Documentary — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Golden Globes Documentary category in CineRoll's records: 30 films across 6 years, 7 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Altars of the World (1977); the earliest on record is A Queen Is Crowned (1954).

The last three winners were Altars of the World (1977), Youthquake! (1976) and Animals Are Beautiful People (1975).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

1977

Altars of the World(1976)
Winner
Once an Eagle(1976)
Wings of an Eagle
People of the Wind(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II (That's Entertainment, Part 2)(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part 2
The Memory of Justice (Memory of Justice, The)(1976)
Memory of Justice, The
Wings of an Eagle(1976)

1976

Youthquake!(1976)
Youthquake
Winner
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?(1975)
Mustang: The House That Joe Built(1977)
The Gentleman Tramp (Gentleman Tramp, The)(1975)
Gentleman Tramp, The
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir(1975)
Other Half Of The Sky: a China Memoir, The
UFOs: Past, Present, and Future(1974)
U.F.O.s: Past, Present and Future

1975

Animals Are Beautiful People(1974)
Winner
Birds Do It, Bees Do It(1974)
Hearts and Minds(1974)
I Am a Dancer(1972)
I am a Dancer
Janis(1974)
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art(1974)
Challenge, The

1974

Visions of Eight(1973)
Winner
Love(1973)
Love(1971)
The Movies That Made Us(1973)
Movies That Made Us, The
The Second Gun(1973)
Second Gun, The
Wattstax(1973)

1973

Elvis on Tour(1972)
Winner
Walls of Fire(1971)
Winner
Marjoe(1972)
Russia(1972)
Sapporo Winter Olympics(1972)

1954

A Queen Is Crowned(1953)
Queen Is Crowned, A
Winner

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