Robert Award for Best Documentary Short

1984: Motivation – nærbilleder fra en ungdomsskole [da] directed by Anne Wivel [da] and Arne Bro [da]
1985: Fugl Fønix [da] directed by Jon Bang Carlsen [da]
1986: De tavse piger [da] directed by Anne Wivel and Arne Bro
1987: Asian Heart [da] directed by Malene Ravn and Bodil Trier
1988: Ansigt til ansigt [da] directed by Anne Wivel
1989: Lys directed by Jens Jørgen Thorsen

1990: Med døden inde på livet [da] directed by Dola Bonfils
1991: 1700 meter fra fremtiden [da] directed by Ulla Boje Rasmussen
1992: Not awarded
1993: Hjerter i slør [da] directed by Jesper W. Nielsen and Brev til Jonas directed by Susanne Bier
1994: En skæv start [da] and To år med Randi [da] directed by Anja Dalhoff
1995: Drengen der gik baglæns [da; ru] directed by Thomas Vinterberg
1996: Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier directed by Torben Skjødt Jensen [da; it]^[2] and Haiti. Uden titel [da] directed by Jørgen Leth
1997: Per Kirkeby – Vinterbillede [da; it] directed by Jesper Jargil
1998: Patriotene [da] directed by Tómas Gislason [da]
1999: Gaias børn [da] directed by Bente Milton

2000: Jeg er levende [da] directed by Jørgen Leth
2001: Den højeste straf [da] directed by Tómas Gislason
2002: Radiofolket [da] directed by Dorte Høegh Brask
2003: Palle Nielsen – mig skal intet fattes [da] directed by Jytte Rex^[3]
2004: Krig [da] directed by Jens Loftager
2005: Biernes by [da] directed by Laila Hodell and Bertel Torne
2006: Kort film om tro [da] directed by Nikolai Østergaard
2007: Lyd på liv [da] directed by Iben Haahr Andersen [da] and Katia Forbert Petersen
2008: Verden i Danmark [da] directed by Max Kestner
2009: Lille voksen [da] directed by Anders Gustafsson and Patrik Book

2010: Ønskebørn [da] directed by Birgitte Stærmose
2011: Fini directed by Jacob Secher Schulsinger
2012: Den tid vi har [da] directed by Mira Jargil
2013: Kongens Foged [da] directed by Phie Ambo [da; fr]
2014: Tal R: The Virgin [da] directed by Daniel Dencik
2015: Mig og min far – hvem fanden gider klappe? [da] directed by Kathrine Ravn Kruse
2016: Home Sweet Home directed by Katrine Philp

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