The Walkley Documentary Award is an Australian award presented annually since 2011 as part of the Walkley Awards. It recognises excellence in documentary production grounded in journalistic principles.
List of award winners Order Year Recipient(s) Production company Program / Title Broadcaster Reference132023Darren Dale, Belinda Mravicic, Jacob Hickey, Allan ClarkeBlackfella FilmsThe Dark Emu StoryABC Television122022Karl MalakunasDelikadoTheatrical Release 11 2021 Wayne Blair, Nel Minchin, Ivan O'Mahoney In Films Firestarter:The Story of Bangarra Theatrical Release 10 2020 Sarah Ferguson, Nial Fulton, Tony Jones In Films Revelation ABC Television 9 2019 Stan Grant Good Thing Productions The Australian Dream Theatrical Release 8 2018 Evan Williams, Eve Lucas, Georgina Davis SBS Dateline Myanmar's Killing Fields SBS Television 7 2017 Martin Butler, Liz Jackson, Tania Nehme, Bentley Dean Four Corners A Sense of Self ABC Television 6 2016 Sarah Ferguson, Nial Fulton, Ivan O'Mahoney In Films Hitting Home ABC Television 5 2015 Michael Ware Penance Films Only The Dead Theatrical Release 4 2014 Dan Goldberg, Danny Ben-Moshe Mint Pictures, Identity Films and Productions Code of Silence SBS Television 3 2013 Martin Butler, Bentley Dean Contact Films First Footprints ABC Television 2 2012 Celeste Geer Rebel Films Then the Wind Changed ABC Television 1 2011 Darren Dale, Chloe Hooper, Tony Krawitz Blackfella Films The Tall Man Theatrical Release
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