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2020 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) Carol Dysinger](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/learning-to-skateboard-in-a-warzone-if-youre-a-girl-carol-dysinger-movie-image.jpg)
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
Carol Dysinger
2019 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Period. End of Sentence. Rayka Zehtabchi](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/period-end-of-sentence-rayka-zehtabchi-movie-image.jpg)
Period. End of Sentence.
Rayka Zehtabchi
2018 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 Frank Stiefel](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/heaven-is-a-traffic-jam-on-the-405-frank-stiefel-image.jpg)
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Frank Stiefel
2017 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The White Helmets Orlando von Einsiedel](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-white-helmets-orlando-von-einsiedel-image.jpg)
The White Helmets
Orlando von Einsiedel
2016 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-girl-in-the-river-the-price-of-forgiveness-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-image.jpg)
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
2015 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 Ellen Goosenberg Kent](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/crisis-hotline-veterans-press-1-ellen-goosenberg-kent-image.jpg)
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Ellen Goosenberg Kent
2014 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life Malcolm Clarke](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-lady-in-number-6-music-saved-my-life-malcolm-clarke-image.jpg)
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Malcolm Clarke
2013 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Inocente Sean Fine](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/inocente-sean-fineco-director-andrea-nixco-director-image.jpg)
Inocente
Sean Fine
2012 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Saving Face Daniel Junge](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/saving-face-daniel-junge-sharmeen-obaid-chinoyco-director-image.jpg)
Saving Face
Daniel Junge
2011 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Strangers No More Karen Goodman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/strangers-no-more-karen-goodman-kirk-simon-image.jpg)
Strangers No More
Karen Goodman
2010 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Music by Prudence Roger Ross Williams](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Music by Prudence
Roger Ross Williams
2009 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Smile Pinki Megan Mylan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/smile-pinki-megan-mylan-image.jpg)
Smile Pinki
Megan Mylan
2008 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Freeheld Cynthia Wade](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/freeheld-cynthia-wade-image.jpg)
Freeheld
Cynthia Wade
2007 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The Blood of Yingzhou District Ruby Yang](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-blood-of-yingzhou-district-ruby-yang-image.jpg)
The Blood of Yingzhou District
Ruby Yang
2006 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin Corinne Marrinan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-note-of-triumph-the-golden-age-of-norman-corwin-eric-simonson-image.jpg)
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Corinne Marrinan
2005 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Mighty Times: The Children's March Robert Hudson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Mighty Times: The Children’s March
Robert Hudson
2004 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Chernobyl Heart Maryann DeLeo](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/chernobyl-heart-maryann-deleo-image.jpg)
Chernobyl Heart
Maryann DeLeo
2003 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Twin Towers Bill Guttentag](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/twin-towers-bill-guttentag-robert-david-port-image.jpg)
Twin Towers
Bill Guttentag
2002 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Thoth Sarah Kernochan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/thoth-sarah-kernochan-image.jpg)
Thoth
Sarah Kernochan
2001 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Big Mama Tracy Seretean](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/big-mama-tracy-seretean-image.jpg)
Big Mama
Tracy Seretean
2000 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![King Gimp Susan Hannah Hadary](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/king-gimp-susan-hannah-hadary-william-a.-whiteford-image.jpg)
King Gimp
Susan Hannah Hadary
1999 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The Personals Keiko Ibi](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-personals-keiko-ibi-image.jpg)
The Personals
Keiko Ibi
1998 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![A Story of Healing Donna Dewey](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a-story-of-healing-donna-dewey-image.jpg)
A Story of Healing
Donna Dewey
1997 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien Jessica Yu](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/breathing-lessons-the-life-and-work-of-mark-obrien-jessica-yu-image.jpg)
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien
Jessica Yu
1996 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![One Survivor Remembers Kary Antholis](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/one-survivor-remembers-kary-antholis-image.jpg)
One Survivor Remembers
Kary Antholis
1995 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![A Time for Justice Charles Guggenheim](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
A Time for Justice
Charles Guggenheim
1994 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Defending Our Lives Margaret Lazarus](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/defending-our-lives-margaret-lazarus-renner-wunderlich-stacey-kabatco-director-image.jpg)
Defending Our Lives
Margaret Lazarus
1993 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Educating Peter Thomas C. Goodwin](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/educating-peter-gerardine-wurzburg-image.jpg)
Educating Peter
Thomas C. Goodwin
1992 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment Debra Chasnoff](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/deadly-deception-general-electric-nuclear-weapons-and-our-environment-debra-chasnoff-image.jpg)
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment
Debra Chasnoff
1991 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Days of Waiting Steven Okazaki](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/days-of-waiting-steven-okazaki-image.jpg)
Days of Waiting
Steven Okazaki
1990 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The Johnstown Flood Charles Guggenheim](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-johnstown-flood-charles-guggenheim-image.jpg)
The Johnstown Flood
Charles Guggenheim
1989 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![You Don't Have to Die Bill Guttentag](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
You Don’t Have to Die
Bill Guttentag
1988 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Young at Heart Sue Marx](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/young-at-heart-pamela-conn-sue-marx-image.jpg)
Young at Heart
Sue Marx
1987 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Women - for America, for the World Vivienne Verdon-Roe](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/women-for-america-for-the-world-vivienne-verdon-roe-image.jpg)
Women – for America, for the World
Vivienne Verdon-Roe
1986 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements David Goodman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
David Goodman
1985 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The Stone Carvers Marjorie Hunt](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
