From title design to animated characters to motion graphics that illustrate complex, challenging or humourous ideas, the artists who create graphic design and animation continue to play an increasingly important role in the construction of great nonfiction films. Previous winners in this category include Lewis Kofsky and Richard Winkler for Chicago 10 (2008), Yoni Goodman and David Polonsky for Waltz with Bashir (2009), Bigstar for Food, Inc. and Brett Gaylor & team for RIP: A Remix Manifesto (2010, tie), Juan Cardarelli, Eric M. Levy and Alex Tyson for Gasland (2012), Rob Feng and Jeremy Landman for Tabloid (2012), Oskar Gullstrand and Arvid Steen for Searching for Sugar Man (2013), Art Jail and Noriko Shinohara for Cutie and the Boxer (2014), Syd Garon for Jodorowsky’s Dune and MK12 for Particle Fever (2015, tie), and Stefan Nadelman/Hisko Hulsing for Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2016).