The Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film is a
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...
that was introduced for the
11th Golden Globe Awards
The 11th Golden Globe Awards, were held in Santa Monica, California at the Club Del Mar honoring the best in film for 1953 films, on January 22, 1954.
Winners
Best Motion Picture – Drama
''The Robe directed by Henry Koster''
Best Performa ...
, followed by the
30th Golden Globe Awards
The 30th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1972, were held on 28 January 1973.
Winners and nominees Film
Television
Best Series - Drama
''Columbo''
*''America''
*''Mannix''
*'' Medical Center''
*''The Walton ...
before discontinuation after the
34th Golden Globe Awards
The 34th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1976, were held on January 29, 1977.
Winners and nominees Film
Television
Best Series — Drama
'' Rich Man, Poor Man''
*'' Captains and the Kings''
*'' Charlie ...
Altars of the World
''Altars of the World'' is a 1976 American documentary film. The film was created as a shorter version of the 1955 American documentary ''Altars of the East''. ''Altars of the World'' was the last recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Docum ...
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Winners and nominees
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1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
*'' Visions of Eight''
*''Love''
*''The Movies That Made Us''
*''The Second Gun''
*'' Wattstax''
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1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
Birds Do It, Bees Do It
''Birds Do It, Bees Do It'' is a 1974 American documentary film covering sexuality in the animal kingdom. It was directed by Nicolas Noxon (a regular crewmember for National Geographic's early television specials) and Irwin Rosten, and co-prod ...
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
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Youthquake!
''Youthquake!'' is a 1976 documentary directed by Max B. Miller.Gross, Linda (May 19, 1977)'Youthquake' as a World Revival''Los Angeles Times'' It examines the influence of rock music on religious beliefs. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best D ...
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Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression. Written by lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, it was part of the 1932 musical revue ''Americana''; the melody is based on a Russian-Jewi ...
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
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Altars of the World
''Altars of the World'' is a 1976 American documentary film. The film was created as a shorter version of the 1955 American documentary ''Altars of the East''. ''Altars of the World'' was the last recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Docum ...
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People of the Wind
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''People of the Wind'' is a 1976 American documentary film about the Bakhtiari people, produced by Anthony Howarth and David Koff. It was nominated for an ...
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The Memory of Justice
''The Memory of Justice'' is a 1976 documentary film directed by Marcel Ophuls. It explores the subject of atrocities committed in wartime and features Joan Baez, Karl Dönitz, Hermann Göring, Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, Yehudi Menuhin, Albert Sp ...