Producers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Motion Picture

{{Infobox award

| name = Producers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Motion Picture

| awarded_for = Outstanding Production of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures

| presenter = Producers Guild of America

| country = United States

| year = 2007

| holder = Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, and Ian Bonhôte for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)

}}

The Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures is an award annually given by Producers Guild of America since 2007.

Winners and nominees

=2000s=

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! width="1%" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"| 2007
(19th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Sickostyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Michael Moore and Meghan O'Hara

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/2008award_winners|title=2008 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

Body of WarPhil Donahue and Ellen Spiro
Hear and NowIrene Taylor Brodsky
Pete Seeger: The Power of SongJim Brown, Michael Cohl, and William Eigen
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and NagasakiSteven Okazaki
rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"| 2008
(20th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Man on Wirestyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Simon Chinn

| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/2009award_winners|title=2009 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

Standard Operating ProcedureJulie Ahlberg and Errol Morris
Trouble the WaterCarl Deal and Tia Lessin
rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"| 2009
(21st)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | The Covestyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Fisher Stevens and Paula DuPré Pesmen

| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/pga_award_winners|title=2010 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

Burma VJLise Lense-Møller
SergioJohn Battsek, Greg Barker, and Julie Goldman
Soundtrack for a RevolutionJoslyn Barnes, Jim Czarnecki, Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman, and Dylan Nelson

=2010s=

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width="10%" | Year

! width="25%" | Film

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! width="1%" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;"| 2010
(22nd)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Waiting for "Superman"style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lesley Chilcott

| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/2011awards_winners|title=2011 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot SpitzerMaiken Baird, Alex Gibney, Jedd Wider, and Todd Wider
Earth Made of GlassReid Carolin and Deborah Scranton
Inside JobCharles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
Smash His CameraLinda Saffire and Adam Schlesinger
The Tillman StoryJohn Battsek
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"| 2011
(23rd)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Queststyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Michael Rapaport, Edward Parks, Frank Mele, and Debra Koffler

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/2012awads_winners|title=2012 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

Bill Cunningham New YorkPhilip Gefter
Project NimSimon Chinn
SennaJames Gay-Rees
The UnionCameron Crowe and Michelle Panek
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2012
(24th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Searching for Sugar Manstyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/news/115040/2013-PGA-Awards-Winners.htm|title=2013 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

A People UncountedMarc Swenker and Aaron Yegerr
The GatekeepersEstelle Fialon, Philippa Kowarsky, and Dror Moreh
The Island PresidentRichard Berge and Bonni Cohen
The Other Dream TeamMarius Markevicius and Jon Weinbach
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2013
(25th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaksstyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Alexis Bloom, Alex Gibney, and Marc Shmuger

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/PGAAwardsWinners|title=2014 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer StoryBrad Bernstein and Rick Cikowski
Life According to SamAndrea Nix Fine, Sean Fine, and Miriam Weintraub
A Place at the TableJulie Goldman, Ryan Harrington, Kristi Jacobson, and Lori Silverbush
Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim HetheringtonJames Brabazon and Nick Quested
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2014
(26th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Life Itselfstyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Zak Piper, Steve James, and Garrett Basch

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/2015PGAWinners|title=2015 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

The Green PrinceNadav Schirman, John Battsek, and Simon Chinn
Merchants of DoubtRobert Kenner and Melissa Robledo
Particle FeverDavid E. Kaplan, Mark Levinson, Andrea Miller, and Carla Solomon
VirungaOrlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2015
(27th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Amystyle="background:#FAEB86;" | James Gay-Rees

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/2016award_winners|title=2016 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

The Hunting GroundAmy Ziering
The Look of SilenceSigne Byrge Sørensen
MeruElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
Something Better to ComeSigrid Dyekjær and Hanna Polak
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2016
(28th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | O.J.: Made in Americastyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow

| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/2017award_winners|title=2017 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

DancerGabrielle Tana
The Eagle HuntressStacey Reiss and Otto Bell
Life, AnimatedJulie Goldman and Roger Ross Williams
TowerKeith Maitland, Susan Thomson, and Megan Gilbride
rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;" | 2017
(29th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Janestyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Brett Morgen, Bryan Burk, Tony Gerber, and James Smith

| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/page/2018award_winners|title=2018 PGA Award Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=February 10, 2018}}

