The 11th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards recognized outstanding achievements in nonfiction filmmaking on Sunday in New York City, with Everest: The Other Side and Nuisance Bear among this year’s winners.

Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, Everest: The Other Side won Best Sports Documentary. The film follows a team of climbers attempting to summit Mount Everest from its northern route in Tibet. Shot by Clair Popkin, the documentary was graded by Senior Colorists Stefan Sonnenfeld and Yoomin Lee.

Nuisance Bear received Best Science/Nature Documentary, adding to its recognition following a U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize win at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman, the film examines the relationship between polar bears and humans in Churchill, Manitoba. Featuring cinematography by Osio Vanden, Weisman, Michael Code, Sam Holling, Ian Kerr, CSC, and Jack Gawthrop, the documentary was graded by Senior Colorist Joseph Bicknell.

The ceremony also honored acclaimed filmmaker Ron Howard with the Critics Choice Impact Award, recognizing his contributions to nonfiction storytelling and lasting influence on documentary filmmaking.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and the filmmakers and creative teams behind their work. Explore the full list of Critics Choice Documentary Awards winners on the Critics Choice Association website.

Winners

Everest: The Other Side

Best Sports Documentary

• Supervising Color | Stefan Sonnenfeld
• Color | Yoomin Lee
• Finishing Editor | Nicholas Figueroa
• Color Production | Kate Albers, Anthony Romaguera
• Directors | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
• DP | Clair Popkin
• Editor | Bob Eisenhardt ACE

Nuisance Bear

Best Science/Nature Documentary

• Color | Joseph Bicknell
• Finishing Editor | Mizuho Nakai
• Color Producer | Amanda Champion
• Directors | Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman
• DPs | Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman, Michael Code, Sam Holling, Ian Kerr CSC, Jack Gawthrop
• Editor | Andres Landau