Oscar voor beste documentaire

De Academy Award voor beste documentaire (Engels: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, ook bekend als de Oscar voor beste documentaire) is sinds 1943 een jaarlijkse prijs van de Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voor documentaires.

Winnaars en genomineerden

Onderstaande jaartallen vertegenwoordigen het jaar dat de film genomineerd werd voor de prijs. De daadwerkelijke uitreiking is het jaar erna.[1]

1942-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

JaarFilmGenomineerde(n)
1960
(33e)
The Horse with the Flying TailLarry Lansburgh
Rebel in ParadiseRobert D. Fraser
1961
(34e)
Le Ciel et la Boue (Sky Above and Mud Beneath)Arthur Cohn en Rene Lafuite
La Grande Olimpiade (Olympic Games 1960)dell Istituto Nazionale Luce, Comitato Organizzatore Del Giochi Della XVII Olimpiade
1962
(35e)
Black FoxLouis Clyde Stoumen
Alvorada (Brazil's Changing Face)Hugo Niebeling
1963
(36e)
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the WorldRobert Hughes
Le Maillon et la Chaine (The Link and the Chain)Paul de Roubaix
TerminusEdgar Anstey [noot 1]
The Yanks Are ComingMarshall Flaum
1964
(37e)
Jacques-Yves Cousteau's World without SunJacques-Yves Cousteau
The Finest HoursJack Le Vien
Four Days in NovemberMel Stuart
The Human DutchBert Haanstra
Over There, 1914-18Jean Aurel
1965
(38e)
The Eleanor Roosevelt StorySidney Glazier
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave RiflesLaurence E. Mascott
The Forth Road BridgePeter Mills
Let My People GoMarshall Flaum
To Die in MadridFrédéric Rossif
1966
(39e)
The War GamePeter Watkins
The Face of GeniusAlfred R. Kelman
Helicopter CanadaPeter Jones en Tom Daly
The Really Big FamilyAlex Grasshoff
Le Volcan Interdit (The Forbidden Volcano)Haroun Tazieff
1967
(40e)
The Anderson PlatoonPierre Schoendoerffer
FestivalMurray Lerner
HarvestCarroll Ballard
A King's StoryJack Le Vien
A Time for BurningWilliam C. Jersey
1968
(41e)
Journey into SelfBill McGaw [noot 2]
A Few Notes on Our Food ProblemJames Blue
The Legendary ChampionsWilliam Cayton
Other VoicesDavid H. Sawyer
Young AmericansRobert Cohn en Alex Grasshoff [noot 2]
1969
(42e)
Arthur Rubinstein - The Love of LifeBernard Chevry
Before the Mountain Was MovedRobert K. Sharpe
In the Year of the PigEmile de Antonio
The Olympics in MexicoComite Organizador de los Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada
The Wolf MenIrwin Rosten

