SettingsBest Documentary Feature Academy Award winners
Albert Schweitzer (film)
Albert Schweitzer is a German biographical documentary made in 1957, directed by Jerome Hill.
Albert Schweitzer is a German biographical documentary made in 1957, directed by Jerome Hill.
American Dream (film)
American Dream (1990) is a cinéma vérité documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple and co-directed by Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke, and Lawrence Silk.
American Dream (1990) is a cinéma vérité documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple and co-directed by Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke, and Lawrence Silk.
Amy J. Berg
Amy J. Berg (born 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American film maker, known best for her Academy Award-nominated document film Deliver Us from Evil (2006) about the sex abuse ca...
Amy J. Berg (born 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American film maker, known best for her Academy Award-nominated document film Deliver Us from Evil (2006) about the sex abuse ca...
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 polemical documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming ...
An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 polemical documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming ...
Anne Frank Remembered
Anne Frank Remembered is a 1995 documentary film by Jon Blair about the life of the diarist Anne Frank.
Anne Frank Remembered is a 1995 documentary film by Jon Blair about the life of the diarist Anne Frank.
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life (L'Amour de la vie - Artur Rubinstein) is a 1969 documentary about Polish-American pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life (L'Amour de la vie - Artur Rubinstein) is a 1969 documentary about Polish-American pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.
Arthur Rubinstein – The Love of Life
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life is a 1969 documentary about Polish-American pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of Life is a 1969 documentary about Polish-American pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got is a 1986 documentary film about clarinetist Artie Shaw.
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got is a 1986 documentary film about clarinetist Artie Shaw.
Best Boy (film)
Best Boy is a 1979 documentary made by Ira Wohl.
Best Boy is a 1979 documentary made by Ira Wohl.
Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler is a 1962 documentary directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen, depicting the rise and fall of Nazi Germany.
Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler is a 1962 documentary directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen, depicting the rise and fall of Nazi Germany.
Born into Brothels
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a 2004 American documentary film about the children of prostitutes in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red light district.
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a 2004 American documentary film about the children of prostitutes in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red light district.
Broken Rainbow (film)
Broken Rainbow is a 1985 documentary film about the government-enforced relocation of thousands of Navajo Native Americans from their ancestral homes in Arizona.
Broken Rainbow is a 1985 documentary film about the government-enforced relocation of thousands of Navajo Native Americans from their ancestral homes in Arizona.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt is a 1989 documentary film that tells the story of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt is a 1989 documentary film that tells the story of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Daybreak in Udi
Daybreak in Udi is a 1949 documentary film directed by Terry Bishop.
Daybreak in Udi is a 1949 documentary film directed by Terry Bishop.
Desert Victory
Desert Victory is a 1943 film produced by the British Ministry of Information, documenting the Allies' North African campaign against Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps.
Desert Victory is a 1943 film produced by the British Ministry of Information, documenting the Allies' North African campaign against Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps.
Design for Death
Design for Death is a 1947 documentary film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Design for Death is a 1947 documentary film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America is a 1986 Academy Award-winning documentary film that critiques Reaganomics by showing examples of poverty in the USA. It won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Fe...
Down and Out in America is a 1986 Academy Award-winning documentary film that critiques Reaganomics by showing examples of poverty in the USA. It won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Fe...
FindaProperty
FindaProperty.com is a commercial sales and lettings listings website for the UK consumer residential housing market.
FindaProperty.com is a commercial sales and lettings listings website for the UK consumer residential housing market.
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China is a 1980 documentary film about Western culture breaking into China produced and directed by Murray Lerner.
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China is a 1980 documentary film about Western culture breaking into China produced and directed by Murray Lerner.
Genocide (film)
Genocide is a 1982 documentary by Arnold Schwartzman concerning the Holocaust.
Genocide is a 1982 documentary by Arnold Schwartzman concerning the Holocaust.
Harlan County, USA
Harlan County, USA is an Oscar-winning 1976 documentary film covering the efforts of 180 coal miners on strike against the Duke Power Company-owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and...
Harlan County, USA is an Oscar-winning 1976 documentary film covering the efforts of 180 coal miners on strike against the Duke Power Company-owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and...
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' is a 1983 documentary film directed by Emile Ardolino about Jacques D'Amboise, a noted former American ballet star who had dancing roles in such films as Seve...
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' is a 1983 documentary film directed by Emile Ardolino about Jacques D'Amboise, a noted former American ballet star who had dancing roles in such films as Seve...
Hearts and Minds (film)
Hearts and Minds is a 1974 American documentary film about the Vietnam War directed by Peter Davis.
Hearts and Minds is a 1974 American documentary film about the Vietnam War directed by Peter Davis.
Helen Keller in Her Story
Helen Keller in Her Story (also known as The Unconquered) is an American biographical documentary about Helen Keller made in 1954.
Helen Keller in Her Story (also known as The Unconquered) is an American biographical documentary about Helen Keller made in 1954.
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie French: Hôtel Terminus: Klaus Barbie, sa vie et son temps) is a 1988 documentary film directed by Marcel Ophüls about the life ...
