I'm resuming my coverage of the Critics Choice Documentary Awards with the nominees for Best Biographical Documentary.
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARYMusk leads the nominees for Best Biographical Documentary with three nominations, including Best Documentary Feature and Best Political Documentary, followed by Lorne with two, and all the rest with one each. On that basis alone, I think Musk is the favorite.
Avedon (Netflix)
Jean-Michel Basquiat (Netflix)
Lorne (Focus Features)
Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
I'm embedding the trailers for these nominees in descending order of nominations, beginning with Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street.
An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the wealthiest, and most unchecked, man on the planet.I have only one thing to say — WOW! It might just earn a third nomination for Alex Gibney at the Oscars, even though that's not the way the Documentary Branch rolls. They have issues.
Next, the other nominee with another nomination, LORNE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters April 17.
The untold story of the legend behind the legends. LORNE is only in theaters April 17, from Academy Award winner Morgan Neville.This looks like a documentary that would do well at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards; it's their kind of subject.
From Morgan Neville, Academy Award-winning filmmaker of 20 Feet from Stardom and Won't You Be My Neighbor?, comes Lorne, an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations. The documentary features exclusive footage, archival treasures, and candid interviews with the show’s most iconic cast members and writers including Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock and many more.
Now for the nominees with only this one nominated category in alphabetical order, beginning with Avedon | Official Trailer | Netflix.
The life and work of legendary photographer Richard Avedon come into focus through archival footage and new interviews in this intimate documentary.On the other hand, Avedon would be a lock for an Arts and Culture Documentary at the News & Doc Emmy Awards if the Creative Arts Emmy Awards don't want it because of Avedon's celebrity subjects, not Richard Avedon himself.
I can't seem to find the trailer for the Netflix documentary on Jean-Michel Basquiat, so on to the next nominee.
I didn't embed Marty, Life Is Short | Official Trailer | Netflix in 'Oceans with David Attenborough' tied with 'Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!' for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, so I'm sharing it here.
The definitive documentary on beloved comedian Martin Short, using beautiful, intimate, never-before-seen archive.Marty, Life Is Short has already earned three Creative Arts Emmy Awards; this is almost its last shot at awards besides the DGA and PGA Awards. The same is true of Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! | Official Trailer | HBO.
Meet the man behind the laughs.That looks like fun. Here's to Spaceballs: The New One being as funny and successful as the original and to Mel Brooks being around to enjoy it!
From directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, the two-part documentary #MelBrooks: The 99 Year Old Man! premieres January 22 and January 23 on HBO Max.
Follow over the jump for the other categories in which Musk and Lorne earned nominations.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATUREI'm beginning my analysis by recycling my reaction from 'The Food That Built America,' '30 for 30,' and other nominees at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards for World Food Day and National Sports Day.
14th (Netflix)
Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Remake (Music Box Films)
You Can See Everything (A24)
I'm quoting from the Critics Choice Association's (CCA) press release for this category.I looked at Best Biographical Documentary and am examining Best Political Documentary next, so it's time. Since World Food Day, I found Gold Derby's Oscar Predictions page, which is modeling a different electorate than the CCA. Still, I find it useful. The most likely to win is either NAZA, favored by the editors, or You Can See Everything, favored by the experts and users. The tiebreaker might be the odds for Best Picture, where You Can See Everything ranks eighth, making it likely the first documentary to be nominated for Best Picture. 14th and Once Upon a Time in Harlem are the only other nominees being picked by either experts or editors to win, so they're the spoilers, not the leaders. Other than being nominated, Musk isn't even in the running.14th leads the pack with six nominations, including Best Documentary Feature. The film’s other nominations are Ava DuVernay for Best Director, Spencer Averick for Best Editing, and Jason Moran for Best Music Score, along with Best Political Documentary, and Best Historical Documentary.14th is a sequel to 13th, which won four Emmy Awards. On those bases, I think it's the favorite. I'll re-examine this category when I blog about Best Political Documentary and Best Biographical Documentary.
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY14th, NAZA, and Musk are also nominated for Best Documentary Feature, so they're the favorites, although I think 14th has a better chance of winning this category than Best Documentary Feature. I'll examine this category again when I cover Best Historical Documentary, where 14th is the leading nominee.
14th (Netflix)
American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures)
Ask E. Jean (Abramorama)
Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)
Union Town (Cabin Creek Films)
Now for Lorne's second nomination, which I covered in 'Nuisance Bear' leads Best Science/Nature Documentary at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
Unfortunately, I didn't hear the narrator of Lorne in the trailer, just the interviewees, so I can't say one way or the other about it.BEST NARRATIONI'm waiting until I hear all the narration from the trailers before making my pick in this category.
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features)
Written by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy
Performed by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy
The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)
Written by John Wilson
Performed by John Wilson
Lorne (Focus Features)
Written by Morgan Neville, Alan Lowe, Jake Hostetter
Performed by Chris Parnell
Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Written by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
Performed by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Written by Pegah Ahangarani
Performed by Pegah Ahangarani
Remake (Music Box Films)
Written by Ross McElwee
Performed by Ross McElwee
That's a wrap for today's installment. I'll return for the 14th's nominations as the Sunday entertainment feature. In the meantime, stay tuned for another tale of the Retail Apocalypse tomorrow.
Previous posts about the 11th Critics Choice Documentary Awards
- 'The Food That Built America,' '30 for 30,' and other nominees at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards for World Food Day and National Sports Day
- 'Nuisance Bear' leads Best Science/Nature Documentary at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards
- Nominees for Best True Crime Documentary at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards
- 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert' leads Best Music Documentary nominees at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards
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