1970-1979

JaarFilmGenomineerde(n)
1970
(43e)
WoodstockBob Maurice
Chariots of the GodsHarald Reinl
Jack JohnsonJim Jacobs
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisEly Landau
Say GoodbyeDavid H. Vowell
1971
(44e)
The Hellstrom ChronicleWalon Green
Alaska Wilderness LakeAlan Landsburg
On Any SundayBruce Brown
The RA ExpeditionsLennart Ehrenborg en Thor Heyerdahl
The Sorrow and the PityMarcel Ophüls
1972
(45e)
MarjoeHoward Smith en Sarah Kernochan
Ape and Super-ApeBert Haanstra
Malcolm XMarvin Worth en Arnold Perl
MansonRobert Hendrickson en Laurence Merrick
The Silent RevolutionEckehard Munck
1973
(46e)
The Great American CowboyKieth Merrill
Always a New BeginningJohn D. Goodell
Battle of BerlinBengt von zur Muehlen
Journey to the Outer LimitsAlex Grasshoff
Walls of FireGertrude Ross Marks en Edmund F. Penney
1974
(47e)
Hearts and MindsPeter Davis en Bert Schneider
The 81st BlowJacquot Ehrlich, David Bergman en Haim Gouri
Antonia: A Portrait of the WomanJudy Collins en Jill Godmilow
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern ArtHerbert Kline
The Wild and the BraveNatalie R. Jones en Eugene S. Jones
1975
(48e)
The Man Who Skied down EverestF.R. Crawley, James Hager en Dale Hartleben
The California ReichWalter F. Parkes en Keith F. Critchlow
Fighting for Our LivesGlen Pearcy
The Incredible MachineIrwin Rosten
The Other Half of the Sky: A China MemoirShirley MacLaine
1976
(49e)
Harlan County, USABarbara Kopple
Hollywood on TrialJames Gutman en David Helpern jr.
Off the EdgeMichael Firth
People of the WindAnthony Howarth en David Koff
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm LowryDonald Brittain en Robert Duncan
1977
(50e)
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?John Korty, Dan McCann en Warren L. Lockhart
The Children of Theatre StreetRobert Dornhelm en Earle Mack
High Grass CircusBill Brind, Torben Schioler en Tony Ianzelo
Homage to Chagall--The Colours of LoveHarry Rasky
Union MaidsJames Klein, Julia Reichert en Miles Mogulescu
1978
(51e)
Scared Straight!Arnold Shapiro
The Lovers' WindAlbert Lamorisse
Mysterious Castles of ClayAlan Root
RaoniJean-Pierre Dutilleux, Barry Williams en Michel Gast
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency BrigadeAnne Bohlen, Lyn Goldfarb en Lorraine Gray
1979
(52e)
Best BoyIra Wohl
Generation on the WindDavid A. Vassar
Going the DistancePaul Cowan en Jacques Bobet
The Killing GroundSteve Singer en Tom Priestley
The War at HomeGlenn Silber en Barry Alexander Brown

1980-1989

JaarFilmGenomineerde(n)
1980
(53e)
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in ChinaMurray Lerner
AgeeRoss Spears
The Day After TrinityJon Else
Front LineDavid Bradbury
The Yellow Star - The Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933-45Bengt von zur Muehlen en Arthur Cohn
1981
(54e)
GenocideArnold Schwartzman en Marvin Hier
Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban OdysseySuzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin en Jim Burroughs
Brooklyn BridgeKen Burns
Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen CaldicottMary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson en Boyd Estus
El Salvador: Another VietnamGlenn Silber en Tete Vasconcellos
1982
(55e)
Just Another Missing KidJohn Zaritsky
After the AxeSturla Gunnarsson en Steve Lucas
Ben's MillJohn Karol en Michel Chalufour
In Our WaterMeg Switzgable
A Portrait of GiselleJoseph Wishy
1983
(56e)
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'Emile Ardolino
Children of DarknessRichard Kotuk en Ara Chekmayan
First ContactBob Connolly en Robin Anderson
The Profession of ArmsMichael Bryans en Tina Viljoen
Seeing RedJames Klein en Julia Reichert
1984
(57e)
The Times of Harvey MilkRobert Epstein en Richard Schmiechen
High SchoolsCharles Guggenheim en Nancy Sloss
In the Name of the PeopleAlex W. Drehsler en Frank Christopher
MarleneKarel Dirka en Zev Braun
StreetwiseCheryl McCall
1985
(58e)
Broken RainbowMaria Florio en Victoria Mudd
Las Madres--The Mothers of Plaza de MayoSusana Muñoz en Lourdes Portillo
Soldiers in HidingJaphet Asher
The Statue of LibertyKen Burns en Buddy Squires
Unfinished BusinessSteven Okazaki
1986
(59e)
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've GotBrigitte Berman
Down and Out in AmericaJoseph Feury en Milton Justice
Chile: Hasta Cuando?David Bradbury
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis SingerKirk Simon en Amram Nowak
Witness to ApartheidSharon I. Sopher
1987
(60e)
The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round TableAviva Slesin
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965Callie Crossley en James A. DeVinney
Hellfire: A Journey from HiroshimaJohn Junkerman en John W. Dower
Radio BikiniRobert Stone
A Stitch for TimeBarbara Herbich en Cyril Christo
1988
(61e)
Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus BarbieMarcel Ophüls
The Cry of Reason - Beyers Naudé: An Afrikaner Speaks OutRobert Bilheimer en Ronald Mix
Let's Get LostBruce Weber en Nan Bush
Promises to KeepGinny Durrin
Who Killed Vincent Chin?Renee Tajima en Christine Choy
1989
(62e)
Common Threads: Stories from the QuiltRobert Epstein en Bill Couturié
Adam Clayton PowellRichard Kilberg en Yvonne Smith
Crack USA: County Under SiegeVince DiPersio en William Guttentag
For All MankindAl Reinert en Betsy Broyles Breier
Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl WarrenJudith Leonard en Bill Jersey

