Oscar for bedste dokumentar (På engelsk Academy Award for Documentary Feature) er en filmpris der blev første gang blev uddelt i 1943, da den blev vundet af Det Britiske Informationsministerium for dets dokumentar ved navn Desert Victory. Den uddeles til den dokumentar der fanger essensen indenfor kategorien og som indeholder pålidelige fakta samt en god beretning.
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1940'erne ÅrFilmNominerede1942 (15.) In 1942, documentary features and short subjects competed together for Best Documentary. Four special awards were bestowed among the 25 nominees.The Battle of MidwayUnited States NavyKokoda Front Line!Australian News & Information BureauMoscow Strikes BackArtkinoPrelude to WarUnited States Army Special ServicesAfrica, Prelude to VictoryThe March of TimeCombat ReportUnited States Army Signal CorpsConquer by the ClockFrederic Ullman Jr.The Grain That Built a HemisphereWalt DisneyHenry Browne, FarmerUnited States Department of AgricultureHigh Over the BordersNational Film Board of CanadaHigh Stakes in the EastThe Netherlands Information BureauInside Fighting ChinaNational Film Board of CanadaIt's Everybody's WarUnited States Office of War InformationListen to BritainBritish Ministry of InformationLittle BelgiumBritish Ministry of InformationLittle Isles of FreedomVictor Stoloff og Edgar LoewMr. BlabbermouthUnited States Office of War InformationMr. Gardenia JonesUnited States Office of War InformationThe New SpiritWalt DisneyThe Price of VictoryWilliam H. PineA Ship Is BornUnited States Merchant MarineTwenty-One MilesBritish Ministry of InformationWe Refuse to DieWilliam C. ThomasThe White EagleConcanen FilmsWinning Your WingsUnited States Army Air Force1943 (16.) A preliminary list of eight films were announced as nominees, but the Documentary Award Committee subsequently narrowed the field to five titles included on the final ballot. The films that did not advance were: For God and Country (United States Army Pictorial Service), Silent Village (British Ministry of Information), and We've Come a Long, Long Way (Negro Marches On, Inc.). Desert VictoryBritish Ministry of InformationBaptism of FireUnited States ArmyThe Battle of RussiaUnited States Department of War Special Service DivisionReport from the AleutiansUnited States Army Pictorial ServiceWar Department ReportUnited States Office of Strategic Services Field Photographic Bureau1944 (17.)The Fighting LadyUnited States NavyResisting Enemy InterrogationUnited States Army Air Force1945 (18.)The True GloryThe Governments of Great Britain and the United States of AmericaThe Last BombUnited States Army Air Force1946 (19.)Ingen pris uddelt1947 (20.)Design for DeathSid Rogell, Theron Warth og Richard FleischerJourney into MedicineUnited States Department of State Office of Information and Educational ExchangeThe World Is RichPaul Rotha1948 (21.)The Secret LandOrville O. DullThe Quiet OneJanice Loeb1949 (22.)Daybreak in UdiCrown Film UnitKenji Comes HomePaul F. Heard
1950'erne ÅrFilmNominerede1950 (23.)The Titan: Story of MichelangeloRobert SnyderWith These HandsJack Arnold og Lee Goodman1951 (24.)Kon-TikiOlle NordemarI Was a Communist for the F.B.I.Bryan Foy1952 (25.)The Sea Around UsIrwin AllenThe HoaxtersDore ScharyNavajoHall Bartlett1953 (26.)The Living DesertWalt DisneyThe Conquest of EverestJohn Taylor, Leon Clore og Grahame TharpA Queen Is CrownedCastleton Knight1954 (27.)The Vanishing PrairieWalt DisneyThe Stratford AdventureGuy Glover1955 (28.)Helen Keller in Her StoryNancy HamiltonHeartbreak RidgeRene Risacher1956 (29.)The Silent WorldJacques-Yves CousteauThe Naked EyeLouis Clyde StoumenHvor bjergene sejlerMinisteriernes Filmudvalg1957 (30.)Albert SchweitzerJerome HillOn the BoweryLionel RogosinTorero!Manuel Barbachano Ponce1958 (31.)White WildernessBen SharpsteenAntarctic CrossingJames CarrThe Hidden WorldRobert SnyderPsychiatric NursingNathan Zucker1959 (32.)Serengeti Shall Not DieBernhard GrzimekThe Race for SpaceDavid L. Wolper
