Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film
# Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) to honor an outstanding documentary film.

## History

Although the DFWFCA began handing out awards in 1990, they first added this category in 2002. To date, only three directors have earned the honor more than once: Davis Guggenheim (2006, 2010), Michael Moore (2002, 2004), and Morgan Neville (2013, 2018)

## Winners

* † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
* ‡ = Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film

### 2000s

| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
| - | - | - |
| 2002 | Bowling for Columbine † | Michael Moore |
| 2003 | Capturing the Friedmans ‡ | Andrew Jarecki |
| 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Michael Moore |
| 2005 | Murderball ‡ | Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro |
| 2006 | An Inconvenient Truth † | Davis Guggenheim |
| 2007 | The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters | Seth Gordon |
| 2008 | Man on Wire † | James Marsh |
| 2009 | The Cove † | Louie Psihoyos |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner | Director |
| - | - | - |
| 2010 | Waiting for "Superman" | Davis Guggenheim |
| 2011 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | Werner Herzog |
| 2012 | Searching for Sugar Man † | Malik Bendjelloul |
| 2013 | 20 Feet from Stardom † | Morgan Neville |
| 2014 | Citizenfour † | Laura Poitras |
| 2015 | Amy † | Asif Kapadia |
| 2016 | Tower | Keith Maitland |
| 2017 | City of Ghosts | Matthew Heineman |
| 2018 | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Morgan Neville |
| 2019 | Apollo 11 | Todd Douglas Miller |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner | Director |
| - | - | - |
| 2020 | Time ‡ | Garrett Bradley |
| 2021 | Summer of Soul † | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson |
| 2022 | Good Night Oppy | Ryan White |
