The Cinema Eye Honors are awards recognizing excellence in nonfiction or documentary filmmaking and include awards for the disciplines of directing, producing,

cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focu ...

and

editing Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, or ...

. The awards are presented each January in New York and have been held since 2011 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. Cinema Eye was created to celebrate artistic craft in nonfiction filmmaking, addressing a perceived imbalance in the field where awards were given for social impact or importance of topic rather than artistic excellence.

History

Nominations for the awards are determined by voting of top film festival documentary programmers and winners are voted on by an invited membership of more than 800 documentary film experts. Cinema Eye also presents an Audience Choice Prize where voting is open to the public and the Heterodox Award. The first Cinema Eye Honors were presented at the

IFC Center IFC Center is an art house movie theater in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City. Located at 323 Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) at West 3rd Street, it was formerly the Waverly Theater, an art house movie theater. IFC Center is ...

in New York City on March 18, 2008.

Winners Through the Years

Winners in 2008

*Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)'' - Dir. Jason Kohn; Prods. Joey Frank, Jared Goldman, Jason Kohn *Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''

Taxi to the Dark Side ''Taxi to the Dark Side'' is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Alex Gibney, and produced by Gibney, Eva Orner, and Susannah Shipman. It won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It focuses on the December 2002 killing of ...

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Alex Gibney Philip Alexander Gibney (; born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, ''Esquire'' magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time". Gibney's works as director include '' ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Production - '' Ghosts of Cité Soleil'' -

Seth Kanegis Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. Ac ...

Tomas Radoor Tomas may refer to: People * Tomás (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Gaelic given name * Tomas (given name), a Swedish, Dutch, and Lithuanian given name * Tomáš, a Czech and Slovak given name * Tomas (surname), a French and Croatian surna ...

, Mikael Rieks *Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)'' - Heloísa Passos *Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)'' - Doug Abel, Jenny Golden, Andy Grieve *Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - '' Chicago 10'' - Animation by Curious Pictures *Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at th ...

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Jennifer Venditti Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People *Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and tele ...

*Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film - '' The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun'' - Dir. Pernille Rose Grønkjær; Prod. Sigrid Dyekjær *Audience Choice Prize - '' The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters'' - Dir. Seth Gordon

Winners in 2009

*Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' Man on Wire'' - Dir. James Marsh, Prod.

Simon Chinn Simon Chinn is a British film producer, founder of Red Box Films and co-founder of Lightbox. He produced a number of feature documentaries, including ''Man on Wire'' and ''Searching for Sugar Man'', both winners of the Academy Award for Best Docu ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Direction - '' Waltz with Bashir'' - Ari Folman *Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''Man on Wire'' - Simon Chinn *Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''

Encounters at the End of the World ''Encounters at the End of the World'' is a 2007 American documentary film by Werner Herzog about Antarctica and the people who choose to spend time there. It was released in North America on June 11, 2008, and distributed by ThinkFilm. At the 81 ...

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Peter Zeitlinger Peter Zeitlinger A.S.C. (born 6 June 1960, in Prague) is a Czechoslovakian-born Austrian cinematographer, who has worked with the director Werner Herzog since 1995. Their film ''Encounters at the End of the World'' was nominated for the Academy ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''Man on Wire'' - Jinx Godfrey *Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''Waltz with Bashir'' - Yoni Goodman, David Polonsky *Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - ''Waltz with Bashir'' -

Max Richter Max Richter (; ; born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer and pianist. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinburg ...

*Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''

Up the Yangtze ''Up the Yangtze'' is a 2007 documentary film directed by Chinese-Canadian director Yung Chang. The film focuses on people affected by the building of the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze river in Hubei, China. The theme of the film is the tr ...

'' - Dir.

Yung Chang Yung Chang is a Chinese Canadian film director and was part of the collective member directors of Canadian film production firm EyeSteelFilm. Chang is a graduate of Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal (BFA 99), th ...

*Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film - ''Waltz with Bashir'' - Dir. Ari Folman; Prod. Ari Folman, Serge Lalou,

Gerhard Meixner Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–1 ...

