The Lumière Award for Best Documentary (French: Lumière du meilleur documentaire) is an award presented annually by the Académie des Lumières since 2016.

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Lumière Award for Best Documentary
CountryFrance
Presented byAcadémie des Lumières
First awarded2016
Currently held byFour Daughters (2024)
Websiteacademiedeslumieres.com
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Winners and nominees

2010s

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Year English title Original title Director(s)
2016
(21st)[1][2]
The Pearl Button Le Bouton de nacre Patricio Guzmán
The Missing Picture L'Image manquante Rithy Panh
Human Yann Arthus-Bertrand
South to North Sud eau nord déplacer Antoine Boutet
Tomorrow Demain Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent
We Come as Friends Nous venons en amis Hubert Sauper
2017
(22nd)[3][4]
My Journey Through French Cinema Voyage à travers le cinéma français Bertrand Tavernier
Latest News from the Cosmos Dernières Nouvelles du cosmos Julie Bertuccelli
Merci Patron! François Ruffin
La Sociologue et l'Ourson Étienne Chaillou and Mathias Théry
Swagger Olivier Babinet
The Woods Dreams Are Made Of Le Bois dont les rêves sont faits Claire Simon
2018
(23rd)[5][6]
Faces Places Visages, villages Agnès Varda and JR
Lumière! Lumière ! L'aventure commence Thierry Frémaux
Makala Emmanuel Gras
No Farewells Sans adieu Christophe Agou
Plot 35 Carré 35 Éric Caravaca
The Venerable W. Le Vénérable W. Barbet Schroeder
2019
(24th)[7][8]
Samouni Road Stefano Savona
Cassandro the Exotico! Marie Losier
Each and Every Moment De chaque instant Nicolas Philibert
No Man Is an Island Nul homme n'est une île Dominique Marchais
Young Solitude Premières solitudes Claire Simon
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2020s

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Year English title Original title Director(s)
2020
(25th)[9][10]
M Yolande Zauberman
68, mon père et les clous Samuel Bigiaoui
Just Don't Think I'll Scream Ne croyez surtout pas que je hurle Frank Beauvais
Living and Knowing You're Alive Être vivant et le savoir Alain Cavalier
Lourdes Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai
2021
(26th)[11][12]
The Monopoly of Violence Un pays qui se tient sage David Dufresne
Adolescents Adolescentes Sébastien Lifshitz
If It Were Love Si c'était de l'amour Patric Chiha
Kongo Hadrien La Vapeur and Corto Vaclav
The Tie La Cravate Étienne Chaillou and Mathias Théry
2022
(27th)[13][14]
The Velvet Queen La Panthère des neiges Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier
9 Days in Raqqa 9 Jours à Raqqa Xavier de Lauzanne
Delphine and Carole Delphine et Carole, insoumuses Callisto McNulty
Gallant Indies Indes galantes Philippe Béziat
The Kiosk Le Kiosque Alexandra Pianelli
2023
(28th)[15][16]
We Nous Alice Diop
La Combattante Camille Ponsin
H6 Ye Ye
Returning to Reims (Fragments) Retour à Reims (Fragments) Jean-Gabriel Périot
The Super 8 Years Les années super 8 Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot
2024
(29th)[17][18]
Four Daughters Les Filles d'Olfa Kaouther Ben Hania
Little Girl Blue Mona Achache
On the Adamant Sur l'Adamant Nicolas Philibert
Our Body Notre corps Claire Simon
La Rivière Dominique Marchais
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