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie French: Hôtel Terminus: Klaus Barbie, sa vie et son temps) is a 1988 documentary film directed by Marcel Ophüls about the life ...
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School is a 1993 documentary film about the pupils at Stanton Elementary School, an inner city school in Philadelphia.
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School is a 1993 documentary film about the pupils at Stanton Elementary School, an inner city school in Philadelphia.
In the Shadow of the Stars
In the Shadow of the Stars is a 1991 documentary film about the San Francisco Opera.
In the Shadow of the Stars is a 1991 documentary film about the San Francisco Opera.
Inside Job (detailed synopsis)
The following is a detailed synopsis of the 2010 film documentary Inside Job, directed by Charles H. Ferguson.
The following is a detailed synopsis of the 2010 film documentary Inside Job, directed by Charles H. Ferguson.
Inside Job (film)
Inside Job is a documentary film about the late-2000s financial crisis directed by Charles H. Ferguson.
Inside Job is a documentary film about the late-2000s financial crisis directed by Charles H. Ferguson.
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport is a 2000 documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris and narrated by Judi Dench.
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport is a 2000 documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris and narrated by Judi Dench.
Journey into Self
Journey Into Self a documentary film starring Stanley Kramer, produced by Bill McGaw and directed by Tom Skinner.
Journey Into Self a documentary film starring Stanley Kramer, produced by Bill McGaw and directed by Tom Skinner.
Just Another Missing Kid
Just Another Missing Kid is a documentary film about the search for a missing teenager directed by John Zaritsky.
Just Another Missing Kid is a documentary film about the search for a missing teenager directed by John Zaritsky.
Kokoda Front Line!
Kokoda Front Line! was a full-length edition of the Australian newsreel, Cinesound Review, produced by the Australian News & Information Bureau and Cinesound Productions Limited in 1942.
Kokoda Front Line! was a full-length edition of the Australian newsreel, Cinesound Review, produced by the Australian News & Information Bureau and Cinesound Productions Limited in 1942.
Kon-Tiki (film)
Kon-Tiki is a Norwegian documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947, released in 1950.
Kon-Tiki is a Norwegian documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947, released in 1950.
March of the Penguins
March of the Penguins (French: La Marche de l'Empereur) is a 2005 French nature documentary film.
March of the Penguins (French: La Marche de l'Empereur) is a 2005 French nature documentary film.
Marjoe
Marjoe is a 1972 American documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about the life of evangelist Marjoe Gortner.
Marjoe is a 1972 American documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about the life of evangelist Marjoe Gortner.
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision is a 1994 documentary film made by Freida Lee Mock about the life of American artist Maya Lin, whose best-known work is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washi...
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision is a 1994 documentary film made by Freida Lee Mock about the life of American artist Maya Lin, whose best-known work is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washi...
Moscow Strikes Back
Moscow Strikes Back is a Soviet war documentary about the Battle of Moscow made in October 1941 – January 1942, directed by Leonid Varlamov and Ilya Kopalin.
Moscow Strikes Back is a Soviet war documentary about the Battle of Moscow made in October 1941 – January 1942, directed by Leonid Varlamov and Ilya Kopalin.
Murder on a Sunday Morning
Murder on a Sunday Morning (Un coupable idéal) is a documentary film by French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade.
Murder on a Sunday Morning (Un coupable idéal) is a documentary film by French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade.
One Day in September
One Day in September is a 1999 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald examining the 5 September 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.
One Day in September is a 1999 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald examining the 5 September 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel With the World is a 1963 American documentary film directed by Shirley Clarke and starring Robert Frost.
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel With the World is a 1963 American documentary film directed by Shirley Clarke and starring Robert Frost.
Scared Straight!
Scared Straight! is a 1979 documentary directed by Arnold Shapiro.
Scared Straight! is a 1979 documentary directed by Arnold Shapiro.
Serengeti Shall Not Die
Serengeti Shall Not Die (Serengeti darf nicht sterben) is a 1959 German documentary film written and directed by Bernhard Grzimek.
Serengeti Shall Not Die (Serengeti darf nicht sterben) is a 1959 German documentary film written and directed by Bernhard Grzimek.
Sky Above and Mud Beneath
Sky Above and Mud Beneath (Le Ciel et la boue) is a 1961 French documentary film.
Sky Above and Mud Beneath (Le Ciel et la boue) is a 1961 French documentary film.
Taxi to the Dark Side
Taxi to the Dark Side is a 2007 documentary film directed by American filmmaker Alex Gibney, and produced by Eva Orner and Susannah Shipman, which won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documen...
Taxi to the Dark Side is a 2007 documentary film directed by American filmmaker Alex Gibney, and produced by Eva Orner and Susannah Shipman, which won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documen...
The Anderson Platoon
The Anderson Platoon (La Section Anderson) is a documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War.
The Anderson Platoon (La Section Anderson) is a documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War.
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway is a 1942 American documentary film short directed by John Ford.
The Battle of Midway is a 1942 American documentary film short directed by John Ford.
