Documentary (Feature)

1952 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerKon-TikiOlle NordemarA documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition of the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.Amazon1952 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesI Was a Communist for the F.B.I.Bryan FoyAmazon

1951 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerThe Titan: Story of MichelangeloRobert SnyderThe life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest artworks, and follows his life and career...Amazon1951 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesWith These HandsJack ArnoldAmazon

1950 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerDaybreak in UdinullThis 47-minute documentary, financed by HRH's government, won an Oscar in the special category, and most of it was later edited into a 1953 two-segment documentary called "Savage World" by ...Amazon1950 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesKenji Comes HomePaul F. HeardAmazon

1949 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerThe Secret LandOrville O. DullThis documentary, filmed entirely by military photographers, recounts the U.S. Navy's 1946-47 expedition to Antarctica, known as Operation High Jump. The expedition was under the overall ...Amazon1949 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesThe Quiet OneJanice LoebAmazon

1948 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerDesign for DeathSid RogellAn Academy Award winner for best documentary, the film opens with a notice that..."Exhibition of confiscated Japanese film material authorized by permission of the Alien Property Custodian ...Amazon1948 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesJourney Into MedicineAmazonThe World Is RichPaul RothaAmazon

1946 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerThe True GlorynullA documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train ...Amazon1946 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesThe Last BombAmazon

1945 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerThe Fighting LadynullThe film follows the WWII exploits of the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) (unidentified in the film), in its first major operations following its commissioning in 1943. ...Amazon1945 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesResisting Enemy InterrogationAmazon

1944 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerDesert VictorynullThe Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including a re-enactment.Amazon1944 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesBaptism of FireAmazonReport from the AleutiansAmazonThe Battle of RussiaAmazonWar Department ReportAmazon

1943 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerKokoda Front Line!nullCameraman Damien Parer has just returned from the front in New Guinea, where he's documented Australian troops in action. He explains this to us in a prolog. We then see air drops of ...AmazonMoscow Strikes BacknullAmazonPrelude to WarnullThe official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.AmazonThe Battle of MidwaynullThe Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.Amazon1943 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesA Ship Is BornAmazonAfrica, Prelude to VictoryAmazonCombat ReportAmazonConquer by the ClockFrederic Ullman Jr.AmazonHenry Browne, FarmerAmazonHigh Over the BordersAmazonHigh Stakes in the EastAmazonInside Figh...

1972 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerThe Hellstrom ChronicleWalon GreenA scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their taking over the world.Amazon1972 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesAlaska Wilderness LakeAlan LandsburgAmazonOn Any SundayBruce BrownAmazonThe Ra ExpeditionsLennart EhrenborgAmazonThe Sorrow and the PityMarcel OphülsAmazon