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Every Best Documentary Feature Oscar winner since 2002

The top 3 according to 7 votes from people: No Other Land (2024) · My Octopus Teacher (2020) · Searching for Sugar Man (2012). (Updated Aug 1, 2026.)

Bowling for Columbine, March of the Penguins, An Inconvenient Truth, Man on Wire, Searching for Sugar Man, Citizenfour, Amy, O.J.: Made in America, Navalny and No Other Land: every Oscar-winning documentary feature for the films of 2001 to 2025.

Hugo H. · · 25 items · 7 votes · 0 comments

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Top 25

  1. 1

    No Other Land (2024)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2024).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  2. 2

    My Octopus Teacher (2020)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2020).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 3

    Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2012).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  4. 4

    Inside Job (2010)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2010).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    The Cove (2009)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2009).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2006).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Born into Brothels (2004)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2004).

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Mr Nobody Against Putin (2025)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2025).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  9. 9

    20 Days in Mariupol (2023)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2023).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    Navalny (2022)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2022).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  11. 11

    Summer of Soul (2021)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2021).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    American Factory (2019)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2019).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    Free Solo (2018)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2018).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    Icarus (2017)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2017).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    O.J.: Made in America (2016)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2016).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  16. 16

    Amy (2015)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2015).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  17. 17

    Citizenfour (2014)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2014).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  18. 18

    20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2013).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  19. 19

    Undefeated (2011)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2011).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  20. 20

    Man on Wire (2008)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2008).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  21. 21

    Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2007).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  22. 22

    March of the Penguins (2005)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2005).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  23. 23

    The Fog of War (2003)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2003).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  24. 24

    Bowling for Columbine (2002)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2002).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  25. 25

    Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)

    Oscar for Best Documentary Feature (films of 2001).

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0

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