, Yael Nahlieli, Roman Paul *Honored Shorts - '' Breadmakers'', '' City of Cranes'', '' Kids + money'', ''One Day'', ''The Tailor'' *Audience Choice Prize - Up the Yangtze - Dir. Yung Chang

Winners in 2010

*Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' The Cove'' - Dir. Louie Psihoyos; Prod. Paula DuPré Pesman, Fisher Stevens *Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''

The Beaches of Agnès ''The Beaches of Agnès'' (french: Les plages d'Agnès) is a 2008 French documentary film directed by Agnès Varda. The film is an autobiographical essay where Varda revisits places from her past, reminisces about life and celebrates her 80th bir ...

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Agnès Varda Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''The Cove'' - Paula DuPré Pesman, Fisher Stevens *Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''The Cove'' - Brook Aitken *Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Burma VJ'' - Janus Billeskov-Jansen, Thomas Papapetros *Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation **''

Food, Inc. ''Food, Inc.'' is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Robert Kenner

'' - Bigstar **'' RiP!: A Remix Manifesto'' - Francis Hanneman, Darren Pasemko, Kent Hugo, Omar Majeed,

Brett Gaylor Brett Gaylor is a Canadian documentary filmmaker living in Victoria, British Columbia. He grew up on Galiano Island, British Columbia. He was formerly the VP of Mozilla's Webmaker Program. His documentary, ''Do Not Track'', explores privacy a ...

, Open Source Cinema *Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''

October Country October Country was an American folk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1967. For musician Michael Lloyd, the group was one of his earliest projects with him assuming the role of record producer. It also was another side-project, a ...

'' - Danny Grody, Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri, Ted Savarese, Kenric Taylor *Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''October Country'' - Dir. Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher *Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film - ''Burma VJ'' - Dir. Anders Østergaard; Prod. Lise Lense-Møller *Spotlight Award - '' Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo'' - Dir. Jessica Oreck *Audience Choice Prize - '' The September Issue'' - Dir.

R. J. Cutler R. J. Cutler (born 1962) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, television producer and theater director. His work includes the documentary films '' The War Room'', '' A Perfect Candidate'', ''Thin'', '' The September Issue'', ''The World Acco ...

*2010 Legacy Award - '' Sherman's March'' - Dir. Ross McElwee

Winners in 2011

*Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' Exit Through the Gift Shop'' - Dir. Banksy; Prod. Jaimie D’Cruz *Outstanding Achievement in Direction - '' The Oath'' -

Laura Poitras Laura Poitras (; born February 2, 1964) is an American director and producer of documentary films. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2015 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for '' Citizenfour'', about Ed ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Production - '' Last Train Home'' -

Mila Aung-Thwin Mila Aung-Thwin is a Canadians, Canadian documentary filmmaker, producer and activist whose films deal with social justice. He had a multi-disciplinary education in arts, journalism, and photography. In 1998, he met his fellow director/producer Da ...

, Daniel Cross *Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - '' Last Train Home'' -

Lixin Fan Lixin Fan (範立欣, Fàn Lìxīn), b. March 1977, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China,範立欣
覓趣 (Miqu) is a

*Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Exit Through the Gift Shop'' - Chris King, Tom Fulford *Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - '' Gasland'' - Juan Cardarelli, Alex Tyson *Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - '' The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy'' - Norbert Möslang *Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - '' Marwencol'' - Dir. Jeff Malmberg *Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film - '' Last Train Home'' - Dir.

Lixin Fan Lixin Fan (範立欣, Fàn Lìxīn), b. March 1977, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China,範立欣
覓趣 (Miqu) is a

; Prod.

, Daniel Cross *Spotlight Award - '' The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu'' - Dir.

Andrei Ujică Andrei Ujică (born 1951 in Timișoara, Romania) is a Romanian screenwriter and director. Life and work Ujicǎ studied literature in Timișoara, Bucharest and Heidelberg. He moved to Germany in 1981. In 1990 he began making films. Together wi ...

*Audience Choice Prize - '' Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work'' - Dir. Ricki Stern,

Annie Sundberg Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...

*Heterodox Award - ''

Putty Hill ''Putty Hill'' is a 2010 American independent drama film directed by Matthew Porterfield, and starring Sky Ferreira, Zoe Vance, and James Siebor. The plot focuses on friends and family who gather to remember a young man in the aftermath of his dea ...

'' - Dir. Matt Porterfield *Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - '' The Poodle Trainer'' - Dir. Vance Malone *2011 Legacy Award - ''

Grey Gardens ''Grey Gardens'' is a 1975 American documentary film by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive, upper-class women, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived in poverty at Grey Gardens, a ...

'' - Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde,

Muffie Meyer Marion "Muffie" Meyer is an American director, whose productions include documentaries, theatrical features, television series and children’s films. Films that she directed are the recipients of two Emmy Awards, CINE Golden Eagles, the Japan Pr ...

and Susan Froemke

Winners in 2012

*Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''

The Interrupters ''The Interrupters'' is a 2011 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that tells the story of three violence interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It examines a year in which C ...

'' - Dir. Steve James; Prod. Steve James and

Alex Kotlowitz Alex Kotlowitz (born March 31, 1955) is an American journalist, author, and filmmaker. His 1991 book '' There Are No Children Here'' was a national bestseller and received the Christopher Award and Helen Bernstein Award. He is a two-time recipi ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''

'' - Steve James *Outstanding Achievement in Production - '' Pina'' - Gian-Piero Ringel,

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. He is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Docu ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - "

Hell and Back Again ''Hell and Back Again'' is a 2011 American-British-Afghan documentary film produced, shot, and directed by Danfung Dennis, about a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps who returns from the Afghanistan conflict with a badly broken leg and p ...

" - Danfung Dennis *Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Senna'' - Gregers Sall, Chris King *Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''

Tabloid Tabloid may refer to: * Tabloid journalism, a type of journalism * Tabloid (newspaper format), a newspaper with compact page size ** Chinese tabloid * Tabloid (paper size), a North American paper size * Sopwith Tabloid The Sopwith Tabloid an ...

'' - Rob Feng, Jeremy Landman *Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''

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John Kusiak __NOTOC__ John Kusiak (born July 20, 1948) is an American composer best known for his work with documentary filmmaker Errol Morris. He won the 2012 Cinema Eye Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score for Morris' ''Tabloi ...

*Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - '' The Arbor'' - Dir. Clio Barnard *Spotlight Award - ''

El Lugar Más Pequeño (The Tiniest Place) EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...

'' - Dir. Tatiana Huezo Sanchez *Audience Choice Prize - ''

Buck Buck may refer to: Common meanings * A colloquialism for a dollar or similar currency * An adult male in some animal species - see List of animal names * Derby shoes, nicknamed "bucks" for the common use of buckskin in their making People * Buck ...

'' - Dir.

Cindy Meehl Cindy Meehl is an American documentary filmmaker. Her first film, '' Buck'', was released on June 17, 2011, after a successful set of showings at U.S. film festivals including the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Biography Early life Cindy Meehl st ...

*Heterodox Award - Beginners - Dir. Mike Mills *Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - "

Diary A diary is a written or audiovisual record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Diaries have traditionally been handwritten but are now also often digital. A personal ...

" - Tim Hetherington *Hell Yeah Prize - ''

Paradise Lost ''Paradise Lost'' is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 16 ...

'' Trilogy - Dir. Joe Berlinger,

Bruce Sinofsky Bruce Sinofsky (March 31, 1956 – February 21, 2015) was an American documentary film director, particularly known for his films the ''Paradise Lost'' trilogy, '' Brother's Keeper'' and '' Metallica: Some Kind of Monster'', all created with Joe B ...

*2012 Legacy Award - '' Titicut Follies'' -

Frederick Wiseman Frederick Wiseman (born January 1, 1930) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theater director. His work is "devoted primarily to exploring American institutions". He has been called "one of the most important and original filmmakers wor ...

Winners in 2013

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' 5 Broken Cameras'' - Dir.

Emad Burnat Emad Burnat is a Palestinian farmer and filmmaker. He is the first Palestinian nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Film His documentary ''5 Broken Cameras'' is a first-hand account of life and demonstrations in Bil'in, a ...

and Guy Davidi; Prod.

Christine Camdessus Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

, Serge Gordey,

and Guy Davidi * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - '' Detropia'' - Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady * Outstanding Achievement in Production - '' The Imposter'' - Dimitri Doganis * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - '' Chasing Ice'' - Jeff Orlowski * Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''

How to Survive a Plague ''How to Survive a Plague'' is a 2012 American documentary film about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, and the efforts of activist groups ACT UP and TAG. It was directed by David France, a journalist who covered AIDS from its beginnings. Fra ...

