National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film explained

The National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Feature is one of the annual awards given (since 1940) to the producer of the film by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.[1]

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List of winners

1980s

Year (ceremony)WinnerDirector(s)
1987 (59th) Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll Taylor Hackford
1988 (60th) The Thin Blue Line§ Errol Morris
1989 (61st) Roger & Me§ Michael Moore

1990s

Year (ceremony)WinnerDirector(s)
1990 (62nd)
1991 (63rd) ° Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper
1992 (64th) Brother's Keeper× Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
1993 (65th) The War RoomChris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker
1994 (66th) Hoop Dreams±×§ Steve James
1995 (67th) Crumb× Terry Zwigoff
1996 (68th) ° Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
1997 (69th) Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Errol Morris
1998 (70th) Wild Man Blues Barbara Kopple
1999 (71st) Buena Vista Social Club≠§ Wim Wenders

2000s

Year (ceremony)WinnerDirector(s)
2000 (72nd) The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg Aviva Kempner
2001 (73rd) The Endurance George Butler
2002 (74th) Bowling for ColumbineMichael Moore
2003 (75th) The Fog of WarŤ Errol Morris
2004 (76th) Born into BrothelsZana Briski and Ross Kauffman
2005 (77th)March of the Penguins (La marche de l’empereur)Luc Jacquet
2006 (78th) An Inconvenient TruthDavis Guggenheim
2007 (79th) Body of War Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro
2008 (80th) Man on WireJames Marsh
2009 (81st) The CoveLouie Psihoyos

2010s

Year (ceremony)WinnerDirector(s)
2010 (82nd) Waiting for “Superman” Davis Guggenheim
2011 (83rd) Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
2012 (84th) Searching for Sugar ManMalik Bendjelloul
2013 (85th) Stories We Tell Sarah Polley[2]
2014 (86th) Life Itself Steve James
2015 (87th) AmyAsif Kapadia
2016 (88th) š Ezra Edelman
2017 (89th) Jane° Brett Morgen[3]
2018 (90th) RBG≠° Betsy West and Julie Cohen[4]
2019 (91st) Maiden Alex Holmes[5]

2020s

Year (ceremony)WinnerDirector(s)
2020 (92nd)TimeGarrett Bradley[6]
2021 (93rd)Summer of SoulQuestlove[7]
2022 (94th)"Sr."[8] Chris Smith
2023 (95th)[9] Davis Guggenheim

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Best Documentary Archives – National Board of Review. National Board of Review. February 2, 2015.
  2. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/national-board-review-awards-announced-661763 National Board of Review Awards Announced|Hollywood Reporter
  3. https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/national-board-of-review-announces-2017-award-winners/ National Board of Review Announces 2017 Award Winners < < Rotten Tomatoes
  4. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/green-book-named-best-film-by-national-board-review-1164206 National Board of Review 2018 Award Winners: List in Full|Hollywood Reporter
  5. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/national-board-review-names-irishman-190006521.html National Board of Review Names "The Irishmen" the Year's Best Film - Yahoo Entertainment
  6. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/2021-national-board-of-review-winners-da-5-bloods-1234892415/ 2021 National Board of Review Winners and Analysis - Variety
  7. https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/national-board-of-review-winners-2021-licorice-pizza-1234682925/ National Board of Review Winners 2021:|IndieWire
  8. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/top-gun-maverick-best-movie-2022-national-board-review-1235277963/ Top Gun: Maverick Named Best Movie of 2022 by National Board of Review - The Hollywood Reporter
  9. Web site: ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Named Best Film By The National Board Of Review. Deadline. Patrick. Hipes. November 6, 2023. November 6, 2023.