Hollywood encompasses different types of cinema. Apart from the regular films that appeal to mass taste, many documentary features are also made every year. While regular films are a blend of reality and imagination, documentaries are based on the real life.
Documentaries can be made in various topics and this genre of films has become increasingly successful amongst the audience. 'Oscar for Best Documentary Feature' is given to films that are based on reality. Go through the list of award-winning films in the segment of 'Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature'.
Oscar Award for Best Documentary Feature
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Year
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Film
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Director
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2009
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Man on Wire
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James Marsh
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2008
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Taxi to the Dark Side
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Alex Gibney
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2007
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An Inconvenient Truth
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Davis Guggenheim
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2006
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March of the Penguins
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Luc Jacquet
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2005
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Born into Brothels
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Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski
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2004
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The Fog of War
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Errol Morris
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2003
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Bowling for Columbine
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Michael Moore
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2002
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Murder on a Sunday Morning
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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
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2001
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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
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Mark Jonathan
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2000
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One Day in September
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Kevin MacDonald
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1999
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The Last Days
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James Moll
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1998
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The Long Way Home
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Mark Jonathan Harris
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1997
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When We Were Kings
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Leon Gast
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1996
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Anne Frank Remembered
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Jon Blair
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1995
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Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
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Freida Lee Mock
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1994
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I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
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Susan Raymond
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1993
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The Panama Deception
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Barbara Trent and David Kasper
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1992
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In the Shadow of the Stars
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Allie Light & Irving Saraf
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1991
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American Dream
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Barbara Kopple & Arthur Cohn
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