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

cinematography Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sen ...

and

editing Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written language, written, Image editing, visual, Audio engineer, audible, or Film editing, cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing p ...

. The awards are presented each January in New York and have been held since 2011 at the

Museum of the Moving Image The Museum of the Moving Image is a media museum located in a former building of the historic Astoria Studios (now Kaufman Astoria Studios), in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The museum originally opened in 1988 as the Am ...

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) ''Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)'' is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Jason Kohn about corruption and kidnapping in Brazil. Kohn has said "I really thought of ''Manda Bala'' as a non-fiction ''RoboCop'' depicting a very real, broken, an ...

'' - 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 ...

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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 ''T ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''

Ghosts of Cité Soleil In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from an invisible presence to translucent ...

'' - Seth Kanegis,

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 * Tomàs, a Catalan given name and surname * ...

, 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 Jenny may refer to: * Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people * Jenny (surname), a family name Animals * Jenny (donkey), a female donkey * Jenny (elephant), a female elephant in the German Army in World ...

Andy Grieve Andy may refer to: People *Andy (given name), including a list of real individuals and fictional characters *Horace Andy (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer born Horace Hinds * Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianis ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - '' Chicago 10'' - Animation by

Curious Pictures Curious Pictures (stylized as curious?ictures) was an American animation studio and multi-media company that was primarily based in New York City that produced television programs, commercials, animation and video games. The company is known for ...

*Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''

Billy the Kid Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders: four for which he was solely res ...

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Jennifer Venditti Jennifer Venditti is an American casting director, filmmaker, and author known for her film and television casting work. She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Early life Venditti began her career in the fashion industry, working with various bra ...

*Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film - '' The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun'' - Dir.

Pernille Rose Grønkjær Pernille Rose Grønkjær (born in 1973) is a Danish film director. Grønkjær was born in Denmark and graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997. She is the director of various documentary films for the screen and for television i ...

; Prod.

Sigrid Dyekjær Sigrid is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse ''Sigríðr'', composed of the elements ''sigr'' "victory" and ''fríðr'' "beautiful". Common short forms include Siri, Sigga, Sig, and Sigi. An Estonian and Finnish variant is Siir ...

*Audience Choice Prize - '' The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters'' - Dir.

Seth Gordon Seth Lewis Gordon is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and film editor. He has produced and directed for film and television, including for PBS, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the United Nations Staff 1% for Developme ...

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 Do ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''

Waltz with Bashir ''Waltz with Bashir'' (, translit. ''Vals Im Bashir'') is a 2008 adult animated war documentary film written, produced, and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman's search for lost memories of his experience as a soldier during the 19 ...

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Ari Folman Ari Folman (; born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator, and film-score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film '' Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) and the live-action/animated film '' The ...

*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 ...

'' - Peter Zeitlinger *Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''Man on Wire'' - Jinx Godfrey *Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''Waltz with Bashir'' - Yoni Goodman,

David Polonsky David Polonsky (; born 1973) is an Israeli book illustrator and artistic film director. His illustrations appeared in all major Israeli magazines and newspapers and illustrated many children's books, for which he received multiple awards. He also ...

*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 Edinbu ...

*Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''

Up the Yangtze ''Up the Yangtze'' is a 2007 documentary film directed by Chinese Canadian, 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 ...

'' - 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), the ...

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

Serge Lalou Serge may refer to: *Serge (fabric), a type of twill fabric *Serge (llama) (born 2005), a llama in the Cirque Franco-Italien and internet meme *Serge (name), a masculine given name (includes a list of people with this name) *Serge (post), a hitchi ...

, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli, Roman Paul *Honored Shorts - '' Breadmakers'', '' City of Cranes'', ''

Kids + money Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to: Common meanings * Colloquial term for a child or other young person ** Also for a parent's offspring regardless of age * Engage in joking * Young goat * The goat meat of young goats * Kidskin, leath ...

'', ''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 Louis (Louie) Psihoyos (born April 15, 1957) is an American photographer and documentary film director known for his still photography and contributions to National Geographic Society, National Geographic. Psihoyos, a certified SCUBA diver, has ...