'' - T. Woody Richman and Tyler H. Walk * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - '' Searching for Sugar Man'' - Oskar Gullstrand and Arvid Steen * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - '' Detropia'' - Dial.81 * Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''Only The Young'' - Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims * Spotlight Award - '' Argentinian Lesson'' - Wojciech Staroń * Audience Choice Prize - ''

Bully Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) of an i ...

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Lee Hirsch Lee Hirsch (born 1972) is an American documentary filmmaker. Hirsch is a graduate of The Putney School in Vermont and Hampshire College, in Amherst, Massachusetts. He wrote and directed the documentary '' Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harm ...

* Heterodox Award - ''

Museum Hours ''Museum Hours'' is a 2012 Austrian-American drama film written and directed by Jem Cohen. The film is set in and around Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum. Plot When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisch ...

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Jem Cohen Jem Alan Cohen (born 1962) is an Afghan-born American filmmaker based in New York City. Cohen is especially known for his observational portraits of urban landscapes, blending of media formats ( sixteen-millimetre, Super 8, videotape) and coll ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - '' Good Bye Mandima (Kwa Heri Mandima)'' - Robert-Jan Lacombe * 2013 Legacy Award - '' The War Room'' -

Chris Hegedus Chris Hegedus (born April 23, 1952) is an American documentary filmmaker. She and her husband, filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, founded the company Pennebaker Hegedus Films. Hegedus was nominated for an Academy Award for ''The War Room'', a behind-t ...

and D.A. Pennebaker

Winners in 2014

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''

The Act of Killing ''The Act of Killing'' ( id, Jagal, meaning "Butcher") is a 2012 documentary film about individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966. The film is directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and co-directed by Christine Cynn and ...

'' - Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer; Prod. Signe Byrge Sørensen * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''

Stories We Tell ''Stories We Tell'' is a 2012 Canadian documentary film written and directed by Sarah Polley and produced by the National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Cana ...

'' - Sarah Polley * Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''

'' - Signe Byrge Sørensen * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''

Leviathan Leviathan (; he, לִוְיָתָן, ) is a sea serpent noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Amos, and, according to some ...

'' - Lucien Castaing-Taylor and

Véréna Paravel Véréna Paravel (born 21 April 1971 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland) is a French anthropologist and artist who works in film, video, and photography. Biography Verena Paravel was born in 1971. She is an anthropologist, artist and filmmaker who wor ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Let the Fire Burn'' - Nels Bangerter * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''

Cutie and the Boxer ''Cutie and the Boxer'' is a 2013 American documentary film produced, shot, and directed by Zachary Heinzerling. The film focuses on the chaotic 40-year marriage of two artists, Noriko Shinohara and her husband the boxing painter Ushio, featur ...

'' - Noriko Shinohara and Art Jail * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''

'' - Yasuaki Shimizu * Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''

'' - Zachary Heinzerling * Spotlight Award - "The Last Station" - Cristian Soto and Catalina Vergara * Audience Choice Prize - '' Sound City'' -

Dave Grohl David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, in which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Prior to forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of gru ...

* Heterodox Award - " Post Tenebras Lux" -

Carlos Reygadas Carlos Reygadas Castillo (; born October 10, 1971) is a Mexican filmmaker. Influenced by existentialist art and philosophy, Reygadas' movies feature spiritual journeys into the inner worlds of his main characters, through which themes of love, ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - '' A Story for Modlins'' - Sergio Oksman * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television - ''

The Crash Reel ''The Crash Reel'' is a documentary film directed by Lucy Walker which premiered as the Opening Night Gala film on 19 January 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival. Through 20 years of sports and verite footage, ''The Crash Reel'' chronicles the ri ...

'' - Dir. Lucy Walker; Prod. Julian Cautherley and Lucy Walker * 2014 Legacy Award - '' Harlan County, USA'' - Barbara Kopple * Hell Yeah Prize - '' Gasland'' - Josh Fox

Winners in 2015

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' Citizenfour'' - Dir.

; Prod.

, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - '' Citizenfour'' -

* Outstanding Achievement in Production - '' Citizenfour'' -

, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography **''

20,000 Days on Earth ''20,000 Days on Earth'' is a 2014 British musical documentary drama film co-written and directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Nick Cave also co-wrote the script with Forsyth and Pollard. The film premiered in-competition in the ''Worl ...

