Roll of honour
Documentary
14 winners · 7 years · 2019–2025
Every documentary AFIN has awarded, newest first. This category has carried more than one title over the years, and each entry below shows the exact title awarded that year: Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Feature Documentary, Best Short Documentary.
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2026
Nominees · winner announced 19 September 202612 nominees
- The Endless Shifts: Stories that Keep Care Alive Best Documentary Short Subject Felipe Andres Noriega
- The Comfort Dogs of Uganda Best Documentary Short Subject Richard Wainwright
- Ekosistem Rasa: The Gula Anau Story Best Documentary Feature Nuur Aqilah Ali
- Fading Forward Best Documentary Short Subject James Carr, Sean O'Reilly, Rebecca Matthes
- The Witchdoctor and the Windmill Best Documentary Feature Robert Hamilton, Linda (Tjunkaya) Syddick Napaltjarri, Simon Davis
- GIRLS DON´T CRY Best Documentary Feature Walter Sittler, Sigrid Klausmann
- Birders Best Documentary Short Subject Samantha Wilcock
- In My Body Best Documentary Short Subject Annelien Nijland
- My Soul Is in a Hurry Best Documentary Feature Marco Faldetta
- GANIBARRA Best Documentary Short Subject Sonya Takau, Alix Livingstone, Jess Milne, Ramon Watkins
- Born to Brawl Best Documentary Feature Josh O'Neill
- Eric & Robyn and the Mythical beasts Best Documentary Feature Tom Zubrycki
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2025
10 nominees alongside
- 80 FACES OF FREEDOM Best Documentary Short Subject Jason van Bruggen
- CONQUERING SKIN CANCER Best Documentary Feature Mike Hill, Sue Collins
- CROC COUNTRY Best Documentary Short Subject Sinéad Reynolds
- HOT WATER - INVESTIGATING AUSTRALIA'S MARINE ECOSYSTEM Best Documentary Feature Tim Whybrow
- HOWARD TANGYE Best Documentary Short Subject Emilie Grubert
- KING OF THE MOUNTAINS Best Documentary Feature Romain Mongin, William Corlett, Heath Davis
- LE MANS Best Short Documentary Interzona Films
- SIX STRINGS UP Best Documentary Short Subject Guy Wilkinson
- UKUWELA: THE CROSSING Best Documentary Feature Leigh Pohl
- VANISHING Best Documentary Feature Sandra Luckow, Kat Vecchio
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2024
8 nominees alongside
- AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE Best Documentary Short Subject Annella Linton
- FOUNDATION Best Documentary Short Subject Jack Hinz
- IMPACT Best Documentary Feature Patrick Dunne
- PARTY QUEENS Best Documentary Feature Björn Rallare, Niklas Mertel Ekelund
- RESET Best Documentary Feature Min Bae
- THE EQUINE CONNECTION Best Documentary Short Subject James Stapledon
- THE SKY IS MINE Best Documentary Feature Ayoub Naseri
- WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU Best Documentary Short Subject Ryan Connors, Clayton Susick
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2023
7 nominees alongside
- The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan Best Documentary Feature F.J. Fox, Ayuri Oikawa, Shaun Jones
- Almost Home: Life After Incarceration Best Documentary Feature Bill Wisneski, Cameron Lui
- Caretaker Best Documentary Short Verónica Rose Wood
- CANCER/EVOLUTION Episode 1: The Dustbin of History Best Documentary Feature Maggie Jones, Brad Jones
- Kim's Video Best Documentary Feature Ashley Sabin, David Redmon
- Don't Wait: The Men's Mental Health Project Best Documentary Short Elliott Sauvage, Matt Kirby
- Healing Heart Feeling Country Best Documentary Short Kylie Caldwell
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2022
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2021
5 nominees alongside
- Blue Ridge: The Randy Detrick Story Best Feature Documentary Ralph Lucchese, Randy Detrick, George S. Jacobs III, Pattie Tironi, Tiffany Detrick
- Mycelium: an Urban Food Uprising Best Short Documentary Gabriel Reese, Misha Emingerova, Jonathan Sri
- Through the Eyes of Children Best Short Documentary James Lingwood
- Unearthing Ogawa Best Feature Documentary Steve Meixell
- Six Angry Women Best Feature Documentary
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2020
7 nominees alongside
- The Unbelievable Plight of Mrs. Wright Best Documentary Feature Greta Valenti
- For The Team Best Short Documentary Max Prince, Brittany Kissel
- The Last Day on Duty Best Documentary Feature Jon Cortegoso Otaduy
- When the River Runs Dry Best Documentary Feature Bridget may
- TERROR AND HOPE, The Science of Resilience Best Short Documentary Ron Bourke
- ETOA: A Kokoda Track Story Best Short Documentary David Lloyd-Lewis, Sarah Mak, Aimee Hourigan
- The One and Only Jewish Miss America Best Documentary Feature David Arond
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2019
3 nominees alongside
- Vietnam Aftermath Best Documentary Short Subject Tom Phillips
- Stuart X Best Documentary Short Subject Judith Lenart
- Forget Us Not Best Documentary Feature Heather E. Connell
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