International Emmy Award for Best Documentary

Television award for non-US documentaries

International Emmy Award for Best Documentary

Awarded for| Best Documentary
Country| United States
Presented by| International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First award| 1967
Currently held by| Otto Baxter: Not a F**ing Horror Story
United Kingdom (2024)
Website| www.iemmys.tv

The International Emmy Award for Best Documentary is presented since 1967 by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) to the best documentaries produced and aired initially outside the United States.[1]

## Rules

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According to the rules of the International Academy, documentary is a factual presentation providing an in-depth analysis of a specific subject or point of view supported by evidence and informed commentary, on any subject other than art and artists.[2] The program should fit the minimum format length of a televised half-hour time slot.

If the program is part of a continuous series of self-contained episodes (i.e. each episode has its own storyline with a conclusion; or each episode may have a different director and/or producer; or series has the potential to go on for multiple seasons), then each episode must be submitted as a separate entry. If the program is a multi-part series with a finite number of episodes (no further episodes planned), covering the same theme, two (2) episodes must be submitted to represent of the series as a whole.

If the program contains multiple parts with a continuing storyline beyond one episode, or share the same concept, two (2) episodes must be submitted to represent the series as a whole. The program may employ partial re-enactment, stock footage, stills, animation, stop-motion or other techniques, as long as the emphasis is on fact and not on fiction

## Winners and nominees

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### 1960s-1970s

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Year  | English title  | Original title  | Production company/Network | Country

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1967 | Big Deal at Gothenburg | Tyne Tees Television |  United Kingdom
1968 | The Anderson Platoon | La Section Anderson | Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française |  France
1969 | The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy | Swiss Broadcasting and Television |  Switzerland
1979 | The Secret Hospital – Part 1, Rampton | Yorkshire Television |  United Kingdom

### 1980s

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Year  | English title  | Original title  | Production company/Network | Country

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1980 | Fighting Back | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |  Canada
1981 | Charters to Hell | Charters Pour L'Enfer | TF1 |  France
1982 | Is There One Who Understands Me? – The World of James Joyce | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |  Ireland
1983 | The Miracle of Life | Swedish Television |  Sweden
1984 | The Heart of the Dragon: Remembering (Episode 1) | Channel 4 |  United Kingdom
1985 | 28 Up | Granada Television |  United Kingdom
1986 | Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker | Channel 4 / Csaky Ltd. |  United Kingdom
1987 | The Sword of Islam | Granada Television |  United Kingdom
1988 | The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank | TROS / BRT Belgium Television / AVA |  United Kingdom
1989 | Four Hours in My Lai | Yorkshire TV |  United Kingdom

### 1990s

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Year  | English title  | Original title  | Production company/Network | Country

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1990 | J'ai Douze Ans et Je Fais la Guerre | CAPA Production / Canal Plus / France 3 |  France
1991 | Cambodia – The Betrayal | ITV Central |  United Kingdom
El Caso 112 | Televisión Española |  Spain
Chasseurs des ténèbres | Antenne 2 / MDI / Nat Geo / Wind Horse |  France
1992
[3] | The Fifth Estate: To Sell A War | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |  Canada
Inside Story: The Nightrider | BBC Television |  United Kingdom
Kwai | Antenne 2 |  France
1993
[4] | Disappearing World: "We Are All Neighbours" | Granada Television |  United Kingdom
Monika and Jonas – The Face of the Informer State | NHK |  Japan
Shackled Children | Metropole Television |  France
1994 | Life in the Freezer: "The Big Freeze" | BBC |  United Kingdom
1995
[5] | Anne Frank Remembered | Jon Blair Film Company / BBC / Disney Channel |  United Kingdom
Lest We Forget | Contre L’Oubli | France 2 |  France
The Dead (Twenty-Five Bloody Years) | BBC |  United Kingdom
Igor – Child of Chernobyl | Zenith North / Carlton Television
1996 | The Pelican of Ramzan the Red | Boreales / Canal + / Docstar / Premiere |  France
People's Century \- "1933: The Master Race" | BBC Television / WGBH |  United Kingdom
The Saga of Life: The Unknown World | Sveriges Television / Eriksson Television / Wanngard |  Sweden
1997 | Gerrie & Louise | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |  Canada
1998
[6] | Exile in Sarajevo | Exile Productions |  Australia
Futebol | GNT / Globosat / Videofilmes |  Brazil
Endgame: The Untold Story of the Hostage Crisis in Peru | NHK |  Japan
1999 | Born in the USSR: 14 Up | Granada Television / BBC |  United Kingdom
Just Like Anyone Else | Mainichi Broadcasting System |  Japan