'' - Erik Wilson **'' Virunga'' - Franklin Dow and

Orlando von Einsiedel Orlando von EinsiedelPeople of Today 2017 / Lucy Hume (born in August 1980) is a British film director. He directs mostly documentary films that investigate global social issues, and has filmed in various places around the world, including Africa ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Citizenfour'' - Mathilde Bonnefoy * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - '' Jodorowsky's Dune'' - Syd Garon and ''

Particle Fever ''Particle Fever'' is a 2013 American documentary film tracking the first round of experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva, Switzerland. The film follows the experimental physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Rese ...

'' - MK12 * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''

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Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, ...

and

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

* Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''

Finding Vivian Maier ''Finding Vivian Maier'' is a 2013 American documentary film about the photographer Vivian Maier, written, directed, and produced by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, and executive produced by Jeff Garlin. Maier was a French-American woman who wo ...

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John Maloof John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

and Charlie Siskel * Spotlight Award - ''

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events J ...

'' - Johanna Hamilton * Heterodox Award - '' Boyhood'' -

Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies ' ...

* Audience Choice - '' Keep On Keepin' On'' - Alan Hicks * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - ''

The Lion's Mouth Opens ''The Lion's Mouth Opens'' is a 2014 short documentary film. It follows actress and filmmaker Marianna Palka as she pursues testing to learn whether she inherited the genetic mutation that causes Huntington's disease, an incurable neurodegenera ...

'' - Lucy Walker * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television - ''

The Price of Gold "The Price of Gold" is the fourth episode of the American fairy tale/drama television series ''Once Upon a Time''. The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from var ...

'' - Dir. Nanette Burstein; Prod. Libby Geist * 2015 Legacy Award - ''

Paris is Burning Paris Is Burning may refer to: * ''Paris Is Burning'' (film), a 1990 documentary film * "Paris Is Burning" (''Gilmore Girls''), the eleventh episode of ''Gilmore Girls first season * "Paris Is Burning", a song from the 1983 album '' Breaking the Ch ...

'' - Jennie Livingston

Winners in 2016

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''

The Look of Silence ''The Look of Silence'' (, "Silence") is a 2014 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer about the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66. The film is a companion piece to his 2012 documentary ''The Act of Kill ...

'' - Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer; Prod. Signe Byrge Sørensen * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''

'' - Joshua Oppenheimer * Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''

'' - Signe Byrge Sørensen * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography **''

Cartel Land ''Cartel Land'' is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Matthew Heineman about the Mexican Drug War, especially vigilante groups fighting Mexican drug cartels. The film focuses on Tim "Nailer" Foley, the leader of Arizona Border Rec ...

'' - Matthew Heineman and Matt Porwoll **''

Meru Meru may refer to: Geography Kenya * Meru, Kenya, a city in Meru County, Kenya ** Meru County, created by the merger of *** Meru Central District *** Meru North District *** Meru South District * Meru National Park, a Kenyan wildlife park Tanz ...

'' - Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk * Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''

Amy Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amélie, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''" Aimée"''. People A–E * Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886– ...

'' - Chris King * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - '' Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'' -

Stefan Nadelman Stefan Nadelman is an American film director and animator. A collection of photos from Stefan Nadelman's film '' Terminal Bar'' was released in book form in 2014, authored by Nadelman and his father Sheldon Nadelman who also was the book's photo ...

and

Hisko Hulsing Hisko Hulsing (born July 7, 1971 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch director, animator, composer, painter and storyboard artist. His animated films won many awards, including the Grand Prize for ''Junkyard'' at the Ottawa International Animation Film Fes ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - '' The Heart of a Dog'' -

Laurie Anderson Laurel Philips Anderson (born June 5, 1947), known as Laurie Anderson, is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and ...

* Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''

The Wolfpack ''The Wolfpack'' is a 2015 American documentary film, directed by Crystal Moselle. It is about the Angulo family, who homeschooled and raised their seven children (six boys and one girl) in the confinement of their apartment in the Lower East ...

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Crystal Moselle Sierra Ditson "Crystal" Moselle (born August 1, 1980) is an American filmmaker. Her debut film was '' The Wolfpack'' (2015), a documentary on the Angulo brothers. She has also made '' That One Day'' (2016) and '' Skate Kitchen'' (2018). Early li ...

