Documentary Movies That Have Won Oscars and Golden Globes



The Most Prestigious Awards for Documentary Films: Oscars & Golden Globes

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2023-12-06 TV-14 Movie Poster of Making Squid Game: The Challenge
Making Squid Game: The Challenge

"Witness the creation." Directed by , starring Nicola Brown .

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2012-03-08 Not Rated Movie Poster of Saving Face
Saving Face

"A journey to heal. A fight for justice." Directed by Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy , starring Sarkar Abbas .

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2007-02-09 Movie Poster of Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

"" Directed by Richard Robbins , starring Sharon D. Allen .

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2008-01-20 Unrated Movie Poster of Trouble the Water
Trouble the Water

"It's not about a hurricane. It's about America." Directed by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin , starring Scott Rogers .

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2006-01-01 Movie Poster of Recycled Life
Recycled Life

"" Directed by Leslie Iwerks , starring Edward James Olmos .

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2005-01-21 Movie Poster of Darwin's Nightmare
Darwin's Nightmare

"" Directed by Hubert Sauper , starring Elizabeth 'Eliza' Maganga Nsese .

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2002-01-11 PG Movie Poster of Daughter From Danang
Daughter From Danang

"" Directed by Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco , starring .

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1998-09-03 Movie Poster of Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

"" Directed by George Casey , starring Charlton Heston .

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2009-04-29 Not Rated Movie Poster of Rabbit ร  la Berlin
Rabbit ร  la Berlin

"" Directed by Bartosz Konopka , starring .

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2011-10-04 Not Rated Movie Poster of Hell and Back Again
Hell and Back Again

"" Directed by Danfung Dennis , starring Ashley Harris .

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2009-09-03 Movie Poster of China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

"" Directed by , starring .

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1998-01-01 Movie Poster of A Place in the Land
A Place in the Land

"" Directed by Charles Guggenheim , starring .

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1995-01-01 Unrated Movie Poster of Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern

"" Directed by Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher , starring .

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1997-10-31 Movie Poster of Colors Straight Up
Colors Straight Up

"It's the performance of their lives." Directed by Michรจle Ohayon , starring .

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2003-03-07 Movie Poster of Prisoner of Paradise
Prisoner of Paradise

"The startling true story of a Jewish director ordered to make a propaganda film for the Nazis." Directed by , starring .

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2000-01-29 Not Rated Movie Poster of Long Night's Journey Into Day
Long Night's Journey Into Day

"Looking into a dark past for a bright future." Directed by Deborah Hoffmann , starring Helen Mirren .

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