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2010s edit

Year Film Nominees Language Setting
2010
(83rd)
Strangers No More Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon Israel
Killing in the Name Jed Rothstein English
Poster Girl Sara Nesson and Mitchell Block English United States
Sun Come Up Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger Papua New Guinea
The Warriors of Qiugang Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon Mandarin China
2011
(84th)
Saving Face Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy English Pakistan
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin English United States
God Is the Bigger Elvis Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson English
Incident in New Baghdad James Spione English Iraq
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen Japanese Japan
2012
(85th)
Inocente Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine United States
Kings Point Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider English United States
Mondays at Racine Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan United States
Open Heart Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern Rwanda
Redemption Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill United States
2013
(86th)
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed English
CaveDigger Jeffrey Karoff United States
Facing Fear Jason Cohen
Karama Has No Walls Sara Ishaq
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall Edgar Barens
2014
(87th)
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
Joanna Aneta Kopacz
Our Curse Tomasz Śliwiński and Maciej Ślesicki
The Reaper (La Parka) Gabriel Serra Arguello
White Earth J. Christian Jensen
2015
(88th)
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Body Team 12 David Darg and Bryn Mooser
Chau, Beyond the Lines Courtney Marsh and Jerry Franck
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah Adam Benzine
Last Day of Freedom Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman
2016
(89th)
[1]
The White Helmets Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Extremis Dan Krauss
4.1 Miles Daphne Matziaraki
Joe's Violin Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen
Watani: My Homeland Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis
2017
(90th)
[2]
Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 Frank Stiefel
Edith+Eddie Laura Checkoway and Thomas Lee Wright
Heroin(e) Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Kerrin Sheldon
Knife Skills Thomas Lennon
Traffic Stop Kate Davis and David Heilbroner
2018
(91st)
Period. End of Sentence. Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton
Black Sheep Ed Perkins and Jonathan Chinn
End Game Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Lifeboat Skye Fitzgerald and Bryn Mooser
A Night at the Garden Marshall Curry
2019
(92nd)
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva
In the Absence Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam
Life Overtakes Me John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson
St. Louis Superman Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
Walk Run Cha-Cha Laura Nix and Colette Sandstedt

2020s edit

Year Film Nominees Language Setting
2020/21
(93rd)
Colette Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard French Germany
A Concerto Is a Conversation Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers English United States
Do Not Split Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook Cantonese Hong Kong
Hunger Ward Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman English Yemen
A Love Song for Latasha Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan English United States
2021
(94th)
The Queen of Basketball Ben Proudfoot English United States
Audible Matthew Ogens and Geoff McLean English United States
Lead Me Home Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk English United States
Three Songs for Benazir Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei Pashto Afghanistan
When We Were Bullies Jay Rosenblatt English United States
2022
(95th)
The Elephant Whisperers Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga Tamil India
Haulout Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev Russian Russia
How Do You Measure a Year? Jay Rosenblatt English United States
The Martha Mitchell Effect Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison English United States
Stranger at the Gate Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones English United States
  1. ^ "Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of Oscar winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 23, 2018). "Oscar Nominations: 'The Shape Of Water' Leads Way With 13". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 23, 2018.