* Spotlight Award - '' Toto and His Sisters'' - Alexandre Nanău * Heterodox Award - ''

Taxi A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choic ...

'' - Jafar Panahi * Audience Choice - ''

'' - Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking **''

Buffalo Juggalos Buffalo most commonly refers to: * Bubalina, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo * Bison, including the American buffalo * Buffalo, New York Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to: Animals * Bubalina, a subtribe of the tr ...

'' - Scott Cummings **'' Hotel 22'' - Elizabeth Lo * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television - ''

Private Violence ''Private Violence'' is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced by Cynthia Hill. The film focuses on the issue of domestic violence, as told through two survivors. Ultimately, the film centers on dispelling the logic of the commonl ...

'' - Dir. Cynthia Hill; Prod. Cynthia Hill * 2016 Legacy Award - ''

American Movie ''American Movie'' is a 1999 American documentary film directed by Chris Smith, produced by Smith and Sarah Price, and edited by Jun Diaz and Barry Poltermann. The film chronicles the making of ''Coven'', an independent short horror film dire ...

'' - Chris Smith

Winners in 2017

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' Cameraperson'' - Dir. Kirsten Johnson; Prod. Kirsten Johnson and

Marilyn Ness Marilyn Ness is a documentary film producer and director based in New York City She is known for social justice documentaries, including '' Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale'' (2010), ''Cameraperson'' (2016), and most notably, '' Charm City'' (2018). H ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Direction - '' OJ: Made in America'' - Ezra Edelman * Outstanding Achievement in Production - '' OJ: Made in America'' - Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - '' Cameraperson'' - Kirsten Johnson * Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Cameraperson'' - Nels Bangerter * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''

Tower A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specific ...

'' - Craig Staggs and Keith Maitland * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - '' Contemporary Colors'' -

David Byrne David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of ...

, LeeAnn Rossi and Aaron Rosenblum * Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''

Hooligan Sparrow ''Hooligan Sparrow'' is a 2016 documentary film about Ye Haiyan and other Chinese activists written and produced by Nanfu Wang. Synopsis The documentary is about a child rape case in China (involving a government official) and the protests agai ...

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Nanfu Wang Nanfu Wang (born 1985) is a Chinese-born American filmmaker. Her debut film '' Hooligan Sparrow'' premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2017. Her second film, ''I ...

* Spotlight Award - '' Les Sauteurs (Those Who Jump)'' - Estephan Wagner and

Moritz Siebert Moritz is the German equivalent of the name Maurice (given name), Maurice. It may refer to: People Given name * Saint Maurice, also called Saint Moritz, the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century * Prince Moritz of Hess ...

* Heterodox Award - '' All These Sleepless Nights'' - Michal Marczak * Audience Choice - '' Gleason'' - Clay Tweel * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - ''La Laguna'' - Aaron Schock * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television - ''

Making a Murderer ''Making a Murderer'' is an American true crime documentary television series written and directed by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos. The show tells the story of Steven Avery, a man from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who served 18 years in pri ...

'' - Dir. Laura Ricciardi and

Moira Demos Moira Demos is an Emmy Award winning American filmmaker, producer and editor. Demos rose to prominence with her documentary ''Making a Murderer'' which she co-directed with filmmaker Laura Ricciardi, in a process that took 10 years to comple ...

; Prod. Laura Ricciardi and

* 2017 Legacy Award - '' The Times of Harvey Milk'' - Rob Epstein

Winners in 2018

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' Strong Island'' - Dir.

Yance Ford Yance Ford () is an African-American transgender producer and director. Life and career Ford graduated from Hamilton College in 1994. Beginning in 2002 he worked as a series producer at PBS for ten years. In 2011 he was named one of ''Filmmaker ...

; Prod. Joslyn Barnes and

* Outstanding Achievement in Direction - '' Strong Island'' -

* Outstanding Achievement in Production - '' Last Men in Aleppo'' - Kareem Abeed, Stefan Kloos, and

Søren Steen Jespersen Søren Steen Jespersen is a Danish director, producer and writer best known for producing 2017 documentary '' Last Men in Aleppo'', for which he was co-nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Jespersen's team was unable to the ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''

Chasing Coral ''Chasing Coral'' is a 2017 American documentary film about a team of divers, scientists and photographers around the world who document the disappearance of coral reefs. ''Chasing Coral'' was produced by Exposure Labs and directed by Jeff Orl ...

