Top Picks and Awards

The list of nominees for Best Documentary Feature and Short for the 2012 Oscars.

2011 has been a great year for documentaries, so picking a list of bests is a daunting task. However, here is the list of my favorite documentaries released during 2011.

A list of the best music documentaries released during 2011.

The list of documentaries receiving awards during the 2011/2012 awards season.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is putting new qualifying rules for documentary film submissions for consideration for the 2013 Oscars.

An Overview of the annual Grierson Trust British Documentary Awards

A list of the winners of the 2012 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking

A list of fifteen feature length documentaries short listed for consideration for the five avtual nominaton spots for the 2011 Oscar for best documentary feature.

A report on the 2012 Cinema Eye Honors award categories and nominees.

The Gotham Independent Film Awards is the first awards presentation of the annual awards season. Here is a list of the documentaries nominated in three awards categories.

This is the list of the winners of the 2011 IDA Awards, which were presented at the International Documentary Association's annual fundraiser in Los Angeles on December 2, 2011.

Check this list of award winners at IDFA 2011 for great documentaries to watch for at future festivals, in theatrical distribution or via broadcast or online.

A report on the people behind the 2012 Cineme Eye Awards, including organizers, committee members, jurors and voters.

DocuWeeks is an annual theatrical showcase for documentaries that have not yet been scheduled for regular theatrical runs eleases

A list of nonfiction films and reality show segments nominated for Emmy Awards in 2011.

Detailing the differences between the Primetime Emmy Awards and News and Documentaries Emmy Awards, the various documentaries awards categories and different organizations behind each of the two awards presentations.

A list of thrilling documentaries about Antarctica and Earth's other cold places, ideal for watching to escape the sizzle of summer heat waves.

A list of Primetime Emmy Awards presented for documentary or other nonfiction television programming.

These documentary films vary greatly in subject matter and style, but they'll all grab hold of you and make you want to watch them time and time again.

The list of fifteen documentaries shortlisted for 2011 Academy Awards consideration, selected from 101 qualifying films.

The annual Golden Trailer Awards honor and recognize the year's movie previews in 61 categories, ranging from big budget blockbusters to indie delights, from family/animation to romcom, as well as horror, thriller and trashiest trailer. There's also an award for the best trailer about a bad film. And documentaries are included, too. The eleventh annual awards presentation is on June 10, 2010, in …

In documentaries, we watch real people as they experience extraodinary circumstances. They may be struggling to survive warfare or be victims of natural disasters. They may be fighting to overcome disease, competing for top sports honors or trying to make the world a better place by advancing a cause, discovering a cure or disseminating important information. Watching documentaries can change you… See submissions

Viewers like documentaries for different reasons. Some find solice in them, or see ways to handle difficult situations in their own lives. Some are spurred to social activism and are lead to make significant changes in their lives. What's your favorite documentary and why? Please let us know, so we can benefit from your experience and wisdom.See submissions

The list of films that won awards at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010.

This is text of the speech Bob Alexander, President of IndiePix, presented at the 2010 Cinema Eye Awards Ceremony on January 15, 2010 at The Times Center in New York City. IndiePix is an important distributor of documentary films, and the major sponsor of the annual Cinema Eye Awards.

The annual Cinema Eye Awards, unique in recognizing the individual skills required to make documentary films, honor outstanding achievement in directing, cinematography, editing, music, graphics and animation and producing, as well as naming the year's outstanding feature and debut feature documentary. The 2010 Cinema Eye ceremony was held on January 15 at the Times Center in New York Cit…

IDFA, the world's largest documentaries film festival, takes place in Amsterdam in November every year. This is a list of nominated and winning films in all categories, including best feature length documentary, best short and mid-length documentary, best first appearance, best student documentary, audience award and others. IDFA winners receive cash prizes ranging from 1,500 to 12,500 Euros.

What qualifies a documentary as one of the best of a decade? Story, characters and the film's narrative arc are important, as they are in fiction features. But documentaries also have the virtue of elucidating important contemporary causes and/or events that impacts our lifestyle and expectations. Documentaries make us think about who we are and what we're be…

Of the numerous films submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, these fifteen films have been selected for the short list from which voting members will choose five nominees for Best Documentary Oscar of 2010.

