Jordan Moreau The fifth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced the 2020 winners Monday morning, honoring “Dick Johnson Is Dead” for best documentary feature as well as the film’s Kirsten Johnson for best director.The film focuses on Richard Johnson, the director’s father, who suffers from dementia and imagines different ways in which he could die with a darkly comedic tone.
The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and won the special jury award for innovation in non-fiction storytelling.“My Octopus Teacher” took home two awards for best cinematography and best science/nature documentary.Like most award shows this year, the Critics Choice Doc Awards had to go virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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