The 15th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Winners
This Monday, the Cinema Eye revealed their 15th Annual Cinema Eye Honors during their ceremony at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. Unlike last year's ceremony, this year's Cinema Eye Honors was not broadcast virtually.
If you're not familiar with the Cinema Eye Honors, this is where the Cinema Eye, a team of filmmakers and programmers recognize feature and short-length films and series with a focus on nonfiction that was distributed through theaters, festival(s), broadcast(s), or on streaming. The Honor Awards Ceremony is the conclusion of Cinema Eye Weekend, a multi-day, multi-city celebration that celebrates the best in nonfiction film through screenings and events. The final days of the aforementioned weekend take place in New York City, where this year's filmmakers come together in a series of events.
So without further ado, here are the winners of the 15th Annual Cinema Eye Honors! As always, links to films or television shows I've reviewed will be included.
Outstanding Nonfiction Feature
Ascension
Faya Dayi
Flee
The Rescue
Summer of Soul
The Velvet Underground
Outstanding Direction
Ascension
Faya Dayi
Flee
In the Same Breath
Procession
Summer of Soul
Outstanding Editing
Homeroom
The Rescue
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Summer of Soul
The Velvet Underground
Outstanding Cinematography
All Light, Everywhere
Ascension
Cusp
Faya Dayi
The Rescue
Outstanding Production
The First Wave
Flee
In the Same Breath
President
The Rescue
Outstanding Original Score
All Light, Everywhere
Ascension
Flee
Julia
maini - towards the ocean, towards the shore
Procession
Outstanding Sound Design
All Light, Everywhere
Faya Dayi
Flee
Summer of Soul
The Velvet Underground
Outstanding Graphic Design or Animation
Becoming Cousteau
Flee
Rebel Hearts
The Sparks Brothers
Wojnarowicz: F*ck You F*ggot F*cker
Outstanding Debut Feature
Ascension
A Cop Movie
Faya Dayi
Jacinta
Summer of Soul
Audience Choice Price
Becoming Cousteau
Billie Eilish - The World's A Little Blurry
Flee
Homeroom
Julia
Lily Topples the World
Listening to Kenny G
The Rescue
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
The Sparks Brothers
Summer of Soul
Try Harder!
The Velvet Underground
Writing With Fire
Outstanding Nonfiction Film for Broadcast
All In: The Fight for Democracy
David Byrne's American Utopia
Disclosure
In the Same Breath
Tina
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
City So Real
Philly D.A.
Last Chance U: Basketball
1971: The Year that Music Changed Everything
The Lady and the Dale
Exterminate All the Brutes
Outstanding Anthology Series
Earth at Night in Color
Pretend It's a City
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
How to with John Wilson
Generation Hustle
Outstanding Broadcast Editing
Allen v. Farrow
City So Real
David Byrne's American Utopia
Exterminate All the Brutes
How to with John Wilson
Outstanding Broadcast Cinematography
Earth at Night in Color
City So Real
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
100 Foot Wave
David Byrne's American Utopia
Spotlight Award
Fruits of Labor
The Neutral Ground
North by Current
Socks on Fire
Two Gods
Outstanding Nonfiction Short
Águilas
A Broken House
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Terror Contagion
Three Songs for Benazir
Heterodox Award
A Cop Movie
The Inheritance
El Planeta
The Souvenir Part II
The Unforgettables (Non-Competitive Honor)
Flee - Amin
Homeroom - Denilson Garibo
Introducing, Selma Blair - Selma Blair
Jacinta - Jacinta Hunt
Lily Topples the World - Lily Hevesh
Listening to Kenny G - Kenny G
Mr. Bachmann and His Class - Mr. Bachmann
My Name is Pauli Murray - Pauli Murray
Not Going Quietly - Ady Barkan
Procession - Joe Eldred, Mike Foreman, Ed Gavagan, Dan Laurine, Michael Sandridge, & Tom Viviano
The Rescue - Rick Stanton
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It - Rita Moreno
Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain - Anthony Bourdain
The Sparks Brothers - Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Writing With Fire - Meera Nevi
Legacy Award
The Watermelon Woman
Written and directed by Cheryl Dunye
Produced by Alexandra Juhasz and Barry Swimar
Edited by Annie Taylor
Cinematography by Michelle Crenshaw
Original score by Paul Shapiro
What do you think of the winners list? What have you seen? What haven't you seen? What do you think got snubbed? Let me know in the comments below!
Until next time!
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