Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature
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- DirectorBud PollardStarsNiles WelchStory of China's fight for freedom against Japan during WWIIHonorary Winner
- DirectorHarry WattStarsJohn CobbRichard PeirsePercy Charles PickardThe planning and implementation of an RAF night raid on Germany in World War II, concentrating on a low level mission by a Wellington bomber on an oil storage facility by the Rhine.Honorary Winner
- StarsPeter BathurstDamien ParerCameraman 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 supplies, wounded men being carried on stretchers by native porters, and men leaving camp to go to the front. There's a tiny bit of possibly staged combat footage. A narrator explains that the Japanese soldiers are expert at disguise, and how important support from the home front is.Winner
- DirectorIlya KopalinLeonid VarlamovStarsN. DubravinEdward G. RobinsonJoseph StalinA number of frontline cameramen shot the footage used in this documentary of the Battle of Moscow, between October 1941 and January 1942,in which a people's war against the German invaders, whose atrocities are shown in graphic detail, is begun, with echoes of traditional Russian heroism and an appeal to save the country's religious and cultural monuments.Winner
- DirectorFrank CapraAnatole LitvakStarsWalter HustonVictor Bulwer-LyttonKai-Shek ChiangThe official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.Winner
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsKnox ManningThis Vitaphone 'Technicolor Special' (production number 8001) portrays the behind-the-scenes story of the building and manning, during World War Two, of the USA supply line to Victory against the Axis powers, the United States Merchant Marine service.
- DirectorLouis De RochemontStarsWestbrook Van VoorhisThe reason for the hard Nazi-resistance to the Allied invasion of Tunis has been revealed to officials of the MARCH of TIME,whose film "Africa- Prelude to Victory (V. 09, No. 5, December 4, 1942) covers both the planning and execution of the great Allied Military Maneuver in North Africa. It is this: Nazis captured by the United Nations forces express the greatest shock at being fed decent food.These prisoners are arrogant and domineering. Their first shock comes when they learn the United States citizens are not starving, as they had been told by their officers and Berlin propaganda. When they hear that Stalingrad has not fallen they refuse to believe it as they have been told. But they learn. They learn.
- StarsWalter HustonFollows the crew of a Mitchell bomber from the 2nd BG as they fight submarines.
- DirectorSlavko VorkapichTime wasted is time given to the enemy...
- DirectorRoger BarlowStarsCanada LeeDocumentary short film dramatizing the efforts of a black farmer and his family to help the American war effort by increasing production.
- DirectorRaymond SpottiswoodeStarsPhil BrownAn Oscar-nominated film describing migration among birds in North America emphasizing the international character of many of the flights of different species.
- DirectorJohn FernhoutIn the aftermath of the Allied defeat in the battle for Java, after which the island fell into Japanese hands, this propaganda film made for American audiences shows what has been lost.
- StarsKai-Shek ChiangLorne GreeneHirohitoAn Oscar-nominated war-time propaganda film on the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. It followed the government of Chiang Kai-shek as their society changed and they fight back against the now-common enemy (to the US), Japan.
- DirectorWill PriceStarsHenry FondaMae MarshWartime documentary propagandizing for greater participation in the U.S. war effort during the Second World War.
- DirectorHumphrey JenningsStewart McAllisterStarsLeonard BrockingtonJoseph MacleodBud FlanaganA depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
- A profile of the more than 2,000 Belgian refugees in the fishing port of Brixham.
- DirectorVictor StoloffStarsCharles Boyer
- DirectorGeorge B. SeitzStarsRonald ReaganLaraine DayCharles WinningerDocumentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for American troops.
- DirectorBasil WrangellStarsJohn NesbittKai-Shek ChiangAdolf HitlerFollowing Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, America was rife with rumors about the size of Japan's armed forces and how well-equipped they were to wage war against the U.S. Using animation, the first part of this film dispels these rumors by showing that the U.S. had more raw materials and more fighting ships. The narrator also cautions moviegoers against spreading rumors (which are often initiated by enemy infiltrators to create fear and dissention) and believing everything they read in the newspapers. Just because "they say" something, that doesn't make it true.
