The Goya Award for Best Documentary (Spanish: Premio Goya a la mejor pelÃÂcula documental) is one of the Goya Awards presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) since the 16th edition of the awards in 2001. José Luis GuerÃÂn's En construcción was the first winner.
The film Balseros received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 76th Academy Awards with The Silence of Others (2018) made the shortlist for the same category at the 91st Academy Awards. At the European Film Awards, the films ' (2003), Fados (2007) and The Silence of Others (2018) received a nomination for Best Documentary.