| 11Icarus | Icarus | Bryan Fogel | 2017 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature | Uncovers Russia's state-sponsored Olympic doping program. |
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| 12Free Solo | Free Solo | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | 2018 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature | Chronicles Alex Honnold's attempt to climb El Capitan without ropes. |
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| 13American Factory | American Factory | Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert | 2019 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature | Cultural clashes in a Chinese-owned factory in post-industrial Ohio. |
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14 My Octopus Teacher | My Octopus Teacher | Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed | 2020 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature | A filmmaker forms an unusual friendship with an octopus in a South African kelp forest. |
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15 Summer of Soul | Summer of Soul | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson | 2021 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature | Unearths footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating Black music and culture. |
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16 Navalny | Navalny | Daniel Roher | 2022 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature | Follows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after his poisoning. |
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17 No Other Land | No Other Land | Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham | 2025 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature | Chronicles Palestinian activists' efforts to prevent their communities' demolition by the Israeli military. |
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18 March of the Penguins | March of the Penguins | Luc Jacquet | 2005 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature | Chronicles the annual journey of emperor penguins in Antarctica as they march to their breeding grounds. |
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| 19Jesus Camp | Jesus Camp | Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | 2006 | Tribeca Film Festival Special Jury Award | Follows young children as they prepare to attend a summer camp aimed at creating dedicated Christian warriors. |
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20 Food, Inc. | Food, Inc. | Robert Kenner | 2008 | Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming | Examines corporate farming in the United States, revealing how agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy and environmentally harmful. |
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