Chasing CoralJeff Orlowski and Larissa Rhodes
City of GhostsMatthew Heineman
Cries from SyriaEvgeny Afineevsky, Den Tolmor, and Aaron I. Butler
Earth: One Amazing DayStephen McDonogh
Joshua: Teenager vs. SuperpowerMatthew Torne, Mark Rinehart, and Joe Piscatella
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben BradleeTeddy Kunhardt and George Kunhardt
rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;" | 2018
(30th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Won't You Be My Neighbor?style="background:#FAEB86;" | Morgan Neville, Nicholas Ma, and Caryn Capotosto

| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |title=2019 PGA Awards Winners |url=https://www.producersguild.org/page/2019award_winners |publisher=Producers Guild of America |access-date=February 10, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Producers Guild Awards Nominees Include 'Black Panther,' 'A Star Is Born,' 'Vice' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/producers-guild-awards-2019-nominations-list-1203099303/ |access-date=January 4, 2019 |work=Variety |date=January 4, 2019}}

The Dawn WallJosh Lowell, Peter Mortimer, and Philipp Manderla
Free SoloElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes, and Shannon Dill
HalChristine Beebe, Jonathan Lynch, and Brian Morrow
Into the OkavangoNeil Gelinas
RBGBetsy West and Julie Cohen
Three Identical StrangersBecky Read and Grace Hughes-Hallett
rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;" | 2019
(31st)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Apollo 11style="background:#FAEB86;" |Todd Douglas Miller and Thomas Petersen

| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last1=Crist |first1=Allison |last2=Keegan |first2=Rebecca |last3=Gardner |first3=Chris |last4=Howard |first4=Annie |title=PGA Awards: '1917' Named Outstanding Motion Picture |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2020-winners-list-full-1269972|accessdate=January 19, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 18, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Documentary Motion Picture Nominees Announced For 2020 Producers Guild Awards |url=https://www.producersguild.org/news/478570/ |publisher=Producers Guild of America |access-date=November 23, 2019 |date=November 19, 2019}}

AdvocatePhilippe Bellaïche and Rachel Leah Jones
American FactorySteven Bognar, Julia Reichert, and Jeff Reichert
The CaveKirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjaer
For SamaWaad Al-Kateab
HoneylandAtanas Georgiev and Ljubomir Stefanov
One Child NationChristoph Jörg, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn, Nanfu Wang, and Jialing Zhan

=2020s=

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rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;" | 2020
(32nd)
style="background:#FAEB86;" |My Octopus Teacherstyle="background:#FAEB86;" |Craig Foster

| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Clayton |last2=Shafer |first2=Ellise |title='Nomadland' Wins Top Film Prize at Producers Guild Awards, Likely Locking It Up at the Oscars |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/producers-guild-awards-winners-2021-1234937556/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |work=Variety |date=March 24, 2021}}

David Attenborough: A Life on Our PlanetJonnie Hughes
Dick Johnson Is DeadKirsten Johnson, Katy Chevigny, and Marilyn Ness
SoftieToni Kamau and Sam Soko
A Thousand CutsRamona S. Diaz, Leah Marino, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, and Carolyn Hepburn
TimeLauren Domino, Kellen Quinn, and Garrett Bradley
The Truffle HuntersMichael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw
rowspan=8 style="text-align:center;" | 2021
(33rd)
style="background:#FAEB86;" |Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)style="background:#FAEB86;" |Joseph Patel, David Dinerstein, and Robert Fyvolent

| rowspan=8 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |last1=Donnelly |first1=Matt |title='CODA,' 'Succession' Take Top Prizes at Producers Guild Awards |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/producers-guild-awards-2022-winners-llist-1235209868/ |access-date=March 20, 2022 |work=Variety |date=March 19, 2022}}
{{cite web |last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |title=PGA Awards Nominations: 'Licorice Pizza', 'Don't Look Up', 'Dune', 'King Richard' & 'CODA' Among Pics Vying For Marquee Prize |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/pga-awards-nominations-2022-producers-guild-1234920746/ |website=Deadline |access-date=January 27, 2022 |date=January 27, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Pond |first1=Steve |title='Ascension,' 'Flee' and 'Summer of Soul' Land Producers Guild Documentary Nominations |url=https://www.thewrap.com/ascension-flee-summer-of-soul-producers-guild-nominations/ |website=TheWrap |access-date=December 10, 2021 |date=December 10, 2021}}

AscensionJessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy, and Nathan Truesdell
The First Wave
Flee
In the Same BreathNanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, and Carolyn Hepburn
The Rescue
Simple as WaterRobin Hessman and Megan Mylan
Writing with FireRintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;" | 2022
(34th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" |Navalnystyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, and Shane Boris

| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite press release |title=Producers Guild of America Awards Celebrates Everything Everywhere All At Once, White Lotus, The Bear, Navalny & more with Top Honors |url=https://producersguild.org/producers-guild-of-america-awards-celebrates-top-honors/ |publisher=Producers Guild of America |access-date=March 2, 2023 |location=Los Angeles |date=February 25, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Chuba |first1=Kirsten |last2=Lewis |first2=Hilary |title=PGA Awards: Everything Everywhere All at Once Wins Top Prize |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-producers-guild-awards-winners-list-1235333942/ |access-date=February 26, 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 25, 2023}}
{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Clayton |title=National Geographic Dominates PGA Award Documentary Film Nominees with Fire of Love, Retrograde and The Territory|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/pga-awards-documentary-nominees-2023-1235457282/ |access-date=December 12, 2022 |work=Variety |date=December 12, 2022}}

All That BreathesAman Mann, Shaunak Sen, and Teddy Leifer
DescendantMargaret Brown, Kyle Martin, and Essie Chambers
Fire of LoveSara Dosa, Shane Boris, and Ina Fichman
Nothing ComparesEleanor Emptage and Michael Mallie
RetrogradeMatthew Heineman and Caitlin McNally
The TerritorySigrid Dyekjaer, Will Miller, Lizzie Gillett, Darren Aronofsky, Gabriel Uchida, and Alex Pritz
rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;" | 2023
(35th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | American Symphonystyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman, and Joedan Okun

| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite press release|title=The Producers Guild of America Awards Oppenheimer, Succession, BEEF, The Bear, American Symphony Top Honors at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards |url=https://producersguild.org/2024-pga-awards-winners/ |publisher=Producers Guild of America |access-date=February 26, 2024 |location=Los Angeles, CA |date=February 25, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |title=Producers Guild Awards Reveals Documentary Film Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/producer-guild-awards-documentary-nominations-2024-1235664723/ |website=Deadline |access-date=December 16, 2023 |date=December 12, 2023}}

20 Days in Mariupol
Beyond Utopia
The Disappearance of Shere Hite
The Mother of All Lies
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;" | 2024
(36th)
style="background:#FAEB86;" | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Storystyle="background:#FAEB86;" | Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, and Ian Bonhôte

| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;"|{{cite press release |author= |title=2025 PGA Awards – Documentary Motion Pictures Nominees |url=https://producersguild.org/2025-pga-awards-documentary-motion-pictures-nominees/ |location=Los Angeles |publisher=Producers Guild of America |agency= |date=December 10, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215091808/https://producersguild.org/2025-pga-awards-documentary-motion-pictures-nominees/ |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024}}{{cite web |date=February 8, 2025 |title=2025 PGA Awards – Winners |url=https://producersguild.org/2025-pga-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218112428/https://producersguild.org/2025-pga-awards-winners/ |archive-date=February 18, 2025 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=PGA}}

Gaucho GauchoMichael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw
MedihaHasan Oswald, Annelise Mecca, and Fahrinisa Campana
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa SherpaMichael D. Ratner, Miranda Sherman, Dalia Burde, and Christopher Newman
Porcelain WarAniela Sidorska and Paula DuPré Pesmen
We Will Dance Again

Multiple nominations and wins

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scope="col" style="width:55px;"|Wins

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Nominations

!scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Name (Year)

2

| 5

| Simon Chinn (2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018)

rowspan=5 style="text-align:center"|1

| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|3

| Matthew Heineman (2017, 2022, 2023)

rowspan=4 style="text-align:center"|2

| Alex Gibney (2010, 2013)

James Gay-Rees (2011, 2015)
Lauren Domino (2020, 2023)
Shane Boris (2022)
rowspan=7 style="text-align:center"|0

| 5

| Julie Goldman (2009, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020)

rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|3

| John Battsek (2009, 2010, 2014)

Sigrid Dyekjær (2015, 2019, 2022)
rowspan=4 style="text-align:center"|2

| Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (2015, 2018)

Jimmy Chin (2015, 2018)
Christopher Clements (2019, 2020)
Carolyn Hepburn (2019, 2020)

References

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Documentary

Category:American documentary film awards

Category:Awards established in 2007