### 2000s

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Year  | English title  | Original title  | Production company/Network | Country

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2000
[7][8] | Kapo | RAI 3 / Spiegel TV / TEL-AD TV |  Israel
Stolen Generations | Jotz Productions |  Australia
Playing the China Card: Nixon and Mao | Channel 4 / WGBH-TV |  United Kingdom
2001
[9][10] | Welcome to North Korea | KRO Television |  Netherlands
Challenger: Go for Launch | BBC Two |  United Kingdom
La liste Golda | Golda's List | France 3 |  France
For My Baby | Mainichi |  Japan
2002
[11][12] | Nicholas Winton - The Power of Good | WIP / Czech Television / Slovak Television |  Slovakia
Offspring | Barna-Alper Productions / CBC Television |  Canada
Decision at Age 18 - Israeli Youths Refuse To Fight | NHK |  Japan
City Slickers: A Tale of Two African Penguins | Pelican Pictures |  South Africa
2003
[13][14] | Like Goes On | Das Leben geht weiter | StarCrest Media GmbH |  Germany
Avenging Terror | Channel 4 |  United Kingdom
The Last Peasants
Stalingrad | ZDF |  Germany
2004
[15][16] | The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off | Channel 4 |  United Kingdom
Testigo | Canal 13 |  Chile
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World: "Hoover Dam" | BBC Two |  United Kingdom
The Origins of AIDS | Les Origines du Sida | Galafilm / MFP / Pathe Archives |  Canada,  France
2005
[17][18] | The Drama of Dresden | BROADVIEW TV GmbH / ZDF |  Germany
Contacto: "Paul Schafer: Se Busca" | Canal 13 |  Chile
The House of Saud | Arte France / Alegria / Starling / BBC / WGBH Boston |  France,  United Kingdom
Prostitution Behind the Veil | Prostitution bakom slojan | COSMO DOC APS / SVT |  Denmark,  Sweden
2006
[19][20] | Hiroshima | BBC / TF1 / ZDF / Discovery Channel |  United Kingdom
How Putin Came To Power | Arte |  France
9/11: The Falling Man | Channel 4 |  United Kingdom
The Search for Happiness | WRD |  Germany
2007
[21][22] | Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive | IWC Media / BBC Scotland |  United Kingdom
In God's Hands | RCN Televisión |  Colombia
Dinosaurs vs. Mammals – Secrets of Mammalian Survival | NHK |  Japan
Smiling in a War Zone | Cosmo Doc / ZDF / SVT |  Denmark
2008
[23] | The Beckoning Silence | Channel 4 |  United Kingdom
Asian Corridor in Heaven (Tea-Horse Old Road) | KBS |  South Korea
Collision over the Amazon | Colisão sobre a Amazônia | Discovery Channel / US Hispanic |  Brazil
Please Vote for Me | Steps International |  Denmark
2009
[24][25] | The Ascent of Money | Chimerica Media Limited / Channel 4 |  United Kingdom
Pancho Villa: Aqui y Alli | History Channel Latin America / Anima Films |  Argentina
Shooting the Messenger | Al Jazeera English |  Qatar
Cityboy – The Life of Investment Banker Geraint Anderson | United Docs / ECO Media / WDR |  Germany

### 2010s

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Year  | English title  | Original title  | Production company/Network | Country

