Oscar Winners - 1990s

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members voted these the best documentary films of the decade that was the 1990s. Most are available on DVD and/or VHS from shops, online or local libraries.

• 1990 American Dream (Barbara Kopple; Arthur Cohn)
• 1991 In the Shadow of the Stars (Allie Light; Irving Saraf)
• 1992 The Panama Deception (Barbara Trent; David Kasper)
• 1993 I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School (Susan Raymond; Alan Raymond)
• 1994 Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (Freida Lee Mock)
• 1995 Anne Frank Remembered (Jon Blair)
• 1996 When We Were Kings (Leon Gast)
• 1997 The Long Way Home (Marvin Hier)
• 1998 The Last Days (James Moll)
• 1999 One Day in September (Arthur Cohn)