| BAFTA Award for Best Documentary | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | In recognition of the number of high-quality theatrical documentaries released in cinemas |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| First awarded | 1948 |
| Currently held by | 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) |
| Website | BAFTA Website |
This page lists the winners for the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, formerly known as the Robert Flaherty Documentary Award, for each year.
In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.