1990-1999

JaarFilmGenomineerde(n)
1990
(63e)
American DreamBarbara Kopple en Arthur Cohn
Berkeley in the SixtiesMark Kitchell
Building BombsMark Mori en Susan Robinson
Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln BrigadeJudith Montell
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's JourneyRobert Hillmann en Eugene Corr
1991
(64e)
In the Shadow of the StarsAllie Light en Irving Saraf
Death on the JobVince DiPersio en William Guttentag
Doing Time: Life Inside the Big HouseAlan Raymond en Susan Raymond
The Restless ConscienceHava Kohav Beller
Wild by LawLawrence Hott en Diane Garey
1992
(65e)
The Panama DeceptionBarbara Trent en David Kasper
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn HookerDavid Haugland
Fires of KuwaitSally Dundas
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War IIWilliam Miles en Nina Rosenblum
Music for the Movies: Bernard HerrmannMargaret Smilow en Roma Baran
1993
(66e)
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary SchoolSusan Raymond en Alan Raymond
The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. PeterDavid Paperny en Arthur Ginsberg
Children of FateSusan Todd en Andrew Young
For Better or For WorseDavid Collier en Betsy Thompson
The War RoomD.A. Pennebaker en Chris Hegedus
1994
(67e)
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear VisionFreida Lee Mock en Terry Sanders
Complaints of a Dutiful DaughterDeborah Hoffmann
D-Day RememberedCharles Guggenheim
Freedom of My MindConnie Field en Marilyn Mulford
A Great Day in HarlemJean Bach
1995
(68e)
Anne Frank RememberedJon Blair
The Battle over Citizen KaneThomas Lennon en Michael Epstein
Fiddlefest--Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin ProgramAllan Miller en Walter Scheuer
Hank Aaron: Chasing the DreamMike Tollin en Fredric Golding
Troublesome Creek: A MidwesternJeanne Jordan en Steven Ascher
1996
(69e)
When We Were KingsLeon Gast en David Sonenberg
The Line King: The Al Herschfeldt StorySusan W. Dryfoos
MandelaJo Menell en Angus Gibson
Suzanne Farrell: Elusive MuseAnne Belle en Deborah Dickson
Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American PressRick Goldsmith
1997
(70e)
The Long Way HomeMarvin Hier en Richard Trank
4 Little GirlsSpike Lee en Sam Pollard
Ayn Rand: A Sense of LifeMichael Paxton
Colors Straight UpMichèle Ohayon en Julia Schachter
Waco: The Rules of EngagementDan Gifford en William Gazecki
1998
(71e)
The Last DaysJames Moll en Ken Lipper
DancemakerMatthew Diamond en Jerry Kupfer
The Farm: Angola, U.S.A.Jonathan Stack en Liz Garbus
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the TruthRobert B. Weide
Regret to InformBarbara Sonneborn en Janet Cole
1999
(72e)
One Day in SeptemberArthur Cohn en Kevin Macdonald
Buena Vista Social ClubWim Wenders en Ulrich Felsberg
Genghis BluesRoko Belic en Adrian Belic
On the RopesNanette Burstein en Brett Morgen
Speaking in StringsPaola di Florio en Lilibet Foster

