1990s
| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Paris Is Burning | Jennie Livingston |
| 1991 | American Dream | Barbara Kopple |
| 1992 | Black Harvest | Robin Anderson and Bob Connolly |
| 1993 | It's All True | Bill Krohn and Myron Meisel |
| 1994 | Hoop Dreams | Steve James |
| 1995 | Crumb | Terry Zwigoff |
| 1996 | When We Were Kings | Leon Gast |
| 1997 | Riding the Rails | Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys |
| 1998 | The Farm: Angola, USA | Liz Garbus and Wilbert Rideau |
| 1999 | Buena Vista Social Club | Wim Wenders |
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