Award-Winning Documentaries
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NameFilm TitleDirector(s)Release YearAward(s)Brief Synopsis
1An Inconvenient TruthAn Inconvenient TruthDavis Guggenheim2006Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureFormer Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming.
2Taxi to the Dark SideTaxi to the Dark SideAlex Gibney2007Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureInvestigation into the U.S. government's use of torture in the War on Terror.
3Man on WireMan on WireJames Marsh2008Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureChronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
4The CoveThe CoveLouie Psihoyos2009Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureExposes the brutal dolphin hunting practices in Taiji, Japan.
5Inside JobInside JobCharles Ferguson2010Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureAnalysis of the 2008 global financial crisis and the corruption in the financial services industry.
6UndefeatedUndefeatedDaniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin2011Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureFollows a high school football team striving for a winning season amidst personal and team challenges.
7Searching for Sugar ManSearching for Sugar ManMalik Bendjelloul2012Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureThe search for musician Sixto Rodriguez, who became a cultural phenomenon in South Africa unbeknownst to him.
8CitizenfourCitizenfourLaura Poitras2014Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureEdward Snowden's disclosure of NSA's global surveillance programs.
9AmyAmyAsif Kapadia2015Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureThe life and tragic death of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse.
10O.J.: Made in AmericaO.J.: Made in AmericaEzra Edelman2016Academy Award for Best Documentary FeatureExplores the life of O.J. Simpson, his trial, and its impact on American culture.
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