'' - Andrew Ackerman and Jeff Orlowski * Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''

Quest A quest is a journey toward a specific mission or a goal. The word serves as a plot device in mythology and fiction: a difficult journey towards a goal, often symbolic or allegorical. Tales of quests figure prominently in the folklore of e ...

'' - Lindsay Utz * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - '' Long Strange Trip'' -

* Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''

Jane Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * Jane (1915 film), ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * Jane (2016 film), ''Jane'' (20 ...

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Philip Glass Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimalism, being built up from repetitive ...

* Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - '' Strong Island''-

* Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking - ''

The Keepers ''The Keepers'' is a seven-episode American documentary web series that explores the unsolved murder of nun Catherine Cesnik in 1969. Cesnik taught English and drama at Baltimore's all-girls Archbishop Keough High School, and her former student ...

'' - Dir. Ryan White; Prod. Jessica Hargrave * Spotlight Award - '' Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle'' - Gustavo Salmerón * Heterodox Award - '' The Florida Project'' - Sean Baker * Audience Choice - ''

'' -

Brett Morgen Brett D. Morgen (born October 11, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. His directorial credits include ''The Kid Stays in the Picture'' (2002), '' Crossfire Hurricane'' (2012), '' Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'' (2015), ''Jane'' (2017), an ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - '' The Rabbit Hunt'' - Patrick Bresnan * 2018 Legacy Award - '' When We Were Kings'' - Leon Gast * Hell Yeah Prize - ''

Icarus In Greek mythology, Icarus (; grc, Ἴκαρος, Íkaros, ) was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth of Crete. After Theseus, king of Athens and enemy of Minos, escaped from the labyrinth, King Minos sus ...

'' - Bryan Fogel

Winners in 2019

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''

Hale County This Morning, This Evening ''Hale County This Morning, This Evening'' is a 2018 American documentary film about the lives of black people in Hale County, Alabama. It is directed by RaMell Ross and produced by RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim, and is Ross's first nonficti ...

'' - Dir. RaMell Ross; Prod. Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim, and RaMell Ross * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - '' Minding the Gap'' - Bing Liu * Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''

Free Solo Free solo climbing, or free soloing, is a form of technical ice or rock climbing where the climbers (or ''free soloists'') climb alone without ropes, harnesses or other protective equipment, forcing them to rely entirely on their own individual ...

'' - Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes and

Shannon Dill Free solo climbing, or free soloing, is a form of technical ice or rock climbing where the climbers (or ''free soloists'') climb alone without ropes, harnesses or other protective equipment, forcing them to rely entirely on their own individual ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''

'' - Jimmy Chin, Clair Popkin and Mikey Schaeffer * Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Minding the Gap'' - Bing Liu and

Joshua Altman Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. ' Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''

Shirkers ''Shirkers'' is a 2018 British-American documentary film by Singapore-born filmmaker Sandi Tan about the making of an independent thriller featuring a teenage assassin set in Singapore. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in January ...

'' -

Lucas Celler Lucas Celler is an American documentary film editor, director, photographer and motion designer. He is best known for his work on ''Shirkers'' and ''Claydream''. Life and career Lucas went to New Trier High School and Depaul University's School ...

and

Sandi Tan Sandi Tan (born 1972 in Singapore) is a film critic, writer, and filmmaker. After attending the University of Kent, she wrote as the film critic for '' The Straits Times'' from 1995 to 1997 before attending Columbia University's film school a ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''

'' - Ishai Adar * Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - '' Minding the Gap'' - Bing Liu * Outstanding Achievement in a Nonfiction Film for Broadcast - '' Baltimore Rising'' - Sonja Sohn * Outstanding Achievement in a Nonfiction Series for Broadcast - ''

America to Me ''America to Me'' is a 2018 American documentary television series directed by Steve James, produced by Kartemquin Films and Participant Media. The 10-episode series was filmed during the 2015-2016 school year at Oak Park and River Forest High Sc ...