- DirectorWilliam H. Pine
- DirectorWilliam H. PineStarsHenry WallaceVice-President narrates a patriotic, propaganda short designed to boost morale in the the early days of World War II.
- DirectorJack CuttingDavid HandBill JusticeThis animated documentary outlines the history and importance of corn in North America.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonBen SharpsteenStarsCliff EdwardsClarence NashFred ShieldsAnimated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.
- DirectorEugeniusz CekalskiStarsEugeniusz CekalskiZbigniew GrabowskiLeslie HowardAn Oscar-nominated British documentary about the Polish people who escaped Poland and were living in England during World War II, both civilians and soldiers.
- DirectorHarry Watt
- DirectorOwen CrumpJohn HustonStarsJames StewartJean AmesLeah BairdInspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
- DirectorRoy BoultingDavid MacDonaldStarsHarold AlexanderWinston ChurchillAdolf HitlerThe 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.Winner
- DirectorU.S. Army Signal CorpsStarsElisha Cook Jr.Walter SandePeter WhitneyTraining film for the U.S. Army men preparing for their initial entry into the war against the Nazis. Teaching the techniques of enemy identification, combat and hand to hand fighting.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsJohn HustonWalter HustonMilton AshkinFilmmaker John Huston narrates this Oscar-nominated World War II-era film about life among the U.S. soldiers protecting Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
- DirectorFrank CapraAnatole LitvakStarsAnthony VeillerIon AntonescuNikolay CherkasovDocumentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
- DirectorOliver LundquistStarsWalter HustonThis short is the first official War Department Report by the Office of Strategic Services. Topics include: Gran Sasso aftermath; Japan's conquered territory; Germany's troops and provisions; US Military supply logistics; battle strategy.
- DirectorEdward SteichenWilliam WylerStarsRobert TaylorCharles BoyerJoseph J. ClarkAn in-depth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during World War II. Real combat footage. Very strong and compelling.Winner
- DirectorBernard VorhausStarsLouis AdlonRand BrooksFrederic BrunnA downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic training film.
- DirectorGarson KaninCarol ReedStarsDwight D. EisenhowerLeslie BanksWinston ChurchillA documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen.Winner
- DirectorFrank LloydStarsReed HadleyArthur KennedyJack KlockDocumentary of the planning and delivery of the last great bomber attack on the city of Tokyo by the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II.
- DirectorSimon Lereng WilmontStarsMarharyta BurlutskaAnjelika StolyarovaOlga TronovaChildren and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive.
- DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsNan GoldinDavid VelascoMegan KaplerFollows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
- DirectorDaniel RoherStarsAlexei NavalnyYulia NavalnayaChristo GrozevFollows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home.
- DirectorSara DosaStarsMiranda JulyKatia KrafftMaurice KrafftIntrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
- DirectorSheila NevinsTrish AdlesicNazenet HabtezghiStarsAdlerRuth AnneAriannaReveals the voices of the impacted parties of books banned from school districts, inspiring hope for the future through the profound insights of inquisitive youthful minds.
- DirectorJohn HoffmanChristine TurnerStarsCocoa BroadwayArlo WashingtonThe work of Arlo Washington, an African-American barber who founded a nonprofit community bank dedicated to providing economic opportunities for their community that mainstream banks will not offer.
- DirectorJames AlgarStarsWinston HiblerDepicts the everyday home life of the families in a typical Eskimo village. The building and hunting activities of the summer, the winter activities underground when the blizzards come, and the celebration of spring with the "mask dance" are all shown.
- DirectorJoseph KrumgoldStarsJohn KieranMichael O'ConnellYoung Boy Visits the Bronx Zoo
- Documentary short demonstrating the process of building a medium bomber for the United States Army Air Corps.
- DirectorCharles HasseHarry WattStarsQuentin ReynoldsHow Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.
- DirectorTom Cummiskey
- English / American / Norwegian propaganda film. The film was produced in the USA / UK during the war, with participating Norwegians as actors and extras in the most roles.