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2010
[26] | Mom and the Red Bean Cake | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |  South Korea
9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers | Channel 4 |  United Kingdom
Kuarup: The Lost Soul Will Return | Kuarup: A alma perdida vai voltar | TV Globo |  Brazil
You Die as You Lived: Roterdam Hospice | Je gaat dood zoals je geleefd hebt | KRO Broadcasting Company |  Netherlands
2011
[27][28] | Life with Murder | JS Kastner Productions / National Film Board of Canada |  Canada
Confesiones de un Sicario | Turner Argentina / Anima Films |  Argentina
The Nonfiction: Family Meeting - 7 Years in the Tanaka Family | Fuji TV |  Japan
Wild Japan | GmbH / ORF / ARTE / National Geographic / Parthenon Entertainment |  Germany
2012
[29][30] | Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die | BBC / KEO Films |  United Kingdom
Across Land, Across Sea | The Chosun Ilbo |  South Korea
Hitler's Scape | El escape de Hitler | History Channel Latin America / Anima Films |  Argentina
Race to the South Pole | Der Wettlauf zum Südpol | Loopfilm GmbH / ZDF |  Germany
2013
[31][32] | 5 Broken Cameras | Alegria Productions / Guy DVD Films / Burnat Films Palestine / France Télévisions |  France
The Golden Hour | Desert Road / TVNZ |  New Zealand
My Mother, Lady Bondong | MBC |  South Korea
5 de Mayo, Un Dia de Gloria | Discovery Channel Latin America / Cactus Films |  Mexico
2014
[33][34] | No Burqas Behind Bars | Frihet bakom galler | Nima Film / SVT / NHK / Ikon / DRTV / NRK |  Sweden
Going Back | De Volta | Canal Futura / COOPAS |  Brazil
No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka | Outsider Films / Channel 4 |  United Kingdom
Phantoms of the Border | TV Chosun |  South Korea
2015
[35] | Miners Shot Down | Uhuru Productions |  South Africa
Africa's Wild West - Stallions of the Namib Desert | Interspot Film / ORF / ARTE / NDR |  Austria
Before We Are Forgotten | Antes de que Nos Olviden | HBO Latin America |  Mexico
Growing Up Down's | Maverick Television / Dartmouth Films |  United Kingdom
2016
[36] | War of Lies | Krieg der Lügen | Zischlermann Filmproduktion |  Netherlands
Mothers of Plaza de Mayo - The Story | Madres de Plaza de Mayo | El Perro en la Luna |  Argentina
Mom & Clarinet | KBS / Upright Media |  South Korea
My Son the Jihadi | True Vision Productions |  United Kingdom
2017
[37] | EXODUS: Our Journey to Europe | KEO Films / BBC 2 |  United Kingdom
The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families | NHK |  Japan
Terror Studios | Le Studio de la Terreur | Capa Presse / Canal+ |  France
Tempestad | Pimienta Films / Cactus Films / Terminal |  Mexico
2018
[38] | Goodbye Aleppo | BBC Arabic |  United Kingdom
This Is Me | Eu Sou Assim | GNT / TV Zero |  Brazil
Puck's World | De Wereld van Puck | KURTA / EO Television |  Netherlands
Who I Am (Season 2) | WOWOW / Acrobat Film |  Japan
2019
[39] | Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World | Submarine Amsterdam / VPRO |  Netherlands
The First Stone – The Rise of Lynching in Brazil | A Primeira Pedra | Canal Futura / Couro de Rato |  Brazil
Louis Theroux's Altered States | BBC Studios |  United Kingdom
Witness: India's Forbidden Love | Grain Media / AJE Witness |  Qatar

