‘Fire of Love’ and ‘Good Night Oppy’ Lead Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations
variety.comClayton Davis The Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced its nominees where Sara Dosa’s lava-fueled love story “Fire of Love” led the field with seven nominations including best documentary feature and director.
Co-distributed by National Geographic and Neon, the film’s Ryan White’s “Good Night Oppy,” the moving reflection on the Mars rovers, received a hearty six-nom tally including editing and score. “This year’s nominees prove that documentaries of all lengths and formats are advancing nonfiction media like never before,” said Christopher Campbell, Co-President of the Critics Choice Association Documentary Branch.
Carla Renata, also co-president of the CCA documentary branch added, “We are also thrilled to witness an exemplary number of women filmmakers and female-focused subjects being represented, further solidifying the Critics Choice Documentary Awards’ commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the documentary landscape.” Nonfiction features also making strong showings with the Critics Choice Association include “Moonage Daydream” by Brett Morgen, “Sidney” by Reginald Hudlin and “Descendant” by Margaret Brown.
Chris Smith’s “Sr.,” a poignant reflection on the life of Robert Downey Sr and Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” a look at art and activism surrounding the opioid epidemic, are both expected to do very well this awards season but didn’t have a strong showing with the group.
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