Home›Landmark Works›Collection›Nature and Science DocumentariesGroupNature and Science DocumentariesThis group collects the Documentary and Nonfiction Film subcategory's members whose primary subject is the natural world, wildlife, the environment, or a scientific or technical achievement, spanning Disney's True-Life Adventures series (The Living Desert, The Vanishing Prairie, White Wilderness, In Beaver Valley), the Jacques Cousteau ocean films, nature-observation landmarks (March of the Penguins, Winged Migration, My Octopus Teacher, Grizzly Man), climate and environmental science (An Inconvenient Truth), and science-subject films spanning spaceflight and cosmology (First Orbit, Timelapse of the Entire Universe, Timelapse of the Future).FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1907 1Browse ByAll Nature and Science DocumentariesNature and Science Documentaries25 entriesNature and Science DocumentariesFilter Results25 entriesCreatorAllBernhard Grzimek (1)Christopher Riley (1)Davis Guggenheim (1)Godfrey Reggio (1)Irwin Allen (1)Jacques Cousteau (1)Jacques Perrin (1)James Algar (4)James Reed (1)John D. Boswell (3)Larry Lansburgh (1)Louie Psihoyos (1)Louis Malle (1)Luc Jacquet (1)Pippa Ehrlich (1)Ron Fricke (1)Werner Herzog (3)MediumAllFilm (25)CountryAllCanada, United States, France, Germany, United Kingdom (1)France (3)United States (9)Release YearAll1950 (1)1953 (2)1954 (1)1956 (1)1958 (1)1959 (1)1960 (1)1964 (1)1982 (1)1992 (1)2001 (1)2005 (2)2006 (1)2007 (1)2009 (1)2010 (1)2011 (1)2013 (1)2018 (1)2019 (1)2020 (2)2024 (1)Original LanguageAllEnglish (11)French (4)German (1)Japanese (1)GroupAllNature and Science Documentaries (25)AwardAllAcademy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film (12)Academy Award for Best Original Song (1)Alfred P. Sloan Prize (1)American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Documentary Film (1)Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film (1)Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary (1)Cesar Award for Best Editing (1)Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary (1)Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary (1)Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Documentaries (1)Edinburgh International Film Festival (Best Documentary) (1)Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film (1)Genesis Award (1)Grierson Awards (1)National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film (1)Nature Film of the Year (Earth In Focus Singapore Nature Film Festival) (1)Palme d'Or (1)Planet Doc Review Festival Special Prize (1)Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award (1)Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Documentary (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 25An Inconvenient TruthDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksBaraka (1992 film)Documentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksBlackfishDocumentary and Nonfiction Film1 linkCave of Forgotten DreamsDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksEncounters at the End of the WorldDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksFirst OrbitDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksGrizzly ManDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksIn Beaver ValleyDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksKoyaanisqatsiDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksLife (Cycle) of the Hong Kong NewtDocumentary and Nonfiction Film1 linkMarch of the PenguinsDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksMy Octopus TeacherDocumentary and Nonfiction Film3 linksSerengeti Shall Not DieDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksThe CoveDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksThe Horse with the Flying TailDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksThe Living DesertDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksThe Sea Around UsDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksThe Secret History of the MoonDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksThe Silent WorldDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksThe Vanishing PrairieDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksTimelapse of the Entire UniverseDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksTimelapse of the FutureDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksWhite WildernessDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksWinged MigrationDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksWorld Without SunDocumentary and Nonfiction Film2 linksSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Nature documentary, History sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Nature documentary, History sectionIn Birdland (1907) by Oliver G. Pike is widely credited as the first wildlife film to receive a paid public screening.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.