The Cove (film)
The Cove is a 2009 documentary film that analyzes and questions Japan's dolphin hunting culture.
The Cove is a 2009 documentary film that analyzes and questions Japan's dolphin hunting culture.
The Eleanor Roosevelt Story
The Eleanor Roosevelt Story is a 1965 American biographical documentary film directed by Richard Kaplan.
The Eleanor Roosevelt Story is a 1965 American biographical documentary film directed by Richard Kaplan.
The Fighting Lady
The Fighting Lady (1944) is a documentary/propaganda film produced by the U.S. Navy.
The Fighting Lady (1944) is a documentary/propaganda film produced by the U.S. Navy.
The Fog of War
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara as well...
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara as well...
The Hellstrom Chronicle
The Hellstrom Chronicle is an American film released in 1971 which combines elements of documentary and science fiction to present a gripping depiction of the Darwinian struggle for survival...
The Hellstrom Chronicle is an American film released in 1971 which combines elements of documentary and science fiction to present a gripping depiction of the Darwinian struggle for survival...
The Horse with the Flying Tail
The Horse with the Flying Tail is a 1960 American documentary film by Walt Disney Pictures, that won the Best Documentary award at the 33rd Academy Awards.
The Horse with the Flying Tail is a 1960 American documentary film by Walt Disney Pictures, that won the Best Documentary award at the 33rd Academy Awards.
The Last Days
The Last Days is a documentary, directed by James Moll and produced by June Beallor and Kenneth Lipper in 1998.
The Last Days is a documentary, directed by James Moll and produced by June Beallor and Kenneth Lipper in 1998.
The Living Desert
The Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film which shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the southwestern United States.
The Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film which shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the southwestern United States.
The Long Way Home (1997 film)
The Long Way Home is a 1997 documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris.
The Long Way Home is a 1997 documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris.
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
The Man Who Skied Down Everest is a documentary about Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese alpinist who skied down Mt. Everest in 1970.
The Man Who Skied Down Everest is a documentary about Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese alpinist who skied down Mt. Everest in 1970.
The Panama Deception
The Panama Deception is a 1992 documentary film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The Panama Deception is a 1992 documentary film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The Sea Around Us (film)
The Sea Around Us is a 1953 documentary film directed by Irwin Allen and released by RKO. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The Sea Around Us is a 1953 documentary film directed by Irwin Allen and released by RKO. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The Secret Land
The Secret Land is a 1948 documentary film about an American expedition code-named "Operation High Jump" to explore Antarctica.
The Secret Land is a 1948 documentary film about an American expedition code-named "Operation High Jump" to explore Antarctica.
The Silent World
The Silent World (Le Monde du silence) is a 1956 French documentary film co-directed by the famed French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and a young Louis Malle.
The Silent World (Le Monde du silence) is a 1956 French documentary film co-directed by the famed French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and a young Louis Malle.
The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table is a 1987 American documentary film about the Algonquin Round Table, a floating group of writers and actors in the "Roarin...
The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table is a 1987 American documentary film about the Algonquin Round Table, a floating group of writers and actors in the "Roarin...
The Times of Harvey Milk
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) is an American documentary film that premiered at The Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984 at the Castro Theatre ...
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) is an American documentary film that premiered at The Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984 at the Castro Theatre ...
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo is a 1950 documentary film directed by Robert J. Flaherty.
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo is a 1950 documentary film directed by Robert J. Flaherty.
The True Glory
The True Glory was a 1945 co-production of the US Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information, documenting the victory on the Western Front, from Normandy to the collap...
The True Glory was a 1945 co-production of the US Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information, documenting the victory on the Western Front, from Normandy to the collap...
The Vanishing Prairie
The Vanishing Prairie was a 1954 documentary film by Walt Disney.
The Vanishing Prairie was a 1954 documentary film by Walt Disney.
The War Game
The War Game is a 1965 television drama documentary depicting the effects of nuclear war on Britain.
The War Game is a 1965 television drama documentary depicting the effects of nuclear war on Britain.
When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings is a 1996 documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the famous Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
When We Were Kings is a 1996 documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the famous Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
White Wilderness (film)
White Wilderness is a Academy Award winning nature documentary produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1958 noted for its splendid visuals as well as its propagation of the myth of lemming su...
White Wilderness is a Academy Award winning nature documentary produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1958 noted for its splendid visuals as well as its propagation of the myth of lemming su...
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? is a 1977 documentary film about Dorothy and Bob DeBolt, an American couple who have adopted 14 children, some of whom are severely...
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? is a 1977 documentary film about Dorothy and Bob DeBolt, an American couple who have adopted 14 children, some of whom are severely...
Woodstock (film)
Woodstock is a 1970 American documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 at Bethel in New York.
Woodstock is a 1970 American documentary on the Woodstock Festival that took place in August 1969 at Bethel in New York.
World Without Sun
World Without Sun (Le Monde sans soleil) is a 1964 French documentary film directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
World Without Sun (Le Monde sans soleil) is a 1964 French documentary film directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau.