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2019 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![American Factory Julia Reichert](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/american-factory-steven-bognar-julia-reichert-image.jpg)
American Factory
Julia Reichert
2018 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![Hale County This Morning, This Evening RaMell Ross](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hale-county-this-morning-this-evening-ramell-ross-image.jpg)
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
RaMell Ross
2017 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![Strong Island Yance Ford](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/strong-island-yance-ford-image.jpg)
Strong Island
Yance Ford
2016 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![O.J.: Made in America Ezra Edelman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/o.j.-made-in-america-ezra-edelman-image.jpg)
O.J.: Made in America
Ezra Edelman
2015 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![The Look of Silence Joshua Oppenheimer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-look-of-silence-joshua-oppenheimer-image.jpg)
The Look of Silence
Joshua Oppenheimer
2014 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![Citizenfour Laura Poitras](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/citizenfour-laura-poitras-image.jpg)
Citizenfour
Laura Poitras
2013 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-act-of-killing-joshua-oppenheimer-anonymousco-director-christine-cynnco-director-image.jpg)
The Act of Killing
Joshua Oppenheimer
2012 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![How to Survive a Plague David France](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/how-to-survive-a-plague-david-france-image.jpg)
How to Survive a Plague
David France
2011 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![Better This World Katie Galloway](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/better-this-world-kelly-duane-katie-galloway-image.jpg)
Better This World
Katie Galloway
2010 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![The Oath Laura Poitras](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-oath-laura-poitras-image.jpg)
The Oath
Laura Poitras
2009 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![Food, Inc. Robert Kenner](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/food-inc.-robert-kenner-image.jpg)
Food, Inc.
Robert Kenner
2008 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![Trouble the Water Tia Lessin](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/trouble-the-water-carl-deal-tia-lessin-image.jpg)
Trouble the Water
Tia Lessin
2007 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![Sicko Michael Moore](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sicko-michael-moore-image.jpg)
Sicko
Michael Moore
2006 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![Iraq in Fragments James Longley](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/iraq-in-fragments-james-longley-image.jpg)
Iraq in Fragments
James Longley
2005 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![Murderball Henry Alex Rubin](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/murderball-henry-alex-rubin-dana-adam-shapiro-image.jpg)
Murderball
Henry Alex Rubin
2004 Gotham Independent Film Award – Best Documentary
![The Agronomist Jonathan Demme](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-agronomist-jonathan-demme-image.jpg)