1960'erne ÅrFilmNominerede1960 (33.)The Horse with the Flying TailLarry LansburghRebel in ParadiseRobert D. Fraser1961 (34.)Le Ciel et la Boue (Sky Above and Mud Beneath)Arthur Cohn og Rene LafuiteLa Grande Olimpiade (Olympic Games 1960)dell Istituto Nazionale Luce, Comitato Organizzatore Del Giochi Della XVII Olimpiade1962 (35.)Black FoxLouis Clyde StoumenAlvorada (Brazil's Changing Face)Hugo Niebeling1963 (36.) Terminus, produced by Edgar Anstey, was announced as a nominee, but the nomination was rescinded after it was discovered the film had been released prior to the eligibility period.Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the WorldRobert HughesLe Maillon et la Chaine (The Link and the Chain)Paul de RoubaixThe Yanks Are ComingMarshall Flaum1964 (37.)Jacques-Yves Cousteau's World without SunJacques-Yves CousteauThe Finest HoursJack Le VienFour Days in NovemberMel StuartThe Human DutchBert HaanstraOver There, 1914-18Jean Aurel1965 (38.)The Eleanor Roosevelt StorySidney GlazierThe Battle of the Bulge... The Brave RiflesLaurence E. MascottThe Forth Road BridgePeter MillsLet My People GoMarshall FlaumTo Die in MadridFrédéric Rossif1966 (39.)The War GamePeter WatkinsThe Face of a GeniusAlfred R. KelmanHelicopter CanadaPeter Jones og Tom DalyThe Really Big FamilyAlex GrasshoffLe Volcan Interdit (The Forbidden Volcano)Haroun Tazieff1967 (40.)The Anderson PlatoonPierre SchoendoerfferFestivalMurray LernerHarvestCarroll BallardA King's StoryJack Le VienA Time for BurningWilliam C. Jersey1968 (41.)Journey into Self Young Americans, produced by Robert Cohn and Alex Grasshoff, won this award on April 14, 1969. On May 7, 1969, the win and nomination were rescinded after it was discovered the film had been released prior to the eligibility period. First runner-up Journey into Self was named the winner the following day.Bill McGawA Few Notes on Our Food ProblemJames BlueThe Legendary ChampionsWilliam CaytonOther VoicesDavid H. Sawyer1969 (42.)Arthur Rubinstein – The Love of LifeBernard ChevryBefore the Mountain Was MovedRobert K. SharpeIn the Year of the PigEmile de AntonioThe Olympics in MexicoComite Organizador de los Juegos de la XIX OlimpiadaThe Wolf MenIrwin Rosten
1970'erne ÅrFilmNominerede1970 (43.)WoodstockBob MauriceChariots of the GodsDr. Harald ReinlJack JohnsonJim JacobsKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisEly LandauSay GoodbyeDavid H. Vowell1971 (44.)The Hellstrom ChronicleWalon GreenAlaska Wilderness LakeAlan LandsburgOn Any SundayBruce BrownThe RA ExpeditionsLennart Ehrenborg og Thor HeyerdahlThe Sorrow and the PityMarcel Ophüls1972 (45.)MarjoeHoward Smith og Sarah KernochanApe and Super-ApeBert HaanstraMalcolm XMarvin Worth og Arnold PerlMansonRobert Hendrickson og Laurence MerrickThe Silent RevolutionEckehard Munck1973 (46.)The Great American CowboyKieth MerrillAlways a New BeginningJohn D. GoodellBattle of BerlinBengt von zur MuehlenJourney to the Outer LimitsAlexander GrasshoffWalls of FireGertrude Ross Marks and Edmund F. Penney1974 (47.)Hearts and MindsPeter Davis og Bert SchneiderAntonia: A Portrait of the WomanJudy Collins og Jill GodmilowThe Challenge... A Tribute to Modern ArtHerbert KlineThe 81st BlowJacquot Ehrlich, David Bergman og Haim GouriThe Wild and the BraveNatalie R. Jones og Eugene S. Jones1975 (48.)The Man Who Skied Down EverestF. R. Crawley, James Hager og Dale HartlebeThe California ReichWalter F. Parkes og Keith F. CritchlowFighting for Our LivesGlen PearcyMan: The Incredible MachineIrwin RostenThe Other Half of the Sky: A China MemoirShirley MacLaine1976 (49.)Harlan County, U.S.A.Barbara KoppleHollywood on TrialJames Gutman og David Helpern Jr.Off the EdgeMichael FirthPeople of the WindAnthony Howarth og David KoffVolcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm LowryDonald Brittain og Robert Duncan1977 (50.)Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?John Korty, Dan McCann og Warren L. LockhartThe Children of Theatre StreetRobert Dornhelm og Earle MackHigh Grass CircusBill Brind, Torben Schioler og Tony IanzeloHomage to Chagall: The Colours of LoveHarry RaskyUnion MaidsJames Klein, Julia Reichert og Miles Mogulescu1978 (51.)Scared Straight!Arnold ShapiroThe Lovers' WindAlbert LamorisseMysterious Castles of ClayAlan RootRaoniJean-Pierre Dutilleux, Barry Williams og Michel GastWith Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency BrigadeAnne Bohlen, Lyn Goldfarb og Lorraine Gray1979 (52.)Best BoyIra WohlGeneration on the WindDavid A. VassarGoing the DistancePaul Cowan og Jacques BobetThe Killing GroundSteve Singer og Tom PriestleyThe War at HomeGlenn Silber og Barry Alexander Brown
