The Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film was only awarded between 1972 and 1977. Prior to the award, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded the film A Queen is Crowned a special award for "Best Documentary Film of Historical Interest" in 1954, but that has not been awarded since then. The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is an organization comprised of journalists who work in the film industry. ...