The Broadcast Film Critics Assn. (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. (BTJA) jointly announced the nominees for the second annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Monday.
Leading the nominations with four was Kedi, a Turkish chronicle of the stray cats of Istanbul directed by Ceyda Torun.
“The inaugural event last year was such a fantastic night, we cannot wait to celebrate the leading lights in the doc world at our second annual event,” said BFCA president Joey Berlin. “This is a golden age for documentary filmmaking and nonfiction television and we’re proud to help audiences find the best of the best.”
California Typewriter, Chasing Coral, City of Ghosts, Cries From Syria, and Dawson City: Frozen Time all picked up multiple nominations.
Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost Trilogy, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) will receive the Critics’ Choice Impact Award.
