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Website. oscars.org. The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Special Awards to Kukan and Target for Tonight. [ 1 ] They have since been bestowed competitively each year, with the exception of 1946. [ 2 ]
Kiss The Girl in "The Little Mermaid" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman. Best Picture. Winner. Driving Miss Daisy. Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck, Producers. Nominees. Born on the Fourth of July.
In the Shadow of the Stars. 1991 1h 33m Not Rated. 6.5 (213) Rate. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, this film is a hilarious and affectionate look at the path to stardom inside the competitive world of opera. Director Allie Light Irving Saraf Stars William S. Jones.
Moonlight. 7.4 (336K) Rate. 99Metascore. A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood. Director Barry Jenkins Stars Mahershala Ali Naomie Harris Trevante Rhodes. 6. Spotlight. 8.1 (509K) Rate.
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The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature is the Academy Award for the best nonfiction motion pitcture dealing creatively with cultural, artistic, historical, social, scientific, economic or other subjects. It may be photograhed in actual occurrence, or may employ partial reenactment, stock footage, stills, animation, stop-motion or other tech...
1940s
14th Academy Awards (1941)
Winner SPECIAL AWARD:
•To Rey Scott for his extraordinary achievement in producing Kukan, the film record of China's struggle, including its photography with a 16mm camera under the most difficult and dangerous conditions.
•To The British Ministry of Information for its vivid and dramatic presentation of the heroism of the RAF in the documentary film, Target for Tonight.
16th Academy Awards (1943)
Mar 12, 2024 · Ever since 1943, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded an Oscar to the best documentary feature film of the year. Unlike some of the splashier categories – like best picture or best actress – the documentary feature category highlights films that exclusively depict true stories.
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62th Academy Awards (1990) - Movies from 1989. Nominees - Best Documentary Feature. Winner. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) 7.0. 21 . Rob Epstein ...
