Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Special Awards to Kukan and Target for Tonight.[1] They have since been bestowed competitively each year, with the exception of 1946.[2] Copies of every winning film (along with copies of most nominees) are held by the Academy Film Archive.[3]
| Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |
| First awarded | 1942 |
| Most recent winner | Daniel Roher Odessa Rae Diane Becker Melanie Miller Shane Boris Navalny (2022) |
| Website | oscars |