'' - Steve James * Spotlight Award - '' The Distant Barking of Dogs'' - Simon Lereng Wilmont * Heterodox Award - ''

American Animals ''American Animals'' is a 2018 heist film written and directed by Bart Layton. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, and Ann Dowd, it follows four college friends who plan a heist of their library. It tells the stor ...

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Bart Layton Bartholomew Nicholas Layton (born 1975) is an English documentary filmmaker. He is the writer and director of the films '' The Imposter'' and ''American Animals''. Early life and education Both of his parents were artists, one a sculptor and the ...

* Audience Choice - ''

'' - Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - '' My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes'' - Charlie Tyrell * 2019 Legacy Award - ''

Eyes on the Prize ''Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement'' is an American television series and 14-part documentary about the 20th-century civil rights movement in the United States. The documentary originally aired on the PBS network, and it als ...

'' -

Harry Hampton Harry Hampton VC (14 December 1870 – 2 November 1922) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Hampton was bor ...

, Orlando Bagwell, Sheila Curran Bernard, Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney, Madison D. Lacy, Thomas Ott, Samuel D. Pollard, Terry Kay Rockefeller, Jacqueline Shearer,

Paul Stekler Paul J. Stekler (born January 3, 1953) is a political documentary filmmaker, a professor, and former Chair and head of the production program in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin College of Communication. ...

, Judith Vecchione

Winners in 2020

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' American Factory'' - Dir. Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert; Prod. Steve Bognar, Julia Reichert, Jeff Reichert and Julie Parker Benello * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - '' American Factory'' - Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert * Outstanding Achievement in Production **''

For Sama ''For Sama'' () is a 2019 documentary film produced and narrated by Waad Al-Kateab, and directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film focuses on Waad Al-Kateab's journey as a journalist and rebel in the Syrian uprising. Her husband is H ...

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Waad al-Kateab Waad Al-Kateab ( ar, وعد الخطيب; born ) is the pseudonym of a Syrian journalist, filmmaker, and activist. Her documentary, '' For Sama'' (2019), was nominated for four BAFTAs at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, winning for Best Doc ...

**'' The Cave'' - Kirstine Barford and Sigrid Dyekjær * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - '' Honeyland'' - Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma * Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''

Apollo 11 Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module ''Eagle'' on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, ...

'' - Todd Douglas Miller * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''

The Great Hack ''The Great Hack'' is a 2019 documentary film about the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, produced and directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, both previous documentary Academy Award nominees ( ''The Square'', ''Control Room'', '' ...

'' - Patrick Cederberg, Matthew Hornick and Ash Thorp * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''

'' - Matt Morton * Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - '' The Disappearance of My Mother'' - Beniamino Barrese * Outstanding Achievement in a Nonfiction Film for Broadcast - ''

Leaving Neverland ''Leaving Neverland'' is a 2019 documentary film directed and produced by the British filmmaker Dan Reed. It focuses on two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who allege they were sexually abused as children by the American singer Michael Ja ...

'' - Dan Reed * Outstanding Achievement in a Nonfiction Series for Broadcast - ''Tricky Dick'' - Mary Robertson * Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Cinematography - ''

Homecoming Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni or other former members of an organization to celebrate the organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States, Canada and Liberia. ...

'' - Mark Ritchie, Julian Klincewicz, Dikayl Rimmasch and Irie Calkins * Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Editing - '' Apollo: Missions to the Moon'' - David Tillman * Spotlight Award - '' Present Award'' - Shengze Zhu * Heterodox Award - '' The Souvenir'' -

Joanna Hogg Joanna Hogg (born 20 March 1960) is a British film director and screenwriter. She made her directorial and screenwriting feature film debut in 2007 with '' Unrelated'' followed by ''Archipelago'' (2010) and ''Exhibition'' (2013). Two of her fil ...

* Audience Choice - ''

The Biggest Little Farm ''The Biggest Little Farm'' is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by John Chester. The film profiles the life of John Chester and his wife Molly as they acquire and establish themselves on Apricot Lane Farms in Moorpark, California.

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John Chester John Chester is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker and television director. His recent short films for OWN's Super Soul Sunday (including ''Saving Emma'', ''Worry for Maggie'' and ''The Orphan'') have won five Emmy Awards, for outstanding directi ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - '' Ghosts of Sugar Land'' - Bassam Tariq * 2020 Legacy Award - '' Koyaanisqatsi'' - Godfrey Reggio

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