Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film

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Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film
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The first recipient: Michael Moore
Awarded forBest Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking
CountryUnited States
Presented byDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
First awardedMichael Moore
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Currently held byQuestlove
Summer of Soul (2021)
Websitedfwcritics.com

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) to honor an outstanding documentary film.

Although the DFWFCA began handing out awards in 1990, they first added this category in 2002. To date, only directors Michael Moore and Davis Guggenheim have earned the honor more than once.

Winners[]

2000s[]

Year Winner Director(s)
2002 Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore[1]
2003 Capturing the Friedmans Andrew Jarecki[2]
2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore[3]
2005 Murderball Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro[4]
2006 An Inconvenient Truth Davis Guggenheim[5]
2007 The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Seth Gordon[6]
2008 Man on Wire James Marsh[7]
2009 The Cove Louie Psihoyos[8]

2010s[]

Year Winner Director
2010 Waiting for "Superman" Davis Guggenheim[9]
2011 Cave of Forgotten Dreams Werner Herzog[10]
2012 Searching for Sugar Man Malik Bendjelloul[11]
2013 20 Feet from Stardom Morgan Neville[12]
2014 Citizenfour Laura Poitras[13]
2015 Amy Asif Kapadia[14]
2016 Tower Keith Maitland[15]
2017 City of Ghosts Matthew Heineman[16]
2018 Won't You Be My Neighbor? Morgan Neville[17]
2019 Apollo 11 Todd Douglas Miller[18]

2020s[]

Year Winner Director
2020 Time Garrett Bradley[19]
2021 Summer of Soul Questlove[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Awards/Nominations for Bowling for Columbine". Box Office Prophets.
  2. ^ "Awards/Nominations for Capturing the Friedmans". Box Office Prophets.
  3. ^ "Dallas film critics pick 'Million Dollar Baby'". Today.com. Associated Press. January 4, 2005. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "DFWFCA Awards Ang". CinemaBlend. December 18, 2005. Retrieved December 18, 2005.
  5. ^ Horn, John (December 29, 2006). "A bellwether of the Oscars". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
  6. ^ Tyler, Josh (December 17, 2007). "Dallas Film Critics Pick No Country For Old Men As Year's Best". CinemaBlend. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
  7. ^ Tyler, Josh (December 16, 2008). "Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Award Sean Penn". CinemaBlend. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
  8. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "Up in the Air" as Best Film of 2009". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
  9. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "The Social Network" as Best Film of 2010". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  10. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "The Descendants" as Best Film of 2011". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  11. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "Lincoln" as Best Film of 2012". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  12. ^ Simek, Peter (December 16, 2013). "Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics Name 12 Years a Slave Best Picture of 2013". D Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  13. ^ Whale, Chase (December 15, 2014). "DFWFCA names "Birdman" as top film of 2014". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  14. ^ Whale, Chase (December 14, 2015). "Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Name "Spotlight" Best Picture of 2015". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  15. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2016). "DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  16. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2017). "DFW Film Critics Name 'The Shape of Water' Best Picture of 2017". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  17. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 17, 2018). "DFW Film Critics Name "A Star Is Born" Best Picture of 2018". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  18. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 16, 2019). "DFW Film Critics Pick "1917" As Best Film of 2019". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  19. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (February 10, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Nomadland" Best Picture of 2020". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  20. ^ Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association names 'The Power of the Dog' Best Movie - Daily Times

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