The Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film is a Golden Globe Award 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 Wa ...

before discontinuation after the 34th Golden Globe Awards. The award was first given to '' A Queen is Crowned'' (1953), which details the

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II The coronation of Elizabeth II took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. She acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive ...

. It was last given to '' Altars of the World'' (1976).

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1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ...

*'' A Queen is Crowned'' ;

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 mean solar tim ...

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Elvis on Tour ''Elvis on Tour'' is a 1972 American concert film starring Elvis Presley during his fifteen-city spring tour earlier that year. It is written, produced, directed by Pierre Adidge and Robert Abel and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Follow ...

'' *'' Walls of Fire'' *''

Marjoe ''Marjoe'' is a 1972 American documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about the life of evangelist Marjoe Gortner. It won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Story Marjoe Gortner was a precoc ...

'' *''Russia'' *''Sapporo Orinpikku'' (Sapporo Winter Olympics) ;

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

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Visions of Eight ''Visions of Eight'' is a 1973 American documentary film offering a stylized look at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Produced by Stan Margulies and executive produced by David L. Wolper, it was directed by eight directors. It was screened out-of-compet ...

'' *''Love'' *''The Movies That Made Us'' *''The Second Gun'' *''

Wattstax ''Wattstax'' was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, ...

'' ; 1974 *''

Animals Are Beautiful People ''Animals Are Beautiful People'' (also called ''Beautiful People'') is a 1974 South African nature documentary written, produced, directed, filmed and edited by Jamie Uys, about the wildlife in Southern Africa, presented with comedic elements. ...

'' *'' Birds Do It, Bees Do It'' *'' Hearts and Minds'' *'' I Am a Dancer'' *'' Janis'' ;

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. ...

*'' Youthquake!'' *'' Brother Can You Spare a Dime?'' *''The Gentleman Tramp'' *''Mustang: The House That Joe Built'' *'' The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir'' *'' UFOs: Past, Present, and Future'' ;

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 ...

*'' Altars of the World'' *'' People of the Wind'' *'' The Memory of Justice'' *''Wings of an Eagle'' *''

That's Entertainment, Part II ''That's Entertainment, Part II'' is a 1976 American compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and a sequel to ''That's Entertainment!'' (1974).''Variety'' film review; May 5, 1976, page 18. Like the previous film, ''That's Entertainment, P ...

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{{Golden Globe Award Best Documentary Feature

Documentary Film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

American documentary film awards Awards established in 1953

Winners and nominees

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