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

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.

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film
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 byMatthew Heineman
American Symphony (2023)
Websitedfwcritics.com

History

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Although the DFWFCA began handing out awards in 1990, they first added this category in 2002. To date, only three directors have earned the honor more than once: Davis Guggenheim (2006, 2010), Michael Moore (2002, 2004), Matthew Heineman (2017, 2023) and Morgan Neville (2013, 2018)

Winners

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2000s

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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

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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

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Year Winner Director
2020 Time Garrett Bradley[19][20][21]
2021 Summer of Soul Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson[22][23][24]
2022 Good Night Oppy Ryan White[25][26][27]
2023 American Symphony Matthew Heineman[28]

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References

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  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. January 4, 2005. Retrieved January 4, 2005.
  4. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2005). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics 2005 Awards". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 20, 2005.
  5. ^ Horn, John (December 29, 2006). "A bellwether of the Oscars". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
  6. ^ Maxwell, Erin (December 17, 2007). "Dallas critics pick Coens' 'Country'". Variety. 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. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "12 Years a Slave" as Best Film of 2013". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2013. 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. ^ Lin, Kristian (February 10, 2021). "DFWFCA Taps Nomadland as 2020's Best Film". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  21. ^ Bentley, Alex (February 10, 2021). "Nomadland takes top honors from Dallas–Fort Worth film critics". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  22. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Power of the Dog" Best Film of 2021". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  23. ^ Lin, Kristian (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Call on The Power of the Dog". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  24. ^ Bentley, Alex (December 20, 2021). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name The Power of the Dog best movie of 2021". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  25. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Name "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Film of 2022". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  26. ^ Lin, Kristian (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Choose Everything". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  27. ^ Bentley, Alex (December 19, 2022). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name Everything Everywhere All at Once best movie of 2022". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  28. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 18, 2023). "DFW Film Critics Name "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Film of 2022". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  29. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 18, 2023). "DFW Film Critics Name "The Holdovers" Best Picture of 2023". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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