### 2020s

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2020
[40] | For Sama | Channel 4 |  United Kingdom
The Witness | El testigo | Caracol Televisión |  Colombia
Granni-E-minem | KBS |  South Korea
Back to Rwanda | Terug naar Rwanda | De Chinezen / VRT Belgium |  Belgium
2021
[41] | Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice | 2050 Productions / Netflix |  Thailand
Sieged | Cercados | Original Globoplay / Globo Jornalism |  Brazil
They Call Me Babu | Pieter van Huystee Film |  Netherlands
Toxic Beauty | White Pine Pictures |  Canada
2022
[42] | Iraq's Lost Generation | Enfants de Daech, Les Damnés de la Guerre | Cinétévé / France Televisions / LCP / RTS / DR / NRK / SVT / Région Ile-de-France / CNC / PROCIREP – ANGOA |  France
Myanmar Coup: Digital Resistance | NHK |  Japan
The Return: Life After ISIS | Sky / Alba Sotorra Productions / MetFilm |  United Kingdom
The Evandro Case: A Devilish Plot | O Caso Evandro | Globoplay / Glaz Entretenimento |  Brazil
2023
[43][44] | Mariupol: The People's Story | Top Hat Productions / Hayloft Productions / BBC |  United Kingdom
Dossiê Chapecó – O Jogo Por Trás Da Tragédia | Warner Bros. Discovery / Pacha Films |  Brazil
Nazi Hunter – Journey Into Darkness | Nazijäger – Reise In Die Finsternis | Spiegel TV |  Germany
Witness: "Serigne vs. The EU" | Zungu / Al Jazeera English |  Qatar
2024
[45] | Otto Baxter: Not a F**ing Horror Story | Story Films / Archface Films / Sky Documentaries |  United Kingdom
The Billionaire, the Butler and the Boyfriend | L'affaire Bettencourt : Scandale chez la femme la plus riche du monde | Quadbox / Netflix |  France
The Exiles | Mediacorp |  Singapore
Transo | FRM / Canal Futura / LateForCake |  Brazil

## Breakdown

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United Kingdom has the most awards for this category with 23 (including wins for both BBC and Channel 4).

## References

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## External links

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* Official website

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International Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary

1960s|

* Big Deal at Gothenburg (1967)
* La Section Anderson (1968)
* The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy (1969)

1970s|

* No Awards (1970–1978)
* Secret Hospital (1979)

1980s|

* Fighting Back (1980)
* Charter pour l'enfer (1981)
* Is There One Who Understands Me?: The World of James Joyce (1982)
* The Miracle of Life (1983)
* Heart of the Dragon (1984)
* 28 Up (1985)
* Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker (1986)
* The Sword of Islam (1987)
* The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank (1988)
* Four Hours in My Lai (1989)

1990s|

* J'ai Douze Ans et Je Fais la Guerre (1990)
* Cambodia: The Betrayal (1991)
* To Sell a War (1992)
* Disappearing World: We Are All Neighbours / Monika and Jonas – the Face of the Informer State (1993)
* Life in the Freezer: The Big Freeze (1994)
* Anne Frank Remembered / Contre L'Oubli (1995)
* The Pelican of Ramzan the Red / People's Century / The Saga of Life: The Unknown World (1996)
* Gerrie & Louise (1997)
* Exile in Sarajevo (1998)
* 14 Up Born in the USSR / Just Like Anyone Else (1999)

2000s|

* Kapo (2000)
* Welcome to North Korea (2001)
* The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton (2002)
* Das Leben geht weiter (2003)
* The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off (2004)
* Das Drama von Dresden (2005)
* Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II (2006)
* Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (2007)
* The Beckoning Silence (2008)
* The Ascent of Money (2009)

2010s|

* Mom and the Red Bean Cake (2010)
* Life with Murder (2011)
* Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (2012)
* 5 Broken Cameras (2013)
* No Burqas Behind Bars (2014)
* Miners Shot Down (2015)
* Krieg der Lügen (2016)
* Exodus: Our Journey to Europe (2017)
* Goodbye Aleppo (2018)
* Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World (2019)

2020s|

* For Sama (2020)
* Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice (2021)
* Iraq's Lost Generation (2022)
* Mariupol: The People’s Story (2023)
* Otto Baxter: Not a F**ing Horror Story (2024)

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Program|

* Arts Programming
* Comedy Series
* Drama Series
* Documentary
* Non-Scripted Entertainment
* Short-Form Series
* Sports Documentary
* TV Movie or Miniseries
* Telenovela

Acting|

* Best Actor
* Best Actress

Current Affairs & News|

* Current Affairs
* News

Kids|

* Kids: Animation
* Kids: Factual & Entertainment
* Kids: Live-Action

Special awards|

* Directorate Award
* Founders Award

Others|

* JCSI Young Creatives Award
* Ustinov Scriptwriting Award

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