BAFTA Award for Best Documentary facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BAFTA Award for Best Documentary |
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| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 1948 |
| Currently held by | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) |
The BAFTA Award for Best Documentary is a special prize given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). This award celebrates the best documentary films shown in cinemas. Documentaries are non-fiction films that tell real stories about people, places, or events.
This award was once known as the Robert Flaherty Documentary Award. The films listed below won or were nominated for this important award. The winner for each year is shown in bold with a gold background. The years listed are when the films were released, not when the awards ceremony happened (which is usually the next year).
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History of the Award
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a well-known organization in the United Kingdom. They host big awards shows every year for movies, TV shows, children's films, and even video games.
BAFTA first gave out an award for theatrical documentaries between 1948 and 1990. After that, documentaries were still honored, but mostly through the British Academy Television Awards. They could also be considered in other movie award categories.
Then, in 2012, BAFTA decided to bring back the "Best Documentary" category specifically for films shown in cinemas. They did this because so many excellent documentaries were being released in UK movie theaters each year.
Past Winners and Nominees
Here are some of the amazing films that have won or been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary over the years. This list shows a few examples, not every single winner and nominee.
1940s Winners
| Year | Film | Director |
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(2nd) |
Louisiana Story | Robert J. Flaherty |
| Farrebique | Georges Rouquier | |
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(3rd) |
Daybreak in Udi | Terry Bishop |
| The Cornish Engine | Bill Mason and Philip Armitage |
1950s Winners
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
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(4th) |
The Undefeated | Paul Dickson |
| Kon-Tiki | Thor Heyerdahl | |
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(7th) |
The Conquest of Everest | George Lowe |
| White Mane (Crin Blanc) | Albert Lamorisse | |
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(12th) |
Glass (Glas) | Bert Haanstra |
| The Forerunner | John Heyer |
1960s Winners
| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
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(15th) |
Le Rendezvous du diable | Haroun Tazieff |
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(19th) |
Tokyo Olympiad | Kon Ichikawa |
| Brute Force and Finesse | Max Morgan-Witts |
1970s Winners
| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
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(25th) |
The Hellstrom Chronicle | Walon Green |
| Death of a Legend | Bill Mason | |
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(33rd) |
The Tree of Wooden Clogs | Ermanno Olmi |
1980s Winners
| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
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(35th) |
Soldier Girls | Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill |
| Best Boy | Ira Wohl | |
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(38th) |
28 Up | Michael Apted |
| GI Brides | Lavinia Warner |
2010s Winners
| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
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(65th) |
Senna | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, James Gay-Rees, Asif Kapadia and Manish Pandey |
| Project Nim | Simon Chinn and James Marsh | |
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(69th) |
Amy | James Gay-Rees and Asif Kapadia |
| Cartel Land | Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin |
2020s Winners
| Year | Film | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|
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(74th) |
My Octopus Teacher | Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster |
| David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet | Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes and Keith Scholey | |
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(77th) |
20 Days in Mariupol | Mstyslav Chernov and Raney Aronson-Rath |
| American Symphony | Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino and Joedan Okun |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:BAFTA al mejor documental para niños
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
- Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject
- British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary
