# Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Documentary

The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Documentary is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to reward the best short and feature documentaries for the year. It has been merged and renamed severally since it was first awarded in 2006 as Best Documentary.
Best Documentary :
| Year | Name of Category | Documentary | Recipient | Result |
| 2006 | Best Documentary | Tasuma | | Won |
| 2006 | Best Documentary | Ending a Cane | | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Documentary | House of Love | | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Documentary | Nollywood the Young side of Film | | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Documentary | Salma Yoba | | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Documentary Feature | Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon | | Won |
| 2007 | Best Documentary Feature | Covenant Church | | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Documentary Feature | Bitter Water Mara | | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Feature Documentary | Do You Believe in Magic | Moondog Films | Won |
| 2008 | Best Feature Documentary | Dun-dun (the talking drum) | Ibikansale D. Kayode | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Feature Documentary | Bridging the Gap | Myanda Production | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Feature Documentary | A Rare Gem | Packnet Productions | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Feature Documentary | Families under Attack | Myandu Films | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Short Documentary | Not My Daughter | | Won |
| 2008 | Best Short Documentary | Operation Smile | | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Short Documentary | Healthy Children, Wealthy Nation | | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Feature Documentary | For the Best and for the Onion and Malcolm’s Echo | | Won |
| 2009 | Best Feature Documentary | Private Files | | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Feature Documentary | Shit on the Rock | | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Feature Documentary | Grandma’s not Home | | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Short Documentary | Coming of Age | | Won |
| 2009 | Best Short Documentary | Per Second Killer | | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Short Documentary | Santos the Survivor | | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Short Documentary | Lost in the South | | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Short Documentary | Congo my Foot | | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Documentary | Bariga Boys | | Won |
| 2010 | Best Documentary | Mwamba Ngoma | Jordan Riber | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Documentary | Peace Wanted Alive | | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Documentary | En quête d’identité | | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Documentary | Innovating for Africa | | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Documentary (Feature) | Kondi Et Le Jeudi National | Ariana Astrid Atodji | Won |
| 2011 | Best Documentary (Feature) | Headlines In History | Zobby Bresson | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Documentary (Feature) | Co-Exist | Adam Mazo | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Documentary (Feature) | State Of Mind | Djo Tunda Wa Munga | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Documentary (Feature) | Naija Diamonds | Nfrom Leonard | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Short Documentary | After The Mine | Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula | Won |
| 2011 | Best Short Documentary | Symphony Kinshasa | Diendo Hamadi & Dinta Wa Lusula | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Short Documentary | Naija Diamond (Feature On Dr. Rahmat Mohammed) | Nform Leonard | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Short Documentary | Stepping Into The Unknown | Rowena Aldous & Jill Hanas-Hancock | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Short Documentary | Yeabu’s Homecoming | Jenny Chu | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Documentary | An African Election | | Won |
| 2012 | Best Documentary | Beyond The Deadly Pit | | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Documentary | Awa Ogbe: An African Adventure | | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Documentary | Dear Mandela | | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Documentary | White & Black; Crime And Colour | | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Documentary | The Niger Delta Struggle | | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Documentary | There Is Nothing Wrong With My Uncle | | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Documentary | How Much Is Too Much | | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Documentary | Fuelling Poverty | | Won |
| 2013 | Best Documentary | Gun To Tape | | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Documentary | Swimming The Zambezi | | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Documentary | Give Me Back My Home | | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Documentary | The African Cypher Fly On The Wall | | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Documentary | Hamu Beya - The Sand Fishers and Portrait of a Lone Farmer | | Won |
| 2014 | Best Documentary | Kushaya Ingagasi | | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Documentary | Daughters of the Niger Delta | | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Documentary | Sincerely Ethiopia | | Nominated |