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Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” Dominates Critics Choice Documentary Awards

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots scored big at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards held in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, winning in the six categories it was nominated in. This also includes Best Documentary Feature and an award the drummer was introducing to the crowd, Best Editing.

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