1980'erne ÅrFilmNominerede1980 (53.)From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in ChinaMurray LernerAgeeRoss SpearsThe Day After TrinityJon ElseFront LineDavid BradburyThe Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933-45Bengt von zur Muehlen og Arthur Cohn1981 (54.)GenocideArnold Schwartzman og Rabbi Marvin HierAgainst Wind and Tide: A Cuban OdysseySuzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin og Jim BurroughsBrooklyn BridgeKen BurnsEight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen CaldicottMary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson og Boyd EstusEl Salvador: Another VietnamGlenn Silber og Tete Vasconcellos1982 (55.)Just Another Missing KidJohn ZaritskyAfter the AxeSturla Gunnarsson og Steve LucasBen's MillJohn Karol and Michel ChalufourIn Our WaterMeg SwitzgableA Portrait of GiselleJoseph Wishy1983 (56.)He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'Emile ArdolinoChildren of DarknessRichard Kotuk og Ara ChekmayanFirst ContactBob Connolly og Robin AndersonThe Profession of ArmsMichael Bryans og Tina ViljoenSeeing RedJames Klein og Julia Reichert1984 (57.)The Times of Harvey MilkRob Epstein og Richard SchmiechenHigh SchoolsCharles Guggenheim og Nancy SlossIn the Name of the PeopleAlex W. Drehsler og Frank ChristopherMarleneKarel Dirka og Zev BraunStreetwiseCheryl McCall1985 (58.)Broken RainbowMaria Florio og Victoria MuddLas Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de MayoSusana Blaustein Muñoz og Lourdes PortilloSoldiers in HidingJaphet AsherThe Statue of LibertyKen Burns og Buddy SquiresUnfinished BusinessSteven Okazaki1986 (59.)Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've GotBrigitte BermanDown and Out in AmericaJoseph Feury og Milton JusticeChile: Hasta Cuando?David BradburyIsaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis SingerKirk Simon og Amram NowakWitness to ApartheidSharon I. Sopher1987 (60.)The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round TableAviva SlesinEyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965Callie Crossley og James A. DeVinneyHellfire: A Journey from HiroshimaJohn Junkerman og John W. DowerRadio BikiniRobert StoneA Stitch for TimeBarbara Herbich og Cyril Christo1988 (61.)Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus BarbieMarcel OphülsThe Cry of Reason - Beyers Naudé: An Afrikaner Speaks OutRobert Bilheimer og Ronald MixLet's Get LostBruce Weber og Nan BushPromises to KeepGinny DurrinWho Killed Vincent Chin?Renee Tajima-Peña og Christine Choy1989 (62.)Common Threads: Stories from the QuiltRob Epstein og Bill CouturiéAdam Clayton PowellRichard Kilberg og Yvonne SmithCrack USA: County Under SiegeVince DiPersio og William GuttentagFor All MankindAl Reinert og Betsy Broyles BreierSuper Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl WarrenJudith Leonard og Bill Jersey
1990'erne ÅrFilmNominerede1990 (63.)American DreamBarbara Kopple og Arthur CohnBerkeley in the SixtiesMark KitchellBuilding BombsMark Mori og Susan RobinsonForever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln BrigadeJudith MontellWaldo Salt: A Screenwriter's JourneyRobert Hillmann og Eugene Corr1991 (64.)In the Shadow of the StarsAllie Light og Irving SarafDeath on the JobVince DiPersio og William GuttentagDoing Time: Life Inside the Big HouseAlan Raymond og Susan RaymondThe Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945Hava Kohav BellerWild by LawLawrence Hott og Diane Garey1992