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Best Documentary

The following is a list of the German films submitted for the Academy Award (Oscar®) for Best Documentary. Films nominated by the Academy are marked () and films which then received an Oscar® are marked (). The Oscar® Awards Ceremony always takes place in the following year. 

Year Titel (DE)Title (EN)DirectorWin/Nomination
2019 OF FATHERS AND SONSOF FATHERS AND SONSTalal Derki
2011 PINAPINAWim Wenders
2004 GESCHICHTE VOM WEINENDEN KAMEL, DIESTORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL, THEByambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni
1999 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUBBUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUBWim Wenders
1984 MARLENEMARLENEMaximilian Schell
1980 GELBE STERN, DERYELLOW STAR, THE - THE PERSECUTION OF THE JEWS IN EUROPE 1933-1945Dieter Hildebrandt
1975 MILLIONS OF YEARS AHEAD OF MANMILLIONS OF YEARS AHEAD OF MANManfred Baier(short)
1973 SCHLACHT UM BERLINBATTLE OF BERLINFranz Baake
1972 SILENT REVOLUTION, THESILENT REVOLUTION, THEEdouard de Laurot
1972 HUNDERTWASSERS REGENTAGHUNDERTWASSER'S RAINY DAYPeter Schamoni(short)
1970 TIME IS RUNNING OUTTIME IS RUNNING OUTHorst Dallmayr, Robert Menegoz(short)
1970 ERINNERUNGEN AN DIE ZUKUNFTCHARIOTS OF THE GODSHarald Reinl
1962 ALVORADA - AUFBRUCH IN BRASILIENALVORADA - BRAZIL'S CHANGING FACEHugo Niebling
1961 KAHLKAHLHaro Senft (short)
1959 SERENGETI DARF NICHT STERBENSERENGETI SHALL NOT DIEBernhard Grzimek