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1984 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerHe Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'Emile ArdolinoJacques d'Amboise, a noted former American ballet star who had dancing roles in such films as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Carousel (1956), and who later became a New York dancing instructor.Amazon1984 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesChildren of DarknessRichard KotukAmazonFirst ContactBob ConnollyAmazonSeeing RedJim KleinAmazonThe Profession of ArmsMichael BryansAmazon

1983 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerThe Fifth EstateJohn ZaritskyInvestigative journalist news documentaries are presented.Amazon1983 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesA Portrait of GiselleJoseph WishyAmazonAfter the AxeSturla GunnarssonAmazonBen's MillJohn KarolAmazonIn Our WaterMeg SwitzgableAmazon

1982 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerGenocideArnold SchwartzmanA chilling, heartbreaking testament to the strength and suffering of the Jewish people and the courage and heroism of those who came to their aid. With beautiful narration by Orson Welles ...Amazon1982 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesAgainst Wind and Tide: A Cuban OdysseySusanne BaumanAmazonBrooklyn BridgeKen BurnsAmazonEight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen CaldicottMary BenjaminAmazonEl Salvador: Another VietnamGlenn SilberAmazon

1981 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerFrom Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in ChinaMurray LernerIsaac Stern's cultural tour of China is seen, with the master violinist performing and mentoring young Chinese musicians. He visits rehearsals of the Peking Opera, meeting with their ...Amazon1981 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesAgeeRoss SpearsAmazonFront LineDavid BradburyAmazonThe Day After TrinityJon ElseAmazonThe Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945Bengt von zur MühlenAmazon

1980 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerBest BoyIra WohlIn this documentary, the director follows the day-to-day activities of his retarded, middle-aged cousin Philly, over a three-year period.Amazon1980 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesGeneration on the WindDavid VassarAmazonGoing the DistancePaul CowanAmazonThe Killing GroundSteve SingerAmazonThe War at HomeGlenn SilberAmazon

1979 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerScared Straight!Arnold ShapiroThe filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life.Amazon1979 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesMysterious Castles of ClayAlan RootAmazonRaoniJean-Pierre DutilleuxAmazonThe Lovers' WindAlbert LamorisseAmazonWith Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency BrigadeAnne BohlenAmazon

1978 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerWho Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?]John KortyDorothy and Bob DeBolt's tale of the struggles and joys involved in their 19 adopted children, many of who are physically disabled war orphans.Amazon1978 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesHigh Grass CircusBill BrindAmazonHomage to Chagall: The Colours of LoveHarry RaskyAmazonThe Children of Theatre StreetRobert DornhelmAmazonUnion MaidsJim KleinAmazon

1977 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerHarlan County U.S.A.Barbara KoppleA filmed account of a bitterly violent miner strike.Amazon1977 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesHollywood on TrialJames C. GutmanAmazonOff the EdgeMichael FirthAmazonPeople of the WindAnthony HowarthAmazonVolcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm LowryDonald BrittainAmazon

1976 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerThe Man Who Skied Down EverestF.R. CrawleyA Japanese skier ultimately dreamed of literally skiing Mt. Everest. He planned to ski some 8,000 feet down an icy glacier at a 40 to 45 degree angle, from the 26,000 foot level near the ...Amazon1976 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesFighting for Our LivesGlen PearcyAmazonThe California ReichWalter F. ParkesAmazonThe Incredible MachineIrwin RostenAmazonThe Other Half of the Sky: A China MemoirShirley MacLaineAmazon

1975 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) WinnerHearts and MindsPeter DavisAn examination of the conflicting attitudes of the opponents of the Vietnam War.Amazon1975 Academy Awards - Documentary (Feature) NomineesAntonia: A Portrait of the WomanJudy CollinsAmazonThe 81st BlowJacques EhrlichAmazonThe Challenge... A Tribute to Modern ArtHerbert KlineAmazonThe Wild and the BraveNatalie R. JonesAmazon