; Prod. Paula DuPré Pesman,

Fisher Stevens Stephen Fisher (born November 27, 1963), known professionally as Fisher Stevens, is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben Jahveri in ''Short Circuit'' (1986) and ''Short Circu ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''

The Beaches of Agnès ''The Beaches of 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 birthday on camera. Varda said ...

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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 and photographer. Varda's work employed location shooting in an era when the limitations of sound technology made it easier ...

*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 ''Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country'' (; ) is a 2008 Danish documentary film directed by Anders Østergaard. It follows the Saffron Revolution against the military regime in Burma. The "VJ" in the title stands for "video journalists." So ...

'' - 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 and ...

Open Source Cinema Open Source Cinema was a collaborative website created to produce the documentary film RiP!: A Remix Manifesto, a co-production with Montreal's EyeSteelFilm and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It was launched in 2004 as a public beta, an ...

*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, ...

'' - Danny Grody,

Donal Mosher Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterp ...

, 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 ''Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo'' is a 2009 documentary directed by American filmmaker Jessica Oreck. The documentary shows how insects are entwined with Japan from past to present. A Japanese narrator reads poetry, reads legends, and give informati ...

'' - Dir.

Jessica Oreck Jessica Oreck is an American naturalist and documentary filmmaker. She studied filmmaking, and biology in school and then she started working at the American Museum of Natural History, New York. After some time she established the one-person Myria ...

*Audience Choice Prize - ''

The September Issue ''The September Issue'' is a 2009 American documentary film directed by R. J. Cutler. The film centers on editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and the editorial team at '' American Vogue'' as they prepare the magazine’s September 2007 issue, at the tim ...

'' - 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 Accor ...

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

Ross McElwee Ross McElwee is an American documentary filmmaker known for his autobiographical films about his family and personal life, usually interwoven with an episodic journey that intersects with larger political or philosophical issues. His humorous an ...

Winners in 2011

*Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' Exit Through the Gift Shop'' - Dir.

Banksy Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive ep ...

; 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 Edwa ...

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

Mila Aung-Thwin Mila Aung-Thwin is a 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 Daniel Cros ...

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

Lixin Fan Lixin Fan (範立欣, Fàn Lìxīn; born March 1977, Wuhan, Hubei, China,範立欣
覓趣 (Miqu)) is a Montreal, Que ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Exit Through the Gift Shop'' - Chris King, Tom Fulford *Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''

Gasland ''Gasland'' is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Josh Fox. It focuses on communities in the United States where natural gas drilling activity was a concern and, specifically, on hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), a method ...

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Juan Cardarelli ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

Alex Tyson Alex is a given name. Similar names are Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey or Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Cook (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (disambiguation), multiple people *Alexand ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - '' The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy'' -

Norbert Möslang Norbert Möslang (October 6, 1952 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss musician in the field of free improvisation (soprano saxophone, double bass, Live electronic music) and luthier. Life and works The first instrument, which Möslang learned to play wa ...

*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; born March 1977, Wuhan, Hubei, China,範立欣
覓趣 (Miqu)) is a Montreal, Que ...

; 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 Ujică 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 ''Ricki Stern'' is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, most known for her documentarian work, and author. She works alongside Anne Sundberg. She is most known for ''The Trials of Darryl Hunt'' (2006), '' The Devil Came on Horsebac ...

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 (Malayalam actress) (born 1975), Indian actress who works in Malayalam-language films * ...

*Heterodox Award - ''

Putty Hill ''Putty Hill'' is a 2010 American independent drama film co-written and directed by Matt 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 afterm ...

'' - Dir. Matt Porterfield *Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - ''

The Poodle Trainer ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'' - 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, ...

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Albert Maysles Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; ) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style. Their best-known films in ...

David Maysles Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; ) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style. Their best-known films in ...

Ellen Hovde Ellen Margerethe Hovde (March 9, 1925 – February 16, 2023) was an American documentarian. She co-directed '' Grey Gardens'' with the Maysles brothers. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for produci ...

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 ...

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Susan Froemke Susan Froemke (born November 5, 1947) is an American film director and producer. Froemke was the associate producer and one of the editors of the influential 1975 documentary film '' Grey Gardens'', which was selected for preservation in the Nati ...

