Film Dokumenter Terbaik (National Board of Review Award)
(Dialihkan dari National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film)
Pemenang sunting
- 1940: The Fight for Life
- 1941: Target for Tonight; The Forgotten Village; Ku Kan; The Land
- 1942: Moscow Strikes Back; Native Land; Word in Action
- 1943: Desert Victory; Battle of Russia; Prelude to War; Saludos Amigos; The Silent Village
- 1944: Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress; Attack! The Battle for New Britain; With the Marines at Tarawa; Battle for the Marianas; Tunisian Victory
1980an sunting
| Tahun (acara) | Pemenang | Sutradara |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 (59) | Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll | Taylor Hackford |
| 1988 (60) | The Thin Blue Line | Errol Morris |
| 1989 (61) | Roger & Me | Michael Moore |
1990an sunting
| Tahun (acara) | Pemenang | Sutradara |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 (62) | N/A | N/A |
| 1991 (63) | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse | Fax Bahr dan George Hickenlooper |
| 1992 (64) | Brother’s Keeper | Joe Berlinger dan Bruce Sinofsky |
| 1993 (65) | The War Room | Chris Hegedus dan D. A. Pennebaker |
| 1994 (66) | Hoop Dreams | Steve James |
| 1995 (67) | Crumb | Terry Zwigoff |
| 1996 (68) | Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills | Joe Berlinger dan Bruce Sinofsky |
| 1997 (69) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | Errol Morris |
| 1998 (70) | Wild Man Blues | Barbara Kopple |
| 1999 (71) | Buena Vista Social Club | Wim Wenders |
2000an sunting
| Tahun (acara) | Pemenang | Sutradara |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 (72) | The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | Aviva Kempner |
| 2001 (73) | The Endurance | George Butler |
| 2002 (74) | Bowling for Columbine | Michael Moore |
| 2003 (75) | The Fog of War | Errol Morris |
| 2004 (76) | Born into Brothels | Zana Briski dan Ross Kauffman |
| 2005 (77) | March of the Penguins (La marche de l’empereur) | Luc Jacquet |
| 2006 (78) | An Inconvenient Truth | Davis Guggenheim |
| 2007 (79) | Body of War | Phil Donahue dan Ellen Spiro |
| 2008 (80) | Man on Wire | James Marsh |
| 2009 (81) | The Cove | Louie Psihoyos |
2010an sunting
| Tahun (acara) | Pemenang | Sutradara |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 (82) | Waiting for “Superman” | Davis Guggenheim |
| 2011 (83) | Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory | Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky |
| 2012 (84) | Searching for Sugar Man | Malik Bendjelloul |
| 2013 (85) | Stories We Tell | Sarah Polley |
| 2014 (86) | Life Itself | Steve James |
| 2015 (87) | Amy | Asif Kapadia |
| 2016 (88) | O.J.: Made in America | Ezra Edelman |
| 2017 (89) | Jane | Brett Morgen |