Documentary films tell real life stories about people who have special interests and special needs. With the wide variety of subjects covered, you can surely find a movie that perfectly matches the interests of someone special to you.

The Cinema Eye Awards honor nonfiction films in specific categories, including Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking, best direction, best cinematography, best special effects and best editing, among others. This is the full list of documentaries nominated for the 2010 Cinema Eye Awards, to be presented January 15, 2010 in the Times Center in New York City.

Here is the list of documentaries eligible for the 2009 Cinema Eye Awards. The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking recognize and honor exemplary craft and innovation in nonfiction film. Cinema Eye’s mission is to advocate for, recognize and promote the highest commitment to rigor and artistry in the nonfiction field. The films are selected by leading documentary film festival programmers.

The best documentary films of 2009 use a wide range of cinematic techniques and effects -- including infra red cameras, animation and graphics -- to present compelling stories elucidating the pressing issues of our day, including environmental and social issues of global importance. Many are enlightening travelogs that take you to Earth's remote areas to bring home the point that we must be more …

A list of films nominated for the Emmy for Best Documentary in 2009.

Sometimes you like a documentary because it embraces and supports a cause that is of particular interest to you. Other documentaries appeal because they reveal the quirkier aspects of human nature or bring us close to wildlife in its natural habitat. Or, you name it. There are dozens of reasons why documentaries are meaningful and can make a difference in your life and the world around you. Share…

Documentary films about ecology and environmental issues will inform you of ways in which you can help to preserve -- and, in some cases, restore -- Mother Earth's environment so it can sustain future generations of our species.

The Cinema Eye Awards are presented exclusively to documentary films and filmmakers in recognition of the craftsmanship, skills and artistry expressed in nonfiction filmmaking. These are the only documentary film awards presented in ten categories, including direction, cinematography, editing and special effects, among others.

2008 Cinema Eye Awards winners and nominees in all categories, including best film, best direction, best cinematography, best producer, best editing, best graphics, best special effects, best music and more.

The Cinema Eye Awards honor nonfiction films in ten categories, including Best Feature, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best First Feature, Best Music and Audience Choice Award. These are the 2009 nominees.

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognize achievements in several nonfiction categories, including documentary films. These documentaries won Emmys in 2008.

Resolutions run rampant at the start of the year. For 2009, make one of yours the commitment to make a difference by taking action on something that's been bugging you. It might be pollution, waste of resources, child abuse or any other pressing issue that's impacting your neighborhood or the world at large. This list of documentaries will help you to prioritize.

Academy Awards Qualifying Requirements for Documentary Films

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Documentary Branch Nominating Committee has shortlisted fifteen films for consideration for the 2008 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Five will make it to the voting ballot. One will win the golden statuette.

After that holiday meal, move everyone into the den to watch documentaries that entertain, educate and inpire. These films will dkep loved ones of all ages happy while you clean up--or leave the dishes for later and join the viewing party.

Proliferation of documentaries has continued thoughout 2008, producing superb films on numerous important and fascinating subjects. The spotlight shines on the environment and environmental issues, world politics and the profusion of war around the world, personal accomplishments, adventures and the search for family roots. This is my list of 2008's best documentaries

Whether they track tigers or tail whales, or simply tell the truth about cats and dogs, animal documentaries are favorites with audiences of all ages. Here's a list of outstanding animal documentaries that are sure to please you.

The list of Emmy Awards nominees in ten non-fiction categories

The Cinema Eye Awards, co-founded in 2008 by documentary programmer Thom Powers and filmmaker AJ Schnack, are the first to recognize filmmakers working in the genre for behind-the-scenes craftsmanship: outstanding achievement in direction, cinematography, editing, producing, graphics and animation.

Narrative features usually have happy endings. Not so with documentaries. Why? Because docs deal with issues and tell of difficult situations in which happy endings are rare.