Winners in 2012

*Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - '' The Interrupters'' - 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 - '' The Interrupters'' - Steve James *Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''

Pina Pina may refer to: People * Pina (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname, surname or stage name Places * Pina, Nepal, a village development committee * Pina, Mallorca, Spain, a town * Pina de Ebro, a municipality of the provinc ...

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Gian-Piero Ringel Gian-Piero Ringel (born 1976 in Göppingen) is a German film producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for the documentary ''Pina'', which won the German and the European Film Award in 2011. Career Ringel studied film prod ...

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, Venice International Film ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - "

Hell and Back Again ''Hell and Back Again'' is a 2011 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 post-traumatic stress diso ...

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Danfung Dennis Danfung Dennis is a still photographer and documentary film maker. He graduated from the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. His images have been published in ''Newsweek'', ''Time'', ''The New York Times'', ''The Washin ...

*Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Senna'' - Gregers Sall, Chris King *Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - '' Tabloid'' - Rob Feng, Jeremy Landman *Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - '' Tabloid'' -

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' '' Tabl ...

*Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''

The Arbor Andrea Dunbar (22 May 1961 – 20 December 1990) was an English playwright. She wrote ''The Arbor'' (1980) and ''Rita, Sue and Bob Too'' (1982), an autobiographical drama about the sexual adventures of teenage girls living in a run-down part of ...

'' - Dir.

Clio Barnard Clio Barnard (born 1 January 1965) is a British director of documentary and feature films. She won widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards for her debut, '' The Arbor'', an experimental documentary about Bradford playwright Andrea Dunba ...

*Spotlight Award - ''

El Lugar Más Pequeño (The Tiniest Place) EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a List of Shugo Chara! characters#El, character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (Stranger Things), Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fiction ...

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

Buck Buck may refer to: Common meanings * A colloquialism for a United States, Canadian, or Australian dollar * An adult male animal in some species - see List of animal names - e.g.: ** Goat buck ** Deer buck ** Sheep buck * Derby shoes, nicknamed "bu ...

'' - 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 stu ...

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

Diary A diary is a written or audiovisual memorable 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 digita ...

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Tim Hetherington Timothy Alistair Telemachus Hetherington (5 December 1970 – 20 April 2011) was a British photojournalist. He produced books, films and other work that "ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poster exhibitions, to handheld de ...

*Hell Yeah Prize - ''

Paradise Lost ''Paradise Lost'' is an Epic poetry, epic poem in blank verse by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The poem concerns the Bible, biblical story of the fall of man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their ex ...

'' Trilogy - Dir.

Joe Berlinger Joseph Berlinger (born October 30, 1961) is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. Particularly focused on true crime documentaries, Berlinger's films and docu-series draw attention to social justice issues in the US and abroad in such ...

, Bruce Sinofsky *2012 Legacy Award - ''

Titicut Follies ''Titicut Follies'' is a 1967 American direct cinema documentary film produced, written, and directed by Frederick Wiseman and filmed by John Marshall. It deals with the patient-inmates of Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, ...

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Frederick Wiseman Frederick Wiseman (born January 1, 1930) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theater director. His work is primarily about exploring American institutions. In 2017, ''The New York Times'' called him "one of the most important and origina ...

Winners in 2013

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''

5 Broken Cameras ''5 Broken Cameras'' (; ) is a 94-minute documentary film co-directed by Palestinian Emad Burnat and Israeli Guy Davidi. It was shown at film festivals in 2011 and placed in general release by Kino Lorber in 2012. ''5 Broken Cameras'' is a first ...

'' - Dir.

Emad Burnat Emad Burnat is a Palestinian farmer and filmmaker, known for the documentary ''5 Broken Cameras'' (2011). He is the first Palestinian nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. ''5 Broken Cameras'' His documentary ''5 Broken C ...

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Guy Davidi Guy Davidi (; born July 9, 1978) is an Israeli documentary filmmaker. His movie ''5 Broken Cameras'' was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Davidi also won the Best Directing Award along with Palestinian co-direct ...

; Prod. Christine Camdessus, Serge Gordey,

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* Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''

Detropia ''Detropia'' is a 2012 American documentary film, directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, about the city of Detroit, Michigan. It focuses on the decline of the economy of Detroit due to long-term changes in the automobile industry, and the e ...