The Stone Carvers
Marjorie Hunt
1984 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Flamenco at 5:15 Cynthia Scott](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/flamenco-at-515-image.jpg)
Flamenco at 5:15
Cynthia Scott
1983 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![If You Love This Planet Edward Le Lorrain](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
If You Love This Planet
Edward Le Lorrain
1982 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Close Harmony Nigel Noble](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Close Harmony
Nigel Noble
1981 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Karl Hess: Toward Liberty Roland Hallé](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
Roland Hallé
1980 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist Saul J. Turell](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/paul-robeson-tribute-to-an-artist-saul-j.-turell-image.jpg)
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Saul J. Turell
1979 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The Flight of the Gossamer Condor Jacqueline Phillips Shedd](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-flight-of-the-gossamer-condor-ben-shedd-image.jpg)
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
Jacqueline Phillips Shedd
1978 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Gravity Is My Enemy John C. Joseph](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Gravity Is My Enemy
John C. Joseph
1977 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Number Our Days Lynne Littman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/number-our-days-lynne-littman-image.jpg)
Number Our Days
Lynne Littman
1976 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The End of the Game Claire Wilbur](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-end-of-the-game-robin-lehman-image.jpg)
The End of the Game
Claire Wilbur
1975 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Don't Robin Lehman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Don’t
Robin Lehman
1974 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Princeton: A Search for Answers Julian Krainin](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Princeton: A Search for Answers
Julian Krainin
1973 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![This Tiny World Charles Huguenot van der Linden](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
This Tiny World
Charles Huguenot van der Linden
1972 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Sentinels of Silence Manuel Arango](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Sentinels of Silence
Manuel Arango
1971 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Interviews with My Lai Veterans Joseph Strick](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Interviews with My Lai Veterans
Joseph Strick
1970 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Czechoslovakia 1918-1968 Denis Sanders](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/czechoslovakia-1918-1968-robert-m.-fresco-denis-sanders-image.jpg)
Czechoslovakia 1918-1968
Denis Sanders
1969 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Why Man Creates Saul Bass](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/why-man-creates-saul-bass-image.jpg)
Why Man Creates
Saul Bass
1968 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The Redwoods Mark Jonathan Harris](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
The Redwoods
Mark Jonathan Harris
1967 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![A Year Toward Tomorrow Edmond Levy](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
A Year Toward Tomorrow
Edmond Levy
1966 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![To Be Alive! Francis Thompson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
To Be Alive!
Francis Thompson
1965 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Nine from Little Rock null](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nine-from-little-rock-charles-guggenheim-image.jpg)
Nine from Little Rock
null
1964 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Chagall Simon Schiffrin](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Chagall
Simon Schiffrin
1963 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![A Tribute to Dylan Thomas Jack Howells](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
A Tribute to Dylan Thomas
Jack Howells
1962 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Project Hope Frank P. Bibas](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Project Hope
Frank P. Bibas
1961 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Giuseppina James Hill](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/giuseppina-james-hill-image.jpg)
Giuseppina
James Hill
1960 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Glas Bert Haanstra](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/glas-bert-haanstra-image.jpg)
Glas
Bert Haanstra
1959 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Ama Girls Ben Sharpsteen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ama-girls-ben-sharpsteen-image.jpg)
Ama Girls
Ben Sharpsteen
1957 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The True Story of the Civil War Louis Clyde Stoumen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
The True Story of the Civil War
Louis Clyde Stoumen
1956 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Men Against the Arctic Walt Disney](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/men-against-the-arctic-winston-hibler-image.jpg)
Men Against the Arctic
Walt Disney
1955 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Thursday's Children null](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/thursdays-children-lindsay-anderson-guy-brenton-image.jpg)
Thursday’s Children
null
1954 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![The Alaskan Eskimo Walt Disney](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
The Alaskan Eskimo
Walt Disney
1953 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Neighbours Norman McLaren](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/neighbours-norman-mclaren-image.jpg)
Neighbours
Norman McLaren
1952 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Benjy Fred Zinnemann](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Benjy
Fred Zinnemann
1951 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Why Korea? Edmund Reek](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Why Korea?
Edmund Reek
1950 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![A Chance to Live Richard De Rochemont](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
A Chance to Live
Richard De Rochemont
1950 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![So Much for So Little Edward Selzer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/so-much-for-so-little-chuck-jones-image.jpg)
So Much for So Little
Edward Selzer
1949 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Toward Independence null](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Toward Independence
null
1948 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![First Steps null](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
First Steps
null
1947 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Seeds of Destiny null](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/seeds-of-destiny-david-miller-image.jpg)
Seeds of Destiny
null
1946 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![Hitler Lives null](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hitler-lives-don-siegel-image.jpg)
Hitler Lives
null
1945 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![With the Marines at Tarawa null](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/with-the-marines-at-tarawa-richard-brooks-louis-hayward-image.jpg)
With the Marines at Tarawa
null
1944 Academy Awards – Documentary (Short Subject)
![December 7th null](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/december-7th-john-ford-gregg-toland-image.jpg)