2000-2009

JaarFilmGenomineerde(n)
2000
(73e)
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the KindertransportMark Jonathan Harris en Deborah Oppenheimer
LegacyTod Lending
Long Night's Journey into DayFrances Reid en Deborah Hoffmann
Scottsboro: An American TragedyBarak Goodman en Daniel Anker
Sound and FuryJosh Aronson en Roger Weisberg
2001
(74e)
Murder on a Sunday MorningJean-Xavier de Lestrade en Denis Poncet
Children UndergroundEdet Belzberg
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of CottonSusan Froemke en Deborah Dickson
PromisesJustine Shapiro en B.Z. Goldberg
War PhotographerChristian Frei
2002
(75e)
Bowling for ColumbineMichael Moore en Michael Donovan
Daughter from DanangGail Dolgin en Vicente Franco
Prisoner of ParadiseMalcolm Clarke en Stuart Sender
SpellboundJeffrey Blitz en Sean Welch
Winged MigrationJacques Perrin
2003
(76e)
The Fog of WarErrol Morris en Michael Williams
BalserosCarlos Bosch en Josep Maria Domenech
Capturing the FriedmansAndrew Jarecki en Marc Smerling
My ArchitectNathaniel Kahn en Susan R. Behr
The Weather UndergroundSam Green en Bill Siegel
2004
(77e)
Born into BrothelsRoss Kauffman en Zana Briski
The Story of the Weeping CamelLuigi Falorni en Byambasuren Davaa
Super Size MeMorgan Spurlock
Tupac: ResurrectionLauren Lazin en Karolyn Ali
Twist of FaithKirby Dick en Eddie Schmidt
2005
(78e)
March of the PenguinsLuc Jacquet en Yves Darondeau
Darwin's NightmareHubert Sauper
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the RoomAlex Gibney en Jason Kliot
MurderballHenry-Alex Rubin en Dana Adam Shapiro
Street FightMarshall Curry
2006
(79e)
An Inconvenient TruthDavis Guggenheim
Deliver Us from EvilAmy Berg en Frank Donner
Iraq in FragmentsJames Longley en John Sinno
Jesus CampHeidi Ewing en Rachel Grady
My Country, My CountryLaura Poitras en Jocelyn Glatzer
2007
(80e)
Taxi to the Dark SideAlex Gibney en Eva Orner
No End in SightCharles Ferguson en Audrey Marrs
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime ExperienceRichard E. Robbins
SickoMichael Moore en Meghan O'Hara
War/DanceAndrea Nix Fine en Sean Fine
2008
(81e)
Man on WireJames Marsh en Simon Chinn
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)Ellen Kuras en Thavisouk Phrasavath
Encounters at the End of the WorldWerner Herzog en Henry Kaiser
The GardenScott Hamilton Kennedy
Trouble the WaterTia Lessin en Carl Deal
2009
(82e)
The CoveLouie Psihoyos en Fisher Stevens
Burma VJAnders Østergaard en Lise Lense-Møller
Food, Inc.Robert Kenner en Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon PapersJudith Ehrlich en Rick Goldsmith
Which Way HomeRebecca Camissa

