According to IMDb: 30 Worst Oscar Short Documentary Winners
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- DirectorJames L. ShuteThis documentary short is part of The March of Time series. This one is about priest Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing setting up and running a Boys' Home in post-war Italy.
- DirectorJack HowellsStarsRichard BurtonAn atmospheric tribute to the genius of Welsh poet and dramatist Dylan Thomas, using many of the windswept locations where Thomas himself grew up and found his inspiration. The film is hosted/presented by Richard Burton, Thomas's friend, who narrates the story and appears from time to time amidst the Welsh landscape. Burton had already appeared in Douglas Cleverdon's acclaimed BBC radio dramatisation of Thomas's 'play for voices' Under Milk Wood in the 1950s and, in the early Seventies, would appear in director Andrew Sinclair's film version as First Voice.
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsKnox ManningJoseph GoebbelsAdolf HitlerThis short propaganda film, produced at the end of World War II, warns that although Adolf Hitler is dead, his ideas of racial hatred, violence and conquest live on in the German people, and in like-minded people in the United States.(Y)
- DirectorEdmond LevyStarsPaul NewmanDocumentary about the VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program.
- DirectorWinston HiblerStarsWinston HiblerPart of Walt Disney's People and Places series. This is the story of the "Icebreakers" - ships of very special construction that are built to make their way through the heavy Arctic ice packs on a trip to Thule.(Y)
- DirectorLouis Clyde StoumenStarsRaymond MasseyAcademy-Award winning short subject documentary that chronicles the Civil War through nearly 400 authentic artifacts, as opposed to using actors or sets.
- DirectorFrank P. BibasStarsBob ConsidineDocumenting the maiden voyage of the SS Hope, a hospital ship operated by Project HOPE, were it brought medical care to Indonesia and South Vietnam in 1960-1961.
- DirectorLauro VenturiStarsMarc ChagallClaude DauphinVincent PriceChagall is a 1963 short documentary film directed by Lauro Venturi which focuses on the work of artist Marc Chagall.
- StarsJoe KingThis film examines the reasons why the United States decided to engage in the Korean War. Scenes describe Russia's attempt to gain power following World War II (Korea included), and its refusal to allow free elections in the country. Footage shows Soviet-backed North Korean troops' movement into South Korea on June 25, 1950, the United Nations' response, and the armed struggle against both North Korean and later Chinese troops led by General Douglas MacArthur.
- DirectorDeborah ShafferStarsCharlie ClementsRichard NixonDocumentary of Charlie Clements, a Vietnam War pilot who was convinced by his experiences in the war that he should become a doctor working behind enemy lines.
- DirectorVivienne Verdon-RoeStarsJoanne WoodwardJean Shinoda BolenBetty Bumpers22 prominent American women discuss their activism for nuclear disarmament and their motivations in seeking the end of the arms race.
- DirectorGeorge L. GeorgeA documentary short about the rehabilitation of people living with spinal cord injuries following World War II.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenA depiction of the lives of "ama" divers, Japanese women who dive for pearls.
- DirectorTracy SereteanStarsWalter DeeViola DeesThe story of Viola Dees, an elderly woman who is trying to care for her troubled grandson.
- DirectorJohn FordGregg TolandStarsWalter HustonHarry DavenportDana Andrews"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.
- DirectorLeo SeltzerUnited Nations, 1947 - In this film one crippled child learns to walk: first to move, then to stand, and finally to take his first steps. The film deals with modern techniques of physiotherapy, and the need to develop the whole child - his emotions and his mind as well as his muscles - is stressed. Skilled adult workers offer not only massage and therapy, but also love and understanding, and occupational therapy for children and takes the form of both play and work. Movements learned become part of the daily jobs of feeding and dressing. Early attempts to walk are made with the help of apparatus. Finally the initially hesitant steps on his own are taken. As the film ends the boy walks.(Y)
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsRalph BellamyPostwar propaganda film in support of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Strident but poignant, focusing on children. The film surveys the Nazi/Japanese atrocities, post-war devastation and the early relief efforts. This film was responsible for raising over $200,000,000, making it a top moneymaking film.(Y)
- DirectorMargaret LazarusRenner WunderlichStacey KabatDocumentary about the magnitude and severity of domestic violence. This film features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers and their terrifying personal testimonies.
- DirectorRobert M. FrescoDenis SandersStarsLeonid BrezhnevNeville ChamberlainAlexander DubcekShort documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.
- 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.
- DirectorJohn C. JosephStarsMark HicksJan StussyA look at artist Mark Hicks of Manhattan Beach, California, a quadriplegic since falling out of a tree at age 14. His work is examined, along with a discussion of his being a student at UCLA, culminating with his first gallery show in San Francisco.
- DirectorMalcolm ClarkeBill GuttentagStarsJason GaesAdam GaesCraig GaesA young boy's successful battle against cancer and his subsequent efforts to help other children overcome their fears of the illness.
- DirectorStuart LeggStarsLorne GreeneGérard ArthurWinston ChurchillThe people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America.
- DirectorKeiko IbiStarsGloria BobrofskyAbram CalderonDeborah EhrlichDocumentary about a Jewish senior citizens' acting group on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The film covers both the progress and impediments of a play the group is mounting about senior citizens looking for love and the life/love stories (past, present, and predictions) of the players.
- DirectorCharles GuggenheimA short history of civil rights movements in the US.
- 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.
- DirectorJulian KraininDeWitt SageStarsWilliam G. BowenEdward ConeAaron LemonickA film portrait of teaching and learning at Princeton University. From black holes in space to the B Minor Mass. A film about teachers and students who care to ask the question "Why?"
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsLee AakerNeville BrandHelen BrownAn orthopedic pediatrician wants to cure a scoliosis patient, but first he needs to convince the parents, who have rejected the child because of his disabilities.
- DirectorTerre NashStarsHelen CaldicottVannevar BushWinston ChurchillAn Australian pediatrician gives a speech on the consequences of a nuclear war.
- DirectorGerardine WurzburgStarsJudy GwazdauskasPeter GwazdauskasPeter Gwazdauskas, a child with Down Syndrome, attends a normal school with regular students. The documentary follows Peter and how much he has improved throughout the school year.