- DirectorIrving LernerStarsFrieda N. BlankWilliam KesselringBill WattsInner city squalor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the subject of this documentary, which focuses on a child returning from school to his home, a cramped and squalid apartment in a rat-infested slum neighborhood.
- DirectorStuart LeggStarsLorne GreeneHirohitoPuyiMuch activity is happening in naval yards on the western shores of the Pacific as tensions rise across the ocean with Nazi Germany's support of the Japanese government and military. As such, westerners in Pacific outposts have headed home in case of war in the Pacific. These tensions make it difficult for Japanese-Canadians who have adopted their new homeland as their own. The Japanese learned modern technologies through global trade, and now may use that technology against their western trading partners. There is also much internal tension with Japan itself as it tries to reconcile its feudal history with its new modern self as a potential global power. But one things that may prevent a Pacific base war is the current Sino-Japanese War with which the Japanese must first contend. Regardless, the western powers, including Canada, are militarily prepared.
- DirectorSean WangStarsYi Yan FueiZhang Li HuaA personal love letter from director Sean Wang to his Nai Nai and Wài Pó, a grandma super team that dances, stretches, and farts their sorrows away.
- DirectorS. Leo ChiangS. Leo Chiang reflects on his relationship with Taiwan, the United States and China from the islands of Kinmen, just a few miles from mainland China.
- DirectorKris BowersBen ProudfootStarsDana AtkinsonDuane MichaelsPaty MorenoTells the story of four unassuming heroes who ensure no student is deprived of the joy of music. It is also a reminder of how music can be the best medicine, stress reliever and even an escape from poverty.
- DirectorGeorge CaseyStarsRobert FoxworthMarvel at the awesome power of nature as photography displays the change evoked by a massive volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens and the renewal process which followed when the entire side of the mountain was blown away in billowing clouds of ash.
- At eighty-four, Bill Underwood is a specialist in his own brand of self defense, which he still teaches to police, students and senior citizens.
- DirectorRoland HalléPeter W. LadueStarsKarl HessKevin BurnsBarry GoldwaterA look at Karl Hess, libertarian intellectual and activist, from his background as a magazine editor in his youth to his work as a Republican speechwriter, as he became simultaneously a writer for Barry Goldwater and a member of Students for a Democratic Society. In the late 1960s he embarked on a new period in his life, moving to rural West Virginia and becoming involved in movements promoting alternative technologies and renewable energy. He discusses his views opposing large institutions, ranging from government to corporations to universities.
- DirectorJorge PreloranThis documentary short is about 94-year-old Luther Metke who has been building cabins since he was 15. It also recounts his time in the Spanish-American War and his family life.
- DirectorPamela ConnSue MarxStarsLouis GothelfReva Shwayder-GothelfFilmmakers Sue Marx and Pamela Conn document the romance between Sue's father Louis Gothelf and Reva Shwayder, each in their mid-80s. Both artists and residents of the Detroit suburbs, they met on a group tour of England after being widowed, and quickly formed a strong connection over shared interests. The two discuss concerns over living together without being married; Louis also talks about his caring for his first wife during her ten-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease, while Reva talks about the deaths of two sons several years after her husband's death.
- DirectorDeborah DicksonStarsMarian SeldesFrances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller is a wonderfully dynamic portrait of an American cultural heroine. Now 100 years old, Frances Steloff was the founder and force behind the renowned Gotham Book Mart of New York City, a center for avant-garde literature and literati since 1920. She began with only $100 and thirty books and she modestly recalls her role in the bookstore's past.
- DirectorIzak Ben-MeirA look at homelessness in Los Angeles.
- DirectorRhyena HalpernStarsLinda BoveCharles KatzCindy LeBuffeFour families come to understand their deaf child's need for language.
- DirectorLynn MuellerStarsMarion IrvineMelissa MartinGail RoperSister Marion Irvine and Gail Roper tell how they overcame personal obstacles, as well as social pressures against female athletes, to become world-class competitors. They help motivate viewers to strive to become the best they can be, regardless of age.
- DirectorKaouther Ben HaniaStarsOlfa HamrouniEya ChikhaouiTayssir ChikhaouiBetween light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. Filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses to fill in their absence.