2010-2019

JaarFilmGenomineerde(n)
2010
(83e)
Inside JobCharles Ferguson en Audrey Marrs
Exit through the Gift ShopBanksy en Jaimie D'Cruz
GaslandJosh Fox en Trish Adlesic
RestrepoTim Hetherington en Sebastian Junger
Waste LandLucy Walker en Angus Aynsley
2011
(84e)
UndefeatedTJ Martin, Dan Lindsay en Rich Middlemas
Hell and Back AgainDanfung Dennis en Mike Lerner
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation FrontMarshall Curry en Sam Cullman
Paradise Lost 3: PurgatoryJoe Berlinger en Bruce Sinofsky
PinaWim Wenders en Gian-Piero Ringel
2012
(85e)
Searching for Sugar ManMalik Bendjelloul en Simon Chinn
5 Broken CamerasEmad Burnat en Guy Davidi
The GatekeepersDror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky en Estelle Fialon
How to Survive a PlagueDavid France en Howard Gertler
The Invisible WarKirby Dick en Amy Ziering
2013
(86e)
20 Feet from StardomMorgan Neville, Gil Friesen en Caitrin Rogers
The Act of KillingJoshua Oppenheimer en Signe Byrge Sørensen
Cutie and the BoxerZachary Heinzerling en Lydia Dean Pilcher
Dirty WarsRichard Rowley en Jeremy Scahill
The SquareJehane Noujaim en Karim Amer
2014
(87e)
CitizenfourLaura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy en Dirk Wilutzky
Finding Vivian MaierJohn Maloof en Charlie Siskel
Last Days in VietnamRory Kennedy en Keven McAlester
The Salt of the EarthWim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado en David Rosier
VirungaOrlando von Einsiedel en Joanna Natasegara
2015
(88e)
AmyAsif Kapadia en James Gay-Rees
Cartel LandMatthew Heineman en Tom Yellin
The Look of SilenceJoshua Oppenheimer en Signe Byrge Sørensen
What Happened, Miss Simone?Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby en Justin Wilkes
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for FreedomEvgeny Afineevsky en Den Tolmor
2016
(89e)
O.J.: Made in AmericaEzra Edelman en Caroline Waterlow
Fire at SeaGianfranco Rosi en Donatella Palermo
I Am Not Your NegroRaoul Peck, Rémi Grellety en Hébert Peck
Life, AnimatedRoger Ross Williams en Julie Goldman
13thAva DuVernay, Spencer Averick en Howard Barish
2017
(90e)
IcarusBryan Fogel en Dan Cogan
Abacus: Small Enough to JailSteve James, Mark Mitten en Julie Goldman
Faces PlacesAgnès Varda, JR en Rosalie Varda
Last Men in AleppoFeras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed en Søren Steen Jespersen
Strong IslandYance Ford en Joslyn Barnes
2018
(91e)
Free SoloElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes en Shannon Dill
Hale County This Morning, This EveningRaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes en Su Kim
Minding the GapBing Liu en Diane Quon
Of Fathers and SonsTalal Derki, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme en Tobias N. Siebert
RBGBetsy West en Julie Cohen
2019
(92e)
American FactorySteven Bognar, Julia Reichert en Jeff Reichert
The CaveFeras Fayyad, Kirstine Barfod en Sigrid Dyekjær
The Edge of DemocracyPetra Costa, Joanna Natasegara, Shane Boris en Tiago Pavan
For SamaWaad Al-Kateab en Edward Watts
HoneylandLjubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska en Atanas Georgiev

2020-2029

JaarFilmGenomineerde(n)
2020
(93e)
My Octopus TeacherPippa Ehrlich, James Reed en Craig Foster
The Mole AgentMaite Alberdi en Marcela Santibañez
CollectiveAlexander Nanau en Bianca Oana
Crip CampNicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht en Sara Bolder
TimeGarrett Bradley, Lauren Domino en Kellen Quinn
2021
(94e)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent en David Dinerstein
AscensionJessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy en Nathan Truesdell
AtticaStanley Nelson en Traci A. Curry
FleeJonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen en Charlotte De La Gournerie
Writing with FireRintu Thomas en Sushmit Ghosh
2022
(95e)
NavalnyDaniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller en Shane Boris
All That BreathesShaunak Sen, Aman Mann en Teddy Leifer
All the Beauty and the BloodshedLaura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin en Yoni Golijov
Fire of LoveSara Dosa, Shane Boris en Ina Fichman
A House Made of SplintersSimon Lereng Wilmont en Monica Hellström
2023
(96e)
20 Days in MariupolMstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner en Raney Aronson-Rath
Bobi Wine: The People's PresidentMoses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp en John Battsek
The Eternal MemoryMaite Alberdi
Four DaughtersKaouther Ben Hania en Nadim Cheikhrouha
To Kill a TigerNisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe en David Oppenheim