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Heidi Ewing Heidi Ewing is an American documentary filmmaker and the co-director of ''Jesus Camp'', ''The Boys of Baraka'', ''12th & Delaware'', ''Detropia, DETROPIA'', ''Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You'', ''One of Us (2017 film), One of U ...

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Rachel Grady Rachel Grady is an American documentary filmmaker. She co-directed ''Jesus Camp'' (Academy Award nominee), ''The Boys of Baraka'' (Emmy nominee), ''12th & Delaware'' (Peabody Award winner), ''Detropia, DETROPIA'' (Emmy winner), ''Norman Lear: ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Production - '' The Imposter'' -

Dimitri Doganis Dimitri, Dimitry, Demetri or variations thereof may refer to: __NOTOC__ People Given name * Dimitri (clown), Swiss clown and mime Dimitri Jakob Muller (1935–2016) * Dimitri Atanasescu (1836–1907), Ottoman-born Aromanian teacher * Dimitri Ayol ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''

Chasing Ice ''Chasing Ice'' is a 2012 documentary film about the efforts of nature photographer James Balog and his Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) to publicize the effects of climate change. The film was directed by Jeff Orlowski. It was released in the United ...

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Jeff Orlowski Jeff Orlowski-Yang is an American filmmaker. He is best known for both directing and producing the Emmy Award-winning documentary ''Chasing Ice'' (2012) and '' Chasing Coral'' (2017) and for directing ''The Social Dilemma'' about the damaging soci ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''

How to Survive a Plague ''How to Survive a Plague'' is a 2012 American documentary film depicting 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 ...

'' - T. Woody Richman and Tyler H. Walk * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''

Searching for Sugar Man ''Searching for Sugar Man'' is a 2012 documentary film about a South African cultural phenomenon, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig ...

'' - Oskar Gullstrand and Arvid Steen * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''

'' - Dial.81 * Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''Only The Young'' - Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims * Spotlight Award - '' Argentinian Lesson'' -

Wojciech Staroń Wojciech () is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch , Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two Slavic roots: * ''wój'' (Slavic: ''voj''), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words like ''wojownik'' ("warrior") a ...

* Audience Choice Prize - ''

Bully Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing, comments, or threats, in order to abuse, aggressively dominate, or intimidate one or more others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perc ...

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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 Ha ...

* 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 Afghans, Afghan-born United States, American filmmaker based in New York City. Cohen is especially known for his observational portraits of urban landscapes, blending of media formats (16 mm film, sixteen-millimet ...

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

The War Room ''The War Room'' is a 1993 American documentary film about Bill Clinton's campaign for President of the United States during the 1992 United States presidential election. Directed by Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker, the film was released o ...

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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 ...

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D.A. Pennebaker Donn Alan Pennebaker (; July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema. Performing arts and politics were his primary subjects. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie ...

Winners in 2014

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''

The Act of Killing ''The Act of Killing'' (, ) is a 2012 documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, with Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian co-directing. The film follows individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, whe ...

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Joshua Oppenheimer Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born September 23, 1974) is an American film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for his Oscar-nominated films '' The Act of Killing'' (2012) and ''The Look of Silence'' (2014). Oppenheimer was a 1997 ...

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Signe Byrge Sørensen Signe Byrge Sørensen (; born 1970) is a Danish film producer. She is the head of and co-founder of the film production company Final Cut for Real in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sørensen and film director Joshua Oppenheimer were nominated for an Ac ...

* 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 (NFB). The film explores her family's secrets—including one intimately related to Polley's own ident ...

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Sarah Polley Sarah Ellen Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, political activist and actress.Howell, Peter (September 24, 199"Nobody's Starlet: Toronto's Sarah Polley is Only 20 but already a veteran actor so secure in her craft s ...

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Leviathan Leviathan ( ; ; ) is a sea serpent demon 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, and the pseudepigraphical Book of Enoch. Leviathan is of ...

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Lucien Castaing-Taylor Lucien Giles Castaing-Taylor (born 10 January 1966, Liverpool, United Kingdom) is a British anthropologist and artist who works in film, video, and photography. Biography Castaing-Taylor received his B.A. at Cambridge University and his PhD at t ...

