Outstanding
Debut Feature
From Barbara Kopple’s Harlan County U.S.A. to Frederick Wiseman’s Titicut Follies, some of the most lauded and lasting nonfiction films of all time have been crafted by debut filmmakers.
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Honoree · 2014
Cutie and the Boxer
Directed by Zachary Heinzerling
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2013 Honoree Only the Young Directed by Jason Tippet, Elizabeth Mims
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- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Directed by Alison Klayman
- How to Survive a Plague
- Marina Abramović The Artist Is Present Directed by Matthew Akers
- Room 237 Directed by Rodney Ascher
- Searching for Sugar Man
- The Waiting Room Directed by Peter Nicks
2012 Honoree The Arbor Directed by Clio Barnard
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- At the Edge of Russia Directed by Michal Marczak
- Bombay Beach Directed by Alma Har’el
- Dragonslayer Directed by Tristan Patterson
- Hell and Back Again
2011 Honoree Marwencol Directed by Jeff Malmberg
Nominees
- Catfish Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
- Exit Through the Gift Shop Directed by Banksy
- Prodigal Sons Directed by Kimberly Reed
- The Red Chapel Directed by Mads Brügger
- Sweetgrass Directed by Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
2010 Honoree October Country Directed by Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher
Nominees
- 45365 Directed by Bill Ross, Turner Ross
- The Cove Directed by Louie Psihoyos
- Loot Directed by Darius Marder
- The Way We Get By Directed by Aron Gaudet
2009 Honoree Up the Yangtze Directed by Yung Chang
Nominees
- Anvil! The Story of Anvil Directed by Sacha Gervasi
- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Directed by Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath
- Bigger, Stronger, Faster* Directed by Christopher Bell
- In a Dream Directed by Jeremiah Zagar
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