(Argot Pictures)

WINS
National Society Of Film Critics
Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
New York Film Critics Circle
Gotham Awards
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
Chicago Film Critics Association
New York Film Critics Online
Puerto Rico Critics Association
SPECIAL MENTIONS
IDA (Editing nom)
CCDA (Political nom)
7. APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS
(Netflix)

WINS
National Board of Review
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
IDA
Critics Choice Doc. Awards
SPECIAL MENTIONS
IDA (Director nom)
IDA (Writing)
IDA (Prod. Design nom)
CCDA (Narration nom)
CCDA (Political nom)
8. COVER-UP
(Netflix)

WINS
National Board of Review
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
PGA
Dallas-Fort Worth FCA
London Critics Circle
Critics Choice Doc. Awards
Chicago Film Critics Association
New York Film Critics Online
Greater Western NY FCA
Music City Film Critics Association
North Dakota Film Society
Columbus Film Critics Association
Puerto Rico Critics Association
IPA Satellite Awards
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
AARP Awards
Hollywood Creative Alliance
SPECIAL MENTIONS
IDA (Special Mention)
IDA (Prod. Design nom)
CCDA (Historical nom)
9. 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA
(PBS)

WINS
National Board of Review
RUNNER-UP
Dallas-Fort Worth FCA
NOMS
New York Film Critics Online
Puerto Rico Critics Association
New Jersey Film Critics Circle
North Texas Film Critics Assn.
Utah Film Critics Association
Online Assn. of Female Film Critics
IPA Satellite Awards
St. Louis Film Critics Association
Gotham Awards
SPECIAL MENTIONS
Sundance (World Directing)
CCDA (Director nom)
CCDA (Editing nom)
CCDA (Score nom)
CCDA (Narration nom)
NBR (Top 5 Docs)
10. SEEDS
(Interior Films)

WINS
Sundance (U.S. Grand Jury Prize)
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
IDA
Columbus Film Critics Association
SPECIAL MENTIONS
IDA (Director)
IDA (Prod. Design nom)
CCDA (First Doc. Feature nom)
CCDA (Cinematography nom)
Black Reel Awards (Independent)
Dark Horses
11. HOLDING LIAT
(Film Forum)

WINS
Berlin Film Festival
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
SPECIAL MENTIONS
Berlin (Ecumenical Jury Prize)
12. YANUNI
(TBD)

WINS
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
SPECIAL MENTIONS
IDA (Special Mention)
IDA (Cinematography nom)
13. FOLKTALES
(Magnolia)

WINS
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
SPECIAL MENTIONS
CCDA (Cinematography nom)
14. COEXISTENCE,
MY ASS
(mTuckman Media)

WINS
Sundance (World Special Jury)
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
SPECIAL MENTIONS
15. MISTRESS DISPELLER
(Oscilloscope)

WINS
RUNNER-UP
NOMS
SPECIAL MENTIONS
CCDA (Cinematography nom)
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