After almost six decades of silence, Led Zeppelin finally said yes. Becoming Led Zeppelin, the first film officially sanctioned by the band, has been nominated for Best Music Documentary at the 2025 Critics Choice Documentary Awards!
No surprise. As a Zep fan, it’s truly a great watch!
57 years after Page, Plant, Jones, and Bonham changed the sound of rock, their story’s getting the red carpet treatment.
The awards go down November 9, 2025, at Manhattan’s Edison Ballroom. Expect cameras, cocktails, and a crowd full of documentary heavyweights. Actor and producer Aasif Mandvi is hosting the night.
When Becoming Led Zeppelin hit IMAX earlier this year, it was an instant smash. A record-shattering $3 million debut across 16 countries, including $2.6 million domestic. Biggest IMAX-exclusive music opening ever.
Directed by Bernard MacMahon (American Epic) and co-written/produced by Allison McGourty, the film puts you inside the machine. From the smoky clubs to the birth of those first tours, you really get dragged into the chaos, sound, and pure electricity that created Led Zeppelin I and II.
You see psychedelic visuals. Unheard interviews. Unearthed performances. Rare footage. All stitched into an immersive, thunderous film that nails what Zeppelin was: lightning in human form!
For a band that’s always guarded its legend, Becoming Led Zeppelin cracks the vault, thankfully.
I’d be surprised if this film doesn’t win an award.
Which other bands would you like to see have a a film made about them?