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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 work ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''

Let the Fire Burn ''Let the Fire Burn'' is a 2013 documentary film about the events leading up to and surrounding a 1985 stand-off between the black liberation group MOVE (Philadelphia organization), MOVE and the Philadelphia Police Department. The film is directe ...

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Nels Bangerter Nels is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Nels Ackerson (born 1944), American lawyer *Nels N. Alling (1861–1955), Danish-American sculptor *Nels Andersen (1891–1961), American politician *Nels Anderson (1889–1986), Am ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - '' Cutie and the Boxer'' - Noriko Shinohara and Art Jail * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - '' Cutie and the Boxer'' -

Yasuaki Shimizu (born 9 August 1954) is a Japanese composer, saxophonist and producer. He is known for his interpretations of the music of J.S. Bach, in particular the " Cello Suites 1-6" re-arranged for and performed on tenor saxophone. Since 1981 he has comp ...

* Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - '' Cutie and the Boxer'' -

Zachary Heinzerling Zachary 'Zach' Heinzerling (born 1 January 1984) is an American film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2013 documentary film '' Cutie and the Boxer'' for which he won 'Best Director' at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The ...

* 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 founded the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, principal songwriter, and only consistent member. From 1990 to 1994, he was the drummer of th ...

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Post Tenebras Lux ''Post tenebras lux'' is a List of Latin phrases (P–Z), Latin phrase translated as ''Light After Darkness''. It appears as ''Post tenebras spero lucem'' ("After darkness, I hope for light") in the Vulgate version of Book of Job, Job 17:12.wiki ...

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

* 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'' showcases the ri ...

'' - Dir. Lucy Walker; Prod. Julian Cautherley and Lucy Walker * 2014 Legacy Award - ''

Harlan County, USA ''Harlan County USA'' (variously written with and without a comma) is a 1976 American documentary film covering the "Brookside Strike", a 1973 effort of 180 coal miners and their wives against the Duke Power Company-owned Eastover Coal Compan ...

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Barbara Kopple Barbara Kopple (born July 30, 1946) is an American film director known primarily for her documentary work. She is credited with pioneering a renaissance of cinema vérité, and bringing the historic French style to a modern American audience. S ...

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Josh Fox Josh Fox is an American film Film director, director, playwright, hippy, and environmental activist, best known for his Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning 2010 documentary, ''Gasland''. He is the founder a ...

Winners in 2015

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''

Citizenfour ''Citizenfour'' is a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras, concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal. The film had its US premiere on October 10, 2014, at the New York Film Festival and its UK premiere on October 17, 2014, a ...

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Mathilde Bonnefoy Mathilde Bonnefoy (born 11 March 1972) is a French film editor and director who was nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for the editing of the film '' Run Lola Run'' (1998) and who won the award for editing the documentary ''Citizenfour'' (2014). ...

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Dirk Wilutzky Dirk Wilutzky (born 1965 in Herleshausen, West Germany) is a German film producer and director. He won the shared Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the 2014 documentary ''Citizenfour'' at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015. He is mar ...

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Erik Wilson Erik Alexander Wilson (born 15 December 1975) is a Norwegian cinematographer. Early life Wilson grew up in Bergen. His mother was a tutor and his father worked in shipping. He has some Scottish heritage, hence his surname. He studied at the Lond ...

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Orlando von Einsiedel Orlando von EinsiedelPeople of Today 2017 / Lucy Hume (born in August 19, 1980) is a British film director, producer and co-founder of film production company Grain Media. He directs mostly documentary films that investigate global social issues, ...

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Jodorowsky's Dune ''Jodorowsky's Dune'' is a 2013 American-French documentary film directed by Frank Pavich. The film explores cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's unsuccessful attempt to adapt and film Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction novel ''Dune'' in ...

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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 physics, experimental physicists at the European Organiz ...

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MK12 MK12 is a graphic design company best known for creating the title sequences for the films of Marc Forster, such as '' Stranger than Fiction'' and ''Quantum of Solace'', as well as the interstitial videos in '' The Beatles: Rock Band''. The compa ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - '' 20,000 Days on Earth'' -

Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, writer, and actor who fronts the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Known for his baritone voice, Cave's music is characterised by emotional intensity, a wide variety ...

