Danielle Solzman
The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2023 honor the best of the documentary films that were released during the past year.
I’m a member of the Critics Choice Association’s Documentary Branch so I usually watch a good number of documentaries during the year. Instead of waiting until next week, I’ve decided to go ahead and announce the winners today.
I’m not awarding a winner in the categories of biographical or sports this year because it’s way too hard. The sports documentary awards are going to Sam Pollard regardless and I decided to split it up into the different sports. Technically speaking, my #1-8 ranked documentaries are all 5/5. Timeless Heroes is a late edition because it premiered on December 1 and screeners were not made available.
Best Documentaries of the Year
- Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
- Bill Russell: Legend
- The League
- 100 Years of Warner Bros.
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
- Being Mary Tyler Moore
- Fioretta
- It Ain’t Over
- The Saint of Second Chances
- A Disturbance in the Force
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
- Judy Blume Forever
Documentary Feature: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Documentary Short (Previously Announced): Under G-d, Now and Then: The Last Beatles Song
Director: Davis Guggenheim: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Editing: Michael Harte, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Narration: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Written and Performed by Michael J. Fox
Archival Documentary: The League
Comedy Documentary: Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Sports Documentary: Please See Next Two Categories
Basketball Documentary: Bill Russell: Legend
Baseball Documentary: The League (Runner-ups: It Ain’t Over, The Saint of Second Chances)
Jewish Documentary: Fioretta (Runner-up: Israel Swings For Gold)
JFK Anniversary Documentary: JFK: One Day in America
World War II Era Documentary: Occupied City
Movie-Related Documentary: Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (Runner-Up: A Disturbance in the Force)
Music Documentary: Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Special
Best Anniversary Remaster: Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Unreleased Festival Movie of 2023 (Tie): Rather, Chasing Chasing Amy
Unreleased Festival Movie of 2022 That Really Needs A Distributor This Instant and More Eyeballs On It Because Antisemitism Is Way Too High Right Now: The Conspiracy
The rest of the The Solzy Awards for film will be announced in December.
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