The Best Documentary Feature award requires either week-long releases in both Los Angeles County and any of the five boroughs of New York City during the previous calendar year, or a qualifying award at a competitive film festival from the Documentary Feature Qualifying Festival list (regardless of any public exhibition or distribution), or submission in the International Feature Film category as its country's official selection.
ðə bˈɛst dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi fˈiːtʃɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚz ˈiːðɚ wˈiːklˈɔŋ ɹᵻlˈiːsᵻz ɪn bˈoʊθ lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs kˈaʊnti ænd ˌɛni ʌvðə fˈaɪv bˈʌɹoʊz ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pɹˈiːviəs kˈæləndɚ jˈɪɹ, ɔːɹ ɐ kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ɐwˈɔːɹd æɾə kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl fɹʌmðə dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi fˈiːtʃɚ kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ fˈɛstɪvəl lˈɪst ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdləs ʌv ˌɛni pˈʌblɪk ɛksɪbˈɪʃən ɔːɹ dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən, ɔːɹ səbmˈɪʃən ɪnðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl fˈiːtʃɚ fˈɪlm kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi æz ɪts kˈʌntɹiz əfˈɪʃəl sᵻlˈɛkʃən.