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Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English 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. Synopsis Maier was a French-American woma ...

'' - John Maloof and Charlie Siskel * Spotlight Award - ''

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

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

Richard Linklater Richard Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual ''Time'' 100 li ...

* 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 film, 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 neu ...

'' - Lucy Walker * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television - '' The Price of Gold'' - Dir.

Nanette Burstein Nanette Burstein (born May 23, 1970) is an American film and television director. Burstein has produced, directed, and co-directed several documentaries including the Academy Award nominated and Sundance Special Jury Prize winning film '' On the ...

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Libby Geist Libby as a feminine given name is typically a diminutive form of Elizabeth, which is less commonly spelled 'Libbie' or ' Libi'. In recent years, it has been used as a shortened version of the name Liberty. The name means ''my heart'' in Hebrew. I ...

* 2015 Legacy Award - '' Paris is Burning'' -

Jennie Livingston Jennie Livingston (born February 24, 1962) is an American director best known for the 1990 documentary '' Paris Is Burning''. Biography Early life and education Livingston was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Los Angeles, where her family ...

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 K ...

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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 Recon ...

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Matthew Heineman Matthew Heineman (born June 6, 1983) is an American documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. His inspiration and fascination with American history led him to early success with the documentary film ''Cartel Land'', which was nominated for ...

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Meru Meru may refer to: Geography Kenya * Meru, Kenya, town in Meru County in the republic of Kenya * Meru County, one of Kenya's 47 counties that was created by the 2009 merger of 3 districts: ** Meru Central District ** Meru North District ** Meru S ...

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Jimmy Chin Jimmy Chin (born October 12, 1973) is an American professional mountain athlete, photographer, skier, film director, and author. Chin has been a professional climber and skier on The North Face Athlete team for over 20 years. In 2006, Chin achi ...

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Renan Ozturk Renan is a name present in Portuguese, Spanish, French, Turkish and Breton as an alternative form of Ronan. It may refer to: People Arts * Ary Renan (1857–1900), French painter and activist * Emile Renan (1913–2001), American operatic bass ...

* Outstanding Achievement in Editing - '' Amy'' - 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 ...

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Hisko Hulsing Hisko Hulsing (born 7 July 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 Fest ...

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

Laurie Anderson Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting,Amirkhanian, Cha ...

* 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 on the Lower East Side ...

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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 Toto or TOTO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Toto (''Oz''), a dog in the novel and film ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' * Toto, in Japanese '' The Cat Returns'' * a character in '' Le château à Toto'' (Toto’s cas ...

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

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Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi (, ) (born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is known internationally for his contributions to Iranian cinema and has received numerous awards at major film festivals, including the Palme d'Or ...

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and Chai Vasarhelyi * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking **'' Buffalo Juggalos'' - Scott Cummings **''

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'' - Elizabeth Lo * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television - '' Private Violence'' - 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. Filmed between September 1995 and August 1997, ''American Movie'' documents the ...

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Winners in 2017

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''

Cameraperson ''Cameraperson'' is a 2016 autobiographical collage documentary film. The film is an account by director Kirsten Johnson about her life and career as a cinematographer. It relies on footage shot by Johnson across the years in numerous differe ...

'' - Dir. Kirsten Johnson; Prod. Kirsten Johnson and Marilyn Ness * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''O.J.: Made in America, OJ: Made in America'' - Ezra Edelman * Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''O.J.: Made in America, OJ: Made in America'' - Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''

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* Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''Tower (2016 film), Tower'' - Craig Staggs and Keith Maitland * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''Contemporary Color (film), Contemporary Colors'' - David Byrne, LeeAnn Rossi and Aaron Rosenblum * Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''Hooligan Sparrow'' - Nanfu Wang * Spotlight Award - ''Les Sauteurs (Those Who Jump)'' - Estephan Wagner and Moritz Siebert * Heterodox Award - ''All These Sleepless Nights'' - Michał Marczak, Michal Marczak * Audience Choice - ''Gleason (2016 film), Gleason'' - Clay Tweel * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - ''La Laguna'' - Aaron Schock * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television - ''Making a Murderer'' - Dir. Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos; Prod. Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos * 2017 Legacy Award - ''The Times of Harvey Milk'' - Rob Epstein

