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Documentary Movies That Have Won Oscars and Golden Globes



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

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2012-07-09 Movie Poster of The Gatekeepers
The Gatekeepers

"" Directed by , starring .

Movie Award
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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 .

Movie Award
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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 .

Movie Award
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2012-09-20 Movie Poster of How to Survive a Plague
How to Survive a Plague

"" Directed by , starring .

Movie Award
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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 .

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

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

Movie Award
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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 .

Movie Award
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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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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 Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill , starring .

Movie Nomination
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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 .

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

"" Directed by Bartosz Konopka , starring .

Movie Nomination
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2013-04-05 Not Rated Movie Poster of Redemption
Redemption

"" Directed by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill , starring .

Movie Nomination
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2003-03-07 PG 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 Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender , starring Ian Holm .

Movie Nomination
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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 .

Movie Nomination
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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 Michèle Ohayon , starring .

Movie Nomination
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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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