Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film
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The Golden Globe Award
for Best Documentary Film was only awarded between 1972 and 1977. In 1973 Elvis Presley
's Elvis on Tour
won this award. Prior to the award, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
awarded the film A Queen is Crowned
a special award for "Best Documentary Film of Historical Interest" in 1954, but that has not been awarded since then.
1973
1976
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
for Best Documentary Film was only awarded between 1972 and 1977. In 1973 Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
's Elvis on Tour
Elvis on Tour
Elvis on Tour is a Golden Globe Award-winning American musical documentary motion picture released by MGM in 1972. It was the thirty-third and final motion picture to star Elvis Presley before his death in 1977.-Background:...
won this award. Prior to the award, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is an organization composed of working journalists who cover the United States film industry for a variety of outlets, including newspapers and magazines in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. Today, the 90 members of the HFPA represent at least 55...
awarded the film A Queen is Crowned
A Queen Is Crowned
A Queen Is Crowned is a 1953 British documentary film written by Christopher Fry. The film documents the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, with a narration of events by Sir Laurence Olivier...
a special award for "Best Documentary Film of Historical Interest" in 1954, but that has not been awarded since then.
Winners and nominees
1972- Elvis on TourElvis on TourElvis on Tour is a Golden Globe Award-winning American musical documentary motion picture released by MGM in 1972. It was the thirty-third and final motion picture to star Elvis Presley before his death in 1977.-Background:...
(winner) - Walls of FireWalls of FireWalls of Fire is a 1971 documentary film directed by Herbert Kline and Edmund Penney. Narrated by Ricardo Montalbán, this documentary examines the history of Mexican murals and their artists. Among the works examined are those by José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros...
(winner) - MarjoeMarjoeMarjoe 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:...
- Russia
- Sapporo Orinpikku (Sapporo Winter Olympics)
1973
- Visions of EightVisions of EightVisions of Eight is a 1973 documentary film offering a stylized look at the 1972 Summer Olympics, directed by eight different directors. It was screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition....
(winner) - Love
- The Movies That Made Us
- The Second Gun
- WattstaxWattstaxWattstax is a 1973 documentary film by Mel Stuart that focused on the 1972 Wattstax music festival and the African American community of Watts in Los Angeles, California. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary Film in 1974...
1976
- Youthquake!Youthquake!Youthquake! is a 1976 documentary directed by Max B. Miller. It examines the influence of rock music on religious beliefs. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards....
(winner)