- Best History Documentary Award, for the best documentary film dealing with historical events and personalities.
- Best Social Documentary Award, for the best documentary film with references to timeless and contemporary issues on human rights around the world.
- Best Political Documentary Award, for the best documentary film that dares to address hot socio-political issues, both contemporary and non-contemporary, and shed light on unknown or downgraded aspects of them.
- Best Greek Documentary Award, for the best documentary by a Greek director. Sponsored by the Greek Film Center (GFC).
- Special Mediterranean Friendship Award, for the best documentary film that promotes the common values and the peaceful dialogue among the peoples of the Mediterranean. Sponsored by the National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication [EKOME].
- Special "Odysseus" Award, for the best documentary film and the support of the work of expatriate creators. Sponsored by the General Secretariat of Hellenism Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- FIPRESCI Award, awarded by the International Federation of Film Critics
- #ThisisEU Award | European Values, of the Delegation of the European Commission in Greece, for the documentary that best promotes modern European values.
- Gold, Silver and Bronze Phoenix awards for the 3 best documentary films of the micro-category.
*The first three prizes are awarded with the kind sponsorship of ERT.
** The awards in the μicro-category are awarded with the kind sponsorship of the Phoenix TV Chanel and ERT.