But, happy ending or no, when something good happens in a doc, you can believe it. It reflects something good that's happened in life--usually stemming from a personal commitment to make a difference. And, you can allow yo…

A guide to the Academy Awards and Documentary Film, covering the films nominated for Best Documentary Feature of 2007, background information about how nominees are selected and who votes, plus lists of winners in previous years.

Hundreds of documentaries produced during 2007 range from films about American polcies and mores to serious indictments of war. Others delve into the complexities and charms of America's cultural expressions. Of all, these are, in alphabetical order, my favorites.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Documentaries Nominating Committee has shortlisted these fifteen films for consideration for the 2007 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

Want to find a great music documentary to fill out your collection or give as a gift to a music lover? This list presents ten top music docs that fit the bill--whether you prefer classical, rock or country music.

Academy Award winning documentary films, listed by year from 2000 to 2006.

Academy Award winning documentary films from the years 1990 to 1999.

Academy Award winning documentary films from the years 1980 to 1989

These documentaries are entertaining, educational and enlightening films will set excellent standards for the life-long movie watching habit that begins in childhood.

Emmys are presented in various nonfiction categories, including Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking, Outstanding Nonfiction Special, Outstanding Nonfiction Series, Outstanding Direction for Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Cinematography for Editing for Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Editing for Nonfiction Programming. This is a list of the 2010 nominees for all nonfiction categ…

The year 2010 has seen an extraordinary number of fine documentaries released theatrically, on television and online, either on demand or streaming for free, and many of them have been released on DVD very shortly after their theatrical and broadcast premieres. The range of subjects and styles has been extraordinary, too. The choice of bests...

What are your favorite documentaries of 2010? This has been a banner year for documentaries, with many released theatrically and even more shown on HBO, PBS and other television channels, and still more distributed via the Internet, either on demand or streaming for free. The documentary genre is getting more popular. How many documentaries...

The Cinema Eye Honors recognize excellence in nonfiction filmmaking. This is a list of requirements for consideration.

This is a list of documentary films that are eligible for the 2011 Cinema Eye Honors, to be presented on January 18, 2011, at a ceremony at the Museum of The Moving Image in Queens, New York. The actual nominees for the awards are to be announced on November 4, 2010, at Sheffield Doc/Fest in the United Kingdom.

A complete list of films nominated for the 2011 Cinema Eye Honors.

An annotated list of documentary films that won awards at IDFA 2010.

A list of films winning Academy Awards for Best Documentary during the 2010s.

A list of the top twenty documentaries that earned the most at the box office in 2010.

In issue oriented documentaries, when the movie is over, the issue continues and can continue for years. Most documentary filmmakers and distributors encourage their audiences to become involved in helping to resolve the issued illuminated in their films. If you find a film's subject -- and issue -- compelling, join the community that's trying...

Of the 25 films selected for the National Film Registry in 2010, eight were documentaries or experimental nonfiction films. This is the annotated list of those films.

The Fourth Annual Cinema Eye Honors, the awards given in recognition of excellence in the various disciplines that contribute to the art of documentary filmmaking, were presented at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria (Queens Borough), New York, on January 18, 2011. This is a list of the winners.

List of 2011 Sundance Film Festival Awards for documentary films in U.S. and World Cinema competitions.

Here is a list of the winners in the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival's nonfiction competitive categories, including World Documentary Competition, Best New Documentary Director, and others.

A List of awards presented at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011

A list of documentaries that foment independent thought about the issues that arise when Americans consider the meaning of independence. These films are ideal for watching as part of your Independence Day celebrations -- before or after the parades, fireworks and barbecues.

A list of awards categories for the News and Documentary Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

The Traverse City Film Festival, founded by documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, presents 35 awards, of which 13 are designated specifically for documentaries. Here's a list of the awards given to documentaries at the 2011 Traverse City Film Festival, held from July 26 to 31, 2011.

IDFA Picks Steve James to curate its 2011 Top Ten Documentaries series. Here's the list of films selected by Steve James for screening in the series presented during the annual festival.

An annotated list of theatrical release dates for documentaries during the month of January 2012.