Winners in 2018

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''Strong Island (film), Strong Island'' - Dir. Yance Ford; Prod. Joslyn Barnes and Yance Ford * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''Strong Island (film), Strong Island'' - Yance Ford * Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''Last Men in Aleppo'' - Kareem Abeed, Stefan Kloos, and Søren Steen Jespersen * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''Chasing Coral'' - Andrew Ackerman and

* Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''Quest (2017 film), Quest'' - Lindsay Utz * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''Long Strange Trip'' -

* Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''Jane (2017 film), Jane'' - Philip Glass * Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''Strong Island (film), Strong Island''- Yance Ford * Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking - ''The Keepers'' - Dir. Ryan White (filmmaker), Ryan White; Prod. Jessica Hargrave * Spotlight Award - ''Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle'' - Gustavo Salmerón * Heterodox Award - ''The Florida Project'' - Sean Baker (filmmaker), Sean Baker * Audience Choice - ''Jane (2017 film), Jane'' - Brett Morgen * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - ''The Rabbit Hunt'' - Patrick Bresnan * 2018 Legacy Award - ''When We Were Kings'' - Leon Gast * Hell Yeah Prize - ''Icarus (2017 film), Icarus'' - Bryan Fogel

Winners in 2019

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''Hale County This Morning, This Evening'' - Dir. RaMell Ross; Prod. Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim, and RaMell Ross * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''Minding the Gap'' - Bing Liu (filmmaker), Bing Liu * Outstanding Achievement in Production - ''Free Solo'' - Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi,

, Evan Hayes and Shannon Dill * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''Free Solo'' -

, Clair Popkin and Mikey Schaeffer * Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''Minding the Gap'' - Bing Liu (filmmaker), Bing Liu and Joshua Altman * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''Shirkers'' - Lucas Celler and Sandi Tan * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''Shirkers'' - Ishai Adar * Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film - ''Minding the Gap'' - Bing Liu (filmmaker), 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'' - Steve James (film producer), Steve James * Spotlight Award - ''The Distant Barking of Dogs'' - Simon Lereng Wilmont * Heterodox Award - ''American Animals'' - Bart Layton * Audience Choice - ''Free Solo'' - Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi,

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - ''My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes'' - Charlie Tyrell * 2019 Legacy Award - ''Eyes on the Prize'' - Henry Hampton, Harry Hampton, Orlando Bagwell, Sheila Curran Bernard, Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney, Madison D. Lacy, Thomas Ott, Sam Pollard (filmmaker), Samuel D. Pollard, Terry Kay Rockefeller, Jacqueline Shearer, Paul Stekler, Judith Vecchione

Winners in 2020

* Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking - ''American Factory'' - Dir. Steven Bognar, Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert; Prod. Steven Bognar, Steve Bognar, Julia Reichert, Jeff Reichert and Julie Parker Benello * Outstanding Achievement in Direction - ''American Factory'' - Steven Bognar, Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert * Outstanding Achievement in Production **''For Sama'' - Waad Al-Kateab, Waad al-Kateab **''The Cave (2019 Syrian film), The Cave'' - Kirstine Barford and

* Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography - ''Honeyland'' - Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma * Outstanding Achievement in Editing - ''Apollo 11 (2019 film), Apollo 11'' - Todd Douglas Miller * Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation - ''The Great Hack'' - Patrick Cederberg, Matthew Hornick and Ash Thorp * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score - ''Apollo 11 (2019 film), Apollo 11'' - 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'' - Dan Reed (film director), Dan Reed * Outstanding Achievement in a Nonfiction Series for Broadcast - ''Tricky Dick'' - Mary Robertson * Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Cinematography - ''Homecoming (2019 American film), Homecoming'' - 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 * Audience Choice - ''The Biggest Little Farm'' - John Chester * Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking - ''Ghosts of Sugar Land'' - Bassam Tariq * 2020 Legacy Award - ''Koyaanisqatsi'' - Godfrey Reggio

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