The Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary is an annual Canadian film award, presented by the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival to the film selected by jury members as the year's best Canadian feature film in the festival program. The award was presented for the first time in 1998; prior to that year, awards were presented in various genre categories, but no special distinction for Canadian films was presented. The award is sponsored by the Documentary Organization of Canada and Telefilm Canada, and carries a cash prize of $10,000.
In 2001, the festival presented both "gold" and "silver" medals in the category, although this structure was not retained in future years.
In most years, the festival also presents a Special Jury Prize to a Canadian feature documentary which was not the primary winner of the main award, but still features some award-worthy aspect such as narrative or technical innovation. The Special Jury Prize is sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada and its Ontario chapter, and carries a $5,000 cash prize.
Best Canadian Feature Documentary
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- ^ "World's best documentaries honoured Filmmaker Allan King given first lifetime achievement award at fifth annual Hot Docs!". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1998.
- ^ Tamsen Tillson, "Canuck hot docs picked". Variety, May 11, 1999.
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- ^ a b "Film on valiant English doctor in Ukraine wins big at Hot Docs". The Globe and Mail, April 26, 2008.
- ^ a b "Film about Toronto's troubled Regent Park neighbourhood among Hot Docs winners". Canadian Press, May 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "Propaganda tale wins Hot Docs prize movies; Bin Laden bodyguard film also a winner". Toronto Star, May 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Julia Ivanovna film wins $15,000 Hot Docs prize". The Globe and Mail, May 6, 2011.
- ^ a b "‘The World Before Her' wins best Canadian feature at Hot Docs". The Globe and Mail, May 4, 2012.
- ^ a b Adam Benzine, "Hot Docs 2013: When I Walk, Dragon Girls, scoop prizes". Playback, May 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Paula Bernstein, "Hot Docs 2014 Winners Announced: ‘Out of Mind, Out of Sight’ Wins Best Canadian Feature Documentary". IndieWire, May 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Norman Wilner, "Hot Docs 2015: The Winners". Now, May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Norman Wilner, "Hot Docs 2016: And the winners are…". Now, May 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Norman Wilner, "Hot Docs 2017: And Some Of The Winners Are …". Now, May 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Norman Wilner, "Hot Docs 2018: A Little Wisdom, Transformer among award winners". Now, May 5, 2018.
- ^ a b Jennie Punter, "‘We Will Stand Up,’ ‘Hope Frozen’ Take Top Prizes at Hot Docs". Variety, May 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Jillian Morgan, "“Prayer for a Lost Mitten,” “Stray” take top prizes at Hot Docs ’20 competition". RealScreen, May 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Kevin Ritchie, "Hot Docs 2021: Zo Reken, One Of Ours claim top prizes". Now, May 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". Toronto Star, May 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Jennie Punter, "‘The Mountains,’ Heartbreaking Portrait of a Fractured Family, Wins Top Honor at Hot Docs". Variety, May 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Jennie Punter, "‘Farming the Revolution’ Harvests Top International Competition Award at Hot Docs". Variety, May 3, 2024.
- ^ a b Matthew Carey, "Hot Docs Announces Prizes: Awards Go To ‘I, Poppy,’ ‘River Of Grass,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘Khartoum’ And More". Deadline Hollywood, May 2, 2025.
